Cody Cousins is handcuffed outside of Purdue’s Electrical Engineering Building shortly after a shooting Jan. 21. PHOTO PROVIDED BY QUENTIN BULLOCK

Convicted Purdue shooter, Cody Cousins, found dead Tuesday night

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? An Indiana man who fatally stabbed and shot a fellow Purdue University student earlier this year has been found dead from an apparent suicide in his prison cell, state correction officials said Wednesday.The Indiana Department of Correction said 24-year-old Cody Cousins was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after being found unresponsive Tuesday night at the Indiana State Prison with self-inflicted lacerations to his neck and arms.Investigators said the Warsaw, Indiana, man entered a classroom filled with students on the West Lafayette campus Jan.



Senior Quintin Cooper celebrates after preventing a Sycamore touchdown at the football game against Indiana State on Sept. 13 at Scheumann Stadium. DN PHOTO ALAINA JAYE HALSEY
SPORTS

FOOTBALL: Turnover margin keys recent streak

After the 35-21 victory on Saturday against Akron, the Ball State football team chalked up their second consecutive win.This team is far from what it was a couple weeks ago, head coach, Pete Lembo, has completely revamped his young squad to get back to winning ways.


NEWS

Despite constant reform, education students hopeful about future

Despite falling enrollment in Ball State’s education programs, current and former educators discussed the importance of teaching at a panel last night.Undergraduate teacher development enrollment has dropped about 25 percent at Ball State, John Jacobson, dean of the teachers college said.



McCormick Clouser golfs at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship on May 28 at Capital City Club Crabapple Course. PHOTO PROVIDED BY BALL STATE ATHLETIC
SPORTS

MEN'S GOLF: Old Corkscrew Golf Club Conclusion

The Old Corkscrew Golf Club concluded today with the No. 1 ranked Seminoles finishing first with a dominating performance of 867 (+3), good for 13 strokes above second place.Ball State Cardinals finished with a 54-hole score of 920, finishing in ninth place.Ball State's McCormick Clouser finihed the FGCU Classic strong, scoring a 1-under par round of 71 Tuesday, good for tied for fourth for the final leaderboard.Clouser was under par for two consecutive rounds, giving him his third top-five finish during the fall.This was Ball State's last performance until the start of the Spring season.


President Barack Obama holds a meeting on Ebola with Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)
NEWS

Ball State Health Center creates Ebola protocol

The Ball State Health Center said it is preparing a plan to handle Ebola if it ever reaches campus.Deidre Dorman, medical director of the Amelia T. Wood Health Center, said they have been working on the protocol with IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and Ball State since August. 


NEWS

Muncie among the most moderate cities in country

Muncie is one of the most moderate towns in the U.S., despite the liberal lean of most college towns, a new report shows.Livability.com named Muncie its seventh best town to live in for people at the center of the political spectrum. The website looked at political and nonpolitical factors to determine four areas that help quantify what makes cities like Muncie best for people in the center.



NEWS

'Rev. Run' gives speech on his past, religion, race

Decades into his career, Reverend Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons is still going full force, preaching the word of God while exploring his many interests past his original career as the front man of the legendary rap group Run DMC.The rap pioneer-turn-media-mogul spoke at Pruis Hall on Monday evening.The reverend spoke on topics such as race, faith, his path from adolescent mischief and superstardom to the pulpit, as well as the state of the modern music industry.“We are so blessed, the record companies are quivering,” Simmons said about the modern artist’s quest to get their music out.



NEWS

Live at Five 10-27

Hear about why Ball State is asking for $52.5 million, an update on the Fishers creepy clown and all the latest in Sports and Weather with the WCRD Live at Five team.  News Anchors Angelica Watts Audrey Kirby Weather Forecaster Ashley Baldwin Sports Anchor Mitch Robinson Producer Danielle Ortiz





Sponsored Stories



Loading Recent Classifieds...