SPORTS

Swimming and diving team hosts match at Lewllen

The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team is back in action at 6 p.m. Friday as the Cardinals host the Doug Coers Invitational in the Lewellen Aquatic Center. The Cardinals enter their first invitational of the season with a record of 0-4, but head coach Kristy Castillo is still happy with the way her team has performed. “We are still seeing season-best times, and we are still seeing lifetime-best times, so when they are going best times you can’t argue with that,” Castillo said.



	Both Ball State and IU experienced similar student safety incidents, but the universities reacted in very different ways. 

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NEWS

Officers receive training to spot dog-fighting criminals

Local police training Friday to handle animal fighting doesn’t mean an increase in dog fighting cases, officials said. A year after a Muncie man was convicted of running a dog-fighting ring, officers took part in classes aimed at teaching ways to investigate and respond to animal fighting calls. The director of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Blood Sports Field Investigations and Response team offered a free class Friday to Delaware, Henry, Madison and Allen counties’ animal control and uniformed road officers.



NEWS

Muncie OKs consolidating 2 high schools into 1 to save money

MUNCIE (AP) — Muncie schools officials are beginning work to consolidate the city’s two high schools following an emotional decision by school board members to close Southside High School. The board voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of turning Southside into a middle school and moving its students to Central High School, creating one school with more than 1,700 students, The Star Press reported. The move marks the first time the city has had just one high school since 1961 and comes after years of discussion, including contentious town hall meetings in which some parents of Southside students vowed to leave the city rather than send their children to Central. Ultimately, the decision to close Southside was determined to be the most cost-effective for the district, which has seen its enrollment fall by 183 students this school year and has struggled under reduced state funding.


“The Swiss List” allows college students to receive a mass text every Friday and Saturday about events. The service is now available for Ball State students who want to find large social events around campus. DN PHOTO TAYLOR IRBY
NEWS

The social network

Students may get in tune with the social event network that is hooking up students from seven universities in Indiana with buzz-worthy happenings.