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Public hearing today to discuss tuition raise

A proposed 4.39 percent increase in tuition and fees for Ball State University may seem like a lot, but it will not be enough to keep up with increases in the university's expenses. Vice President for Business Affairs Randy Howard said expenditures for health care, utilities and student wages are expected to increase by about $3.


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KEEPING THE TALLEY: Harry Potter movie doesn't follow book

I'm feeling a bit mixed about this movie. Or maybe my expectations were too high, I'm not sure quite yet. As everyone likely knows, the sixth Harry Potter movie opened yesterday with sold-out midnight screenings in Muncie. CAUTION! SPOILERS AHEAD! The movie started off on the right foot - the Millennium Bridge collapse and destruction of Diagon Alley by the Death Eaters were well done, even if they didn't exactly follow the book.


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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State coach Walton excited to play UCLA in upcoming season

For the first time in NCAA men's volleyball history, two programs with more than 1,000 wins will play each other. UCLA released its 2010 schedule Monday and will play Ball State University on March 10 in Los Angeles. The Cardinals and the Bruins are the only two NCAA men's volleyball teams to have reached the 1,000 win milestone.


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No Muggle mayhem

More than 1,200 people filled up six sold out theaters early Wednesday morning to watch the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." But unlike past midnight showings, fans in the lobby seemed more interested in buying concessions than practicing their wizarding skills.



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Sotomayor nears end of questions

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor determinedly sidestepped volleys of Republican questions on abortion and gun rights Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon Senate grilling on the road to all but sure confirmation.


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FROM THE HOOD: National media fails to focus on North Korea crisis

If you've turned on the TV in the last month and watched even five minutes of national TV news programming, you've likely been bombarded with one of two scenes: Michael Jackson's death or the protests in Iran. One thing curiously missing from this picture is extensive coverage of the escalating situation in North Korea.


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Former Mr. Ball State still shines, wins state body building contest

A former Mr. Ball State bodybuilding champion was named Mr. Indiana after winning the Indiana State Bodybuilding Championship Saturday in Fort Wayne. Brad Warner graduated from Ball State in 1999 and now owns Studio 22 Private Fitness. "It's been a long-time coming," Warner, a two-time Mr.



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DN COMICS: Freshman Comp

Craig Olsen is a Daily News cartoonist. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the Daily News.


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WOMEN'S GOLF: Golfer wins state tournament

Two weeks after dropping from first to tenth on the final round of competition at the Indiana Women's Open, Ball State University women's golfer Brittany Kelly won the Indiana Women's Golf Association State Amateur Championship. Kelly won the championship, defeating second place Missouri University golfer Julia Potter by five strokes.


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SCENE SELECTION: Old Depp film offers viewers great suspense

I sit writing this review at 3:30 in the morning, due to a late film shoot for "Bloody Good Movie." The filming also kept me from reviewing Harry Potter at midnight. That wasn't even the best part of the early morning. Wal-Mart was a beacon for me, my roommate and another friend, where we scoured the store for boxes.



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Events this weekend

This weekendEvent: Big River: The Adventues of Huckleberry Finn Time: Thursday through Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. Venue: The Main Stage Theatre at the Muncie Civic Theatre Cost: $15 for adults, $5 for students Thursday Event: First Thursday Gallery Walk Time: 5-8 p.


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Student pedals across nation

This summer, incoming actuarial science sophomore Stephen Boyd spent 37 days pedaling almost 2,300 miles from San Francisco to Indiana with his friend Mitch Green. After riding nearly 850 miles last year from Indiana to New York, Boyd immediately began to map out his next trek.


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Getting a jump start

The Department of Telecommunications' renowned list of immersive-learning projects lengthened this summer with the addition of an audio production project. The ten-week project consists of four students, Aaron Bettinger, Matthew Rector, Aaron Newport and Sheila Plank, who are working together to produce the first album under the university's newest record label, Frog Baby Records.







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