Ball State women's tennis earns 3 MAC accolades

By Staff Reports / April 28, 2016

Ball State women's tennis earned three accolades given by the Mid-American Conference for its successful 2016 campaign. One of the best years in the program's history saw 20 wins and a MAC regular season championship, both program firsts. For his efforts, head coach Max Norris was named the 2016 MAC Coach of the Year. Freshman Peyton Gollhofer earned All-MAC first team and sophomore Carmen Blanco earned All-MAC second team honors after playing No. 1 and No. 2 singles all season.

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NEWS

Students raise money to aide, volunteer at orphanage in India

By Alexandra Smith / April 28, 2016

It’s not uncommon for college students to be involved in volunteer work. For one Ball State student, this means raising money for an Indian orphanage — and even going overseas to work there.

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NEWS

Rain returns for weekend before clearing for finals week

By Balint Szalavari / April 28, 2016

Thursday has brought thunderstorm conditions early this morning, but how long are the showers going to stick around? Clearing conditions will also return for finals week to help raise moral!

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NEWS

More rain on the way

By Kalie Pluchel / April 27, 2016

Weather Forecaster Kalie Pluchel has all your updates on all the upcoming rain the rest of this week and into the weekend. 

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SPORTS

How Ball State baseball tries to prevent arm injuries

By Colin Grylls / April 27, 2016

Pitch counts have become synonymous with arm injures in recent years, but today’s crop of collegiate pitchers are the first to come through a youth system with built-in limits.

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NEWS

Does Muncie need more public transportation options?

April 27, 2016

City Hall has decided Muncie needs better public transportation options, and they held a meeting to figure out what to do about it. A panel of community members spoke on April 26 to discuss the current state of mass transit in Muncie and what they would like to see in the future.

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NEWS

Student turns diabetes diagnosis into new opportunities

By Alexandra Smith / April 27, 2016

When Katelyn Warner found out she had type 1 diabetes her freshman year, her initial reaction was frustration and confusion. However, she realized dwelling on the fact wouldn’t help her, so she decided to make the best of the situation she was in.

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NEWS

Vandalism angers owner of Village Green Records, other Village employees

April 27, 2016

A recent wave of vandalism was the last straw for a Village business owner. 

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SPORTS

Two freshmen make debut for Cardinals

By Ryan Flanery / April 27, 2016

Two freshmen made their collegiate debuts for Ball State baseball (25-17, 10-5 MAC) in the 13-1 victory over Northern Kentucky (15-27, 4-15 Horizon League) April 26. 

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SPORTS

Ball State linebacker coach leaves family ties to join Neu in Muncie

By Elizabeth Wyman / April 27, 2016

In January, Ball State linebacker coach Johnny Curtis was the football team's defensive coordinator and baseball team's head coach at John Curtis Christian School in River Ridge, Louisiana. 

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NEWS

Employees now required to have phone passcode to access email on device

April 27, 2016

Faculty and staff are now being required to have a PIN number, or passcode, on their phone if they want to access their Ball State email on the device.

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NEWS

French professor Donald Gilman retires after 42 years

By Melissa Jones / April 27, 2016

When Donald Gilman isn’t busy as a fellow in research at universities like Harvard and Yale, directing one of more than 50 honors theses or receiving a grant from the Canadian and French governments, he can be found in the North Quad Building teaching French and telling stories of his many travels.

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OPINION

NICK AND TIRED: Indiana's voting legislation inhibits civic engagement

By Nick Siano / April 27, 2016

Nick Siano is a sophomore telecommunications and journalism major and writes "Nick and Tired" for the Daily News.

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NEWS

LinkedIn develops new app to help students find jobs

By Raymond Garcia / April 27, 2016

LinkedIn has a developed a new app dedicated to helping students land their first job out of college, which may be helpful to students who are graduating and on the job search.

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NEWS

More rain is coming for Muncie

By Ethan Rosuck / April 27, 2016

Weather Forecaster Ethan Rosuck is here with the final Wednesday Mid-Day forecast of the semester. Rain is coming to Muncie!

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NEWS

Frontrunners Clinton, Trump increase leads in East Coast primaries

By Associated Press / April 27, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton left Bernie Sanders in need of a miracle of miracles. Donald Trump declared himself the presumptive Republican nominee, a presumptuous label but one he might grow into sooner than expected if he can pull off more primaries like the latest round. Tuesday was very good to the presidential front-runners.

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NEWS

Rental issues accounted for 25 percent of Student Legal Services cases in 2014-15

By Rose Skelly / April 27, 2016

When Darren Sible first saw his future house, he knew he wanted to sign the lease. It had hardwood floors, just the right amount of bedrooms and a lot of character.

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NEWS

Behind the Kitchen: Chef Jason provides look inside Ball State Dining

By Stephanie Amador / April 27, 2016

Chef Jason Reynolds has been cooking for faculty and students through Ball State Dining for 17 years. Chef Jason and his wife Lynna have been in the catering business for 15 years. They've won Best of Beverage for three years at the Taste of Muncie, and this year they won Best Side Dish, Best Beverage and Best of Overall.

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NEWS

Plan proposed to eliminate chronic homelessness in Muncie

By Abby Jackson / April 27, 2016

With a month of winter left, about 171 homeless people in Delaware County are seeking shelter, according to the 2016 National Point in Time Count. This number is up from the 2015 count of 152.

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NEWS

Geological Society hosts geode smash to help students relieve stress

April 27, 2016

Not even the rain was strong enough to stop students from putting on safety goggles and helmets and picking up a hammer to smash rocks with the Ball State Geological Society.