John Mellencamp performs during Farm Aid 30 at the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion on Northerly Island in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

John Mellencamp to perform at Emens

The Indiana-born artist, and Hall of Fame member behind hits such as "Jack and Diane," "Hurts so Good" and "R.O.C.K. in the USA," John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp will perform at John R. Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m April 12.



Shown above, the streets highlighted in red will be the streets that will have a new speed limit of 20 miles per hour. The roads were going to change in January, but potholes and poor weather pushed the change from 30 miles per hour to this week. DN GRAPHIC RACHEL BRAMMER
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Campus speed limits change to 20 mph

All the major campus roads, including McKinley Avenue, Neely Avenue, Riverside Avenue, University Avenue and Talley Avenue now have a new speed limit of 20 miles per hour, a change from their current 30 miles per hour speed limit.



Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had a campaign office open at 214 N. Walnut St. on April 11 in downtown Muncie. Bernie Sanders, a democrat presidential candidate opened an office on March 26. DN PHOTO HILLARY CLINTON
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Hillary Clinton opens campaign office Muncie

Muncie's second presidential candidate campaign office opened downtown April 11. Hillary Clinton's (D) office opened at 214 N Walnut St. in downtown Muncie, just weeks after Bernie Sanders (D) opened his.


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NewsLink Indiana: Chirpies coverage

NewsLink Indiana's Alaina Jaye Halsey caught up with one of the co-hosts of the second annual Chirpies, the athletics award show presented by Ball State Sports Link.



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'Animal Crossing' Series: Retrospective

This week marks the 15-year anniversary of the release of Nintendo’s community sim game, Animal Crossing, on Japanese shores. This marks a good time to take a look back at what makes Animal Crossing a beloved game for so many people.



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Weekend in athletics: April 8-10

Baseball Ball State outscored Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan 41-6 over its three-game home streak. After canceling the original opener on April 8, the teams rescheduled for a doubleheader on April 10. The Cardinals followed up its 7-2 opening win with two more, winning them 21-1 and 13-3. 


Ball State’s College Mentors for Kids program serves 220 kids from five elementary schools. The national program contains 33 chapters and reachers over 2,200 elementary students. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MARY FUCHS
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College mentors foster relationships with 'buddies'

Every Monday at 3 p.m., freshman Emily Clouser waits with anticipation as a bus of New Albany second graders arrives on Ball State’s campus. Her eyes search the crowd until, suddenly, a boy runs up out of the sea of students and tackles her with a hug. It’s Christopher, her little buddy in the College Mentors for Kids program, and she’s become pretty attached to him.







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