Vicky Hardest, 47, of Northbrook, Ill., makes her way in to the Grateful Dead concert at Soldier Field in Chicago on Friday, July 3, 2015. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
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Last Grateful Dead show breaks Chicago stadium ticket record

CHICAGO (AP) — A performance that the Grateful Dead says was their last together has topped records for ticket sales at Chicago's Soldier Field set by the band earlier in the weekend. In a news release, Soldier Field says 71,000 tickets were sold for Sunday night's show and that this is the most sold for any event at the stadium.



Oil and dispersant on the water's surface in the Gulf of Mexico on May 20, 2010, a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began. (James Edward Bates/Biloxi Sun Herald/TNS)
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Gulf states reach $18.7B settlement with BP over oil spill

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana announced an $18.7 billion settlement with BP on Thursday that resolves years of litigation over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The settlement announcement comes as a federal judge was preparing to rule on how much BP owed in federal Clean Water Act penalties after millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf.



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30th anniversary of 'Future' celebrated at Hollywood Bowl

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands went back in time as one of the largest movie audiences ever in one place gathered to watch "Back to the Future" at the Hollywood Bowl in a celebration of the film's 30th anniversary. The Bowl was just shy of its 17,000-person capacity for the Tuesday night event marking the 1985 release of the Michael J.


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DIY: Set tone for Independence Day with patriotic wreath

With Independence Day just around the corner, make your own door wreath to set the mood for the festivities. What you’ll need: Wire wreath frame Burlap (regular, red and blue) Ribbon Wooden stars White paint Paint brush Glue gun Scissors Step 1: Using a paint brush, paint your wooden stars white.


Bill Bryant spent 26 years teaching and promoting Ball State as a university media services production manager. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in April 2013 and died Sunday. PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL BRYANT’S FACEBOOK
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Former faculty member put Ball State second only to family

Second only to his family, Bill Bryant loved Ball State. After graduating in 1986 with a degree in telecommunications, he returned to spend 26 more years teaching and promoting the university. The University Media Services Production Manager spent his time at Ball State not only leading students and faculty in creating video products for the university, but also working to enhance the lives of everyone he interacted with, said Alan Gordon, director of university media services.



Storms on June 26 caused flooding in multiple areas around campus. DN PHOTO DANIEL BROUNT
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University developing plans to minimize future floodwater damage

Ball State is developing ways to deal with rising water in a bid to minimize damage in the future after floodwater entered several campus buildings Friday. While Jim Lowe, director of engineering, construction and operations, said he did not have an estimate of the total cost from the flood, he said a lot of the costs would be from the manpower.


OPINION

DO YOU COPY?: Marriage equality is a step, not a leap

When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality on Friday, supporters of the decision ignited with celebration. There were people using #LoveWins, people rushing to wed. I even saw some people posting that the Human Rights Campaign needed to find something new to fight for. But marriage equality is a step not a leap.