JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Coast Guard said Monday that a U.S. cargo ship carrying 33 people that has been missing since it encountered high winds and heavy seas from Hurricane Joaquin sank and one body was found, but planes and ships will continue searching for the missing crew. Capt.
Practice has begun for the Ball State men's basketball team, and it's clear there is one part of the game it is focused on improving. Last season, the Cardinals ranked 244th in the country on total team defense, allowing 69 points per game and a 46 percent shooting percentage. Head coach James Whitford is looking to drastically improve that number toward the top of the Mid-American Conference.
Ball State's strong-suit this year on offense has been the running game, but in the Oct. 3 Homecoming matchup, it was quite the opposite. The Cardinals were averaging 232 rushing yards per game prior to Toledo. The Rockets held them to 26 net yards on the ground while they ran for 280 yards of their own.
Five games, four missed field goals. Kicking issues have plagued the Cardinals this season, including this weekend's Homecoming loss against Toledo.
October brings thrilling "haunted" houses and trails like Scarevania, but these Muncie locations and their spirit residents are present year round.
Around 3 a.m. Oct. 4, the university issued an emergency notification warning students of a handgun near campus.
Homecoming is one of the more fun weeks of the year. Everyone is dripping in school spirit, and between the parade, tailgate and the game, it's a lot of fun.
The Ball State football team dropped its Homecoming game to the visiting Toledo Rockets 24-10 on Saturday. Despite the two-score game, the Rockets controlled the game for the most part.
Students, parents and alumni flocked to the Homecoming parade and tailgate before going to the big game at 3 p.m.
Heading into this week's Homecoming game, the Daily News is debuting a new weekly piece in which we speak to the opposing team's beat writer. Toledo, a team right outside the top 25 in the polls (No. 26), looks to come into Muncie to spoil Ball State's Homecoming.
Using their bodies as instruments, members of the Step Afrika! team stomped, clapped and chanted, creating rhythms and sounds as they went.
Ball State women's volleyball played strong in its first home game since mid-September, defeating Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois in three straight sets.
Cool temps, cloudy skies, wind, and rain chances to mark this year's Homecoming for Ball State. Chief Forecaster Michael Behrens has full details.
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Students, faculty and alumni gathered along Riverside Avenue to watch 40 different teams race each other on beds.
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The day is here. Our favorite secular holiday. The day to celebrate all that is Ball State with booze, tailgating and football: Homecoming.
Ball State architecture students presenting at ArtsWalk on Oct. 1 drew inspiration from films, including "Star Wars."
"Your brow is forever furrowed."
