Freshman first baseman Caleb Stayton runs to home base in the March 21 game against Bowling Green at Ball Diamond. Ball State
SPORTS

Baseball opens season with 1-3 record in Arizona

Ball State baseball (1-3) lost its first three games of the season but capped its trip to the Surprise College Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz., with a victory against Utah Valley (2-2), 3-1. The Cardinals only totaled four hits in the game but took advantage of six walks.


SPORTS

Indianapolis Colts release Jonathan Newsome

While there has not been an official announcement made by the Indianapolis Colts, it appears Jonathan Newsome has been dropped from the team's roster via Newsome's Twitter account. Last week he was arrested on a marijuana possession charge last week. Newsome, who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, thanked the Colts organization via Twitter for the opportunity. The former Cardinal linebacker also thanked Colts fans via Twitter as well. Signed in 2014, Newsome received a $178,108 signing bonus to go along with his four-year, nearly $2.4 million contract. Newsome spent two seasons with the Colts.





NEWS

Recycling in Muncie as simple as bag color

Recycling in Muncie is not any more expensive or difficult than regular trash. Blue bags can be picked up for free at many locations and just need to be placed in with all other household waste. The Muncie Sanitary District sorts out blue bags from regular trash bags at East Central Recycling.


Beka Lockwood has been a patient at Riley Hospital for Children since the age of 13. Lockwood attends Dance Marathon to give back to the organization that has helped support and treat her for seven years now. DN PHOTO REAGAN ALLEN
NEWS

Former Riley kid gives back to children's hospital through Dance Marathon involvement

As the fundraising numbers came in last year at the 2015 Ball State University Dance Marathon, Beka Lockwood watched anxiously. She and her entertainment committee, a small but dedicated group of students, had put in hard work, along with all the other volunteers, to make the fundraiser a success. When the announcement came through that the event had raised more than $500,000, Lockwood fell to the ground crying.







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