Esports, Etc! S1E2: Behind the scenes with the Cardinal Esports Executive Staff

By Byte Staff / March 13, 2019

Hello, and welcome back to episode two of Esports, Etc! In this episode, we take a slight break from the talk of gaming to bring you conversations with the executive roster of Ball State University's Cardinal Esports organization. We do a small interview with each member to figure out what their role in the organization is and get to learn a little bit about what they like and do outside of the organization.

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ENTERTAINMENT

'Purl' reflects Pixar's own workplace struggle

By Shwetha Sundarrajan / March 13, 2019

With all of these controversies of inequality in the workplace and sexual harassment plaguing Pixar, it was interesting to see a new Pixar SparkShorts that addresses these topics.

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COMMUNITIES

St. Patrick's Day celebrations at the end of the rainbow

By Staff Reports / March 13, 2019

When the same holidays come every year like clockwork, it can be hard to find new events for entertainment, especially in an unfamiliar town. 

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BASKETBALL

Ball State Women’s Basketball reminisces on NCAA Tournament victory over Tennessee 10 years later

By Gabi Glass / March 13, 2019

Heading into the NCAA Tournament, it was no question the team's opponent, the Tennessee Volunteers, would present a challenge in the first round. But the outcome was anything but predictable.

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NEWS

Muncie Community Schools Keep Northside for Another Year

By Zoe Dwiggins / March 13, 2019

Jim Williams, school board president, says the district has no intentions of closing the middle school anytime soon.

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NEWS

Empower fined for Ball State's 2019 SGA elections voting day violations

By Charles Melton / March 13, 2019

Empower has been given two more fines for violating the elections code during the two days of the first round of voting.

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NEWS

Spring brings its fight to Muncie

By Jordan Nienaber / March 12, 2019

NewsLink Indiana Weather Forecaster Jordan Nienaber brings you an update on some above average temperatures and some gusty winds over the next several days.

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COMMUNITIES

UPB announces movie lineup for final 7 weeks of semester

By Staff Reports / March 12, 2019

The University Program Board (UPB) has released the rest of its Spring semester schedule for Friday Night Filmworks, beginning with the first Friday of classes after spring break, March 15. 

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WEATHER

Starting to feel like spring

March 12, 2019

Weather forecaster, Nykia Martin has your weather update for the next couple of days. Spring weather is starting to slowly approaching us!

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BASKETBALL

4 takeaways from Ball State Men’s Basketball’s first-round win over Eastern Michigan

By Zach Piatt / March 12, 2019

Well, one more game has turned into another one more game. Ball State (16-16, 7-12 MAC) took down higher-seeded Eastern Michigan (15-17, 9-9 MAC) 61-43 on the road Monday in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. 

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BASKETBALL

4 takeaways from Ball State Women’s Basketball first round loss in MAC tournement

By Daric Clemens / March 12, 2019

Another game involving Ball State Women's Basketball (8-23, 3-15 MAC) and Toledo (20-10, 12-7 MAC) came down to the wire and the Rockets were able to sneak away with the victory for the third time this season against the Cardinals,

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NEWS

Ball State students and staff to address representatives at Statehouse

By Riley Eubanks / March 12, 2019

What’s for lunch? If you’re a state lawmaker or just happen to be at the Indiana Statehouse today, you’ll be treated to a full meal by Ball State students and staff who are serving food for Ball State’s annual event at the state capitol building.

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NEWS

Slates defend platform points during final Ball State 2019 SGA debate

By Charles Melton and Rohith Rao / March 11, 2019

The final debate of this Student Government Association (SGA) election cycle was primarily marked by each slate attempting to defend the viability of some of their platform points.

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BASKETBALL

Ball State Women’s Basketball season comes to close after first-round loss to Toledo

By Gabi Glass / March 11, 2019

While Ball State (8-23, 3-15 MAC) managed to outscore Toledo (20-10, 12-7 MAC) in every quarter apart from the first, the early deficit gave the Rockets enough headway to come out victorious to advance to the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, sending the Cardinals back to Muncie and ending their season. 

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BASKETBALL

Ball State Men's Basketball upsets Eastern Michigan in MAC first round

By Jack Williams / March 11, 2019

Outscoring the Eagles 38-14 in the second half, Ball State Men's Basketball (16-16, 7-12 MAC) took off to upset sixth seeded Eastern Michigan (15-17, 9-9 MAC) 61-53. 

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WEATHER

Warm up on the way with more rain chances with windy conditions in store

By Steven Diana / March 11, 2019

Weather Forecaster Steven Diana has your update on the arrival of a warm-up with rain chances and windy conditions in store for East Central Indiana.

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ENTERTAINMENT

The progression of music in Capcom games

By Courtney Weaver / March 11, 2019

Music has always been a major part of video games. For some, it is a defining part of their brand. It brings emotion and feeling to the game. It breathes life into the world and characters of the game many people spent years working on. Not many people will take time to notice the music, but it is always there. With CAPCOM releasing all of their music, it gives the music a chance to get the appreciation and recognition it deserves.

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NEWS

2019 Disability Awareness Month events planned at Ball State

By Staff Reports / March 11, 2019

With March being Disability Awareness Month, Ball State’s Disability Services and the student group Alliance for Disability Awareness (ADA) along with other cosponsors will be coordinating events and programs to bring attention to disability issues.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Each Pokémon generation's starters ranked

By Matthew Yapp / March 11, 2019

There are already a lot of opinions about the three newest additions to the Pokédex. That is why, at this point, it only makes sense to pit them against the other generations’ starter Pokémon. Since we are unsure how these three will fare competitively, the rankings will be based on appearance.

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BASEBALL

Maloney’s milestone, “outstanding” pitching, breakout hitting headline Ball State Baseball’s spring break

By Zach Piatt / March 11, 2019

South Carolina and Florida are hot spots when spring break comes around. That’s exactly where members of Ball State Baseball were the last two weeks, but they weren’t vacationing. They were playing ball.