football 10/29/2020, 12:00pm Redshirt Junior Quarterback Drew Plitt sings the Ball State fight song with his team Oct. 19, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. Plitt had 206 yards against the Toledo Rockets. Jacob Musselman, DN The time is now: Ball State Football believes this season is championship or bust. By Ian Hansen After the Mid-American Conference originally canceled its fall football season, it reversed course Sept. 25 and decided to play a six-game, conference-only schedule. Nov. 4 will mark game No. 1 for Ball State Football and the beginning of the MAC season.
football 10/29/2020, 12:00pm The time is now: Ball State Football believes this season is championship or bust. By Ian Hansen
news 10/29/2020, 12:00pm Mike Pence visits home state leading up to the election By John Lynch With under two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak to his and President Donald Trump’s supporters.
news 10/29/2020, 10:00am Immersive learning classes provide students with real-world experience By Mackenzie Rupp Immersive learning comes in many forms — community service, internships and even learning how to bind books.
Communities 10/29/2020, 10:00am Muncie couple runs 2 small businesses out of their home By Lily Staatz In the ’90s, Cynthia Gaultney was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and neuropathy, and the side effects from her medications were causing her pain.
news 10/28/2020, 7:30pm Ball State SGA votes on line of succession, vacancy amendment By Maya Wilkins On Oct. 28, Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly senate meeting over Zoom, where they voted on an amendment introduced last week regarding filling vacancies on the Executive Board and defining the line of succession.
news 10/28/2020, 5:00pm Rinard Orchid Greenhouse hosts 'Magic School Bus'-inspired event By Maya Wilkins Ball State’s Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is hosting a "Magic School Bus"-themed Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 31. Erica Forstater, environmental educator, started this annual public event in 2018 and is in charge of hosting it every year.
News 10/28/2020, 12:37pm Muncie mayor removes Board of Public Works and Safety vice president In a press release sent out around noon Wednesday, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour announced that Board of Public Works and Safety member Jerry Wise has been removed from the board.
Basketball 10/28/2020, 12:00pm Granlund: New head coach Nate Bjorkgren worth the risk for the Indiana Pacers By Connor Granlund On Oct. 20, The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news via Twitter that the Indiana Pacers hired their new head coach. To the average Indiana basketball fan, this hiring might not make sense.
Campus 10/28/2020, 12:00pm Ball State assistant lecturer of kinesiology shares her passion for scuba diving By Grace Duerksen When Sheli Plummer was a Ball State undergraduate, she enjoyed coaching swimming, so she wanted to become a physical education teacher at a school with a pool. However, her goals changed when she took her first scuba class at Ball State.
Sports 10/27/2020, 12:00pm Jacquelyn Buckrop shares what makes the Indianapolis 500 special to her By Zach Piatt Jacquelyn Buckrop had a choice to make in 1989: her friend’s wedding or the Indianapolis 500?
news 10/27/2020, 10:00am Five national stories of the week By Associated Press Amy Coney Barrett awaits high-profile cases on the Supreme Court, California braces for more fires and winds, the Philadelphia police shooting of a Black man sparks protests, scientists remove murder hornets from Washington state and an Eli Lilly COVID-19 antibody drug trial loses government funding make up this week's five national stories.
news 10/26/2020, 8:56pm Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice in partisan vote By Associated Press Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.
Communities 10/29/2020, 10:00am Muncie couple runs 2 small businesses out of their home By Lily Staatz In the ’90s, Cynthia Gaultney was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and neuropathy, and the side effects from her medications were causing her pain.
Campus 10/28/2020, 12:00pm Ball State assistant lecturer of kinesiology shares her passion for scuba diving By Grace Duerksen When Sheli Plummer was a Ball State undergraduate, she enjoyed coaching swimming, so she wanted to become a physical education teacher at a school with a pool. However, her goals changed when she took her first scuba class at Ball State.
Communities 10/21/2020, 3:00pm Muncie resident makes a difference as Muncie's Smile Man, advocate for ending child abuse
Mike Pence visits home state leading up to the election news 10/29/2020, 12:00pm By John Lynch With under two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak to his and President Donald Trump’s supporters.
The Shondell Effect Volleyball 2/24/2020, 4:27pm By Jack Williams Two names hold the significance of royalty in Delaware County.
Granlund: New head coach Nate Bjorkgren worth the risk for the Indiana Pacers Basketball 10/28/2020, 12:00pm By Connor Granlund On Oct. 20, The Athletic’s Shams Charania broke the news via Twitter that the Indiana Pacers hired their new head coach. To the average Indiana basketball fan, this hiring might not make sense.
Political Commentary: 'Fake News' Hurts opinion 10/23/2020, 4:00pm By Mackenzie Rupp False information is threatening our democracy. “Fake news” is a term many Americans have come to know all too well. The term is meant to represent false information but has been morphed into a political tool to disavow legitimate journalism as a whole. I became familiar with the term during the 2016 election. My interest in politics and journalism grew together. To me, this November’s election is almost a matter of life and death. If you can vote, please take the time to do so. It will be worth the outcome.
Muncie resident makes a difference as Muncie's Smile Man, advocate for ending child abuse Communities 10/21/2020, 3:00pm By Sophie Nulph As the chilly October wind whips up the litter at the corner of McGalliard Road and Walnut Street, an alien dances, lighting up the Texas Roadhouse building.
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