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Seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams at Southside Middle School pose with their new shows with assistant head coach Jaleel Pryuer (left) and head coach Erik Hoglund. The Interfraternity Council donated $1,500 to both programs to purchase new shoes for the season. Evan Weaver, DN

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Ball State IFC gives $1,500 to girls basketball programs at Southside

By Evan Weaver

Santa came just in time for the players of the 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams at Southside Middle School.

A cat looks through the grates of its cage at the Muncie Animal Shelter, June 23, 2017. The shelter is holding the 24 hour "Twelve Strays of Christmas" and is providing $5 dog adoptions and $1 cat adoptions. Reagan Allen, DN

News 12/7/2018, 3:08pm

Muncie animal shelter holding 24-hour event with $5 dog, $1 cat adoptions

By Staff Reports

Those still thinking of giving the gift of this holiday season may want to stop by their local Muncie animal shelter this weekend.

Police vehicles respond to a gunman reported near DeHority and Woodworth complexes Sept. 1, 2016. A survey states 56 percent of Hoosiers were at least “somewhat worried” about a shooting occurring in their local school. Bradley Jones, DN File

News 12/6/2018, 3:26pm

Majority of Hoosiers worried about school shootings

By Rohith Rao

School shooting incidents this year including Parkland, Florida, Santa Fe, Texas and Noblesville, Indiana, have drawn national attention, but also seem to be an issue of concern in Indiana.

Board of Trustees members (from left) Marlee Jacocks, Wayne Estopinal, Chair Rick Hall, Jean Ann Harcourt, Mike McDaniel, Tom Bracken and President Geoffrey Mearns celebrate Estopinal's birthday at a home football game in the fall of 2017. Estopinal was not only active in the university through the Board of Trustees, but was also an active alumnus in the College of Architecture and Alumni Council. Marlee Jacocks, Photo Provided

News 12/6/2018, 12:00pm

"He really did enjoy life" – Friends remember Wayne Estopinal

By Andrew Harp

Having a presence and being present.

James Jason Buck was arrested outside Elliott Hall Tuesday night on charges that include possession of syringes with traces of heroin and falsely informing a police officer. Buck was arrested and transported to the Delaware County Jail, where he is being held on a $10,000 bail. Delaware County Jail, Photo Courtesy

News 12/6/2018, 10:40am

Homeless man arrested outside Elliott Hall for syringe possession

By Rohith Rao

Ball State University Police (UPD) arrested a man for the possession of syringes containing traces of heroin Tuesday night outside Elliott Hall.

Student Government Association (SGA) slate Amplify after being slated for SGA elections Feb. 12. The slate completed seven of its 16 platform points by the end of the fall semester. Madeline Grosh, DN File

News 12/5/2018, 9:23pm

Ball State SGA slate completes 7 of 16 platform points

By Charles Melton

Amplify, the executive slate for SGA (Student Government Association), finished the semester completing seven of the 16 platform points.

Basam Helwani, the owner of Two Cats Cafe and Damask Cafe, stands in Two Cats Wednesday, Dec. 4. He is closing down his restaurants after accepting an offer to work for Pocket Points in California. Brynn Mechem, DN Photo

News 12/5/2018, 10:00am

Two Cats, Damask closing

By Brynn Mechem

Muncie may soon lose its culinary taste of the Mediterranean as Two Cats Café and Damask Café are set to close at the end of next week.

Bracken Library will be closing at midnight instead of 9 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 8. Student Government Association slate Amplify has been working to extend weekend library hours since they unveiled their platform points last semester. Rachel Ellis, DN

News 12/4/2018, 10:45am

Bracken Library weekend hours extended for test pilot

By Staff Reports

This weekend, Bracken Library will have extended hours on Friday and Saturday, according to a Student Government Association (SGA) email.

Nine-year-old Ellie Anderson participates in her third year at Secret Families. Anderson was part of the first shift of wrappers, which began wrapping gifts at 7:30 a.m. Anderson said she was excited to help give presents to those who don’t have as much as her. Hannah Gunnell, DN

News 12/3/2018, 3:39pm

Secret Families provides Delaware County residents a Christmas to remember

By Hannah Gunnell

Fred Williams, 69, is in the process of adopting his three grandchildren.

12/3/2018, 12:40pm

DN Tries: Ghost Hunting

By Jake Helmen and Scott Fleener

The Daily News team attended a ghost tour in Redkey, Indiana. Some were more spooked than others.

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaking for Center for American Progress June 22, 2010. Dyson has written and edited more than 20 non-fiction books on race relations and popular culture and has spoken on several media outlets and stages. Center for American Progress, Photo Courtesy

News 12/3/2018, 12:17pm

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson to speak at Ball State

By Staff Reports

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will be speaking at Ball State on Jan. 22 in Pruis Hall according to the university’s calendar of events.

FILE - In this June 5, 1989 file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush holds a news conference at the White House in Washington where he condemned the Chinese crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)

News 12/1/2018, 12:26am

Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94

By Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94.

Wayne Estopinal, a Board of Trustees member, introduces Rick Hall, chair of the Board of Trustees on May 22, 2018 at Sursa Hall. Estopinal died in a southern Indiana plane crash Friday morning. Breanna Daugherty, DN

News 11/30/2018, 5:13pm

Ball State Board of Trustees member R. Wayne Estopinal dies in plane crash

By Staff Reports

R. Wayne Estopinal, a Ball State Board of Trustees member, died Friday morning in a southern Indiana plane crash.

At the start of the year Burris had students sign permission slips for what prefered bathroom they were going to use for the year. This caused issues for transgender students who haven't came out to their family yet. Eric Pritchett,DN

News 11/29/2018, 3:02pm

Burris policy now requires signed slip for name, facility changes

By Gabbi Mitchell

Writing rapidly, you’re 15 minutes into a test you’ve strenuously studied for, and then you’re pulled out of class.

Nicole Lehrman and her grandfather Gabriel DeLobbe look at old pictures in the documentary "Saboteur." Current Fort Wayne resident DeLobbe took pictures during World War II while he sabotaged enemy forces in the Belgian army. Chris Flook, Photo Courtesy

News 11/29/2018, 12:00pm

“Saboteur” documentary tells story of Indiana resident’s sabotage efforts in World War II

By John Lynch

Fort Wayne resident Gabriel DeLobbe was just 18 years old when he sabotaged his first Nazi supply train in the summer of 1944.

Senators discuss proposed a Title IX changes at Wednesday’s SGA meeting. SGA called for Ball State to oppose the proposed changes made by the Department of Education. Liz Rieth, DN

News 11/28/2018, 5:35pm

SGA proposes resolution opposing Title IX changes

By Liz Rieth and Charles Melton

A Student Government Association (SGA) resolution called for Ball State to “publicly stand” against the Department of Education's proposed changes to Title IX at Wednesday’s senate meeting.

A study conducted by Ball State professors shows a positive outlook of marijuana legalization. Other Midwest states like Michigan and Ohio have taken to marijuana laws both medically and recreationally, with Indiana simultaneously rejecting this kind of legislation. TNS, Photo Courtesy

News 11/28/2018, 3:00pm

Survey shows Hoosier support marijuana despite legislation rejection

By Chase Martin

Marijuana legalization has hit several Midwest states, but Indiana legislators have rejected attempts to legalize medicinal use, leaving Hoosiers wondering what is next.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees Richard Hall welcomes the audience on Sept. 8, 2017 at the Installation of Geoffrey S. Mearns in John R. Emens Auditorium. Gov. Eric Holcomb reappointed Hall and R. Wayne Estopinal to the Board of Trustees on Tuesday. Kaiti Sullivan, DN

News 11/27/2018, 7:35pm

Gov. Holcomb reappoints two Ball State Board of Trustees members

By Staff Reports

Gov. Eric Holcomb announced two reappointments to Ball State’s Board of Trustees according to a press release Tuesday.

Newly elected Sheriff Tony Skinner poses in his uniform. Skinner's victory in this past midterm election marked the first time a Delaware County sheriff incumbent was unseated since 1944. Tony Skinner, Photo Courtesy

News 11/27/2018, 3:06pm

New Delaware County sheriff elect hopes to tackle drug crimes

By Rohith Rao

This year’s midterm election had many historical firsts across the country, and Delaware County was no exception.

Entrepreneurship major Kyli Penrod poses in front of balloons and signs celebrating the Ball State program's ranking. The entrepreneurship program is ranked 12th in the nation by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. Kyli Penrod, Photo Provided

News 11/20/2018, 3:00pm

Ball State entrepreneurship program ranked 12th nationally

By Michelle Kaufman

For the second year in a row, Ball State has been ranked as one of the top 25 schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies, but this year, Ball State moved up eight spots from 20th to 12th.

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