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Freshman middle attacker Matt Walsh hits the ball during the game against Penn State on Jan. 16 at Worthen Arena. DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

Freshman makes immediate impact

It's easy to see why a 6-foot-10 three-year letter winner, two-time regional champion at Mount Carmel High School and Illinois and one of Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 prospects for 2014 was of immediate interest to Ball State men's volleyball coach Joel Walton. Matt Walsh, the NCAA's leader in blocks per set, has stepped into the Ball State lineup and contributed immediately.



Live at Five 1-27

Hear what's going on with Pence's "Just In" and how your parents could be monitoring whether or not you're going to class each day along with all your news, sports, weather and entertainment headlines with the WCRD News Live at Five team! Anchors Danielle Behrens Hannah Rapp Entertainment Danielle Ortiz Sports Anchor Alex Gilland Weather Forecaster Ashley Baldwin Producer Garrett Lamkin




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New app alerts parents if students miss class

An Indiana company has invented a product to track if students are going to class by alerting their parents, in an attempt to improve graduation rates. Jeff Whorley, the CEO of Core Principle, has developed Class 120, an app that uses geolocation technology to tell if students are in class to try to raise graduation and retention rates.


Live at Five 1-26

Hear what's happening in your news, entertainment and weather headlines with your WCRD News Live at Five team! Anchors Kanyinsola Ajayi Garrett Lamkin Weather Forecaster Evan Brosman Entertainment Brittney Dean Producer Danielle Ortiz


Members of SedOctave stop for a picture during their competition Saturday. SedOctave placed third at the first ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal competition. PHOTO COURTESTY OF SEDOCTAVE 

A cappella group places third at collegiate competition

When the 18-member a cappella group, SedOctave heard they received third at the first ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal competition, they jumped in the air and screamed. But they knew it wasn’t just a win for their fledgling group, it was one for Ball State too.