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Ball State Women's Volleyball wins MAC tournament title, its 2nd in 3 years.

 Ball State Women’s Volleyball defeated Bowling Green in five sets to win the Mid-American Conference Championship. To go along with the Cardinal’s nine MAC regular-season championships and 10 MAC West Division Championships, the Cardinals will be putting their eighth MAC tournament championship in the trophy cabinet.  




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Rain on the way just in time for Thanksgiving

Chief Weather Forecaster Maddi Johnson is tracking our next weather system, which is set to bring rain just in time for Thanksgiving. Find out just how long the rain will stick around and how cold temperatures will be on Friday. 


romantic winter evening by the fireplace Christmas and Christmas tree

How to Have a Relaxing Winter Night in

There’s something about it being cold outside that makes the inside feel that much cozier. So if you’re trying to enjoy a pleasant night at home, winter is just the right time to do it.



A chilly night in store

Weather Forecaster Hope Kleitsch gives the forecast for the upcoming Ball State football game and what you can expect on Thanksgiving.


How Prod. JRB found his way to BobbyBoy Records

Joseph Robert Bellah—Prod. JRB—answers the Zoom call with a beaming smile spread across his face and a friendly attitude. He's repping his new-found home, BobbyBoy Records, with him wearing their dad hat. On Nov. 3, I got the opportunity to interview the up-and-coming producer. We discussed the 14-year-old’s journey throughout the music industry, how he began producing, how he got signed to BobbyBoy Records, his debut beat tape—Legacy—and much more. 



Ball State Senior Alex Bader swims the breaststroke leg of the 200 yard medley relay on Oct. 30 at Lewellen Aquatic Center. The Cardinal relay team won the event with a time of 1:44.76.

Ball State Swimming and Diving make progress in House of Champions

Ball State Men and Women's Swim and Dive competed in the House of Champions hosted by IUPUI Nov. 18-20. The women totaled 1,347 points to place second out of nine. The Cardinals were 17 points behind first-place Illinois. The men ended with 891.5 total points, placing fourth behind University of Indianapolis, IUPUI and Illinois-Chicago.


Ball State opened its second Writing Center in Bracken Library Nov. 18. The Writing Center now has locations in the Robert Bell Building and the library. Eli Houser, DN

Ball State hosts open house for Bracken Library’s new Writing Center

Ball State hosted an open house at the new Writing Center on the first floor of Bracken Library Nov. 18, where beverages and cookies were offered to all students who visited. The Writing Center’s goal of hosting this event was to make itself more known around campus and increase student awareness of the center’s resources.