Study abroad fair to take place in Atrium

Myles Brand dies at age 67 from pancreatic cancer

INDIANAPOLIS - NCAA president Myles Brand, who while leading Indiana University fired basketball coach Bob Knight, died Wednesday afternoon from pancreatic cancer. He was 67. The first former university president ever to run college sports' largest governing body, Brand worked to change the perception that wins supersede academics and earned accolades for his efforts.

DN Weekly Awards

Each week, The Daily News' sports crew picks its PPQ - the play, player and quote of the week. But it doesn't stop there. With the help of our online voters, the weekly fan choice is also featured.

HOMECOMING: Images from Ball State's Royalty Fashion Show

Students help downtown businesses

A select number of students from the telecommunications, journalism and communication studies departments are stepping outside the classroom and working close to the local community. Telecommunications instructors Christopher Flook and Elizabeth Pike started Downtown Muncie Business Showcase, an immersive learning program that will promote downtown businesses by collaborating with Indiana Films.

CROSS COUNTRY: Team hopes forgoing meet last weekend helps this weekend

After an 18-day break, the Ball State University cross country team will run against 24 teams from across the state in the Indiana Intercollegiates Friday when it travels to Terre Haute. After dropping out of their meet in Bloomington last Saturday, the Cardinals are looking to shake off the rust as they battle the likes of Indiana and Purdue this Friday.

Church hosts on-campus pig roast

The Revolution, a Ball State University church community, knows the way to students' hearts - through their stomachs. The fourth annual "Pignic" pig roast was held on the University Green and was open to everyone free of charge. The event featured plenty of food, including pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob with butter dipping sauce, baked beans and brownies.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards 2010 schedule released, features 3 home matches against top-5 teams

Ball State released its schedule for the upcoming season and will have 13 home matches, including two matches against Cal State Northridge and a match against Penn State. Both teams were ranked in the top five last season.

FIELD HOCKEY: Cards set to begin MAC play with a trip to Miami

After starting the season with a 2-3 record, Ball State University looks to come out firing Wednesday against Miami University. The Cardinals make their way to Oxford, Ohio as they kick off their Mid-American Conference schedule at 5 p.m. Ball State has had a short week of practice coming off their weekend loss to the No.

FIELD HOCKEY: Defense, offense struggle in 7-1 MAC-opening loss at Miami

The Ball State University field hockey team opened Mid-American Conference play Wednesday night with a 7-1 lopsided loss to host Miami University. The loss is the Cardinals' (2-4, 0-1 MAC) fourth straight after opening the season with two wins. The RedHawks (2-4, 2-0 MAC) benefitted from a hat trick from Kate Snyder.

WOMEN'S GOLF: Cardinals finish 12th of 18 teams in tournament

Ball State University finished 12th in the Golfweek Conference Challenge on Tuesday after entering the day tied for 14th. The Cardinals finished 46 strokes behind tournament-champion Pepperdine University, in the 18-team field. After two great days of play and one rocky performance in the middle the Cardinals feel a sense of achievement after a good season opener.

Fire burns down store in White River Plaza

A fire engulfed the front side of the Dollar General store at White River Plaza this morning, forcing the entire complex to evacuate. The blaze started about 10:30 a.m. and was put out within 20 minutes, Muncie Fire Department Battalion Chief Gary Bowden said.

THE BOGEYMAN: Religions should better understand each other

Two weeks ago Friday, the tabernacle at St Francis of Assisi - the church on the east side of the intersection of Riverside and New York avenues - was stolen. The parish community reacted with shock and horror. By Church law, no mass may be celebrated in a space defiled by sacrilege and the theft of a tabernacle is considered sacrilege.

Ball State student accidentally shoots himself in the leg

Thorne Martin, a Ball State University student, shot himself in the leg and pinky finger after cleaning his firearm Tuesday evening, roommate Tyler Cox said. Cox, an architecture student, said he was in the Architecture Building when the event happened at about 7 p.

OUR VIEW: No worries

The first week of classes is easy. We usually just go over syllabuses and our professors' expectations of us before getting into the material. Some of us just blow this part off. Week two is cool. We may get our first reading and homework assignments, maybe a heads-up on the first project.

Homecoming Royalty Fashion Show happening tonight

Students representing their organizations expect to entertain the audience through dance and fun costumes today at this year's Homecoming Royalty Fashion Show. Diana Rangel, the homecoming queen candidate representing the Latino Student Union, said the experience she is living is exciting and slightly breath-taking.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State leads IUPUI 2-0

The Ball State University women's volleyball team leads IUPUI 2-0, 25-20, 25-22. The first set was highlighted by Charde Phillips going 5 for 5 kills, an ace by Brittany McGinnis to make it 15-8 and back-to-back blocks by Alesha Green to make it 23-17. The second set was knotted at 15 when Ball State took a time out.

SCENE SELECTION: Older movies worth watching this weekend

The '80s are memorable for bad hair, bright clothes, bodacious vocabulary and cheesy pop cinema. It is interesting to witness a return to these styles around campus with the cheap neon sunglasses, windbreakers and even some hairstyles. John Hughes thrived on the angst of teenage youth through films like "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Landlords in Muncie see decline in rentals

The struggling economy has left more unoccupied rental properties scattered in neighborhoods near Ball State University. This year 6,606 students are living on campus, compared to the 5,339 students who called the residence halls home in 2000, the first year of the Premium Plan, Alan Hargrave, director of housing and residence life, said.

Fall TV preview

Glee 9/8c Wednesdays on FOX The show follows Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), a teacher who hopes to save McKinley High's Glee Club in spite of opposition from his wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig) and the high school cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch).