Blake's Beats: For Mac, thank you
By Blake Williamson / September 11, 2018I was in Target when I got the news. I feel my phone vibrate, and I see a text that contains a sentence I won’t soon forget: “Mac Miller is dead.”
I was in Target when I got the news. I feel my phone vibrate, and I see a text that contains a sentence I won’t soon forget: “Mac Miller is dead.”
Until 17 years ago — Sept. 11, 2001 — Duckham, Ball State’s chief of police and director of public safety, like many other officers working in New York at the time, went to work on a day that would turn out to be one many Americans will never be able to forget.
At Minnetrista, 1,000 American flags cover the front lawn in remembrance of not only the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but also military personnel of every status.
Weather Forecaster Jordan Nienaber has you covered if you are going out to remember those who died on 9/11.
Junior Manon Tounalom seized a second overall finish to lead Ball State Women’s Golf to third place in the Redbird Invitational.
To celebrate Ball State’s centennial milestone, co-authors Bruce Geelhoed, Michael Szajewski and Brandon Pieczko collaborated on creating “Ball State University,” a photo book emphasizing the significance of students, faculty and Muncie community members with Ball State’s growth throughout its 100-year history.
The Indiana Animal Rights Alliance (IARA) hosted its first annual Indiana Animal Rights March on Saturday, Sept. 1 at Monument Circle in Indianapolis. The march brought animal rights activists from all over the state and parts of the Midwest to raise awareness about various animal rights issues in Indiana, including animal testing and the consumption of animals for food.
With bacterial sexually transmitted diseases on the rise, public health experts are recommending young people to exercise caution and undergo regular screening more frequently.
After going 1-2 last weekend in the Active Ankle Challenge, Ball State Volleyball looks to Tuesday where they will take on IUPUI. The Jaguars come off a weekend in Athens, Ohio, for the Ohio University Tournament where they went 0-3.
Ball State Soccer traveled to Macomb, Illinois, Sunday and tied with Western Illinois 1-1 after double overtime.
Rain moves out and sunny skies on the way.
Rainy weather could not wash out the fun Saturday as the fourth annual Won’t You Be My Neighbor event hosted by WIPB was moved inside the downtown YMCA.
Ball State University has settled a lawsuit with an anti-abortion student group that sued the school over its student activity fee policies.
Around 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Muncie Fire Department and Delaware County EMS responded to a residential fire at 17th Street and Hoyt Avenue.
Ball State Football faced a heavy task today in taking on No. 8 Notre Dame. Not only was this the first time both teams have met, but this is the first time in three season that the Cardinals have faced a ranked opponent. While the score may have not favored the Cardinals, the team was able to limit one of the top offenses in college football for the majority of the game.
Ball State Women’s Volleyball (5-4, 0-0 MAC) concluded the Active Ankle Challenge play with a hard-fought defeat against in-state rival, Indiana (6-2, 0-0 MAC).
Ball State Football (1-1, 0-0 MAC) fell to Notre Dame (2-0) 24-16 in its first meeting with the Irish in school history.
Ball State (5-3, 0-0 MAC) fell 3-1 in a hard-fought battle against Northern Illinois (4-4, 0-0 MVC) in the first match of the 2018 Active Ankle Challenge. The Cardinals would follow with a 3-0 sweep of North Dakota State (2-7, 0-0 Summit).
