Sen. Dylan Teubert presents for the College Republicans in the Oct. 26, 2022, Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) meeting in L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The College Republicans were voted in to be an SGA-approved organization 28-2 with one abstention. Elijah Poe, DN

The Ball State Student Government votes in College Democrats and Republicans

Oct. 26, the Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) not only voted in organizations, but they did so dressed in their Halloween costumes. The most significant topic of the day came from the voting in for the College Republicans and the College Democrats at Ball State University. The votes made the organizations SGA-protected. 



Alex Bracken, DN Photo Illustration; Dayna thompson, Photo Provided; NASA, Photo Courtesy
ASTRONOMY SLAM

'In a Galaxy Far, Far Away'

The 3rd annual Astronomy Slam takes place Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Presentation’s for this year’s Astronomy Slam include a tour of the night sky, the scale of the universe, the life cycle of stars and searching for another earth.



Ball State students performing at Air Jam pose at the end of their routine on Oct. 21, 2021, at Emens Auditorium in Muncie, IN. Amber Pietz, DN
BALL STATE HOMECOMING

A Tradition of Performance

Air Jam is one of the most popular events occurring throughout Ball State’s Homecoming week, but there’s a lot of historical depth behind past and current competitors, along with numerous opportunities for Ball State students to get involved with Homecoming week through Air Jam.


Davonte Longmire poses for a photo in Livwezi, Malawi. Davonte Longmire, Photo Provided
BALL STATE ALUMNNUS

buildOn for the next generation

Ball State Alumnus Davonte Longmire is a digital marketing manager for buildOn, where some of his additional duties are to expand their social media presence and support different elections and companies who support buildOn. Currently, he is helping build a school in Africa with buildOn.



President of Nu Chapter of Gamma Rho Lambda Audrey Schockett poses for a photo Oct. 12 next to a tree at Ball State. Grayson Joslin, DN
GREEK LIFE

Knowledge in Diversity

After the struggles of the pandemic, Schockett hopes to attract new members with the values of Gamma Rho Lambda: “Truth in tolerance, knowledge through diversity, bonds of unity and strength in trust.”



A YART Artists' vendor booth, where handmade items are sold
for under $40 in Muncie, Oct. 6, 2022. Ashton Connelly, DN
MUNCIE EVENTS

Wandering through ArtsWalk October

Muncie Downtown Development Partnership hosted ArtsWalk October, where local artists, performers, food vendors and attendees transformed Walnut St. into a marketplace. Muncie YART, PrimeTrust FCU's Soup Crawl and a variety of live entertainment were all a part of said event.


Pat Ton, holding his dog Ginger, takes in the damage to homes and businesses on 3rd Street at Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep. 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tamps Bay Times/TNS)
HURRICANE IAN

After the Storm

Category 4 storm, Hurricane Ian, made landfall in Florida Sept. 28, causing destruction unseen for years. The morale of many Florida residents and natives is low, yet many are hopeful their area will bounce back.


MIDTERM ELECTIONS

Voting Awareness

Leading up to United States Midterm Election Day Nov. 8, voter registration and turnout in Delaware County has never been lower. The county was tied for the lowest voter turnout and had one of the lowest percentages of absentee ballots in Indiana in 2020.







Loading Recent Classifieds...