The Ball State Women's Basketball team celebrates from the sideline during a game against Northern Illinois Feb. 1 at Worthen Arena. Brandon Dean, DN
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Cardinals fly past eagles on the road

On Feb. 4 against Kent State, Ball State Women’s Basketball had 29 points in only 10 minutes, or you can say one quarter. On Feb. 8 against Eastern Michigan, Ball State Women’s Basketball had 28 points in 20 minutes, or you can say one half. 


WOMEN'S GOLF

Cardinals place eighth at the Falcon Florida Classic.

The Ball State Women’s Golf team place eighth out of 12 teams, shooting an 898 total through three rounds at the Falcon Flordia Classic. The Ball State’s five-person lineup consisted of junior Kiah Parrott, freshman Sarah Gallagher, freshman Jasmine Driscoll, freshman Madelin Boyd and graduate student Peyton Broce. 



Ball State Student Government Association tickets, Empower and Gassensmith & Lindstrand, debate their ticket's platforms. The presidential debate will be Feb. 14 and the vice presidential debate is Feb. 15. Abigail Denault, DN
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Ball State University Student Government Association tickets debate platform points

Ball State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held the introduction to the tickets, the candidates, Feb. 7 at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The two tickets are “Empower” with Presidential Nominee Skylar Ellis, in SGA’s On-Campus Caucus, and Vice Presidential Nominee Taylor Perry, in SGA’s At-Large Caucus, and "Gassensmith & Lindstrand" with Joseph Gassensmith, current chief of staff, and Monet Lindstrand, current vice president. 


Sophomore center Payton Sparks gets fouled as he goes up for a layup in a game against Eastern Michigan Feb. 3 at Worthen Arena. Sparks had ten rebounds and tallied a double-double in the game. Brayden Goins, DN
MEN'S BASKETBALL

Ball State powers to 4th straight win on the road

This is a special season. Ball State (17-7, 8-3 MAC) now has its best record since 1998 and is showing no signs of slowing down. Tonight, the Cardinals traveled to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to take on Central Michigan (8-16, 3-8 MAC) and left with a win. At the beginning of the game, the Chippewas came out shooting hot and playing good defense. At first, the Cardinals didn’t adapt. 



Protesters gather at Muncie City Hall for a protest against Police Brutality on Feb. 5. 2023. Olivia Ground, DN
POLICE BRUTALITY PROTEST

Protesters chant outside Muncie City Hall in “Unite Against Police Brutality” protest.

As a member of the Party of Socialism and Liberation in Muncie, Indiana, Mark Elliott gathered with around a dozen other people, held a sign and stood outside of the City Council building in the “Unite Against Police Brutality” protest Feb. 5. The two most prevalent signs at the protest read “Justice for Tyre Nichols. Jail Killer Cops!” and “The people demand: End Police Terror.”


BASEBALL

Ball State hosts meet and greet to kick off the 2023 season

Pasta, white uniforms, MLB Players and autographs helped kick off the 2023 Ball State Baseball season. Youth baseball players, Ball State Alumni and Muncie locals showed up with Ball State Baseball in attendance as head coach Rich Maloney and current Washington National Alex Call spoke about the upcoming season.


Amy Shears, owner of Amy's Pet Spa, gives a husky, Kane, a bath at her business Jan. 27. Shears offers grooming services to dogs, cats, birds and other small animals. Jacy Bradley, DN
LIFESTYLES

Amy’s Pet Spa opens in Muncie to pamper your pet

On the corner of South Cherry and West Adams, husky howls and barking can be heard in the air, though usually only for a few minutes. On that corner in downtown Muncie, sits Amy’s Pet Spa.  Owner Amy Shears has been busy since she opened in November 2022, and her business is only growing. Kelley Stewart, Shears’ neighbor and owner of Sit-Stay-Play Pet Grooming Kelley Stewart, recently broke her wrist, leaving Shears to help Stewart’s clients in the midst of a pet grooming shortage. 







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