Second year meteorology and geoscience major Hunter Luzadder sits on a bench in front of Frog Baby Sept. 19. Jacy Bradley, DN

A Fresh Start

Ball State's oldest fraternity, Delta Kappa Chapter of Theta Chi, returns after three years of suspension. Theta Chi was suspended Oct. 2018, and they started re-establishing in fall 2021. Fall 2022 is the first semester that Theta Chi is officially back. 



Junior forward/midfielder Rachel Bohn hits the ball towards an awaiting teammate in Ball State's Field Hockey match against Saint Francis University Aug. 26 at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals won 2-1 over Saint Francis in their season opener. Eli Houser, DN
FIELD HOCKEY

Ball State splits games in road trip to Michigan

Multiple Cardinals, especially freshman and sophomores, made new appearances during the road trip to the mitten state. Mainly first-year forward/midfielder Maddie Summit, first-year midfielder Emma Van Hal and first-year forward Christine Ditizio. They each averaged about 15 minutes of playing time. 


The Ball State women’s volleyball team giving high-fives to each other  to celebrate their win against the Eastern Michigan on Sep. 30 at Worthen arena in Muncie, Indiana. Eve Green, DN
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals sweep Eagles to win back-to-back matches

After a much closer match the evening before, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (10-6, 2-2) was not looking for more than three sets as it swept (25-17, 25-19, 25-16) Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Eastern Michigan (1-15, 0-4) and sealed back-to-back home wins in the second week of conference play.




Eli Pierson, DN Photo; Amber Pietz, DN Photo Illustration
WOMEN'S GOLF

The distance for competition

Golf in the U.S. has been on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic. According to GolfDigest, around 500,000 people picked up golf in 2020 in America. Chain stores like the PGA Superstore reported a 70% increase in sales in the past two years due to the golf wave in America, reported by Forbes


Dave Largent poses for a portrait in his office Sept. 26. Amber Pietz, DN
COMPUTER SCIENCE

From Social Work to Computer Work

Though Dave Largent initially secured a social work major in college, he has made a career out of computer science. Largent won the 2022 Ball State University Most Outstanding Faculty Award due to his work for the university and with local K-12 schools.



LIFESTYLES

Dear Mare...; Dear Susan...

Mare Castner of Muncie, Indiana and Susan Smith of Wales have been friends for 47 years. Their only interaction for 25 years was exchanging letters, but even across thousands of miles, they have supported each other through thick and thin.


Alex Bracken, DN Illustration
TEACHERS

Take Control of Your Education

We are a generation that questions everything put in front of us, yet we have failed to question our surroundings and just accept our fates. This is not to say students are lying about their experiences or blowing them out of proportion, but I’m simply trying to say that we as students must provide for ourselves — our education is in our hands. 


The evening of Sept. 20, 2022, the John M. Craddock Wetland Nature Preserve in Muncie, Ind., was captured in a series of photos. This is one of the few nature preserve in Muncie. Kyle Smedley, DN
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

Welcoming Back the Wetlands

Ball State is hosting a wetland workshop at Cooper Farm in Muncie Oct. 1-2. John Taylor, land manager and restoration ecologist at Ball State, among others, commented on the project and the importance of wetlands. 


Sophomore running back Carson Steele rushes through a gap against Georgia Southern Sept. 24. Steele had 119 rushing yards on 23 attempts as the Cardinals fell to the Eagles 34-23. Ball State Athletics, Photo Provided
FOOTBALL

Cardinals fall to Georgia Southern on the road

In the fourth quarter between Ball State Football (1-3, 0-1 MAC) and Georgia Southern (3-1, 0-0 SBC) Sept. 24, the lead changed three times in the fourth quarter in what was mostly a one-score game. The Cardinals fell 34-23 to the Eagles. 






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