“Gritty” performance keeps the Cardinals hot heading into postseason play

Ball State takes 7th at Lady Jaguar invite despite poor round two conditions

Women’s Golf traveled to Carmel, Indiana, to play in the Lady Jaguar Invitational playing 36 holes at Plum Creek Golf Club this past weekend. Ball State's five-person roster consisted of junior Kiah Parrott, first-year Jasmine Driscoll, first-year Sarah Gallagher, first-year Madelin Boyd and second-year Payton Bennett. 

Ball State extends win-streak to five, sweeps Northern Illinois

Ball State Women’s Tennis (18-3, 7-1 MAC) continued its dominant ways Sunday by sweeping the Northern Illinois Huskies (12-14, 2-6 MAC) for the second time this year. The scoreboard says that the Cardinals had no issues but assistant coach Rifanty Kahfiani explained that this was a much tougher one to get than the last time these teams matched up on March 31.

Cardinals sweep Buffalo, return to .500

Ball State (21-21, 11-9 MAC) opened its weekend home series with a doubleheader. In game one, the Cardinals used solid offense and good pitching to capture a 4-1 victory.

Letters to the Editor: Muncie Community Schools educators speak on partnership

Vehicle crashes into Linden House apartment

In the early hours of Sunday morning, a vehicle ran into an Linden House apartment on the intersection of Riverside and Linden Street in Muncie. 

Ball State Men’s Golf places seventh at the Boilermaker Invitational

After coming off of a tournament that ended Wednesday, Ball State Men’s Golf was back in action with a quick turnaround for the Boilermaker Invitational.  

Cardinals down Quincy to advance to MIVA semis

The energy inside Worthen Arena was constant throughout Saturday’s quarterfinal sweep (25-20, 25-19, 25-15) for the No. 10 Cardinals (19-8, 11-3 MIVA) in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament against the No. 8 seed Quincy.  

8 in ‘88: A look back at Muncie Central’s 1988 state basketball championship team

Coming into the 1987-88 season, Muncie Central had seven state championships to their name, but they hadn’t had any since 1979 when they took down conference rival Anderson in the state championship game. The Bearcats made it all the way to Market Square Arena and won their eighth state championship in school history. Thirty-five years after the team in purple raised the state championship trophy, players and fans look back on that team. 

Ball State's tennis teams cruise to conference wins

In order for a collegiate tennis match to take place outdoors, the temperature must be 50 degrees or higher, and sustained winds must be less than 20 miles per hour. Because of this, Ball State Men’s and Women’s tennis have been indoors for its home matches this season... both teams got to share the sunshine Friday as they each had 1 p.m matches at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center in the team’s first home outdoor matches of the year. 

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened and a New Tron Game | Checkpoint

Graham and Barton break down the releases of a revamped Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened and Tron: Identity.

James Gunn Teases a Marvel and DC Crossover | Checkpoint

Graham and Barton break down the news of James Gunn leading DC studios, and what this may mean for a possible Marvel and DC crossover. 

Warm and stormy weekend

Weather Forecaster Ian Kowalski breaks down the high chance of storms this weekend and early next week, as well as warm temperatures. 

Intramural Flag Football begins

“It’s a little bit of a taste of what it’s kind of like to be a division one football player,” Junior Jacob Valentine said. “Growing up, that was kind of a dream of mine, so to be able to do that here at the college that I go to is really exciting.” 

Minnetrista's Farmers Market provides not only a living for small businesses, but a sense of community as well

The Minnetrista Farmers Market is a way to bring about local community and provide small businesses steady income. The next farmers market is scheduled for Apr. 15 from 9 a.m. to Noon inside Minnetrista. The outdoor markets will begin May 6 at the same time every week. 

Showers and thunderstorms for the weekend

Weather forecaster Dimitri Gegas is tracking thunderstorm chances for this weekend as well as a drop in temperatures to start next week. 

National Stress Awareness Month

Arichavala explains, “[Sunday] was the first really good day and ever since then, people have just been outside in their hammocks… and it’s just a really good thing to see.”  

OBSD 2023 Gameshow: DN Tries Spicy Wings

Some of the DN Staff tries spicy wings in our gameshow.

David Letterman to return to Ball State for premiere of documentary

"It's always an honor when Mr. Letterman chooses to return to campus," Mearns said. "We are fortunate that he maintains a relationship with our University and that he continues to have a passion for engaging with our students."

BSU theatre education students gain hands-on experience with the help of Northside Middle School

When David Hreno was in high school, he considered himself to be a shy person, finding it difficult to socialize and make friends with his peers, he said.  When he started participating in theatre, however, he was immediately immersed in the novel experience and felt like part of the group.  Now, as a third-year theatre education major, Hreno wears the hat of director for a group of middle schoolers at Northside Middle School, putting on his own shows. Alongside Megan Templeton, third-year theatre education major, the two are doing the same thing for the Northside students: building a community for them to thrive in.