5 points better: Ball State Women’s Basketball has something to prove after last season’s heartbreak

By Kyle Smedley / November 7, 2022

When time expired and the buzzer sounded in Cleveland, Ohio, at the end of the championship game of the 2022 Women’s Basketball Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament, the scoreboard read 79-75.  As the Buffalo Bulls cut down the nets and punched their ticket to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament, the Ball State Cardinals were left heartbroken and thinking of what could have been.

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CHARLES W. BROWN PLANETARIUM EVENTS

Third annual Astronomy Slam held at Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium

By Jayda Mann / November 6, 2022

Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium held its third annual Astronomy Slam Saturday night. Astronomy Slam is a competition where four students discuss four different phenomena in our solar system. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Yorktown volleyball falls short as Hamilton Southeastern claims 4A state title

By Grayson Joslin / November 6, 2022

Coming into Saturday’s IHSAA Class 4A Volleyball State Championship game, MaxPreps ranked Hamilton Southeastern fourth in the nation and Yorktown fifth; the teams had a combined record of 67-3 this season. They already met this season before this championship showdown; a 5-set encounter that saw Hamilton Southeastern come away with a win. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Wapahani outduels Linton-Stockton to claim sixth state title, first since 2016

By Grayson Joslin / November 5, 2022

After finishing runner-up in class 2A volleyball to Barr-Reeve two years ago, the Raiders hoped to capture another state championship for the school out of Selma.

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HUSTLE CULTURE

The Hustle Paradox has caused me to worry about work-life balance

By Daniel Kehn / November 5, 2022

If I take the night off, lounge around my room and get too comfortable, I’ll start to lose pace; it’s a spiral I’ve met before and have been running from ever since.

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DELAWARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Yorktown football Defeats Norwell in sectional championship

By Zach Carter / November 5, 2022

“I'm so excited for our kids and for our program,” head coach Mike Wilhelm said. “We talked with this group about being champions months ago, because we knew we had the ingredients to be a championship team. But we had to grow and we learned from our losses and from some of our weaknesses throughout the year. I think we corrected those and that's how you become a championship team.”

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Ball State secures senior night sweep over Golden Flashes to claim MAC West Division Title  

By Nick Shelton / November 4, 2022

Heading into the final road trip of the year, Ball State commands its own destiny. If the Cardinals can win two out of their three remaining games, the Cardinals will claim the MAC regular season title uncontested by Bowling Green, who is currently 2.5 games behind. With the regular season title, the MAC tournament would be played from Worthen Arena and Ball State would have home court advantage throughout. 

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NEWS

Quiet today with rain chances on the way

November 4, 2022

Weather Forecaster Lance Huffman tracks a windy and rainy Saturday, with drier weather soon after.

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NEWS

Toys for Tots accepting donations

By Ryan McAbee / November 4, 2022

“Now we have reached out and we’re working with D.C.S. and Meridian Services here at Delaware County,” Gibson said, “just trying to get a further reach for our program and help more people.” 

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NEWS

New displays from the Beeman House

By Joshua Hoover / November 4, 2022

“We change those [displays] out about every month,” said Kate West, one of three Beeman Assistants. “We keep up with different events and themes throughout the year.”  

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A REMINDER OF HOME

Ball State football duo John Paddock and Jack Sape are in their 9th year of playing football together

By Daniel Kehn / November 4, 2022

Paddock and Sape played against each other in elementary school youth sports, more than five years before they played together at Bloomfield Hills High School and almost a decade before they both committed to play for Ball State Football. 

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SOCCER

Ball State soccer wins in penalty shootout, advances to MAC Championship

By Meghan Sawitzke / November 4, 2022

The Cardinals celebrate with chocolate milk and music on their bus ride back to the hotel. While enjoying their post-game drink the Cardinals sang out Mood by 24kGoldn, a song that Ball State soccer has had in their minds for almost two years. 

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals sweep Kent State in straight sets for 20th win

By Corbin Hubert / November 3, 2022

For the fourth time in five years, Ball State Women’s Volleyball has reached 20 wins in a season. The Cardinals achieved this feat thanks to a sweep of a deep Kent State team that has had five players win Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Player of the Week honors throughout the season.

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SPORTS

Ball State Women's Basketball: First home game

By Zachary Kendall / November 3, 2022

“Like Coach Sallee said, the work that has been put in is more than I can explain. It just feels surreal to be back out there and I am just ecstatic,” Clephane said.

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WEATHER

Warm and windy conditions ahead

By Ryan Crump / November 3, 2022

Assistant Chief Weather Forecaster Ryan Crump has your update on warmer temperatures and windy conditions for your Saturday. 

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NEWS

Inclusive excellence subcommittee leads first meeting discussing diversity and inclusion concerns in Department Theatre and Dance

By Alanna Gaither / November 3, 2022

“If you are very much comfortable with saying whatever is on your mind too, wherever the issue took place, then do that. We encourage students in a respectful and productive manner obviously to do just that,” said Keys. 

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NEWS

A tricky trivia fundraiser

By Chandler Whitted / November 3, 2022

Gamma Theta Upsilon hosted a 'Geo-Jeopardy' fundraiser for their trip to the American Geography Association Conference hosted in Detroit, Michigan. 

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NEWS

First Pit Bull k9 in Indiana

By Terra Konieczny / November 3, 2022

“He definitely makes the day go by fast, sometimes I find myself talking to him while we are driving, and asking him what he’s thinking and then I laugh,” Money said. 

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NEWS

A sleepout for the homeless

By Katherine Sehgal / November 3, 2022

“Most of us will get chairs, use two chairs, put our heads on the table. We typically don’t sleep until like 3 a.m. because it’s high energy,” Martin said. 

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ABORTION LAWSUIT

AP: Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG over bids to access records

By Associated Press / November 3, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana's attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly "frivolous" consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking patients' confidential medical records.