Fourth-year middle blocker Marie Plitt celebrates fourth-year outside hitter Natalie Risi scoring a point in a game against Eastern Michigan Sept. 30 at Worthen Arena. Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 3-1. Amber Pietz, DN

Cardinals snap losing streak in win over Eastern Michigan

Webster’s Dictionary defines “loud” as “Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder." Or a way to describe Worthen Arena anytime third-year outside hitter Cait Snyder smashed a kill against Eastern Michigan Sept. 30.



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



NEWS

Early voting begins

“It’s really important [to vote] because we need people in the house and senate to really represent who we are as a people. If we don’t have any representation it’s really hard to get what we need as a community and a state,” Macklem said. 


WEATHER

Breezy weekend ahead

Weather Forecaster Rachel Wynalda provides Hurricane Ian updates and breaks down your weekend forecast tonight. 



NEWS

The road to Fort Wayne

In recent years the college has partnered with companies and organizations in over 80 communities Indianapolis, Selma, Muncie and now into a new city up north east. 


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.