Caroline Hand, associate director of bands, looks on as Ball State football played Indiana University in Lucas Oil Stadium, Aug. 31, 2019. The band practices three times a week. Eric Pritchett, DN
CAMPUS

Charting her own course

Three days a week, the sound of trumpets honking, drums clashing and color flags whipping through the air echoes through campus from the lawn outside Worthen Arena as Ball State’s Pride of Mid-America Marching Band practices. 



President Donald Trump speaks during an Armed Forces welcome ceremony for the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NEWS

5 national stories of the week

Updates surrounding Trump’s impeachment inquiry including Rudy Giuliani being subpoenaed by the House and the president seeking foreign help on the origins of the Russia investigation, Forever 21 filing for bankruptcy, California letting NCAA players sign endorsement deals and the Supreme Court hearing on job discrimination against transgender people make up this week’s five national stories. 



Members of the public queue as night falls at the Invalides monument to pay their respects to late French President Jacques Chirac, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 in Paris. Jacques Chirac will lie in state Sunday during a public ceremony at the Invalides monument, where France honors its heroes. A memorial service and private funeral are planned for Monday. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)
NEWS

Five international stories of the week

The former French president’s final service, Saudi crown prince’s denial of ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the Chinese president’s comments on Hong Kong amid ongoing protests, allegations against the U.K. prime minister as he pushes for Brexit and a review of less-discussed conflicts at the United Nations General Assembly make up this week’s five international stories.



Joshua Smith on move in day August 11, 2019. Photo provided.
OPINION

Jimbo-laya: Who feels homesick already? Not me.

Going away to college can be a challenge for a lot of people for any number of reasons.I thought within the first week I got here I would feel homesick. I thought I would be brooding, calling my mom constantly and in such a slump. But to my surprise, I’m having a great time so far. I know I’ll feel homesick at some point, and it could sneak up on me at any moment, but I feel much more confident in my situation here than I feel other people are.







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