A brief history of the production of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'

By Isabella Torres / October 1, 2018

Few individuals have become so synonymous with the title "rock star" as Queen's Freddie Mercury. The group's late lead singer was famed for his intense charisma, his musicality, and his bitter fight with AIDS that ultimately claimed his life in 1991. Without a doubt, his most enduring song was Queen's hit, "Bohemian Rhapsody" which displayed a fair amount of emotional, tonal, and musical range for the group, cementing their place in the stratosphere of modern music history. 

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WEATHER

Warm, wet week ahead

By Gabe Prough / October 1, 2018

Temperatures well above average and plenty of rain are in store. Weather Forecaster Gabe Prough has the details.

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COMMUNITIES

Downtown First Thursday event takes on spooky theme for October

By Bailey Shelton / October 1, 2018

As the sun sets Oct. 4, downtown Muncie will come to life with the glowing designs of carved pumpkins as community members and artists take to the streets for a monthly event with a seasonal twist. 

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NEWS

The Use of Zoos

By Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster / October 1, 2018

Over the past two centuries, zoos have evolved from places for flaunting wealth to centers of learning and preservation.

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WEATHER

A sunny start to the week with impending storms

By Jordan Verdeyen / October 1, 2018

Weather Forecaster Jordan Verdeyen has your afternoon update about a possibly crazy week of storms. 

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NEWS

Not Treading Lightly

By Jackie Miller / October 1, 2018

With visitation on the rise and funding on the decline, America’s national parks look to curb overcrowding.

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TENNIS

Women’s tennis finds success in singles play at Purdue

By Patrick Murphy / October 1, 2018

At the Purdue Invitational, junior Rebecca Herrington, senior Isabelle Dohanics and senior Audrey Berger represented Ball State Women’s Tennis placing in the top three in singles play.

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VIDEO

VIDEO: Ball State chef shows us how to make the perfect pancake

By Mary Eber and Jake Helmen / October 1, 2018

These five tips from Ball State Dining can help you create the perfect pancake.

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GOLF

Women’s golf finishes eighth in Iowa

By Drew Pierce / September 30, 2018

Ball State Women’s Golf struggled at the Diane Thomason Invitational in Iowa as the team finished in eighth place out of nine teams.  

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SOCCER

Late game stunner sees soccer draw to Ohio

By Tyler Pence / September 30, 2018

Ball State Soccer (5-3-2, 1-2-1 MAC) tied with Ohio University (4-5-1, 2-1-0 MAC ) on Sunday afternoon at Chessa Field. A goal 84 minute goal by the Bobcats sees the Cardinal’s soccer team drop a victory to settle for the 1-1 draw. 

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VOLLEYBALL

Cardinals continue to fight for top MAC spot in 3-0 sweep over Central Michigan

By Tyler Pence / September 30, 2018

Ball State Women’s Volleyball (12-5, 3-1 MAC) its second straight win of the weekend over Central Michigan (3-13, MAC 0-4), 3-0, to cap off a perfect 6-0 finish this weekend. Saturday night's match saw the Cardinals improve to an impressive 20-5 when facing Central Michigan at Worthen Arena.

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FOOTBALL

5 takeaways from Ball State’s MAC opener

By Zach Piatt / September 30, 2018

The week has come to an end, and the Cardinals are 1-0 in Mid-American Conference play. Ball State took down Kent State 52-24 Saturday. There were plenty of takeaways from the game. Here’s a few that stood out. 

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FOOTBALL

Riley-Riley connection leads Cardinals to first MAC win since 2016

By Jack Williams / September 30, 2018

Junior redshirt receiver Riley Miller and junior redshirt quarterback Riley Neal have been sharing the field since high school. That long time familiarity was on full display as Riley would connect to Riley 11 times on the day in a 52-24 win over Kent State.

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FOOTBALL

Cardinal offense too much for Kent State

By Zach Piatt / September 29, 2018

Mid-American Conference play is underway. Ball State (2-3, 1-0 MAC) took down Kent State (1-4, 0-1 MAC) 52-24 behind the Cardinals’ hot start on offense. 

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ENTERTAINMENT

Brockhampton succeeds with flying colors on ‘iridescence’

By Jack Gillespie / September 29, 2018

 Much like the first album of their first trilogy, "iridescence" sounds  like a solid blueprint that will polished with the following albums. The  blemishes are visible, but the bigger picture is so wonderful that  those blemishes are (mostly) excused because the possibility for  improvement is pretty much guaranteed. How could a group that shows as  much talent as Brockhampton not have the ability to improve? But as it  is, without thinking of the follow-ups, "iridescence" still captures the  magic of the original "Saturation" trilogy and stands as one of 2018’s  most inventive hip hop records in a year that has brought us a lot of  amazing hip hop. 

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FIELD HOCKEY

Ball State Field Hockey victorious at last

By Gavin Crafton / September 29, 2018

Ball State Field Hockey (1-8, 1-1 MAC) earned their first win of the 2018 season in a 1-0 overtime victory over MAC rival Appalachian State (4-7, 0-3 MAC). This is the first time the Cardinals have defeated the Mountaineers since 2016.

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FOOTBALL

Wes-Del snaps losing streak with win over Tindley

By Josh Shelton / September 28, 2018

Wes-Del wins against a tough opponent to move to 1-6 on the season.

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SOCCER

Cardinals suffer 1-0 loss to conference favorites, Kent State

By Tyler Pence / September 28, 2018

The Ball State Soccer (5-3-1, MAC 1-1-1) continued conference play with a defeat against Kent State (5-5-1, MAC 1-2-0) Friday night at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. The Cardinals find themselves losing back to back conference games for the first time since 2014. 

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VOLLEYBALL

Dunn leads women's volleyball to sweep over Eastern Michigan

By Connor Smith / September 28, 2018

Splitting it's MAC matchups last weekend, Ball State Women’s Volleyball (11-5, 2-1 MAC) swept Eastern Michigan (10-7, 2-1 MAC), 3-0, Friday in its first of two conference matchups this weekend. 

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WEATHER

A cool weekend for football; warmth returns next week

By Nathan Gidley / September 28, 2018

Weather Forecaster Nathan Gidley has an evening update on a cool and pleasant weekend, as well as a preview at big changes coming to the forecast next week.