NEWS

Week in review: May 22

Construction continues on campus, two Ball State athletes are preparing for a regional competition and four students earned illustrious titles for race weekend. Read about that and more with the Daily News' recap of the week of May 22. Emens' front lawn gets an update to go along with expansion project - May 22, 2017 After beginning the $5 million expansion of John R.


COMMUNITIES

3 things to do in Muncie for Memorial Day

Ball State's campus will be all but shut down on Memorial Day, but several churches and organizations are putting together different programs on the national holiday. Memorial Day Remembrance Program, with America's Hometown Band Time: 10:45 a.m.


From left: Natalie Wagner, Andrea Abbott and Alex McIntire, Ball State alumnae, pose for a picture on the Today Show set. The former roommates try to get together once-a-year despite living in three different states. Photo provided // Natalie Wagner
CAMPUS

Ball State alumnae visit Today Show set

Three Ball State alumni and former roommates got a behind-the- scenes tour of the Today Show during a trip to New York May 19. Natalie Wagner, Andrea Abbott and Alex McIntire all majored in TCOM at Ball State and despite now living in three different states, they try to get together at least once a year. Alex McIntire’s high school friend interns at the Today show, so she contacted her and asked if she could take them on a tour.




The Ball State track and field hosts the only home indoor meet of the season in the Field Sports Buidling on Feb. 17. The Ball State Tune-Up included teams from Fort Wayne, Western Michigan, and Wright State. Kyle Crawford // DN
TRACK & FIELD

Ball State pair prepares for NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Round

Only four people continue to show up for Ball State track and field practices at the Briner Sports Complex in mid-May. The four – head coach Brian Etelman, assistant coach Stephen Krupa, sophomore Regan Lewis and sophomore Peyton Stewart – are preparing for the upcoming NCAA East Preliminary Round at the University of Kentucky. The pair of sophomores earned spots in the prelims, Stewart becoming the first Ball State sprinter to compete since 2010 and Lewis being the first field athlete to qualify since 2015.


CAMPUS

Sorority housing project still on hold

The sorority housing project is still currently on hold, two months after national chapters did not allow Ball State sororities to move forward with housing lease agreements.



MUSIC

Ball State basketball player meets Chance the Rapper

While in Pittsburgh, Trey Moses had the opportunity to meet last year’s Grammy award-winning artist Chance the Rapper. The Ball State basketball player purchased VIP tickets to his performance, allowing him to meet the 24-year-old artist and even snap a selfie that got over 1,000 likes and 400 retweets on Twitter. “We really didn’t talk about much; it was more of a kind of like ‘Hey’ and then we took the picture,” Moses said.


Several parking lots on Ball State's campus will receive repairs beginning at the end of May and continuing into the middle part of July. STEPHANIE AMADOR // DN FILE
CAMPUS

List of upcoming Ball State parking lot repairs

Several parking lots around Ball State's campus will receive repairs throughout the end of May and into the middle part of July. An email sent out by Parking Services today notified of the following renovations set to take place around campus.


NEWS

Week in review: May 15

School may be out, but there's plenty that's been happening on Ball State's campus and in Muncie this past week. From the arrival of the university's president, the chopping down of a campus staple, FBI arriving in Muncie and one graduate going to pursue her dream in Broadway, here are the top stories from this week. Ball State's 'gum tree' landmark gets chopped down - May 14, 2017 A student-created landmark was chopped down this weekend at Ball State.






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