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The Ball State Daily News (USPS-144-360), the Ball State University student newspaper, is published Monday through Thursday during the academic year except for exam periods and vacations and published Monday, Wednesday and Thursday during summer sessions.


The Daily News is supported in part by an allocation from the General Fund of the university and is available free to students at various points on campus.


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The Daily News offices are in AJ 276, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., 47306-0481. Periodicals postage paid in Muncie, Ind.


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Back Issues


Stop by AJ 278 between noon and 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and afternoons Friday. All back issues are free and limited to two issues per person.

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DN|Update

Ind. out of 1st phase of 'Race to the Top' grant

Indiana has missed out in the first round of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.

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New Ball State project seeks info on Alzheimer’s patient

Ball State University students and faculty working on the new immersive learning project “Alzheimer’s: Never Forget” are looking for family members of Alzheimer’s patients who are interested in sharing their experiences with the disease.

Indiana moves forward despite being out of the race

Indiana is out of the running for a $4.35 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Education, something Dean of Teachers College John Jacobson said would have helped the entire school system in Indiana, including charter schools and their authorizers.

Muncie Census Office looking for local applicants

The local Census Office is offering up to $12.50 an hour to students willing to work in the Muncie area for two to six weeks.

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OUR VIEW: Phrases you don't want to hear this Spring Break

As you travel to your exotic destination — or stay in Muncie — it’s important to remember to stay safe. We want all of you to have fun and return in one piece. Along those lines, here are some phrases you definitely don’t want to hear over break.

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THE BOGEYMAN: Adults should strive to never stop learning

I was talking with a friend recently about “big questions.” Those are the ones that you’re not supposed to think about on a daily basis — ones such as: “What’s the point of life?” or “Is there really an absolute morality?” Maybe even, “What will happen to the universe?” and “What is truth, anyway?”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Cardinals’ season over with quarterfinals loss to Rockets

Benning scores team-high 16 points for Ball State

Junior forward Ty’Ronda Benning led the seventh-seeded Cardinals with 16 points. Senior guard Audrey McDonald scored 13 points, while senior forward Danielle Gratton added two in their final games for Ball State.

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Sports

WOMEN’S GOLF: Record round earns Ball State third place after 1st day at UNLV

Cain sets career best by shooting 69 in first round

Tied for third place with the University of Missouri, Ball State set a school record by shooting a combined 289 in the first round. The record was the best 18-hole team score in Ball State history. This record beats the previous one of 294 set three years ago during the 2007-08 Mid-American Conference Preview in Speedway, Ind.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: McDonald, Maggert earn MAC awards

Maggert notches 2nd team All-MAC despite ranking 4th in scoring and 2nd in rebounding in MAC

Both Maggert and McDonald surpassed the career 1,000-point mark this season as the Cardinals travel to Cleveland today to take on the University of Toledo in today’s MAC Quarterfinal matchup.

WOMEN’S GOLF: Cards place sixth in first tourney of Spring season

Junior Kelly finishes sixth overall as individual as BSU continues in Nevada today

Even though Ball State finished in sixth place overall, the Cardinals fared better than five other MAC teams. Western Michigan University finished in ninth, the University of Toledo placed 13th, Ohio University placed in 16th, the University of Akron finished in 17th while Bowling Green State University placed last.

BASEBALL: Errors prove costly for Ball State in loss at No. 13 Coastal Carolina

Cardinals commit two errors in separate innings, allowing 3 unearned runs to score

Ball State will get another shot at Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m. today. Vitek will start for the Cardinals, and the Chanticleers will send left-hander Jim Birmingham to the mound.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Ball State’s season ends with overtime MAC Tourney loss to Ohio

Cardinals can’t hold 10-point 2nd half lead as Bobcats take over in overtime

The loss for the Cardinals wraps up a crash-and-burn end of the season. Ball State’s hopes of almost assuredly taking the MAC West Division title and a first-round tournament bye vanished with three straight losses to end the regular season. That losing streak ends at four with Sunday’s decision.

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Features

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All the world's a stage

President Gora's house was 'home' to South African students

They experienced their first snow, their first roller skating trip and for most, their first visit to the United States. Six musical theater students from Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa, have been visiting Ball State University with professor Josef du Preez, head of the dance and theater department at Tshwane. The group has been visiting Muncie for six weeks after Harold Mortimer, associate professor of musical theater, began planning the trip with du Preez last year. This was the first time a group of students from Tshwane came to Ball State.

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The Young and the Busted

Some Village bars are trying 18+ events for increased profit, but some patrons are paying the price

Up until Thursday, the number of Ball State students who were going to the Madhatter on a weekly basis was steadily growing. The Madhatter was raided and cited for allowing minors to loiter near the tavern Thursday after state excise police received an anonymous complaint about underage drinking. The bar has been hosting various 18-and-over nights, where a $5 cover charge was all that stood in the way between students and entering the building.

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'Dancing for Dylan' celebrates the life of a son

"Dancing for Dylan" commemorated the life of Dylan Heintzelman, son of BSU dance instructor Susan Koper. The event was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Pruis Hall.

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