Fashion students Gabriella Harbridge, Levi Portillo, Cierra Sanders and Ashlan Moore work on deconstructing a 1940s-era dress.

Beeman Historic Costume Collection pieces will be digitized to become 3-D models and go online next summer, as will downloadable patterns and other details.

An artist's rendering illustrates what a renovated Emens Auditorium will look like.

The overhaul will add 12,000 square feet of venue space, an expanded lobby, new first-floor restrooms and an interior box office.

Charlie Cardinal stands on the basketball court in Worthen Arena.

Past and present Charlie Cardinals say hiding their identity and maintaining the mascot’s mystique require a lot of planning and a little misdirection.

Incoming freshmen on an Outdoor Pursuits trip in 2015 post for a photo at Smoky Mountain National Park.

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff rent equipment and take trips through Ball State’s outdoor recreation office each year.

A student involved with Late Night at Ball State talks about the weekly event.

Saturday’s weekly bash at the Student Center continues to build on a 15-year mission of alcohol-free fun with an always-changing array of activities, movies and crafts.

Cameron Lowry

Cameron Lowry drops 50 pounds in the five months after his last football game in December 2012, thanks to an aggressive nutrition and exercise regimen.

Ball State freshman Cameron DeBlasio poses for a photo with his parents as he moves into DeHority Complex in August.

Family football loyalties could become strained as the Cardinals and Hoosiers square off Saturday, the first of four meetings during the next five seasons.