Melissa McGrath, a Ball State assistant professor of speech and language pathology, was at mile marker 23 when two pressure-cooker bombs went off at the Boston Marathon. The day was stressful for her family back in Indiana, who had trouble reaching her when they heard what had happened. A year after the event, McGrath reflects on the Boston Marathon and the bombing.
An Indiana State Police program that has trained more than 70 schools, churches and businesses how to respond in an active shooter situation looks to assist the state’s colleges and universities, the program’s director said.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team continues its spring slate of exhibition matches Tuesday when it takes on Dayton.The team has already taken on Purdue, and went to Indianapolis last weekend to participate in the Circle City Spring Tournament.The spring matches give younger and less experienced players a chance to show head coach Steve Shondell how much they’ve improved over the offseason.It also gives him a chance to incorporate new plays and different strategies into his offense and defense.Several starting positions are up for grabs after Ball State graduated five seniors who all played vital roles last season.Middle blockers Kelly Hopkins, Lauren Gross and Amanda Raker are looking to fill in an empty spot left by Mindy Marx, while Sabrina Magnapora will look to replace some of the lost offense that was provided by outside hitter Kylee Baker.The match begins at 6 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conan O’Brien kicked off the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night with a challenge to gain 50 celebrity cameos for his opening segment, a shtick with Will Arnett that merged two categories, best fight and best kiss, and a musical number about hating musical numbers in big awards shows.Walking out to a track by rapper Rick Ross, O’Brien joked that he was almost injured by the show’s flashing pyrotechnics.
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Their is no lack of offensive production for the Ball State softball team. The Cardinals currently lead the Mid-American Conference in runs with 182, hits with 285 and average a league best .325 mark at the plate.
Jeremy Ervin is a sophomore magazine journalism major and writes ‘No Sleep Til Muncie’ for the Daily News.
High-kicks, splits, cartwheels and twerking were signature moves throughout Saturday’s performances at Spectrum’s annual spring drag show.Performers worked the stage at Ball Gymnasium as audience members waved their dollar bills in the air.
For about a decade, Bob Fey met with his barbershop quartet, City Limits, every week for several years.
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The Ball State men’s tennis team defeated Western Michigan 4-3 today. The win improves the team’s record to 10-9 overall and 2-2 in Mid-American Conference play.The Broncos jumped out to an early lead after capturing the point for doubles play.
After splitting two earlier games, conference foes Ball State and Toledo squared off Sunday.The Cardinals scored two runs in the first inning thanks to solo home runs by Ryan Spaulding and Jarrett Rindfleisch.Brandon Estep’s two-run RBI single extended the Cardinals’ lead to 4-0 in the fourth, but the Rockets answered with two of its own in the bottom of the inning.
Mutts, a Chicago-based band influenced by blues, garage rock and everything between, is making its return to Be Here Now tonight.
Ball State’s Spectrum will host its annual drag show at 8 tonight at Ball Gymnasium. From the makeup to the hair to the costumes, drag performers will go all out for the year’s final show.Senior Jaime Whitaker, a theater design and technology major, will perform at the event for the eighth and final time as a Cardinal.
For 30 years, the Lenape Native American tribe lived and thrived in East Central Indiana.
Erin Gladieux is a junior telecommunications and journalism major and writes ‘Pop Culture Catch Up’ for the Daily News.
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After scrawling his black marker across the large tablet, Darryl Pyle shakes his drawing hand and leans over to ask the patron how to spell their name, never breaking his smile.
A Fulbright scholar shared Thursday her vision of using an online collaborative Sci-Fi story as part of the Office of Institutional Diversity's Spring Diversity Speaker Series.
