Two new fraternity chapters have joined Ball State this academic year: Kappa Alpha Psi, which was reactivated, and Pi Kappa Phi. Greek Life on campus makes up 12.31 percent of all students.
Diversity in writing style is the focus of the ninth In Print Festival of First Books, a two-day creative writing event. This year features novelist Mario Alberto Zambrano, poet Natalie Shapero, nonfiction author T.
Not long before the snow melts and leaves return, the color green makes a reappearance for St. Patrick’s Day. People in the U.S. celebrate Saint Patrick, who lived in the 400s, during this originally nonsecular and Roman Catholic holiday with drinking, parades and maybe a few references to the “emerald isles.”
Governor Mike Pence named one new appointee to Ball State’s Board of Trustees. E. Renae Conley, a retired executive vice president of human resources for Entergy Corporation, which is an energy production and distribution company, was appointed to the board today, according to a press release. Conley earned two undergraduate and one graduate degree from Ball State as well as received the Miller College of Business’ 2001 Award of Achievement and was inducted into the Miller College of Business Hall of Fame in 2013. Conley also served as president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana. Frank Hancock, owner of Sport Graphics, and Marianne Glick, director of the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Family Foundation, were reappointed to the board by Pence today.
The Ball State women’s basketball team ended its regular season with a 69-56 victory over Toledo tonight.
Sources: E! News Miley and Katy … Is there a feud? All this back and forth between the two pop stars is getting a little confusing.
The line stretched to the door of Fairview Missionary Church in Angola, Ind., as people arrived to remember a Ball State student who died Saturday. Freshman Elija Swager was found dead Saturday at an off-campus apartment.
Changes to the Indiana Lifeline Law could expand caller immunity coverage to those who report offenses including drug overdoses and sexual assault. On Feb. 26, the House passed the changes, Senate Bill 227, unanimously with an amendment. The bill will return to Senate.
Ball State’s baseball team is 9-3 so far this season, but a five-game road trip to Kentucky and Campbell should prove to be the team’s toughest stretch.
Ball State will play its final regular season game Saturday afternoon in DeKalb, Ill., as it faces 13-16 Northern Illinois. The Cardinals have struggled this season as the team sits at 2-15 in Mid-American Conference play and 5-23 overall.
Men’s volleyball players crouched on the court at Worthen Arena while coaches and other personnel dotted the sidelines or sat behind the media table. The final point of a practice game came to a close, with Shane Witmer on the losing end.
Being the new kid is tough for a lot of young people. They wind up in a new place, have to make friends and establish some sort of identity.
The Catholic Church, its more than 1 billion members and other denominations will celebrate Ash Wednesday today, the first day of Lent. Brogan Drumm, a junior theatrical studies major, called herself as a “cradle Catholic,” which means she was born and raised into the faith. “There have been times where I haven’t wanted to be Catholic, but all in all, I always seem to come back to my faith,” she said.
The Ball State men’s basketball team lost its 23rd game of the season Tuesday night. It fell to Eastern Michigan, 58-72.
David Polaski is a junior journalism and telecommunications major and writes ‘Dave’s Digs’ for the Daily News.
One winning game didn’t change the tone of an entire year. The Ball State men’s basketball team will still finish the 2013-14 season with no more than six victories.
University Police Department say it will be prepared for Mardi Gras, though there will be no extra officers on duty tonight. Gene Burton, chief of police, said UPD would do everything in its power to keep Ball State and the surrounding area safe. “There are no worries,” he said.
The Unified Media Lab was officially dedicated today in a ribbon cutting ceremony that involved student leaders, alumni and President Jo Ann Gora
Rocket Launcher Don’t even try to hit the snooze button with this alarm clock. When the alarm rings, the rocket shoots off.
