In America, we have the right to protest anything we want. The First Amendment, in its infinite wisdom, gives all Americans the right to peaceable assembly. If you feel that something is unjust or unfair or unfunny, you most certainly have the right to assemble and show your disdain.
For the first time since being diagnosed with a concussion on Feb. 12, senior Skip Mills practiced with Ball State University's men's basketball team on Tuesday. Mills said his concussion happened when the vehicle he was in was hit from behind days before the Cardinals played the University at Buffalo in Worthen Arena.
The Ball State University baseball team will play three games at the Music City Challenge this weekend, but coach Greg Beals said it doesn't matter who the Cardinals play at this point in the season. "I'm more concerned with playing better baseball," Beals said.
While playing the pursuit game "Sorry!" sophomore Heather Trojack saw a side of her friend she'd never seen before. "She was the meanest player I've ever seen," she said. "The minute that card came out she immediately got rid of someone on the board. Her anger and competitive side really came out.
In response to the Our View on Monday regarding the supposed lowering of cum laude standards at Ball State University, I would like to clarify a few points. First, let me state that it is not Student Government Association's intention in any way, shape, or form to lower the cum laude standard of a 3.
Ball State University students and ice cream chilled in a packed Pruis Hall to hear Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield speak about his company's beginnings and its philanthropic mission. Greenfield's message to students was businesses should have a spiritual side and shouldn't just exist to make profits.
In the last 17 days, the Ball State University women's basketball team has played four of its five games on the road, logging more than 1,000 miles. Saturday's 81-68 loss was the end of the Cardinals' longest road trip of the Mid-American Conference season.
Student Government Association slates, Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative, squared off Wednesday in the public debate before elections. During the debate, each slate fielded moderated questions about their initiatives and tried to show why they were the best for the job.
Political correctness is something that has come to envelope this country over the past few decades. It is in every aspect of our lives. We see it in the media. We see it in the workplace. We see it in our schools. Although political correctness obviously has merit in its goals of ensuring that people are not offended by others, perhaps it is going a little too far in running our day-to-day lives.
Student Government Association slates Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative will go head-to-head in a debate today. The debate, which will broadcast live on campus channel 57 and cable channel 61 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., is the only time students have to listen to the slates square off about hot topics and initiatives.
See a slideshow of Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Greenfield's visit to Ball State University.
Emens Auditorium has been host to its share of legends. Last February, then 80-year-old blues guitarist B.B. King graced the Emens stage, and just more than a week ago, George Jones, one of the most prolific country songwriters in history, performed to a welcoming Muncie crowd.
Cereal replaced peanut butter and toast for freshman Kyle Paya when he discovered his big jar of Peter Pan could have been contaminated with salmonella. "When I went back home this weekend, I looked at the jar," he said. "I had already made the toast. I saw the number and thought about if I wanted to risk it and decided nope.
Like many college students, Jerry Greenfield worked an on-campus job to earn extra cash. Little did the Oberlin College student know that one day he and a friend would co-found a multibillion dollar company based on the product he served everyday. "It's as if the universe knew," he said.
One must wonder whether a few Muncie citizens have taken the La Bamba radio ad campaign a bit too seriously. In one prominent ad, an announcer, copying the "Real Men of Genius" campaign from Budweiser, gives a salute to the modern college student. The student sits down with a six pack and cheese puffs to write an English paper about the history of beer while spending his parents' money striving for "independence.
When living in a world of adversity, there is bound to be some uncertainty. It seems we can't be sure of anything anymore. Nobody knows what tomorrow is going to bring, and that's the trouble, isn't it? We don't know if we're going to pass the test that makes up 50 percent of our grade.
For the first time in his career, sophomore Anthony Newell has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Announced Monday by the MAC league office, Newell averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games for Ball State University against Northern Illinois University on Tuesday and Illinois State University on Saturday.
Only 20 percent of the recyclable products on Ball State University's campus make it to the recycling bin, said Mike Planton, associate director for landscape and environmental management. As an incentive for students to help save the planet, a nationwide competition called Recycle Mania will award a university with a trophy for its recycling efforts.
Ball State University officials confirmed Tuesday that some jars of Peter Pan brand peanut butter were sold through Dining facilities prior to a select recall of the product.
