Recently, I had a discussion with an old friend about politics. The conversation, in a nutshell, was my friend's disbelief over the fact that I'm probably the most conservative person she knows. She had many complaints about the Republican powers that be and wanted to know why I supported them.
With two presidential slates running in the Student Government Association elections, the strength of their platforms, as well networking and name recognition, will factor into earning the student vote. Last year only one presidential slate ran and students did not have an opportunity to vote.
The experience of sexual assault is difficult enough without having to be physically examined afterward. As a part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, a presentation, "Taking the Trauma Out of the Exam: What to Expect from the Medical Profession after a Sexual Assault" took place on Tuesday.
Mo's Tavern is only a few weeks away from opening in the Village. Find out what the tavern will feature and how the concept came about.
Issues of female sexuality and empowerment take center stage tonight in Pruis Hall. The Vagina Monologues, an episodic play featuring females discussing all matters related to their anatomy, begins at 7 p.m. The production runs at the same time on Saturday and Sunday.
Every minute in America there are 1.3 forcible rapes of adult women. While this statistic shows rape is fairly common, many students have misconceptions about rape. Mark McKinney and Diane Frye, prosecuting deputies for Delaware County, discussed the myths about rape on Tuesday in their presentation "Prosecuting Rape and Sexual Assault Cases.
Despite losing its last two games, the women's basketball team has high expectations for the rest of the season. Ball State University has five games remaining, all of which are against Mid-American Conference West Division opponents. The goal: to win all five games and finish the season in the same fashion as it began.
It's a standard fairly accepted by most rational people that there are places where science and technology cannot or should not go. For example, it does not work very well when trying to prove religious or supernatural ideas. Likewise, there are ethical concerns about subjects such as stem cell research, cloning and genetic engineering.
Country music concerts dominated Ball State's campus since 2004. Organizations tried to bring acts similar to Dave Matthews and Kanye West, but financial risks and other problems have prevented such concerts from entertaining the student body.
Students will flock to Noblesville to see an act like Dave Matthews play in the Verizon Wireless Music Center. They'll pay an extravagant price for tickets so they can sit three miles from the stage and see his image projected to the size of a penny, then they'll pay for a tank of gas to get down there and a couple of meals along the way.
I'll do my best to keep this short and sweet - I know last night was probably rough on a lot of people. Chances are, unless you belong to the slim fraction of the population out there who has been in a relationship for less than three months, you probably spent the night doing one of two things: You might have been wasting your money on clich+â-¬d, pink, perishable pieces of crap in a hollow and obligatory effort to claw your way back onto the good side of your significant other for long enough to reap any meager benefits that could stem from creating a false sense of passion before that cold spark inevitably fizzles out again, and it's back to fighting over who gets the remote control.
Residents of a house off-campus woke to two masked men with shotguns robbing them Tuesday morning. The residents were tied up with duct tape and had several hundred dollars worth of cash and goods stolen. One is a Ball State student.
People get shot accidentally every day. In fact, according to John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime," there are about 1,300 accidental shootings per year. Most of these shootings go unreported, and that was the case recently for Vice President Dick Cheney.
John R. Emens Auditorium and the University Program Board have also tried to attract top comedians like David Letterman and Dane Cook to Ball State University and have reached results similar to concerts. Comedians' production costs are less, but in turn their artist fees are high, Brian Dietz, program adviser for UPB, said.
After taking Mid-American Conference title contender Miami into double-overtime on Sunday, Ball State University travels to Central Michigan today to play the team with the worst record in the conference. Two weeks ago, the Cardinals were in a similar situation.
Q: Which team is the favorite to win gold in hockey? Phil Friend: By all estimations it's a two-team race in men's hockey. Sean Stevenson: Two-team race? Let's just give the gold to Canada already and call it a day. They're more superior than any other squad and the drama surrounding executive director Mr.
Funeral arrangements are being made for a Ball State University graduate student. Leigh Ann Gray died from injuries related to a car accident this weekend.
On my way home one weekend, I was just cruising and listening to the radio tuned to one of my favorite stations, which happens to be country. I started listening to the words that go with the tunes, and I found myself wondering: Does Josh Gracin really mean it when he says, "We'll be all right as long as you stay with me," and is Tim McGraw serious when he claims, "She's my kind of rain"? Male country singers melt the hearts of millions of women with lyrics declaring undying love and heartfelt claims that they're the men they want to be when they're with you.
Three million women are physically abused by their husbands or boyfriends each year, according to the Family Violence Prevention Fund. Three Ball State University students shared their experiences with abusive relationships at a panel discussion Monday. The panel, as the first event in Vagina Friendly Week, addressed the effects of emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse in relationships.
