Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity will no longer require new members to go through a pledging process. The change in policy, called the True Gentleman Experience, comes after a Bloomberg News article named Sigma Alpha Epsilon, an organization with more than 240 chapters and 14,000 collegiate members nationwide, the “deadliest U.S. fraternity.”
Monday marked the start of Self-Injury and Suicide Awareness Week. The Alive Campaign, a Ball State student organization, is hosting a week of events to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
HealthCare.gov had heavy traffic Monday in the final day for enrollment, with more than 125,000 people on the system at one time and 1.2 million total by noon, The Associated Press reported. Nationally, 6 million people had signed up before the weekend, according to the AP, but the Obama administration has not said how many of those 6 million were previously uninsured.
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Despite this winter’s cold temperatures, construction on Johnson A Complex is on schedule to finish by next spring. Shiel Sexton Company Inc., an Indianapolis contractor, is currently remodeling the Botsford and Swinford halls. The university contracted the company in May 2013. Students will move in for Fall 2015, and there will be 591 beds, said Jim Lowe, director of engineering and construction.
Ball State’s decision to meet in private with lawmakers to discuss concerns about teaching intelligent design is raising questions with some students and professors. Dom Caristi, a professor of telecommunications, said Indiana’s Open Door Law dictates how accessible official government meetings must be, as well as those involving state employees. He said Thursday’s planned meeting between lawmakers and university officials falls into a gray area within this code.
University officials are scheduled to meet privately with state lawmakers on campus Thursday to discuss the legislators’ concerns about faculty freedom of speech over the intelligent design dispute. “We really believe it is better to talk through these issues with folks,” said President Jo Ann Gora in an interview with the Daily News last week. “We have written lots, frankly, so we thought it would be much more effective to sit down and engage with a conversation which might lead to a better understanding.”
What seems like a quick way to make money may actually get Ball State students in trouble with the university. Ball State allows few opportunities for students to start an on-campus business if they are using university property to sell their products.
For some people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, discrimination can come from within the group. The Bisexual Resource Center designated March as the first Bisexual Awareness month to help with some issues bisexuals experience, including bisexual invisibility — the denial of bisexuality by believing in strict heterosexual or homosexual tendencies. The center used the month to raise awareness about the community’s mental and physical health using social media.
The newest member of Ball State’s Board of Trustees is the first non-Hoosier member, but she has strong Ball State roots.
The Ball State women’s soccer team welcomed the Haiti Women’s National Team for a second consecutive year Sunday afternoon for a spring match, which saw the Cardinals win 2-1. Haiti’s head coach Shek Borkowski is also the coach for FC Indiana women’s semi-professional team which is located in South Bend.
The Ball State men’s tennis team lost its Mid-American Conference schedule opener against Toledo on Sunday.
Eyeing a possible sweep, Ball State’s front line was dominating Lewis. The men’s volleyball team had racked up 16.5 blocks in just two sets, making life miserable for Lewis University’s Greg Petty.
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Open season for course scheduling has begun again, so why not slip a less traditional course into the regular schedule of major requirement after major requirement this year?
Ball State dropped its match against Lewis on Saturday night in five sets, falling 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, 23-25 and 13-15. It’s the second time in three days that the Cardinals have blown a two-set lead, the first time coming against Loyola on Thursday night. Outside attackers Marcin Niemczewski and Matt Sutherland led the way offensively for Ball State, putting up 15 and 13 kills, respectively, while middle attacker Matt Leske added 12. The Cardinals hit .232 on the night and finished with 64 kills.
Ball State ace Scott Baker led his team to a 5-2 victory over Mid-American Conference opponent Buffalo today.
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Sleet and near-freezing temperatures caused organizers of the McKinley Mile to cut the annual event short this year. Still, more than 50 runners came out to show their support. “It was worth it for first place,” said Adam Shrock, a senior actuarial science major. “This may have not been the worst conditions for a 5K I’ve ever run, but it’s down there for sure.”
Cyclists – and this year walkers – will be making their way through the streets of Ball State University Saturday for the 2014 McKinley Mile.
