Ball State’s Pro Day was a final opportunity to impress scouts, and former Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead took advantage of it Thursday.
The Ball State men’s volleyball team fell to Loyola Thursday night in five sets, losing 25-23, 25-23, 16-25, 22-25, 14-16. The Cardinals were led offensively by outside attacker Shane Witmer and middle attacker Kevin Owens, who each had 12 of their team’s 54 kills. Middle attacker Matt Leske had Ball State’s only solo block, and led the team in assisted blocks with eight. Libero David Ryan Vander Meer finished with a team-high 14 digs with setter Graham McIlvaine being second with eight. The win breaks a 10-match win streak for Ball State, who falls to 17-6 overall and 6-3 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Cardinals will be back at 7:30 Saturday night in Worthen Arena to face Lewis.
Ball State has officially announced the release of men’s basketball players Quinten Payne and Mark Alstork in a media release. They will look to transfer to another school to continue playing. “We want to thank Mark and Quinten for their time here at Ball State,” Ball State head coach James Whitford said in the release.
Taco Bells around the area released their new breakfast menu Thursday morning, introducing menu items such as the breakfast burrito, A.M. crunch wrap and the waffle taco.
Ball State hosted NFL scouts Thursday morning for its pro day at the turf field in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center watching former Ball State football players work out in preparation for the NFL Draft in May.
Brandon Evilla performs “The Little Song” at Alter Ego Comics
Heading into Wednesday’s match up with Indiana Wesleyan, the Ball State baseball team had been playing good ball.
The Ball State men’s tennis team hosts Butler at 3 p.m. Thursday in its final game before opening play in the Mid-American Conference.
The Ball State men’s volleyball team takes to the road to face No. 1 Loyola Thursday night. Riding a 10-match win streak, the Cardinals are offensively led by outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski, who leads the team with 258 kills. It’s the first road match in over a month for Ball State, who last played away from Worthen Arena on February 26. The last time the teams met, Loyola walked away with a 3-1 win despite Niemczewski’s 16 kills, establishing itself on the top of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. Ball State currently sits at 17-5 overall and 6-2 in the MIVA as the final few weeks of the season. The match begins at 8 p.m.
Ball State sororities and fraternities are competing in a penny war in efforts to raise money during Greek Week. The penny war relates to Greek Week’s ’90s theme as many students may remember the fundraiser from grade school.
A $100,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund the development of a smartphone app that will help Ball State students stay on track to graduate on time. The university’s Digital Corps will develop the program, called Ball State Achievements. The app should be available by fall, said Tim Hartwick, who is a Digital Corps graduate student developing the app.
In a show emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind for the arts, the Department of Theatre and Dance is presenting its rendition of “The Music Man.” Con man and “Professor” Harold Hill, played by senior musical theatre major Nick Abbott, makes a living by traveling to towns and selling various marching band equipment — uniforms, instruments and instruction booklets — and skips town after bleeding the residents dry.
David Polaski is a junior journalism and telecommunications major and writes ‘Dave’s Digs’ for the Daily News.
Check out the events around and on campus for the weekend
Want to take away some stress, while going easy on your wallet? Check out some of this weekend’s drink specials in Muncie. The Heorot FRIDAY/SATURDAY $9 Flying Cloud pitchers $12 19 Colonies pitchers SUNDAY $2.75 Guinness pints Savage’s Ale House FRIDAY $1 off Specialty and Seasonal draft beers of Savage’s choice SATURDAY $1 off Guinness, Upland and Woodchuck pints SUNDAY $1 off Founders Brewery products Workman’s Bar FRIDAY/SATURDAY $10 for five 12-ounce domestic beers Scotty’s Brewhouse FRIDAY $20 101-ounce Domestic table top taps $25 101-ounce Thr3e Wise Men table top taps SATURDAY $6 48-ounce Lime-A-Rita and Straw-Ber-Rita pitchers $20 101-ounce Domestic table top taps $25 101-ounce Thr3e Wise Men table top taps $6 Thr3e Wise Men bullet fills $10 Thr3e Wise Men growler fills SUNDAY $6 48-ounce Lime-A-Rita and Straw-Ber-Rita pitchers $2.50 Thr3e Wise Men pints The Locker Room FRIDAY $3 U-Calls $6 Red Bull Vodka pitchers $8 Captain pitchers $10 Redd’s buckets SATURDAY $2.50 Coronas $3 Long Island Iced Teas $3 Whiskey U-Calls $3.50 Vegas Bombs $10 Domestic buckets SUNDAY $1 Locker Room pints $2 Wells $5 Domestic pitcher $5 Premium Mini pitcher
With his team trailing South Carolina Upstate 1-4, Sean Godfrey made his way from the on deck circle to take his familiar place on the right side of the home plate batter’s box.
For Muncie, the new coffee shop downtown is a place to buy homemade coffee and tea. But for owners Frank and Lauren Reber, it is the start of the next chapter of their lives. Frank, a Ball State alumnus, opened The Caffeinery last week with his wife, who co-owns it.
Students concerned by roped off parking spaces in the Emens parking garage have nothing to worry about, said the associate vice president of facilities.
