The Ball State baseball team opened its road trip to Lynchburg, Va., with a 4-1 victory over the Rider Broncs.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A former central Indiana pastor and his wife face sexual misconduct and several other charges stemming from their alleged involvement with a minor. Forty-three-year-old Jonathan Harness of Morgantown appeared Thursday for an initial hearing in Morgan Superior Court on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor, sexual battery, criminal deviate conduct, neglect and intimidation. The Herald-Times reports that Harness was formerly the pastor of Abundant Life Fellowship church in Morgantown, but the church has been disbanded. Harness’ 44-year-old wife, Buffy Harness, faces charges of sexual misconduct with a minor, criminal deviate conduct, sexual battery and neglect.
The David Letterman Communication and Media Building lobby, normally populated with silent students focused only on their laptops, hosted a different sort Thursday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge on Thursday signed an order directing officials in Kentucky to immediately recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries. U.S.
The Student Government Association elections board voted Wednesday night that Cardinal Connection committed no additional violations. The slate remains the 2014-15 executive board of SGA. Additional possible campaign violations were brought to the elections board Wednesday afternoon.
An open letter, My students often ask me, “Why should we, Americans, care about Ukraine and the Ukrainians?
The Ball State men’s basketball team fell to Western Michigan 81-88 tonight. The loss moved Ball State’s record to 4-22 overall and 1-14 in Mid-American Conference play.
The latest smartphone exercise in futility was removed from app stores at the height of its popularity.
Ball State knocked off Ohio State tonight 3-1. After dropping the first set 20-25, the Cardinals rebounded to win the next three 26-24, 25-20 and 26-24. Junior outside attacker Matt Sutherland got the start for an ailing senior Larry Wrather and responded by giving Ball State eight kills on 37 attempts. Trailing in the fourth set 23-22, a block from senior middle attacker Matt Leske and sophomore outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski tied the match while an attack error from Ohio State’s Mitch Vallis gave Ball State the lead.
The Ball State women’s basketball team is aiming to keep its last two road games of the regular season on a positive note while the Cardinals have a rematch against the Mid-American Conference West leader, Central Michigan.
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Escaping the cold from outside, Adam Fraley sat in his warm living room with his partner, Zach Morrison.
TODAY ‘A New Approach to the Cosmic Lithium Problem’ physics colloquium J. Christopher Howk will offer a colloquium discussing his approach to the “cosmic lithium problem.” This event is sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and will at 3:30 p.m.
A plan for an environmentally green water treatment plant at Ball State is still on hold, two years after its introduction. The proposal looks to build a BlueHouse — an alternative to traditional sewage plants that uses organic life to clean and recycle waste water. The university’s primary reason for holding the project is to focus on renovations to residence halls and the campus master plan. The plan also proposes that Ball State would save money it currently uses on sewage treatment.
The Student Government Association passed a resolution recommending the university include at least one single-stall, gender-neutral restroom in any buildings built or remodeled in the future. Gender-neutral restrooms, also called family restrooms, are helpful for people who are gender non-conforming, for caretakers of the opposite sex and for nursing mothers.
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed suit Wednesday against a large, for-profit college chain alleging that it pushed students into high-cost private student loans knowing they would likely end in default. ITT Educational Services Inc. projected a default rate of 64 percent on the loans it provided, some of which had interest rates as high as 16 percent, the bureau said. The Carmel, Ind.-based company has about 150 institutions in nearly 40 states, operating as ITT Tech, Daniel Webster College and other entities.
Ball State receives less public funding than its larger state cousins and so has to spend substantially less — as much as 23 percent less per graduate — than Indiana and Purdue universities. “We’re good stewards of student tuition money and taxpayer money,” said Bernie Hannon, associate vice president of business affairs. “We spend more of our money on instruction and educational costs as opposed to administrative or other costs.”
They come in all shapes, all sizes and say something about you, whether you notice or not. Cases brought the ruckus to the iPhone party, fulfilling an unnoticed need.
Student projects, alumni panels and speakers focusing on diversity, a core value of Ball State, will take place Thursday in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building lobby.
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