Five days after she completed military police officer training in 2007, Jessica Robinson was notified her unit would deploy to Kuwait.
It was Sept. 11, 2001. After millions of Americans watched the attacks, April Krowel stood in line for eight hours to donate blood to the Sept. 11 victims in New York and Washington, D.C.
Ypsilanti, Mich. — Ball State’s postseason run, in which it reached its first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship, came to an end Sunday.
AKRON, OHIO — Ball State was on a 7-0 run and had all the momentum, as the offense was throwing down kills and the defense was blocking nearly every attack and digging each volleyball that got past the blockers. But the hole the women’s volleyball team had dug itself was too large. The 7-0 run only tied the fourth set of Ball State’s 3-1 (17-25), (19-25), (25-9), (26-24) loss to the University of Akron. After leading the set 24-23, Ball State collapsed and allowed Akron to fire off the last 3 points, sealing Ball State’s second straight Mid-American Conference loss. It’s the first conference losing streak Ball State has seen this season. “In the first two sets, [Akron] dug everything we hit,” Ball State head coach Steve Shondell said.
A multistory tower created for cats, a bunk bed overflowing with dolls and a headless sculpture was the latest collaboration of five Ball State alumni, another of their string of projects in 20 years after they graduated from Ball State.
Ball State traveled to Terre Haute, Ind., where they dropped their first game of the 2013-14 regular season to rival Indiana State University.
The overused sports cliché “moral victory” garners eye rolls and is usually a cop-out for a losing team.
The overused sports cliché “moral victory” garners eye rolls and is usually a cop-out for a losing team.
The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team was back in action tonight, as the Cardinals welcomed the RedHawks from Miami University for a Mid-American Conference showdown at the Lewellen Aquatic Center.
The superintendent of public instruction in Indiana said she doesn’t approve of the current teacher and student assessment system. Glenda Ritz, also a Ball State alumna, visited campus earlier today for a discussion on the state of education in Indiana. Though she supports teacher evaluations based on their student’s growth, she doesn’t think Indiana has a fair system for credible teacher evaluations. “I actually believe we are responsible for how our much our students achieve, but it has to be fair, and it shouldn’t be the predominant measure of a teacher,” Ritz said. Indiana’s current system focuses on ISTEP scores, taking a student’s score from the previous year and comparing it to how the student scored the current year.
Muncie aims to become a competitor for shoppers in Central Indiana with a new multi-million dollar development. This new development will be located at the 600 block of East McGalliard Road. The cost is estimated to be between $10 million to $12 million to build and feature five to six outlets that will take up 800,000 square feet, including a Dick’s Sporting Goods store.
Ball State’s soccer team is going to the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship for the first time in the program’s history after defeating second seed Miami University in penalty kicks. Just a week after winning its first tournament game since 2007 — and third all-time — in come-from-behind fashion, Ball State won in once again, 4-2 in penalties. Ball State and Miami played each other in the last regular season match of the year with the RedHawks edging the Cardinals 3-2. “There were lessons learned from our previous match, and we corrected them,” head coach Craig Roberts said.
For fans of comedian Jim Gaffigan, John R. Emens Auditorium hosted a scavenger hunt this week where people had a chance to win a pair of free tickets every day. Today was the last day of the hunt and the winning voucher was found at Shafer Tower.
Magician Jim Munroe creates artful illusions for his life work, at some points doing stunts involving knives. But he also is clear with the audience that the magic is not real — there is always something going on behind the scenes.
Glenda Ritz, the superintendent of public instruction in Indiana, will give a speech at 5 p.m. on the current state of education in Indiana. The event will be in the Teachers College Room 120. “Because Ball State is such a large teachers college, we wanted to bring Ritz in to talk about all the policies affecting education in Indiana now and in the future,” said Tyler Kuhn, finance director of the Ball State University Democrats. He said, there is no specific topic Ritz will cover.
Leading 24-23 in the third set after already taking the first two, the Ball State women’s volleyball team was ready to finish off the University of Toledo. Worthen Arena’s fans were on their feet, all 1,454 of them — the biggest attendance of the season. They were ready to explode if Ball State swept Toledo, cementing the team in first place in the Mid-American Conference West. It never happened.
This quad talk highlights student opinions on the Nov. 6 referendum vote that decided the fate of the MCS bus system.
Yet another bar will be joining the Village around January, said owner of Cleo’s & Redbird bar. Chris Ellison said he has already signed the lease for the building by the Locker Room, approved floor plans through the state and started some construction. The concept for the business is still under wraps, but Ellison said it will bring something new to the area. “That will be the newest concept next semester” he said.
Just two questions into the news conference following Ball State’s 44-24 win over Central Michigan University on Wednesday night, head coach Pete Lembo was already being asked about the next game.
With the women’s volleyball regular season coming to a close within the next few weeks, there have been numerous upsets and influential games that have shaped how the Mid-American Conference standings have shaped up.
