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Ball State's geothermal project enters Phase 2

Ball State's geothermal project — a massive cost-saving endeavor and the only one of its kind — is easing into Phase 2 with little fanfare as funding continues to wane, university officials said.



North Quad construction nearly complete

Construction on North Quad, which started in May 2010, will soon be complete, said Jim Lowe, director of Engineering, Construction and Operations.


Police: Va. Tech shooter not person pulled over

(5:14 p.m.) BLACKSBURG, Va. — A gunman walked into a parking lot and killed a Virginia Tech police officer who was conducting a traffic stop on campus Thursday, state police said.


Ball State Singers sing in the holiday season with Madrigal Feast

To raise money for an upcoming trip, the Ball State University Singers are bringing back an old tradition. Audience members will be transported to a Renaissance castle court at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday as the group hosts "Masters in This Hall —­ University Singers Madrigal Dinners­.




Ball State buys .xxx domain names

Despite reports of Ball State not purchasing .xxx domain names like other universities, executive director of public relations Joan Todd said Ball State did purchase some of the domains that might have been used for pornographic websites.



Ball State skips on buying '.xxx' domain names

MUNCIE, Ind. — Unlike Indiana's other major colleges, Ball State University isn't trying to buy up possible school Internet domains names using a new suffix meant for pornography sites.  


Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption

CHICAGO — The Rod Blagojevich who once challenged a prosecutor to face him like a man, the glad-handing politician who took to celebrity TV shows to profess his innocence, was nowhere to be found on Wednesday as he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption.


Sandusky arrested on new child sex abuse charges

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania — The former U.S. college football coach at the center of a child sex abuse scandal was arrested Wednesday on charges brought by two new accusers.


VIDEO: Student reaction to bConnected app

Ball State students respond to the new Android application about staying organized with a student's campus information. The app is called bConnected.