DETROIT – The NFL has long admired quarterbacks from the Mid-American Conference, filling its rosters with former college stars like Ben Roethlisberger, Chad Pennington and Charlie Batch. The trend continued as Nate Davis and Dan LeFevour were drafted the past two years.
Steve Shondell remembers watching his father, Dr. Don Shondell, coach Ball State men's volleyball from the Irving Gym sidelines as a child. Although he wanted to coach, Steve said, Ball State's first-year women's volleyball coach never thought he'd continue his father's legacy. Things just worked out that way.
Ball State's most effective offensive weapon lost about 20 pounds after the season ended at Western Michigan in November. Coach Stan Parrish said Lewis is at 185 pounds, his lightest weight since his freshman season. The difference is already noticeable to MiQuale Lewis, who is ready to start running away from defenders again.
As Ball State prepares to open its season, it has 11 freshmen and two transfer players on the roster, along with a new coach. Craig Roberts, who coached at Tennessee-Martin last season, replaces Michael Lovett and brings a different philosophy.
The facility, which has been in the works for five years, will not only be bigger but will have much more to offer students in terms of equipment, services and aesthetic appeal, Dan Byrnes, director of Sports Facilities and Recreation Services, said.
Ground and construction crews at Ball State kept themselves busy throughout the summer with numerous building and street renovation projects around campus. As the Fall Semester begins, crews will continue to work in order to meet their deadlines.
This year's speaker lineup will be lead by Karl Rove, Tamika Catchings and Jamie Tworkowski, three influential individuals in their respective fields.
Many Ball State University students share in the struggle to find something unique and entertaining to do on the weekends and after class.
One of the nation's largest summer instrumental music programs is moving to Ball State University starting next year.
Ball State's freshman class enrollment is smaller this year than previous ones, but university officials said the incoming students make up in quality what they lack in quantity.
Students not ready for school to start could use the argument that it's dangerous to their health, and they may be right.
Most college students want to make the grade; well, the good grade that is, but it's never as easy as it seems. For some in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the GPA requirement proved to be a challenge.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday it is requiring environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling.
(AP) — A new website that allows students to bet on the grades they'll receive could amount to illegal online gambling, an Indiana University spokesman said.
(AP) — Republican Sen. Richard Lugar said he'll urge Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to run for president and that he believes President Barack Obama will not win reelection in 2012.
Becca Schafer devoted her summer to help educate Nairobians about HIV and AIDS.
INDIANAPOLIS — The four museums that line the downtown Indianapolis canal are all seeking ways to boost their attendance, with one aiming to attract people from the crowds drawn to the waterway during the warm-weather months.
An alumna contributed more than $49,000 to the Ball State University Foundation for the creation of a scholarship in her name.
