Sports editor Andrew Walker discusses the Ball State men's basketball team's loss to Kent State
Indiana State Sen. Sue Errington announced the results of her 2010 Legislative Survey.
According to conventional wisdom, the federal government is borrowing and spending money so fast that inflation is just around the corner. In order to deal with this, we're told, we must do a number of things that involve cutting taxes, cutting spending, slicing up Social Security and any number of things. All of these ideas are completely insane.
Injuries have been a recurring theme for the Cardinals throughout the year. Sophomore Cliff Morrison has been battling knee tendonitis and Andres Monroy is a recent victim of the injury bug with back problems.
Shows like the Bears of Blue River benefit concert are great for Muncie Civic Theatre. Not only because they raise funds for the theater, but also because they draw an all-ages crowd, said David Sherrill, technical director for Muncie Civic Theatre.
A new study from Ball State's Center for Business and Economic Research says the final 2009 increase to $7.25 — up from $5.15, the wage before 2007 — led to the elimination of 550,000 jobs during the recession. That's not a nice figure to hear, but it's not exactly unexpected either. Instead of filling open positions, employers made due with the workers they had.
No cancellations for classes at Ball State University were announced as of Monday evening, but students' plans for a possible snow day were already brewing.
Once we left grade school, snow days became a lot less expected. So, now, whenever we are rewarded by the weather gods with a wondrous snow day away from our college courses and responsibilities, it feels like we've hit the jackpot and found the Holy Grail.
Instead of dropping $3 million on a Super Bowl advertisement, Pepsi-Cola is donating between $15 million and $20 million in grant money for developing communitites across America, and Alexandria, Ind. is trying to get a part of it.
A winter storm warning remains in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday for much of Central Indiana, including Muncie.
Emmons' all-around score is the third-best all-time at Ball State, and the highest score ever recorded in a regular season meet.
The Muncie Action Plan steering committee will meet at 5 p.m. at Minnetrista to update public officials to establish community goals for Muncie's future.
Muncie continues to be under a winter storm warning, expecting an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow to fall tonight with wind gusts around 35 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Total storm snowfall will reach 4 to 7 inches tonight through tomorrow.
Three days after being swept by No. 13 Ohio State University, Ball State received one less vote than last week in the newest coaches poll released Monday.
The battle between a pair of 3-7 teams in the MAC is crucial in the race to host an opening round game of the MAC Tournament. The winner of tonight's game could take a step in securing that goal.
With experience, a balanced offensive attack featuring four of the top-20 scorers in the MAC and size and strength in both the frontcourt and the backcourt, Ball State coach Billy Taylor sees in Kent State the blueprint with which he hopes Ball State will grace the Worthen Arena court in the next couple seasons.
Brittney Emmons and the Cardinals return to action at 1 p.m. Sunday when they host Bowling Green State University at Worthen Arena.
Since Jo Ann Gora's arrival on campus five years ago, immersive learning has gone from a mostly unknown term to a staple of the way this university structures its learning environment.
