The rain was just one small obstacle to overcome by the 70 people that participated in Ball State University's second Be Hope to Her.
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After a torrential downpour, Ball State University finally started its game Sunday after a two-hour delay. Amanda Carpenter made it worth the wait. Carpenter's two-run, walk-off homer ended a roller coaster day for Ball State, as it escaped with a 13-12 win over the University of Toledo.
Highlights from the Late Nite Carnival on Friday, April 23, 2010.
For first time in his four-year college career, setter Ethan Pheister has won a national award. Pheister was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association Men's Division I-II National Player of the Week on Monday.
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Bracken Library is offering extended hours for students on Friday before Finals Week but will observe regular hours during the rest of the week.
Ball State put together a great day of baseball Saturday, sweeping the doubleheader and winning its fifth straight MAC series to open the year. The victories pulled the Cardinals (19-21, 11-4) back into a first place in the MAC West.
While the weather caused gray clouds to surround LaFollette Field, the spirits were high at Relay for Life from Friday night through Saturday morning.
The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team is two matches away from a Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title. Ball State prevailed 30-28,30-23,30-22 against IPFW in the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday in Worthen Arena.
The rain and cold did not stop 60 teams from participating in Relay for Life on Friday night through early Saturday morning.
If you've ever watched "South Park," you know its creators have a penchant for violent, offensive content and lewd, obscene language. Hopefully, you take it with a grain of salt when the series mocks some contemporary idea, celebrity or religion.
Students driving through campus can expect some slow moving traffic Sunday, as women from Ball State University walk with heavy buckets of water on their heads to simulate the tedious, daily chore for girls in Africa.
"Everything you can do, I can do better" is the motto of the Battle of the Sexes, a new philanthropy event to support Alzheimer's research sponsored by Sigma Kappa sorority.
It's a fine line to walk between extending the event to the community by providing child-appropriate rides and daytime hours and making Ball State University's Carnival just like every other carnival you see in a supermarket parking lot. Don't forget your college-aged target audience.
The 33-year-old was second on the team in tackles for a loss, sacks and forced fumbles during the Cardinals' 2009 campaign.
Senior Katherine Rist earned the only victory on the day in singles, defeating Georgia de'Lisle-Tarr in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5. It was the fifth match in a row that Rist was the only player to score a point for Ball State.
The gloomy weather Saturday may have caused some people to stay inside, but the people who went to the Late Nite Carnival were able to use it to their advantage.
The Cardinals only trailed No. 33 Kent State University, which went on to win its 12th straight MAC title. Kent State is still the only program to have won a MAC Championship in women's golf. Ball State's 911 in the three-day event was one stroke better than third-place University of Toledo, while Eastern Michigan University finished in fourth with a 926.
Ball State University students with Colleges Against Cancer raised awareness with Relay for Life. One student walked in support of his fiancee, who was diagnosed with cancer in high school.
