We've had the third reported (second real) robbery of the semester on Ball State University's campus Monday night. The second one equals the number of reported robberies on campus for the four semesters of 2007 and 2008, according to Ball State's 2008 Campus Crime Statistics.
In eight days, this semester will be finished, terminado, fini, beendet. For most, it'll be done earlier. The problem is, for the majority of our classes, events in these next eight days are going to determine 25 percent or more of our grades. What may have been a good grade for 16 weeks can be ruined by one bad test or project.
Tyler Lemert is unlike many other college students. Not because the junior health administration major at Indiana University is a student athlete (he's on the swim team), but because five years ago Tyler began his own charity. Let Roy Walk is a charity that raises funds for 29-year-old Fort Wayne resident Roy Lemert, Tyler's older brother.
He's sitting there quietly, keeping to himself. He goes to school and looks like any typical child. Nobody would know it, but he's living in poverty.According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, a division of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, more kids are living in poverty than ever before. In fact, the rate has risen 20 percent since 2000. In the Midwest, 38 percent of all children live in low-income families. That's 6.1 million kids.
NASA astronaut Richard Linnehan is the winter commencement speaker for the Saturday, Dec. 19 ceremony.During the 10 a.m. ceremony at Worthen Arena, Linnehan will address more than 1,100 graduates.
Officials across Indiana are waiting to see how the loss of funding to state universities will be distributed since Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the budget cuts Friday.Ray Montagno, associate dean of Research and Outreach at Ball State University, said in the 30 years he's been here, he has never had to deal with any potential loss that sounded this big.
Heartbreak, betrayal, adultery, handclaps and old westerns are just a few of the things that Muncie-based band The Bonesetters can weave into a story for an audience.
Heart of the City, a district of shops and homes in downtown Muncie, is getting ready to celebrate the new year. This is the second year Heart of the City will sponsor a family friendly New Year's Eve celebration.The event will begin at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31. A candlelit unity walk will depart from the Muncie court house square and move to the 400-area block on Walnut Street where a DJ, children's play area and other activities will be featured.
Despite a struggling economy, Ball State University's Angel Tree drive raised donations that far surpassed the numbers expected for 143 children, or "angels," Leicia McHugh, a program assistant with AmeriCorps, said.
Freshman Marcus Gallagher expects to have about $100,000 in student debt by the time he graduates from college, and that's something he says he's okay with.The music education major opted for a five-year plan instead of the standard four-year plan, knowing that each year would cost him $20,000 in loans.
Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said Ball State University Police are still searching for a suspect in a robbery that took place near the intersection of McKinley and Neely avenues.No injuries were reported, but a purse was stolen in the incident, which occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Monday just north of the Architecture Building.
INDIANAPOLIS- To say that Ball State University had a good meet on Saturday would be doing the team a disservice. The Cardinals were up by so many points, some swimmers and a relay were counted as exhibition to make the score look better. The times can still be counted as season bests and the wins are still wins, but they just were not counted toward the total team score in Saturday's meet.The four-way dual meet at IUPUI on Saturday was a seemingly easy win for Ball State, whose score almost beat all three other teams scores combined. Ball State beat IUPUI 106-34, Saint Louis University 99.5-40.5 and Western Illinois University 104-35.
The Ball State Planetarium's Christmas Star program was a big hit this year, with many curious individuals packing the small room for each showing. Running at just around 38 minutes, the program focused on the biblical story of the Star of Bethlehem found in the Book of Matthew.
Something has been missing in the Muncie music scene over the last 18 months: Arrah Fisher's smile.
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Ebenezer Scrooge is one of the most generously charitable fictional characters I can think of. I'm not talking about Post-Christmas-Ghosts-Scrooge either. I'm talking about the cold-hearted, tight fisted, greedy man, who despises Christmas — Scrooge from the beginning of Dickens's story. Last Saturday, I attended IPR's live radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol." Listening to the timeless story, I couldn't help but notice the unfair attacks upon Scrooge. I then remembered an article that I read my freshman year about Scrooge.
Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at the intersection of McKinley and Neely avenues Monday night. No injuries were reported but a purse was stolen in the incident just north of the College of Architecture and Planning.
