The Cardinals set the tone from the beginning in the first event of the day, as the 300-yard butterfly relay team of senior Ben Battjes, freshman James Aksamit and sophomore Chris Krupa won the event in 2:39.06 — more than seven seconds ahead of second place.
Maintenance crews received benefits from Winter Break, though not quite the same as the ones enjoyed by students.
The induction dinner will be held Feb. 5, and the inductees will also be introduced at the Ball State men's and women's basketball games at Worthen Arena Feb. 6.
Ball State University's Board of Trustees agreed to create a bachelor of arts and science program for construction management. It also will revise the doctor of education in science degree, making it a Ph.D. in environmental science.
Thomas DeWeese, a veteran member of the Ball State University Foundation, said extending President Jo Ann Gora's contract for two years past her current term was simply the right thing to do. DeWeese is the president of Ball State's Board of Trustees, which decided unanimously during its Dec. 18 meeting to extend Gora's contract to June 2014 from June 2012.
Students who live in the neighborhoods east of campus can once again enjoy the warmth of one of Ball State University's shuttle buses while coming to and from campus.
The meet, which was comprised entirely of relays, was held as a way to cap the week of training at Lewellen Pool for the Cardinals. Typically, Ball State spends 10 days in Florida training and, at the end, has a practice meet with the two other teams that are using the training facility.
Junior forward Malik Perry led Ball State with 14 points and a team-high-tying seven rebounds off the bench. Senior guard Brawley Chisholm and sophomore guard Randy Davis added six points each, and sophomore guard Pierre Sneed had seven rebounds for the Cardinals, who will try to mend their offensive woes next on the road Wednesday at Central Michigan University.
Junior forward Emily Maggert led the Cardinals once again with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Danielle Gratton had 13 points. Ty'Ronda Benning added 11 points and seven rebounds.
Showing no signs of rust in their first action of Winter Break, the Ball State University men's and women's swimming and diving teams each won their Ball State Relay Invitational events Saturday afternoon at the Lewellen Acquatic Center.
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Find out how teams in the top 15 coaches poll fared this week. Ball State was ranked No. 11 in the preseason poll and was idle this week.
A state panel has approved revamped teacher licensing rules that Indiana's schools chief says will spur future teachers to spend more time learning subject matter and less time taking education classes.
The Cardinals (6-7, 1-0 MAC) shrugged off inconsistent play in the non-conference schedule to topple the visiting Broncos (5-9, 0-1 MAC).
Ball State (6-6) converted just 12-of-43 shots (28 percent) from the field against Dayton, and was never able to get into a groove in the post, which has been the Cardinals' strength this season.Ball State scored just 14 points in the painted area as Dayton was able to bully the Cardinals' frontcourt by blocking six shot attempts.
After missing all of last season, setter Jeff Schmitz made the most of his first start with No. 2 UC Irvine. The Ball State transfer had a match-high 44 assists as UC Irvine swept Cal Baptist 30-22, 30-22, 30-21 in its season opener Tuesday in Irvine, Calif.
The saying is there is nothing new under the sun, so writer/director/visionary/king of the world James Cameron took it upon himself to create a new sun, on his path to create "Avatar." There isn't much left to say after the years of anticipation, and the payoff the film provides, but let me steer your focus to what it means for the future.
Ten days before No. 11 Ball State plays its first match, the college men's volleyball regular season will officially begin Tuesday. The defending NCAA championships No. 2 UC Irvine will play host to Cal Baptist at 10 p.m. in Irvine, Calif.
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Ball State has now earned three consecutive wins for the first time under coach Billy Taylor and for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
