Click here to see an interactive about the Peru Amateur Circus. The circus starts July 11 and features a Ball State University student.
The Indiana General Assembly passed a new two-year state budget that was signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday evening.
The USA Football Junior National team opened the inaugural Junior World Championship with a 78-0 win over Team France. The championship boasts teams from eight countries, spanning four continents and is taking place at Fawcett Stadium, beside the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
"You want my weapons - this is how you'll get them. The Holocaust is a lie," reads James Wenneker Von Brunn's notebook. The notebook is filled with angry anti-Semitic statements that reflected the beliefs of an 88-year-old white supremacist. The notebook was found inside Brunn's car.
For the past 16 years as Dean of the Teachers College, Roy Weaver has led Ball State to be ranked among the top education departments in the country through the development and implementation of many nationally-recognized programs. However because Weaver decided to step down as dean, tomorrow will be his last day in the position.
Today, four of the seven returning members and the incoming freshman of the Ball State University women's golf team will tee off in the Pepsi Indiana Women's Open. The tournament will be the first for Kristtini Cain after being disqualified from the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship for missing her tee time.
Ball State University remains safe, even as the city of Muncie cuts police and fire services in a bid to plug a budget shortfall of $3.8 million, campus and city officials say. "We're still going to provide fire protection to the university, and I believe we supplement the police department at Ball State," Mayor Sharon McShurley said.
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In all the darkest recesses of Iran, agents of American media and the BBC are pressing Iranians into a state of protest and civil unrest. Propaganda abounds. The government murder of a young woman in Tehran, Neda Agha-Soltan, was staged, either by Western media or agents of rival candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi to light a fire of insurrection and revolt against the rightfully-elected leader and perhaps against the Ayatollah himself.
Every Friday night throughout the Fall Semester Ball State University students will be able to enjoy blockbuster movies for free. Friday Nite Filmworks is a program sponsored by the University Program Board. President of the University Program Board Dillon Kimmel said Friday Nite Filmworks is a great program sponsored by the university that does not involve partying or alcohol consumption.
Doc's on Dill played its last song Saturday after less than one year in business. The local music venue opened in the Village in October 2008 as an extension of Doc's Music Hall, located in downtown Muncie. Owner Mike Martin said the goal of Doc's Music Hall, which has been open since May 2006, is to make and share music with the Muncie community.
The chances of the Village growing in popularity for Ball State University students just suffered another major blow. Doc's owner Mike Martin announced this weekend that Doc's on Dill, located on North Dill Street, has opened its doors for the final time and is now closed.
The owner of Greek's Pizzeria in the Village has decided to branch out from pizza to try his luck in the tanning business. Andy Goth, a Muncie native who bought Greek's from the original owner five years ago, is preparing to open Sunsations Tanning on July 6.
The largest conference to ever be held at Ball State University is beginning today. Ball State will host the Indiana United Methodist Church's annual conference Thursday through Sunday, bringing about 2,500 to 3,000 United Methodists to campus. Rita Stewart, director of conferences and special events at Ball State, helped to coordinate the event.
As technology continues to evolve, recruiting techniques follow the same curve. Ball State University football assistant coach Jason Eck is trying to stay ahead of the pack with his Twitter account. "Hopefully, it can set me apart from other coaches recruiting in the same area as I am," Eck said.
Students should not plan on sleeping in too late on Saturdays this fall if they want to see a majority of the Ball State's games. The Cardinals announced Thursday afternoon the start times for 11 of their 12 regular season games, including six games that will start before 1:15 p.m.
In high school, Kaitlin "Kosh" Jasmon won numerous awards for out-swimming everyone else in the pool, but now the Ball State University swimmer has won an award for just being in the pool. After practice, Jasmon has to be pulled out of the pool by her teammates and wrapped in bags of ice.
More than 100 faculty members, students and supporters gathered Wednesday to congratulate Roy Weaver, the retiring dean of the Teachers College, on his 29-year career as a leader and scholar at Ball State University. Weaver, who has been dean for 16 years, is best known for his initiatives, including implementing electronic portfolios in the classroom and heading the initiative for Ball State's 35 charter schools around the state.
After finishing the first round of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship with an 83, for 11 over par, Ball State University golfer Kristtini Cain was disqualified for missing her second round tee time. Ball State women's golf coach Katherine Mowat said Cain missed her tee time because of traffic.
The economy's effect on summer budgets may cause some students to rethink what to buy. Luckily, there are a couple stores in Muncie students can go to for their warm weather clothing options. FASHIONABLE AND FRUGAL Rue21 sits across from Old Navy in the Muncie Mall, windows adorned with new clothes and posters for ongoing sales.
