Writing will come to life from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. tonight in Bracken Library Room 104 at the third annual Undergraduate Writers Gala.Twenty students will present original works in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. After the student presentations, everyone who attends can participate in a round robin haiku contest. Prizes will be provided.
Jessica Stevens, graduate assistant for the Office of Health Education, has a message she wants to get out for Safer Sex Week."There's no such thing as safe sex, there's only safer sex," she said.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – In the waning days of Ball State University's season, coach Stan Parrish talked a lot about the kind of legacy this year's seniors would leave.They will probably be best remembered for their contributions during the Cardinals' back-to-back bowl appearances, but defensive end Brandon Crawford will be memorialized for his leadership.
The Ball State University Learning Center received two national certifications for the services it provides to students.A certification from the National Association of Developmental Education (NADE) was given to the Learning Center for its tutoring strategies and services to students. The other certification is from the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) for the Learning Center's tutor training program.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was once asked a question concerning his Christianity and religion. Before he could answer, Alastair Campbell, director of strategy and communications, interrupted and said, "We don't do God." Fast forward to a separate situation. Blair was told by his advisors not to end one of his speeches with "God bless you."
Most people are done waking up at the crack of dawn, carelessly trampling people to death and playing tug-of-war with kitchen appliances this year, but that doesn't mean they won't be frantically shopping anymore this holiday season.
If most basketball teams want to win close contests down the stretch and convert zero shots in the final eight minutes of the game, then free throw shooting typically becomes critical to winning or losing.The Ball State University men's basketball team did exactly that Saturday afternoon against the University of California-Davis by not making a single shot from the field in the final 8:19 of the second half.
Because the nation finds itself in a terrible economic situation at home, one would think that its foreign policy would be a little less idealistic than it is. We've been stuck in Iraq for more than six years, fighting to achieve a goal that was never achievable, regardless of how many soldiers we threw into the fire. Even today, the strength and legitimacy of the Iraqi government is largely in doubt.
The Cardinals led 32-28 at halftime, but untimely turnovers and a stifling Aggies' zone defense caused problems for Ball State's ball handlers, forcing 16 turnovers in the game.
The Great Alaska Shootout announced the participants for next year's tournament this week and Ball State will make its first appearance in the Thanksgiving weekend tournament.
An 87-yard punt return by Charlie Todd and five Western Michigan turnovers catapult Ball State to a 22-17 victory.
Ball State upset Western Michigan 22-17 Wednesday night at Waldo Stadium. The Cardinals finish the season 2-10.
The Blue Bottle is having an open house all day Friday to celebrate its expansion.With more space and items on the restaurant's menu, owner Tom Green said he expects to attract more costumers than the regular coffee crowd.Green added lunch, dinner, wine and beer to the menu shortly after he bought the Blue Bottle from its previous owner. He has been planning an expansion since a year and a half ago.
Almost 400 years ago, British colonists in Plymouth, Mass., broke bread with members of the Wampanoag tribe. Although this harvest celebration has long been considered the very first Thanksgiving, the idea of celebrating the autumn harvest was hardly new. American Indians had a rich history of harvest celebration prior to the 1621 meal and records provide evidence that colonists in Virginia held a formal "thanksgiving" to God in 1619. The festivities are no North American phenomenon. Here is how countries around the world celebrate the harvest:
A pair of big defensive plays by Ball State University helped it open a 6-0 lead after the first quarter at Western Michigan University.
Oh, Thanksgiving. With interstate congestion, relatives lingering long after dessert and the imminent Black Friday, what's not to love? Not that I don't think about my family, but maybe I don't think about them as much when I'm 150 miles safely away, though it's evident they think about me. In the past, Thanksgiving dinner proceeds like an interview, my mom silently laughing in her seat while my grandpa asks if they still keep the boys and the girls in different classrooms. And everyone takes a third glass of wine.
Despite shedding three seconds off her season-best six-kilometer time, redshirt junior Ali Bishel finished in 67th place at the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday afternoon."You go into it to run the best race and beat as many people as you can," cross country coach Randy Heisler said. "Realistically you know your PR and those of the other people. It was a season-best time for Ali; so from that perspective she did well."
