Students can register for online and distance education classes beginning today.Partial and late registration for on-campus classes is also now available for the upcoming Spring Semester.
A regular businessman is in the making: Austen Wable, 11, owns a candy machine at Vanilla Green, a miniature golf course near the Muncie Mall. His Big Brother, junior Spencer Ozbun, is helping him learn about money. Ozbun initially filled the machine with candy for Austen, but it is Austen's responsibility to check the machine and use the money he's made to buy more when it's low."He's saving up to buy a new machine so he can expand his empire," junior Hannah Staton, Ozbun's girlfriend, said.Ozbun has been volunteering for Big Brothers, Big Sisters, a mentoring program for children providing stability and consistency in their lives, since he was 16 years old, and this year, he was named Big Brother of the Year. He said it feels good to be recognized.
Less rigid guidelines about the age and frequency that women should receive Pap smears have been issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.On Nov. 20, the ACOG announced that women should start getting Pap smears at age 21 instead of 18, and they should get tested every two years instead of annually.
Ball State University students younger than 25 years may get the H1N1 vaccine on campus this week.Staff members from the Amelia T. Wood Health Center will administer the vaccine in the Atrium between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday to students.
Vastly outnumbered by Grand Valley State University, Ball State University finished second at the Doug Coers Invitational Saturday with 675 points. Despite being undermanned, the Cardinals showed progress from their last tournament and exhibited several impressive individual efforts, with four event victories.After his team finished second for the second consecutive year, coach Bob Thomas said he was very pleased with his team's efforts.
The biggest concern for Saturday's performance of "The Medium" was cell phones."The show is only an hour," Joseph Levitt, director of the Ball State University Opera Theatre, reminded the audience. "Just turn them off."
Health professionals are critical of recommendations issued by the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force on Nov. 16, but the group says their motives are being misinterpreted.It seemed the task force was recommending two things: women should start getting mammograms at age 50 instead of age 40 and to stop doing breast self-examinations.
The Ball State University gymnastics team has announced the signing of two gymnasts as part of the 2010-2011 freshman class.Kayla Hani and Leah Wilson signed their national letters of intent last week, according to a Ball State press release.
There were several stories to follow Saturday evening at Worthen Arena. The Ball State University women's basketball team was looking for its first win of the season after dropping a tough decision Monday night. Ball State looked to slow down Northern Arizona University's (0-4) freshman guard Amy Patton. Audrey McDonald crossed the 1,000 point mark for her career.All these stories collided to create a memorable 74-69 Cardinal victory in a close, hard-fought game.
Before the 2007 season, Ball State University cross-country coach Randy Heisler didn't know Ali Bishel would be the number one runner on the team.Two years and countless accolades later, Bishel is gearing up for her second NCAA Championship appearance.
Shopping enthusiasts will line up long before sunrise to crowd the aisles of shopping centers and race for deals this Friday.But this year's Black Friday sales could decline by about one percent, according to a new study from Ball State University. Michael Hicks, Center for Business and Economic Research, conducted the study.
Four weeks into the season, the women's swimming and diving team is already looking forward to the end of the season.A pair of divers qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet at Purdue University in March this weekend at the Doug Coers Invitational at Lewellen Pool, which Ball State University won by 185 points.
Coach Kelly Packard was relieved to see the clock hit triple zeros Saturday night at Worthen Arena. The start to the 2009-10 season has been a difficult one for Ball State University women's basketball team (1-2), but they were all smiles after coming away with a 74-69 win against Northern Arizona University (0-4).
The Cougars had played primarily man-to-main defense in their first three games of the year, all losses by an average of more than 26 points. Meanwhile, Ball State came out running to start the year with an 88-78 win against Valparaiso University."We played a 2-3 zone the majority of the game," SIU-Edwardsville coach Lennox Forrester said. "Our man-to-man defense wasn't working for the first three games, so we kind of decided to mix it up a little bit."The result was close to what Forrester wanted. The Cardinals played much slower Saturday afternoon, but still defeated the Cougars 57-47.
A mixture of the Cougars' 2-3 zone defense and the Cardinals' inability to hit perimeter shots slowed the pace from that point on, as Ball State grinded its way to a 57-47 win against SIU-E in front of 3,337 fans at Worthen Arena.
There's an old saying that those who refuse to learn from history's mistakes are doomed to repeat them. Our economy's current problems arose because those in charge refused to learn the lessons Asia tried to teach us when they had the same problems in the 1990s. Now efforts to rescue the economy are being put in serious jeopardy because American leaders again aren't willing to learn the lessons of previous struggles.
Several Ball State University faculty members, including President Jo Ann Gora, will be showing their Christmas spirit on stage during this year's holiday season.
The Cardinals (2-0) were led by sophomore center Jarrod Jones's 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife had 12 points, while senior forward Terrence Watson had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.As a team, Ball State shot 17-of-51 (.333) from the field.
Coach Stan Parrish said he is especially disappointed with the poor start the Cardinals got off to this year, and wants to fix that next year. But Parrish won't be limiting his off-season to improving his team's start.
Despite a gutsy and all out effort, the Ball State University women's volleyball (15-16) season came to an end Friday in Toledo, Ohio at the hands of a 3-1 loss to Ohio University (24-5).
