With the coming of summer, so comes a series of celebrations. Across the nation, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and supporters of the GLBT community gather to celebrate and relate their love, struggles, pride and hope. In 2009, the festivities began in Phoenix on April 17 and will spread all the way to the East Coast and back again, ending in Palm Springs, Calif.
A trio of members of the Ball State University men's golf team finished among the top competitors at a weekend invitational in Knightstown. Eric Steger won the Indiana Golf Association Public Links Championship Sunday at the Royal Hylands Golf Club. Steger shot a 132 to finish two strokes ahead of the second place finisher.
The time to sing and dance down McKinley Avenue has come for Ball State University students who love their musicals. The Department of Theatre and Dance recently released their schedule for the upcoming school year, which includes productions of "Hair" and "My Fair Lady.
Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team was one of 14 teams in the nation to receive a grant from the NCAA to help increase the team's marketing campaign in hopes of raising attendance. The NCAA gave about $750,000 to the 14 teams and four collegiate conferences to help bring in more fans to women's basketball games.
Less than a week after being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the Major League draft, Ball State University center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker has added three more accolades to his résumé. Baseball America named Hazelbaker a Third Team All-American on Monday.
OK, so in case you haven't seen it, here's the recap. Ball State University alumnus and late night talkshow host David Letterman made a joke about Gov. Sarah Palin's trip to New York last week, and said she was going to Bloomingdale's to get a "slutty flight-attendant" outfit.
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Two Ball State University students will be competing in the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program. Kristy Moneysmith and Ellen Bryan are two of 24 contestants competing for the state crown beginning tonight in Mansfield, Ohio.
House Democrats tweaked their one-year budget Wednesday, with Republicans opposing some amendments. The House could vote on its budget plan Thursday, sending it to the GOP-led Senate.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning helped launch a campaign with Ball State University and the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent to help fight childhood obesity on Monday.
This past weekend, 36 pilots of model airplanes and helicopters traveled from around the world to compete in the 8th Annual International Extreme Flight Championships. Pilots between the ages of 13 and 40 from 10 countries, including the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Israel, Canada, Germany, Norway and Korea gathered at the National Model Aviation Museum in Muncie to participate in the event.
The music scene in Muncie today is far different than it used to be. "It changes every four years with the politics," Dan Schepper, drummer for the well-known Muncie band Everything, Now!, said. In 2003, a revolution of sorts was taking place here with the formation of new bands and shows being thrown.
A proposed one-year state budget from Indiana House Democrats includes a 2 percent increase in higher education. Rep. Dennis Tyler, whose district includes Ball State University, said the bill is better than the governor's proposal for Ball State. He said the governor's bill has a decrease in higher educations funding, which would force Ball State to either layoff employees or raise tuition, Tyler said the governor's budget would also hurt Muncie schools.
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The Ball State University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is already counting down the days to the first football game of the season against the University of North Texas. In only 80 days, the Cardinals will take the field for the start of the 2009 football campaign to what many expect to be a large, rowdy crowd.
Dear Incoming BSU Freshmen: Welcome to Ball State University. By now, you already have been or soon will be bombarded with a barrage of introductory information, so let me keep it short and sweet. For starters, the university is indebted to you for your decision to become indebted via several government approved lending plans.
When the L.A. Pittenger Student Center reopens in August, it is likely the lines will be constant for the new Taco Bell and other eateries in Cardinal Crossing. With all the excitement for 99 cent tacos coming to this campus, though, what shouldn't be forgotten is the small stage in the Talley's eating area.
From wine and white tablecloths to picnic baskets and blankets, people chose to enjoy the gorgeous weather and good music at Symphony on the Green in their own way. Thousands came to the North Quad and relaxed as the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and other musicians entertained.
The summer travel plans of a group of students from Ball State University took them far away from typical vacation spots. From Hanoi to Saigon, the group immersed themselves in Vietnamese culture on a three-week research trip sponsored by the anthropology department.
Lafollette North drive will be closed at the entrance to parking lots H2, G1 and R1 beginning today. The closing is being made to accommodate construction related to Ball State's geothermal project, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said. During the next eight weeks, about 600 wells will be placed in the parking lot next to Carmichael Hall.
