Wednesday's big news of the day didn't revolve around the ESPN2 cameras recording visual proof of no more than 2,000 fans in the Scheumann Stadium stands for Ball State University's 35-3 football whoopin' from Central Michigan University.
Morning classes at North Quad were redirected to another location Wednesday because an upset student set off the sprinkler system.Associate Director of Public Safety Bob Fey said the student's teacher saw him do it, but the teacher and student have not been identified.
The most common crime around campus is theft, Gene Burton, director of public safety, said. The holiday season combined with Muncie's economic troubles has led to a spike in burglary rates across the city."We take more theft calls than we do anything else," Burton said. "This time of year its not unusual for car break-ins to go up."
Coach Stan Parrish said the atmosphere in the stands was tough for his seniors to witness. The weather coincided with a bleak and almost non-existent fan base. The attendance at Scheumann Stadium was a season-low 5,736 people. That is a difference of 18,125 people when compared to the Western Michigan game one year ago, which broke the attendance record with 23,861 fans in the stands.
On Friday, Levitt and his six-member cast will introduce the first performance of the Ball State Pocket Opera with "The Medium." The Ball State Opera Theatre normally has a presentation in the spring at John R. Emens Auditorium or Sursa Performance Hall, but this year, Levitt created the Pocket Opera company which performs a smaller opera in the fall. "This is Pocket Opera — it's not a genre; it's a name," he said. "Something that you can fit in your pocket is maybe something that's maybe on a smaller scale. Like an iPod is a travel thing as opposed to the big, fat, honking stereo. That's what we do in April."
The Ball State University men's swimming team faces a tall order when it plays host to Grand Valley State University and Findlay University at the Doug Coers Invitational this weekend. Simply put, Grand Valley State has them outnumbered."Grand Valley has about 10 more people than us," coach Bob Thomas said. "So beating them is a tough task, but last year it came down to the last event, and we'd like to bring it down to the wire again."
The Ball State University athletics department announced Wednesday that it would not renew field hockey coach Annette Payne's contract for the upcoming season. Below is a look at the highlights and lowlights of the soccer team during Payne's nine-year tenure as assistant and head coach.
Being a college student is one thing but living off campus and cooking meals is another, so bargain shopping is essential to eating nutritious.
Highlights from the football game between Ball State and Central Michigan on November 18, 2009.
Athletics director Tom Collins explains the firing of field hockey coach Annette Payne and soccer coach Michael Lovett.
Ball State University celebrates Islamic Awareness Week with several events focused on the culture and diversity.
A poinsettia sale benefiting cancer patients in Central Indiana is happening this week at Ball State University.The sale is happening now through Friday. Poinsettias are being sold for $12. People interested in buying a plant or donating to the cause can get an order form in the Art and Journalism Building Room 300 or online at www.littlereddooreci.org.
With an increasingly globalized world, we need to develop a better understanding of cultures we aren't familiar with. Far too often, lack of knowledge about diversity ends in discrimination, hate speech and even war.Islamic Awareness Week takes place through Saturday, with programs including "Understanding Islam," "A Student Perspective on Islam" and "Islam: Religion and Culture."
See who's moving up and down this week
Central Michigan University was in control of Wednesday night's game from the start and defeated Ball State 35-3. Dan LeFevour had another big day at Scheumann Stadium going 25-of-28 for 344 yards and four touchdowns. He added a rushing touchdown and broke Byron Leftwich's Mid-American Conference career passing record.
The No. 8 seed Ball State swept the No. 9 seed University of Akron 27-25, 25-19, 25-20 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Tuesday at Worthen Arena.
