When Annica Darud and Katarina Faxe step onto the Ball State University campus for the first time in August, they will do so with strong ties to Ball State even though they are from thousands of miles away from Muncie, and their feet have never touched Ball State soil.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team will not have to travel far for most of their non-conference schedule this season. The Cardinals' schedule, which was released last week by coach Dave Boos, has one non-conference out of state match, when the team will compete in the Towson Invitation at Towson University in Towson, Md.
This weekend, a pair of hurdlers from the Ball State University track and field team will compete in the NCAA Mideast Regional at the University of Louisville. Amber Williams and Katie Johnson both qualified for the regionals in the 100-meter hurdles and Williams also qualified for the 100-meter dash.
A bomb threat was received and resolved within 20 minutes Wednesday at Ball Memorial Hospital. Members of the Muncie Police Department and the Muncie Fire Department responded to the call at about 8:40 p.m., but were dispersed by about 9 p.m. from the hospital on University Avenue.
Miller Trailways has proposed a bus service that would provide service between Muncie and Indianapolis. The route would run seven days a week from downtown Muncie to downtown Indianapolis and include stops in Anderson and other cities, John Owen, who coordinates intercity operations for Miller Trailways, said.
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Click here to see an interactive graphic on Grandma Neeley. For 62 years, Jeanette Taylor has called Neeley Avenue home. Every morning she calls for her 7-year-old Shih Tzu named Phoebe, and together they walk toward their screened-in front porch where they'll sit for hours watching students pass by.
A new merge between a local meat processing plant and food production company Monogram Food Solutions has already supplied 40 new jobs to Delaware County residents. It is expected to provide at least 50 more within the next year. Last week, Monogram Food Solutions announced the $4 million expansion of its Muncie division, Monogram Comfort Foods.
Despite "Frog Baby" being dressed up in a pink chalk bikini last weekend, Ball State University said that they had no intention to pursue the person who drew on the statue. Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities planning and management, said he didn't notice "Frog Baby's" outfit until several days after it was drawn.
An employee of Ball State University's Burris Laboratory School is responsible for more than $65,000 missing from the school, according to an audit report from the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Burris is a K-12 school on Ball State's campus and a department of Teacher's College.
The Cardinals released their 2009 schedule on Friday and will play two NCAA Tournament teams from last season within the first two weeks of their season.
Ohio defeated Ball State 15-6 in an elimination game at the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday.
You don't get anywhere dreaming small," is a simple phrase with a powerful meaning that Mike Martin, owner of both Doc's Music Hall locations and Folly Moon Music, lives by. In an effort to increase Muncie's local music scene and empower independent artists, Martin has been hard at work to make such things happen.
Ball State announced Wednesday that the Board of Trustees promoted nine associate professors to professors and 24 assistant professors to associate professors. It also gave 26 faculty members tenure positions.
An employee of the Burris Laboratory School is responsible for more than $65,000 missing from the school, according to an audit report from the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Burris is a K-12 school on Ball State University's campus and a department of Teacher's College.
A Ball State University official said Thursday that an iWeb server breach earlier in the week happened because a user failed to properly secure his or her account.
The rush for students to purchase their lunch before 3:30 p.m. is finally finished. The Ball State University Dining Services announced earlier this week that the lunch meal period was extended from 3:29 p.m. to 4:29 p.m. this summer and upcoming school year.
A group of six Ball State University meteorology students will take an unusual summer vacation to track and chase storms across the Great Plains. The 10 to 14 day trip will be headed by meteorology professor David Call, who is also a former television weather broadcaster.
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TodayGallery 308 Living Arts Series: The Art of Crime Writing Gallery 308 will host a discussion at 7 p.m. tonight. The editor of Sister in Crime Anthologies, Brenda Stewart, and published mystery writers Sherita Saffer Campbell, Tammy Phillips and Delonda Hartmann will lead the open discussion.
