An undefeated regular season earned the 2008 Ball State University football team a trip to the GMAC Bowl and a bill of more than $140,000. It cost Ball State $142,398.07 to play in this year's GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., said Randy Howard, associate vice president, finance and assistant treasurer.
Ball State University's Circle K will raise money for five local charities today using two giant teeter totters. Circle K President Nicole Harris said the group will have it's Teeter-Totter-a-Thon from noon to 7 p.m. on University Green. People can pay $1 to ride the teeter totters and choose one of five charities to give their money to, she said.
The Ball State University track and fie sld team has changed course and will head to Terre Haute for the Pacesetter Invitational Saturday instead of the Jesse Owens Track Classics. The Cardinals will attempt to improve off of their 12 season bests from the GINA Relays and Stan Lyons Invitationals last weekend.
By next fall, the Student Government Association hopes to have its Web site become the central hub for all browsing Ball State University students. After weeks of preparation, Cardinal Impact announced at Wednesday's SGA meeting that its new online home is up and running.
Playing in an elimination match tonight, the Ball State University men's volleyball team will be without one of its best players. First team all-conference middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic will not play in Ball State's Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament semifinal match against No.
An international culinary artist and television personality will discuss health and wellness at presentations April 29 and 30 at Ball State University. Graham Kerr, former host of the syndicated cooking show "Galloping Gourmet," is now a motivational speaker, inspiring people to make healthy, creative lifestyle changes.
Work done by students in the telecommunications department helped Ball State University win Television School of the Year from the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters. Joseph Misiewicz, chairperson of the department of telecommunications, said the entries came from student reporting on aired cable television shows at the university, not from class work.
Ten years ago this upcoming month, Baz Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" became the title track to life's lessons, courtesy spins on MTV, mainstream radio and even late-night television. The thoughts were those of Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich, originally published June 1, 1997.
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As sophomore Kristy Moneysmith prepares to give the Miss Ohio pageant another shot, her mentor believes her charismatic and dynamic personality make her a strong candidate. Moneysmith is a veteran of nearly 20 pageant competitions. Winning the Miss Mohican Valley competition in Ohio earlier in the year qualified her to compete in the Miss Ohio pageant in June.
Four Ball State University men's tennis players earned All-Mid-American Conference honors for the 2009 season, the MAC announced today. Sophomore Eduardo Pavia earned First Team All-MAC honors for the second time in his career. Pavia went 13-8 and 3-2 in MAC play this season for the Cardinals at No.
A dreary, rain-soaked afternoon produced a sloppy baseball game between Ball State University and Purdue University. The Boilermakers (18-21, 5-9 Big Ten) topped the Cardinals 14-6 in eight innings, giving Ball State (19-19, 8-8 Mid-American Conference) its first loss to a Big Ten school this season.
For two Ball State University students, the dream of riding in a red engine and fighting fires has become a reality. Senior marketing major Sta's Daszkiewicz said he met senior public relations major Dave Gans their freshman year and quickly became friends.
The Prism Project is funded through an immersive learning grant provided by the Office of the Provost. The program uses the performing arts to help children with special needs explore and develop their social skills. This is a first-hand account of some of my favorite moments while taking pictures at the project the past three months.
A group of Ball State University students participated in a project this semester that influenced the lives of 22 Muncie children with special needs. As immersive learning projects increase in popularity and more programs are offered through funding from Ball State Bold: Investing in the Future university officials should look to the Prism Project for inspiration for programs.
I'm a non-traditional college student. I had a decent job at Conseco LLC in Carmel for four years, and because of some idiotic moves by the CEO and Chairman of the Board at the time, Stephen Hilbert, the stock price sank from above $50 a share to below $20.
Tuition rates and parking prices. Both of these issues play a large role in students' lives, and both are announced during the summer. Tuition rates are announced every summer, and few are on campus to hear the news via the Daily News. Previous summer Daily News staff members have worked diligently to find out why Parking Services unexpectedly and without warning to students increased the cost at the meters.
Although it has tried, a team on the Ball State University campus will not gain membership into the athletics department anytime soon. The Ball State lacrosse team, which is a club sport at the university, petitioned the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to add it to its list of teams.
A matchup with IPFW closes out the Ball State University baseball team's five-game homestand. The Mastodons enter the game with a 9-30 record and were swept at Centenary College last weekend. IPFW is hitting .254 as a team and is led by Chris Gottschall with a .
A campus church group raised nearly $15,000 since December to send a few of its members on a mission trip this summer. Three members of The Revolution will volunteer their time and labor this summer in an underdeveloped town in Liberia. During their two-week stay, the team of Pastor Neil Kring, Dr.
