It is a common belief that the third time something is attempted, it is more likely to succeed than the previous two attempts. Tuesday the Ball State University men's golf team showed that the third time could sometimes be a charm. Ball State's 278 in the third round was the lowest round of the tournament by any of the 12 teams, and allowed the Cardinals to finish in fifth place at the Xavier Invitational at the Oasis Golf Club in Loveland, Ohio.
Landscape photography from Indiana to Idaho is now on display in the Atrium Gallery to show students that interesting photography can be made anywhere, including in the Midwest. The photography, by Alexis Pike and Walt Bistline, will be on display through Nov.
It seems that the government is always looking for a chance to label a month National fill-in-the-blank Month or Blank Awareness Month. February is most noted for Black History Month, but it is also National Snack Food Month and National Boost Your Self-Esteem Month, April is National Poetry Month, but people who enjoy pets and pecans celebrate Pets are Wonderful Month and National Pecan Month.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Swine flu vaccinations began Monday with squirts up the noses of health care workers in Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee - it just tickled, shrugged one - as the government opened a massive effort to immunize over half the nation in a few months.
The phone rings and the caller ID reads "Eddy," as in Steady Eddy Waters. Longtime Muncie Burris High School volleyball coach Steve Shondell smiles and answers the phone quickly. It's former protégé and Ball State University's defensive specialist, Christie Waters, who Shondell tutored during an impressive and remarkable run of 12 consecutive volleyball Indiana state championships and 17 of the last 20.
Senior Zach Pritchett had the greatest experience of his college career last weekend. Pritchett, captain of the Ball State University water ski team, wrapped up his last season with a 13th place finish at the Midwest Regional. This is the first time in the last three years the team has competed there.
Todd Davis' hobby is only legal for three months out of the year. So the senior at Ball State University says he makes the most of the time he has. "During hunting season, I'll go home every weekend until I reach my bag limit," he said. "I get the homework done and head for the woods.
It is Katelin Carter's goal to see kites flying in the sky over University Green. As founder of the Ball State Kite Flying Society, Carter, a sophomore photojournalism major, along with the 81 members of the group, have taken steps this month to become an official campus club.
Q: Why not wait to start until there's enough for everybody instead of the confusing here-and-there vaccinations? A: Even though Sunday was the official start of flu season, this H1N1 wasn't heeding the calendar - it's already causing illness in nearly every state.
Ball State University Students For Life sponsored an anti-abortion speaking event Monday night in Art and Journalism Building Room 175. "No woman wants an abortion," said Patrick Rivest, the event's speaker. Rivest is the director of First Choice of Women, a local pro-life, faith-based organization that offers alternative choices for women with unplanned pregnancies.
I attended a scholarship dinner Saturday evening. I shared a table with seven Ball State alumni or partners of alumni. As I sat down to the multi-course meal, the inaugural salads already laid at each place, our table reached capacity. After the opening dinner remarks, the lady to my right politely commandeered us into introductions.
The mental toughness of the young Ball State University football faced its biggest test of the season Saturday. Ball State took a one-point lead against the University of Toledo with a gutsy two-point conversion on the Statue of Liberty play. All that separated the Cardinals from their first victory of the season was 42 seconds.
Ball State University students can learn about how to prevent abusive relationships at Kappa Delta's "Stand Up! Stand Out!" speaker panel tonight. The event, which will start at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall, is open to everyone. "I feel that young women sometimes do not understand what an abusive relationship consists of," sophomore Lauren Wood said, a Kappa Delta member and criminal justice major.
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Health officials in Indiana and Tennessee set events for Monday to administer nasal mist doses of the swine flu vaccine to doctors, nurses, emergency medical workers and other health care professionals who work directly with patients.
The bed frames are back in storage, Emens Auditorium will feature real performers once again and students are back to grind. Homecoming Week 2009 is behind us, but was it the Best Week Ever? Some might say yes, others may disagree and some were probably too smashed to notice.
Winning and losing streaks occur in any season and aren't anything to be concerned with. However, when a team starts losing matches the same way each time, a disturbing trend is being set. For the Ball State University women's volleyball team (8-9, 1-3), the last three matches have set such a trend for coach Dave Boos.
Homecoming Week advisor Kate Webber said attendance numbers for many of the events were consistent or higher than last year's, though final attendance tallies won't be available until today. This year's Homecoming Steering Committee focused on reaching out to more students and getting more people involved in Homecoming activities, said senior Sheri Niekamp, chair of this year's Student Scholarship Talent Search.
Fans lined up outside of the John R. Emens Auditorium as early as 6 p.m. Friday to claim seats nearest to the stage for the Styx with Kansas Rock Doubleheader concert.
Kent Bullis, director of the Ball State University Amelia T. Wood Health Center, said Delaware County is expected to receive 1,100 doses of the H1N1 vaccine Tuesday. Maybe 20 to 30 doses will come to Ball State, Bullis said.
