As the Cardinals tempt fate with the poisonous Buckeyes, the band will be cheering them on for the first time. With only a few games remaining before the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Quarterfinals and Championships, the men's 4-3 conference record must be improved if they hope to contend for a MIVA Championship.
After students' inboxes were bombarded with campus e-mails Tuesday, members of University Marketing and Communications have made corrections to the Campus Bulletin Board program. The bulletin board application is part of Ball State University's Communications Center, which launched March 16.
Fans choicePORCHIA GREEN With a record 112 votes and 93 percent of the vote, women's basketball player Porchia Green won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Green had 103 votes more than the other four nominees combined, making for the most lopsided win in the history of the online vote.
The Mid-American Conference Tournament is coming to Ball State University, the field hockey team announced this afternoon with the release of its fall schedule.
A pair of home runs proved insufficient in stopping the Ball State University softball team from beating IUPUI Wednesday. The Cardinals (10-13) bounced back from a four-error, 5-1 loss to the University of Notre Dame Tuesday by committing no errors in a 5-4 win against IUPUI (3-26) Wednesday.
Students have a chance to see Ball State University Dance Theatre do a different kind of show today as it will incorporate more technology into the performance. "Dance Revelations," a show that combines dance choreography and technology, premieres today at the University Theatre.
The man behind the counter at the Muncie Liquors at Wheeling and Riverside avenues for the past 16 years, Chris "Bubba" Smith, died early Tuesday. General manager of Muncie Liquors Chris Johnson said family and friends haven't received autopsy results, but said he believed Smith had a heart attack.
The Office of Student Life is gearing up for the McKinley Mile bike race and day of events. Graduate assistant Kristan Kanorr said the race wouldn't be divided by gender this year, but the men and women will still be judged separately. Doc's on Dill asked Ball State University's American Advertising Federation to plan and promote an unofficial McKinley Mile after party, Jeff Renoe, senior advertising major and AAF president, said.
As economic woes deal damaging blows to industrial giants, Indiana's manufacturing industry has pulled itself ahead of most of the U.S., according to a Ball State University report released Wednesday. Indiana is one of the top five strongest states for manufacturing and logistics, according to the 2009 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card.
In the slate's first Student Government Association meeting since taking office, Cardinal Impact wasted no time getting to work Wednesday afternoon as it introduced the new executive cabinet. The Senate formally approved all seven candidates, which was a combination of familiar faces as well as students new to SGA.
Playing at home against one of its biggest conference rivals, coach Joel Walton is making sure to get every possible benefit from a home crowd. The coach said Wednesday that he secured another advantage for his No. 14 Ball State University men's volleyball team.
Architecture students had Wednesday off for the second annual College of Architecture and Planning faculty symposium. The symposium included discussions and presentations by professors and a keynote speech by Marvin Malecha. Malecha is the dean of the College of Design at North Carolina State University and the president of the American Institute of Architects.
Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the women's studies program will come together to hold the annual Take Back the Night March. Mark Davison, Sigma Alpha Epsilon public relations chairman, said the event is in correlation with Women's Week.
The Ball State University baseball team fell 14-6 at Indiana State University today, preventing coach Greg Beals from winning his 200th game.
Quotes from players and coaches following the upset over No. 5 Tennessee
It's OK to go to Wal-Mart. There won't be a shooting. The Ball State University Police Department heard about text messages being sent to students about a gang-related shooting at Wal-Mart, Bob Fey, associate director of public safety, said. The messages are a hoax, Fey said.
With Spring Break a recent memory, many college students' minds turn to Finals Week and summer plans. For most, it marks the next major exodus from Muncie. Leading up to every break, it seems people are more excited to get away from campus and the city than actually make it to their vacation destination.
March Madness at Ball State University was about more than basketball. For disabled students across campus, the month was full of activities to raise awareness about the disabilities that students and faculty members have. Associate Director of Disabled Student Development Megan Estelle said it was her office's role on campus to provide academic services for students with disabilities.
This year, The Broken Plate, a literary magazine edited by Ball State University students, has expanded to include entries from authors around the world. In its previous six years, the magazine only accepted entries from Ball State writers. A grant from the university helped to convert it to a national publication.
