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Deadline for fan bus extended

The deadline for the fan bus to Ball State University's women's basketball game on Sunday has been extended to Friday at 3 p.m. Associate Athletic Director Matt Wolfert said the total tickets sold at the previous deadline of 5 p.m. today was around 30. The minimum capacity requirement of 40 passengers has been disregarded so students who have already purchased tickets won't have to be refunded, he added.



SWIMMING AND DIVING: Five Cardinals receive academic all-MAC honors

Five members of the Ball State University swimming and diving team were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team Thursday. Mark Augustyn, Tyler Dixon, Mark Golden, Ben Karwoski and Meghan Patterson all received the honors. Augustyn (3.40 grade point average), Golden (3.


OUR VIEW: Support the madness

There's been a lot to celebrate this academic year in Ball State University athletics. Our fighting Cardinal football team's tremendous success put the athletics department in the spotlight for a good reason. Quite a change from recent years. The stories were no longer about scandals and losing streaks, but of victories and camaraderie.


Alliance out, Impact in

After garnering votes from more than half of the participating student body, Cardinal Impact officially took office at Wednesday's Student Government Association inauguration. But before installing the new slate, members of outgoing Campus Alliance used the opportunity to recollect the past year.



Fraternity sponsors comedian despite canceled events week

Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity's canceled week of events won't stop the men from cracking smiles. Kappa Alpha Psi president Loren Ray said the fraternity will have Def Jam comedian Marcus Combs at 7 p.m. Friday in the Art Museum Rm. 217. The fraternity is co-sponsoring the free event with the Campus Activities Funding Board.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Top 12 wins this season for the No. 12 seed Cardinals

1) vs. Bowling Green in Mid-American Conference Championship Game Sunday: The first ever for the program, Ball State came into the game as a slight underdog to the Falcons, who have dominated the MAC in women's basketball during the past few seasons. Also, the win gave Ball State 25 wins on the season, the most ever for the program.


BASEBALL: Ball State looks to continue history of strong MAC openers

The opening weekend of Mid-American Conference action has treated the Ball State University baseball team well throughout the years. Since 1995, the Cardinals are 30-10 in the first weekend of conference games and have swept their past two opening MAC opponents.



Ball State to be first university to work with interactive TV programs

Ball State University will be the first university in the U.S. to utilize a new software kit for interactive television. OCAP/EBIF Development Network (OEDN), an industry group made up of developers for interactive television, worked with Comcast Media Center and Ensenquence to make an Academic ITV Software Developer Kit program available to schools.


Student to work in N.Y.

After seven months of research and work, Marciel Greene, senior theater design and technology major, was invited to the American College and Theater Festival in April at the Kennedy Center in New York. Greene received recognition for her work on the lighting crew for the play "In the Blood," which was performed last fall.


Rembering lost culture

In honor of Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, a Holocaust survivor and Monuments Man came to Ball State University Wednesday to help people remember the art and culture lost during Adolf Hitler's regime and share his story. Harry Ettinger spoke about his experience in the Monuments Men during and after World War II.



Ball State police arrest skateboarder

Ball State University police arrested a student on suspicion of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct Tuesday after an officer said he warned the man to stop skateboarding, but the man ignored the order, police said. Delaware County Jail was holding Drake Turner, 21, on $3,500 bond as of Tuesday afternoon after police arrested him on the respective Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges.


SOFTBALL: BSU looks for records in home opener

The Ball State University softball team is hoping its opening home game tonight against Valparaiso University is one of record-setting proportions. Only one-third of the way through the season, junior college transfer Jen Reifschneider is one home run shy of tying the Ball State single-season record.


BSU student represents Indy 500 Fest in St. Patrick's Day parade

Sophomore interior design major Jennifer Eakins walked in the Indianapolis St. Patrick's Day Parade as a representative of the Indianapolis 500 Festival Tuesday. She passed out candy to children lining the streets, watched the crowd celebrate St. Patrick's Day and said she enjoyed "seeing the hype of the city.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: BSU announces ticket, fan bus prices for tourney

Even though Ball State University did not have much information to give fans Tuesday, the phones in the ticket office were "ringing like crazy." Associate Athletic Director Matt Wolfert said Ball State now has a plan to get fans tickets and travel packages for the women's basketball team's NCAA Tournament game against the University of Tennessee.


Blood drive rewards students with free meal

Anyone willing to give up an hour and endure the prick of a needle can get a free meal and possibly save a life today and tomorrow. Several Ball State University organizations are having the Angels for Life Blood Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday in Pruis Hall.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: No need for starters in BSU victory

Facing a game point and with all of his starters sitting on the bench against a Division III team, coach Joel Walton calmly walked toward the referee and called timeout. During the timeout, though, the coach was not thinking about what starter to put back in the match with the Ball State University men's volleyball team leading by two games.