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INTERACTIVE: Asteroid's close call

Click here to see an interactive graphic about a recently discovered asteroid that flew in between the Earth and the moon.



New Web site to reduce spam

A new Web site and general communication system will be put into effect March 16 in an effort to reduce the number of irrelevant e-mails students receive from Ball State University. University Marketing and Communications has been working for 18 months to conceptualize a three-part system, Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president of marketing and communications, said.


TRACK AND FIELD: Cardinals get last shot to qualify for NCAA Championships

The last grain of sand in the hourglass will fall this weekend for the Ball State University track and field team to qualify for the NCAA provisionals. Before time runs out, the Cardinals will travel to South Bend for the Alex Wilson Invitational for their last attempt to make time requirements for the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station, Texas.



MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Title hopes rest on next 10 days

As coach Joel Walton prepared for tonight's road match, he knew the next week and a half would define the No. 15 Ball State University men's volleyball team's regular season. Having a one-match conference lead, Ball State will play six road matches in the next 10 days, including four conference matches starting tonight against Quincy University at 8 p.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: How the top 15 have fared

Below is how teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. No. 13 Ball State will play Quincy tonight and Grand Canyon University on Saturday and Sunday. 1. Cal State Northridge (plays No. 8 BYU today and Friday) 2. UC Irvine (defeated Loyola; plays No.



MEN'S TENNIS: Cardinals look to open conference play on a good note

While most students will pack up and leave for their Spring Break destinations today, the Ball State University's men's tennis team will be hard at work. That's because the Cardinals will try to sweep a doubleheader against Chicago State University and Anderson University.


QUESTIONABLE CONUNDRUMS: Computer labs at local school are insufficient

If you're anything like me, you spend most of your time focused intently on your particular field of study. For me, days are full of journalism. I'm at a computer working on various projects at least three-fourths of the time I'm awake. The last two weeks, I've been focused on the Student Government Association election - it seems I'm in the minority of the student body here - the newspaper and my class work.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Reporter's notebook

The No. 15 Ball State University men's volleyball team will play Quincy University at 8 p.m. in Quincy, Ill. Below are some news and notes for the match. McCarthy could miss tonight's match With Ball State preparing for almost half of its conference matches in the next 10 days, the playing status of middle attacker Matt McCarthy remains unknown.


Spring Break table raises awareness

Partying, beaches and road trips were common conversation starters Wednesday afternoon as students milled around the Health Education table for Spring Break Safety Week in the Atrium. The Health Education Department wanted to raise awareness about the dangers of alcohol, drugs and unprotected sex while also stressing the importance of partying smart, health education graduate assistant, Jessica Stevens, said.



SOCCER: Team lands 8 recruits for 2009 season

Ball State University soccer coach Michael Lovett announced the signing of eight recruits to national letters of intent Wednesday for the 2009 season. The Cardinals signed midfielder Alyssa Ables from Huntertown; defender/midfielder Maggie Brown from West Chester, Ohio; defender Coco Cammon from New Hope, Minn.


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cards can't keep late lead, lose in OT

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A deflated Ball State University men's basketball team went into halftime of Wednesday night's game at Western Michigan University down 38-24, outnumbered in just about every statistical category to the Broncos. The Cardinals then came out strong in the second half, outscoring the Broncos 47-33 and forcing the team's first overtime contest of the season but lost momentum in the extra period, losing 84-82 and forcing yet another tie atop the Mid-American Conference West Division standings with Western Michigan heading into both teams' final regular season game on Sunday.


New grant would be used to improve environment

Muncie and Ball State University are partnering to develop a grant proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency that could allocate up to $400,000 to address environmental problems in the city. The Community Action for a Renewed Environment grant is given to organizations to act as a project coordinator that addresses environmental issues, Ball State proposal manager Justin Miller said.


OUR VIEW: Congratulations

There's adversity, and then there's what the men's and women's basketball teams have faced the past few years. Wednesday night the two teams were in positions to clinch first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division. The men failed but still have a chance.


Campus organizations travel on Spring Break to help those in need

The Revolution For the third consecutive year the Revolution, a Ball State University church community, will take a group of students to do community service in Pass Christian, Miss., close to the New Orleans area. The organization will meet with students from Virginia Tech at the mission and students will help with reconstruction of buildings damaged by Hurricane Katrina.


GYMNASTICS: Well-rested Cardinals travel to Michigan for pair of meets

The Ball State University gymnastics team will head to East Lansing, Mich., Sunday for a 2 p.m. meeting with Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley. The Cardinals (3-9, 1-5 Mid-American Conference) enter the meet averaging a team score of 191.