Ball State (1-3) rolled by the IPFW (3-3) behind a stout front line attack and solid defensive effort in the back row en route to a 26-24, 25-18, 25-19 win on Friday at Worthen Arena.
The Muncie Redevelopment Commission unanimously voted to give Ivy Tech Community College property in downtown Muncie to help expand its Delaware County campus. "It's a win win for everybody, and I'm just elated," Commission Director Bruce Baldwin said after the official announcement Thursday afternoon.
It's the last day of the second week of school and, so far, it's going pretty well. It's been a relatively calm couple of weeks if you take out the never ending slew of meetings, people trying to run me over on bikes and freshman who don't know what country they're in.
The Ball State University field hockey team lost its first game of the season Friday 5-4 to Fairfield University in double overtime. The Cardinals allowed three unanswered goals to end the game, including a score with four minutes left in the second half that sent the game into overtime.
Ball State University continues to trail the University of North Texas after the first half of play at Scheumann Stadium. The Mean Green scored on their first drive of the night and added a 24-yard field goal with 1:19 left in the half. On back-to-back possessions in the second quarter, each quarterback threw an interception inside the 10-yard line.
Stats from the game: Rushing Ball State MiQuale Lewis 15 rushes for 103 yards and 1 TD Kelly Page 7 rushes for 53 yards Eric Williams 2 rushes for 13 yards North Texas Cam Montgomery 17 rushes for 149 yards Riley Dodge 12 rushes for 73 yards Lance Dunbar
It's been a trying week for the Ball State University women's volleyball team. After losing both starting libero Alyssa Rio and defensive specialist Hannah Sullivan, the Cardinals have been left scrambling to prepare to host the Active Ankle Challenge this weekend at Worthen Arena.
The University of North Texas jumped out to an early lead against Ball State University in Thursday's opener. The Mean Green lead the Cardinals 7-0 after the first quarter. Freshman quarterback Riley Dodge led his team on a scoring drive on the visitor's first possession, ending with a five-yard touchdown run from Lance Dunbar.
Though the 2-0 start for the Ball State University field hockey team was not expected, the mindset for coach Annette Payne and her players remains the same. Coming off back-to-back wins last weekend against Davidson College and Appalachian State University, the spirits and confidence levels of all the players remain high, yet humble, at the same time.
It was far from the ideal start to the season and the Stan Parrish era for Ball State University on Thursday night. The University of North Texas upset Ball State 20-10 Thursday at Scheumann Stadium, ending the Cardinals' 14-game regular season winning streak.
Kicker Ian McGarvey put Ball State University on the scoreboard with a 24-yard field goal, but the hosts continue to trail the University of North Texas 10-3. McGarvey's field goal came after a touchdown pass from Kelly Page to Seth White was called back because of holding.
Friday Night Filmworks will play the Disney-Pixar movie "UP" at 9 p.m. tonight in Pruis Hall. Admission is free for all Ball State University students with ID and $1 for guests. John Speer, University Program Board program director, said the Friday Night Filmworks movies are decided ahead of time and played in the order that the university can obtain their copyrights.
Despite 3G only being available to the Muncie and Anderson area for a week, one Ball State University class has already taken advantage of the new network. The interactive media course, known as iMedia, is a two semester immersive-learning class that combines students and faculty from five Ball State departments to develop interactive news and advertising programs for mobile platforms.
The events of the 1960s shaped the nation in a way no other decade has been able to do since. Those events all came together in 1968 to create a volatile story of the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War and a cultural revolution of massive proportion. An exhibit titled "1968 in America" will open on Saturday at the Minnetrista Cultural Center in an attempt to tell the story of the events that had one of the largest effects on America's history, as well as educate the visitors about the importance of that year.
Labor Day is approaching and with that comes the first Ball State break. This early in the school year, many may not feel the need to go back home yet. Or it may just be too far to go back home for that extra day. Either way, it's easy in Muncie to create a "stay-cation" without spending a lot of money.
The Ball State University soccer team dropped their third straight game of the season, 3-2, against Valparaiso University on Thursday night. The Cardinals played their first game of the Boilermaker Challenge Cup in West Lafayette against the Crusaders. Valparaiso scored the fist goal in the 19th minute of the game, beating freshman goalkeeper Nicole Wood.
A religious object valued at about $4,000 was taken from a church near Ball State University, Father John Kiefer said.
