The Ball State University men's basketball team was simply in awe during the first half of Saturday's game against Kent State University at Worthen Arena. As a team revolved around defensive intensity and effort, the Cardinals just couldn't catch a break - and the Golden Flashes seemingly couldn't miss.
Even with the most recent loss to Kent State University, the Ball State University men's basketball team has not lost sight of its main goal: the top spot in the MAC standings. Coach Billy Taylor placed the brunt of the responsibility of leadership onto the shoulders of senior team members Brandon Lampley, Rob Giles and Laron Frazier to guide their younger teammates to a successful game.
Instead of listening to their favorite music, students who visited Ruckus in the past few days were met with a nearly blank screen and a brief message. "Unfortunately, the Ruckus service will no longer be provided. Thanks." The Web site devoted to offering college students an alternative to illegal file sharing unexpectedly shut down Friday, about two years after signing a contract with Ball State University.
Ball State University took a large step in its green movement on Friday after the Board of Trustees voted to begin a geothermal energy project in May. The project will cost an estimated $66 million dollars, Bob Koester, director of the Center for Energy Research, Education and Service, said.
Ball State University students will experience an average increase of 3.1 percent for room and board rates for the Fall Semester, based on increased food costs, operation costs and the July 24 minimum wage increase, Randy Howard, associate vice president of finance and assistant treasurer, said.
A few Tuesdays ago, I walked into the Letterman Building at 5 p.m. and officially joined one of Ball State University's cultural organizations. The Cannonball Club? I think that's just a legend. The Body Modification Club? I wish I was that cool. In fact, a few minutes after five I was sitting with 60-ish other students, listening to LaTessa Black, president of the Black Student Association.
The Ball State University baseball team didn't wait for the groundhog's weather prediction before they officially opened practice for the 2009 season last week. Around the country, teams kicked off their practice schedules the day the NCAA allows teams to increase the time spent on baseball skill activities from two hours a week to about two every day.
Before we get started, a quick clarification and correction. First, a friend of mine pointed out last week that the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act did not contribute to the financial meltdown; instead, its permission of mergers helped stabilize the financial system by letting healthy corporations subsume unhealthy ones.
Wearing collared shirts and holding drinks, the longtime supporters of Ball State University baseball looked over baseballs and bats bearing the signatures of Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Ozzie Smith, Bob Gibson and Duke Snider. They gathered Saturday in the Alumni Center for Meet the Team night.
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The Ball State University track and field team's personal record books are heavy with ink from this weekend's competition, when the Cardinals broke numerous individual season records. The Cardinals also jotted down five top 10 finishes from the 22nd annual Meyo Invitational.
OXFORD, Ohio - Walking around the Nixon Aquatic center Friday night, one would have thought the Ball State University swimming and diving team beat Miami University. During and after the meet, the majority of the RedHawk swimmers seemed solemn and downtrodden, while the Cardinals were upbeat and enjoying themselves.
What happened at the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday is the same thing that happens every year: an increase in room and board rates was approved. But with students more strapped for cash than usual this year, the increase seems to matter more than in the past.
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Below is how teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. No. 13 Ball State University lost to George Mason University and will play Rutgers-Newark University at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (plays Springfield College on Saturday) 2.
The Ball State University gymnastics team fell to No. 26 Northern Illinois University 191.300 to 192.925 Sunday afternoon in Worthen Arena. Ball State dropped its record to 1-4 (0-4 Mid-American Conference) in a meet in which the point margin was decided in large part by pivotal falls.
The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated Rutgers-Newark University 30=23 in game one of their best-of-five match tonight at Worthen Arena. Trailing 9-5, Ball State went an 11-2 run to take a four-point lead. The Cardinals would led by as many as eight points in the game.
Despite a second half performance where it shot 15-of-20 (75 percent) from the field, the Ball State University men's basketball team lost 63-56 to visiting Kent State University in Saturday's Mid-American Conference action at Worthen Arena.
The Ball State University Board of Trustees approved a 4.4 percent increase in room and board costs for Fall 2009 in its meeting Friday. Students who have finished one year of the two-year premium plan will not see an increase, Student Trustee Kellie Conrad said.
The Ball State University men's basketball team has already played the Mid-American Conference's top three overall scorers, rebounders, 3-point shooters and shot blockers this season. Next up on the list? The reigning MAC Player of the Year. Ball State plays host to Kent State University on Saturday.
