INDIANAPOLIS - A resolution to appoint the sugar cream pie as Indiana's official state pie was passed by the Indiana Senate Thursday afternoon. Members of Ball State University's Indiana Foodways Alliance Business Fellows project researched and wrote the resolution, which was proposed by Sen.
After more than a month break, the Ball State University swimming and diving teams will finally get a chance to compete this weekend. The women's team was scheduled to travel to Illinois State University Saturday but did not make the trip because it could not get a working bus.
As we all know, history was made Tuesday afternoon when Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. But what does this really mean? In reality, none of us know what will happen next. We won't for a while. Obama might already have an 80 percent approval rating, but we will have to wait to see how that pans out.
The Ball State University track and field team is pleased with the start of its indoor season but is not yet satisfied as it enters its second indoor season competition at the Gladstein Invitational. The meet will be held at Gladstein Fieldhouse in Bloomington today and Saturday.
Below are this week's match results of teams ranked in the top 15 coaches poll. 1. Penn State (plays No. 13 Ball State on Friday) 2. Cal State Northridge (plays No. 10 UC-Santa Barbara on Friday) 3. Stanford (plays No. 6 USC on Friday and No. 4 Pepperdine on Saturday) 4.
Lauren Petersen was standing on stage, nervous and not knowing what to expect waiting for the runners-up for Miss Ball State 2009 to be announced. "I knew the other girls had a lot of pageant experience," she said. "Each of the girls were really deserving.
A group of Ball State University athletes signed autographs for, played games with and discussed sports with about 40 children from local schools Wednesday. College Mentors for Kids has 60 Ball State students who mentor 40 to 60 students from the Muncie area.
Welcome to Indiana. The Hoosier state. "The Crossroads of America." While it goes by many names, we call it home nonetheless. Thanks to a group of Ball State University Business Fellows, sugar cream pie is one step closer to becoming Indiana's state pie.
After a one-point loss to the University of Dayton Saturday, the Ball State University women's tennis team rebounded by blowing past Wright State University, claiming a 6-1 win against the Raiders at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center. Ball State coach Kathy Bull said she noticed the Cardinals were much more relaxed than during the Dayton match.
Northern Illinois University women's basketball team, led by senior guard Jessie Wilcox, held onto a 76-72 lead to defeat Ball State University Wednesday night. With the loss, the Cardinals (11-7, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) relinquished their top rank in the MAC West Division.
One reason it's a good idea to stear clear from trouble: not having to deal with the Delaware County Court system. A former Ball State University student may find that out the hard way, even though she's fighting like mad to stay out of jail. Ashley Kirkman, one of five then-Ball State students arrested on suspicion of attacking an Ivy Tech student last year, had her court hearing pushed back today to Feb.
The Ball State University men's tennis team showed how to protect its courts against teams it's expected to beat. Case in point: Its 7-0 victory against IPFW on Wednesday. The shutout came five days after Ball State lost by the same score to the University of Illinois.
Standing on the Ball State University men's volleyball team's sidelines Saturday, it was a struggle for middle attacker Matt McCarthy to watch his team play against No. 4 Stanford University. With an arena-record 3,729 people in attendance, the all-conference player was prevented from playing in one of the Cardinals' biggest non-conference matches of the season because of a shoulder injury.
Unity Week's keynote speaker lectured a full house at Wednesday Pruis Hall about diversity, pressed the issues of racism and poverty and invited the audience to take part in community service. Johnnetta Cole, former college president and author, used personal experiences and thoughts to relate with the audience, which participated in a question and answer session after the lecture.
In an attempt to salvage a constitution filled with contradictions, Ball State University Student Government Association presented legislation Wednesday afternoon to clean up the mess. The current constitution has two sections labeled Article VII, with one featuring multiple conflicting statements on executive board's compensation.
The Ball State University men's basketball team is sitting atop the Mid-American Conference West Division and is not about to change its formula for success anytime soon. The Cardinals (8-8, 3-1 MAC) own the MAC's second-best scoring defense at 60.4 points-per-game allowed, and coach Billy Taylor said remaining true to the team's defense-first mindset is critical.
The spirit of political enthusiasm has swept our nation into a fervor. In fact, it's been sweeping the U.S. into a fervor for seemingly countless months. This enthusiasm came to a head Tuesday with the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Now, however, is the time to shift that political passion from a national stage to a local one.
With the clock winding down on Ball State University's 50-44 victory against Western Michigan University, freshman guard Pierre Snead tracked down the long rebound after another of the Bronco's missed shots and took it hard to the hoop. His dunk came after time expired, but the symbol was the same.
Local elementary students invaded Worthen Arena this afternoon. Don't worry, though. No one got hurt. The building is still standing, in one piece, we think. The students were taking advantage of their chance to have five Ball State University student-athletes as college mentors.
The Ball State University women's basketball team takes its perfect Mid-American Conference record to Dekalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois University at 7 p.m. The Cardinals (11-6, 4-0 MAC) are riding a four game winning streak - defeating Eastern Michigan University, Western Michigan University, Central Michigan Universities and the University of Toledo.
