The department of family and consumer sciences will present its annual Fashionably Late fashion show Sunday. About 300 people are expected to attend the event, which will take place at the Horizon Convention Center, Instructor of family and consumer science Audrey Robbins said.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team will return to an all too familiar venue. For the first time since being swept in the conference championship match last season in Columbus, Ohio, the Cardinals will return to St. John Arena to play the Buckeyes at 7 p.
The No. 12 Ball State University football team would love to play No. 9 Boise State University in a bowl game, but the right offer was never presented to make the speculation reality. Ball State athletics director Tom Collins said the Humanitarian Bowl gave him an outline this week to try to entice the undefeated Cardinals to play the undefeated Broncos in Boise, Idaho.
Number 10Ball State University is sending eight buses to Ford Field, four from the Alumni Association and four from SGA. Number 9This is the first time Ball State will play in the MAC Championship Game. Number 8Darius Hill will have his best game this season.
Rushing OffenseBALL STATE -The last time Ball State University running back MiQuale Lewis played Buffalo, he suffered a season-ending collar bone injury. Lewis, who leads the MAC with 1,570 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, said Monday he will play with a chip on his shoulder because he feels he has something to prove.
BALL STATE CARDINALS12-0, 8-0 MAC With Wednesday's announcement that Ball State University would not play Boise State in the Humanitarian Bowl, it looks like the chances of the Cardinals playing in a high-profile bowl have disappeared. Athletics director Tom Collins said Ball State is committed to the MAC's three affiliated bowls - the Motor City Bowl, International Bowl and GMAC Bowl.
John Connor loves his two daughters - and his office shows it. His screensaver, a calendar on his wall and more than a dozen picture frames on his windowsill create a timeline of the years he has spent with Katelyn and Grace, the two children Connor and his wife adopted from China.
When David Letterman departed Ball State University on Sept. 7, 2007, he left more than a new building with his name on it. The university's most prominent alumnus gave a seven-figure sum, not being released by the university, as an unrestricted gift. The result is the Letterman Lecture Series, a new, annual group of speakers and workshops created to bring top professionals in the communication fields to Ball State.
A Ball State University cross country runner was honored Wednesday for her performance on and off of the track. Junior Sarah Kehe was one of 18 athletes named to the 2008 Women's Cross Country Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team. The team was chosen by faculty athletic representatives at schools in the conference.
Instructor evaluations are one step away from being available online after two resolutions successfully passed Wednesday's Student Government Association meeting. The proposals will move forward to University Senate for final approval. If the measures are enacted, students would be able to evaluate instructors outside class, but evaluations would not be publicly viewable.
Four buses full of Ball State University football fans will depart to Detroit for the Mid-American Conference Championship Game on Friday as part of the Alumni Association's travel package. Ed Shipley, the executive director of alumni programs, said about 220 people signed up for the Alumni Association's travel package to the game, which will fill four buses.
In the midst of Ball State University's most successful football season ever, university officials and coach Brady Hoke are negotiating to increase Hoke's salary, his assistant coaches' salaries and upgrade the program's facilities. Hoke's agent, Trace Armstrong, said talks are on-going, but he declined to give specifics on the negotiation.
Ball State University football fans have divided into two camps: those who wanted to go the Humanitarian Bowl and those who didn't. When the university decided not to play undefeated Boise State University on its home turf, everyone chose a side. Not even the commentators on ESPN's "Around the Horn" could come to a consensus about whether Ball State made the right decision in passing on the game.
The Ball State University swimming and diving teams look to defend their titles at the House of Champions Invitational at the IUPUI Natatorium this weekend. The Cardinals enter this year's six-team invite after winning the invite last year, the men by 162.
National speculation about the No. 12 Ball State University football team playing No. 9 Boise State University in the Humanitarian Bowl was put to an end Wednesday. The Humanitarian Bowl announced in a press release at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday that Ball State informed the bowl it was no longer a candidate to play in the Dec.
Normally, taking a walk down a city thoroughfare isn't a harrowing experience. As in most of life, there's always a chance that something bad could happen, but it's a slim one at best. The odds of a pedestrian getting hit by a car, for example, certainly aren't worth losing sleep over.
And the award for Alumnus of the Year goes to David Letterman. As Ball State University's most well-known graduate, the late-night talk show host has earned the right to be called a fantastic former "Fighting Cardinal," as Letterman likes to say. During this football season, he has been beyond complimentary about the team by chirping, including Ball State in his Top 10 list and calling us the "fiercest robin-sized bird.
A national rock climbing champion will be a member of the Ball State University women's golf team next season. Autumn Duke, a senior from Fishers, signed a national letter of intent to play for the Cardinals on Wednesday. Playing on the Hamilton Southeastern High School women's golf team, Duke averaged a 76.
Jdimytai Damour was a young man with his whole life ahead of him. Now he's about to be plugged six feet into the ground, trampled to death by the American Dream for the sake of half-price plasma TVs and digital cameras. It was only a life though, right? We have six billion of those on Earth but less than a few thousand 52-inch plasma TVs at half price.
I am no expert on relationships. In fact, I can hardly help myself most times. But with the holiday season upon us I thought it would be useful to reflect on those we love. I'm not talking about our parents or best friends, but significant others. Whether you are currently in a relationship, I hope this column can help all college-aged students.
