Sami Torres didn't intend to get muddy. The sophomore special education and elementary education major couldn't participate in Botsford and Swinford halls' annual Mud Volleyball tournament this year because of a soccer-related broken toe, but she came out Saturday afternoon to support her friends and hall directors, she said.
TOLEDO, OHIO - In years past, three points in a first half spelled defeat for Ball State University's football team. Times have changed. While the offense struggled against a University of Toledo scoring defense that ranks last in the Mid-American Conference, the Cardinals' defense provided one of the most dominating performances in school history.
When coach Brady Hoke addressed his players Sunday, he drew from his previous coaching experiences to keep No. 25 Ball State University's first national ranking in context. Hoke was an assistant coach at the University of Michigan in 1997, when the Wolverines won a national championship.
Ball State University students will have another doctoral program to choose from in Fall 2009. The nursing department will add the option to earn a doctorate in nursing practice. This will make the 17th doctoral degree Ball State offers. "There have always been doctoral programs in nursing," Beth Kelsey, interim associate director doctorate of nursing practice, said.
After each win this season, Ball State University football coach Brady Hoke has downplayed the importance of his program earning its first national ranking. That milestone was reached Sunday when the Cardinals received 97 votes to jump to No. 25 in The Associated Press Poll.
Despite the Sept. 29 economic downturn, a Ball State University professor said gas prices shouldn't be immediately affected. The general public has common misconceptions about how gas prices change, economics professor Cecil Bohanon said. One factor is mainstream media coverage of gasoline prices, he said, which leads to the idea that prices can increase drastically in a day but are not likely to fall in the same way.
This weekend was a homecoming of sorts for the Ball State University soccer team. After a 3-0 win Sunday against Kent State University, last year's team was awarded its Mid-American Conference championship rings by Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins and President Jo Ann Gora.
The match scores from the Queen City Collegiate Invitational in Cincinnati this weekend were nothing to boast about, but Ball State University women's tennis coach Kathy Bull found some positive points. "We didn't have a great weekend overall," Bull said.
The Ball State University men's tennis team wanted to gain experience for its younger players this weekend, but it wasn't the type of experience it wanted Friday. Ball State was on the short end of the stick on several third-set tiebreaking matches during the Ball State Fall Invitational causing some quick exits on Ball State's roster.
The Ball State University field hockey team knew its weekend slate would be difficult when it was visited by Mid-American Conference favorites Ohio and Kent State universities. The visitors showed why they are now perched atop the conference in a three-way tie with Miami University, as each shut out the Cardinals on successive days.
Numbers to know 0 - Toledo points 157 - MiQuale Lewis rushing yards 3 - MiQuale Lewis rushing touchdowns 242 - Nate Davis passing yards 28 - Second-half points 0 - Ball State turnovers 1965 - First time since 1965 Ball State has started a season 6-0 28 - Career wins for Brady Hoke 1 - Amount of teams still undefeated in the MAC 97 - Amount of votes Ball State received in the AP Poll 25 - Ball State's ranking in the AP Poll 0 - Wins needed for Ball State to become bowl eligible 6 - Wins needed for Ball State to finish the regular season undefeated Weekend milestonesFirst national rankingBest start to season since 1965Best start to the MAC since 1993Back to back six-win seasons for the first time since 1995-96Bowl eligibleFirst shutout since 2000 All-time rankings The football team became the seventh Ball State sport to be nationally ranked.
With a little help from Northern Illinois University and Central Michigan University, the Ball State University women's volleyball team is tied for first in the Mid-American Conference Western Division after defeating the University at Buffalo 3-1 (25-21, 26-28, 25-23, 25-20) Saturday.
When Kirsty O'Connor left the United Kingdom to attend Ball State University in 2006 she said she did not think the Cardinals women's golf team would be able to beat against schools from the Big Ten. After this weekend though, the junior has eliminated that notion.
Until 1891, the U.S. Marine Band had played exclusively in Washington, D.C., for events of national importance, presidential events, holidays and White House activities. The band began touring across the country that year under the leadership of its 17th director, John Philip Sousa, and since then (except during the Great Depression and World War II), the band has performed in a fall concert tour (starting in October and ending the first days of November).
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The Ball State University women's volleyball team made it three in a row in conference play by defeating the University at Buffalo 25-21, 26-28, 25-23, 25-20. Freshman setter Brittany McGinnis said the win against the Bulls was a good test for her team after the long weekend, which began with Thursday night's 3-0 win at the University of Toledo.
Every once in a while, a truly great writer will grace us with his presence here at Ball State University. When these writers come, students will go to see them, especially when tempted with extra credit, but often, these writers go rather unappreciated on our campus.
Now that a new season of Humans vs. Zombies has begun Monday, here are some tips for players to survive until the game ends Sunday: -Try not to travel in large groups. The ideal group size is between five and seven people. If players travel in large packs, it slows the group down, and members have a better chance of becoming zombies.
Ball State used its first shutout since the 2000 season and four second-half touchdowns to improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1965. The No.-29 ranked Cardinals spoiled Toledo's homecoming with a 31-0 victory Saturday night. It was their first shutout since a 29-0 victory against Connecticut in the 2000 season finale.
