What's at the heart of Muncie's economic problems? No jobs. What happened to them? Ask an economic conservative, and he will tell you that freer trade and fewer restrictions on corporations have vacuumed jobs overseas. Ask an economic liberal, and he will tell you that unions pushed for wages far in excess of what a person screwing bolts into widgets for eight hours a day should make.
The holidays might seem like a faraway dream for Ball State University students who have been back to school for a little more than a month. However, students already have the opportunity to get started on turning their dorm room, apartment or house in a winter wonderland.
It's officially fall - and that means more than just changing leaves and cooler temperatures. It's the time of year when silhouettes become more structured, and deeper-colored fabrics increase in abundance. So what do you need to know to keep up with runway trends this fall? And how can you make it work on a college budget? Local retailers share some tips.
Professor of finance Omar Benkato answers questions about how the 777.68-point drop in the stock market and failed passing of the financial bailout plan will affect students. Q: What will happen to my money that is in the bank? A: "Money in the banks are safe because they are FDIC insured up to $100,000 per account.
Volleyball players are preparing to get dirty on Ball State University's campus to benefit the Muncie Mission Ministries. The field next to Carmichael Hall will be torn up and hosed down to transform the grassy area into mud pits for the 21st Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament.
The last five months Presidential campaigning reminded me of "The Wizard of Oz" at times. The public views Barack Obama as the lion with no courage and John McCain as the tin man that doesn't have a heart. That makes Joe Biden the scarecrow without a brain and Sarah Palin as the newcomer Dorothy with her faithful terrier Toto - who is starring as an Alaskan Moose.
Google can now be used as a noun or a verb. But where did the name originate 10 years ago? The name comes from the word "googol" meaning 10 to the 100th power, which is considered an infinite number. Considering the company's expansion in the past 10 years, the name seems fitting.
Nate Davis and Trey Buice didn't try to hide the reality that teammate Dante Love weighed on their thoughts during Saturday's game against Kent State University. The two Ball State University football players walked into the Cardinals' football complex after their 41-20 win wearing red T-shirts reading "Ball State's Dante Love No.
Homecoming is over and the duldrums of entertainment are upon us. We must wait another year before we can have a bonfire on LaFollette Field or race down Riverside Avenue on a bed - at least legally. The football team will be away at the University of Toledo this weekend, leaving the majority of Cardinals fans behind.
No matter how dominant the win, Ball State University football coach Brady Hoke has found something to gripe about after each game his team has played this season. The issues he brings up are seldom dire. At one point in the season, he's been displeased with the Cardinals' running game as well as the kickoff coverage and return teams.
With a couple months under its belt, the Campus Alliance slate has finished some platform items and started the process of working on others. President Frank Hood, Vice President Carrie Cozad, Secretary Ebony Strong and Treasurer Moses Jones, cabinet members and senators have talked to administrators, students and the city of Muncie to try and push through the 24 platform items Campus Alliance campaigned on Spring Semester.
The largest economic descent since the Great Depression alarmed Washington D.C. and Wall Street yesterday, but experts say it won't affect Ball State University students - yet. Ball State economics professor Cecil Bohanon said the ripples of the current economic downturn will not affect students unless they continue for multiple months.
Ball State University's School of Music was ranked one of the nation's best by In Tune Monthly, putting Ball State's music program in the ranks of Indiana University, Julliard, UCLA and Oberlin College. In Tune is a music magazine targeted at middle school and high school teachers.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team didn't reach the five-win mark last season until it defeated the University of Akron on Nov. 3. This year's squad was able to collect its fifth win, first home win and its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season in its 3-1 (25-20, 25-12, 23-25, 25-13) win against Eastern Michigan University in Worthen Arena Saturday night.
Here are some numbers for you to crunch: 228, 205, 778, 700 billion. Figuring out what these figures mean for the nation's future was enough to cause our political and economic leaders to freak out Monday. The numbers refer to the U.S. House's 228-205 vote to reject the $700 billion bailout, which caused the Dow Jones to decline 778 points.
Ball State University has improved immensely in the past few years. Aesthetically, it's obvious. Shafer Tower, Scheumann Stadium's renovation and the David Letterman Communication and Media Building are all recent efforts to beautify the campus. Multiple colleges and departments have also made reputations for themselves across the nation.
Of the 97 people ticketed Sept. 20 at the Ball State University at Indiana University football game, nine were Ball State students. According to Indiana State Excise Police reports, the students' offenses were illegal possession, illegal consumption and possession of false identification.
Coming off a win last week at the Cardinal Classic, coach Katherine Mowat did not get the results she was expecting from her Ball State University women's golf team at the Zippy Invitational. After playing 36 holes Monday, the Cardinals are in third place behind Eastern Michigan University and the University of Akron, with a team score of 630.
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