When Bart Peterson took the podium at the Ball State University Alumni Center on Tuesday night he came with a message of hope not only for Muncie, but for many other struggling cities in America. The former mayor of Indianapolis titled his speech "Redeveloping America's Core Cities for Long-Term Prosperity: The Case for Mixed Income Housing.
Former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson will discuss housing issues during a speech in the Alumni Center at 7:30 p.m. Peterson is a resident fellow at Harvard University, and he is a visiting distinguished professor of public policy at Ball State University's Indianapolis Center.
On a sunny day in Muncie, the Ball State University men's golf team kicked off its annual Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club. After 36 holes of golf, Ball State is tied for second place. Round two results are not official, however, because four teams have one hole remaining.
An art form has made its way from recess to campus, and it has drawn some attention from Ball State University officials because of a policy older than some of us. When the sun is shining, crowds of students emerge from dark, stuffy residence halls ready to write and draw.
More than 300 students from dozens of greek and independent organizations participated in the Homecoming Week Opening Day games Monday in Irving Gym. Twenty tug-of-war teams and 30 obstacle course and dodgeball teams signed up for Opening Day games, Jennifer Regnier, Homecoming Steering Committee publicity chairwoman, said.
The Ball State University men's golf team was reminded throughout the day Tuesday how crucial putting is in the game of golf. Despite the struggles with the short game, the Cardinals placed second in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club.
Monday wasn't the typical day off for Ball State University football players. The mood wasn't as light as it usually would be after a big win. Nobody smiled. Players didn't make faces at their teammates, trying to make them stumble as they were interviewed.
When Zach Roop was in Bloomington on Saturday at Ball State University's football game at Indiana University, he noticed a mass of binge-drinking, anxious football fans turning tailgating into a turf war. The senior sports administration major said when he saw things getting out of hand, he tried to stay away for fear of being pulled in.
National Fruit and Vegetable Month is here, so it's time to acknowledge why these food pyramid staples are so important to our diet. Even though produce is sometimes low on most college students' lists of vital foods, eating fresh fruits and vegetables is integral to staying healthy and happy, Minnetrista Farmers Market coordinator Dani Caldwell said.
Having the home course advantage proved to be the biggest advantage for the Ball State University women's golf team. After one round of play in the Cardinal Classic at Muncie's The Players Club, the Cardinals have the lead with a team score of 302, 14-over-par.
The beauty of football isn't the electric atmosphere on game days, the testosterone-packed violence or the excitement of watching a big play unfold. It's not the final result on the scoreboard or the win-loss record at the end of a season. Titles are great, but there's something more than a championship that makes America's game beautiful.
Nick Armogida was able to chalk a final statement before he gave in to police demands. The junior advertising major met opposition while using chalk to promote the Wuhnurth Music Festival, an event that happened in early September. Armogida said someone called police on the group of students, and they were asked to stop drawing with chalk on campus.
Ball State University freshman Sasha Niese, an entrepreneurship major, said she attended the Living Lightly fair to earn extra credit for her English 103 class but left wanting to do more to help the environment. "We only get one Earth, and we need to take care of it," Niese said.
The result at the end of the game may have been the same as Ball State University's last two disappointments, but the field hockey team's 2-0 loss to Indiana University on Saturday was definitely an improvement. The loss extended the Cardinals' losing streak to six games, but the team had more offensive firepower than they displayed in losses to St.
The Amelia T. Wood Health Center will reopen at 8 a.m. today after closing early Friday because of a water main break. The water main break also cut off water service to Studebaker East and Studebaker West complexes. Running water was restored to the three buildings at about 3:30 p.
When Phil Bremen organized this year's 13th annual Fall News Roundup, he had two goals in mind: to educate students on how to tell news stories effectively and for students to understand the importance of the world around them. Bremen, assistant professor of telecommunications, used to be an NBC news anchor and covered the first war in Iraq.
Ten years ago previous Ball State University's men's golf coach Earl Yestingsmeier retired after 35 years of coaching. Today, the men's golf team recognizes Yestingsmeier's accomplishments and dedication at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club.
One of the more important values we can have is empathy. That is, having the ability to identify with and understand another person's feelings. Empathy is where you can be discussing a heated topic with a colleague or friend, and although you disagree on the topic in particular, you have a civil understanding and respect for one another.
Clad in red and white and armed with beer bottles and profanity, two forces waged war in Bloomington this weekend. With drunken zeal, these hordes carried out a battle that represented behavior more becoming of Beowulf than a Ball State University student.
One of the Five Pillars of Islam, the foundations of Muslim life, includes fasting during the month of Ramadan. This year, ten days away from the end of the month of Ramadan (which began September 1), Ball State University's Muslim Student Association, along with the International Students Association, organized a community Iftar celebration on campus.
