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FOOTBALL: Analyst says Davis made right decision to enter draft

INDIANAPOLIS - Nate Davis made a good decision to leave the Ball State University football team a year early, NFL.com Senior Columnist Vic Carucci said. "He picked a good year to get noticed," Carucci said. Carucci said NFL teams have said this year's quarterback class for the NFL Draft is weak.


MEN'S TENNIS: Ball State ready to host Big Ten team

Whenever a Big Ten team visits Muncie for an athletic event, it's bound to draw attention. The same holds true Saturday when Michigan State University comes to town to take on Ball State University's men's tennis team at noon. The Cardinals also play later that night against the Crusaders of Valparaiso University at 6 p.


FOOTBALL: MAC quarterbacks Davis, Willy reminisce at NFL Combine

INDIANAPOLIS - Buffalo Bulls quarterback Drew Willy and Nate Davis reminisced about their football careers but not much was said about the Mid-American Conference Championship Game. Willy said he and Davis sat next to each other in the hospital getting their tests done for the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: How the top 15 fared

Below is how the teams ranked in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. Ball State is listed at No. 16. Ball State swept Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday and will play Carthage College on 8 p.m. Saturday in Kenosha, Wis. 1. Penn State (lost to Loyola; IPFW tonight) 2.



SOFTBALL: Ball State finally gets chance to get on the field

Being inside for four months can give even the strongest of wills cabin fever. The Ball State University softball team gets to break from the confines of the Field and Sports Building this weekend as it starts its season in Athens, Ga., at the Georgia Softball Classic.


MLK discussion addresses unexplored history

Discussions of corruption, war and government liability wrapped up the Ball State University Truth Movement's exhibit on the untold story of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Atrium Thursday. "MLK: The Untold Story - What You Were Never Taught in School" was held at 5:15 p.


Downtown Muncie prepares for Muncie Gras

Sword swallowers, belly dancers, mechanical bull rides, karaoke, great food and a go-go cage. Scenes normally native to New Orleans will be found on Walnut Street Saturday as the city celebrates the eighth annual Muncie Gras in downtown Muncie. The event features more than 15 bands at four different locations and a French Quarter tent sporting male reviews, drag shows and dancers.



Cardinal Impact looks ahead to election

Cardinal Impact, the Student Government Association slate that has been embroiled in controversy since Monday, named a new treasurer and campaign manager and is officially nominated for election. The slate chose junior photojournalism major Nick Turner to replace Cody Willis as candidate for treasurer after Willis resigned.


BASEBALL: Cards lose season opener in extra innings

The Ball State University baseball team lost its season opener 4-3 to Furman University in 10 innings Friday. Furman senior Connor Lind reached on second baseman Nate Fields' error to start the bottom of the 10th and advanced to third before sophomore left fielder Reese Wade singled him home.


BASEBALL: Cardinals open season with four-game series in South Carolina

Spring Break isn't for two more weeks, but the Ball State University baseball team will get some rays this weekend in South Carolina. The Cardinals will get out of the Field Sports Building and open the 2009 season against Furman University with a four-game series.



Student group stands on own for economic policy change

Arguments about the economy broke out at Let's Stand's Tuesday evening meeting. The group formed, by senior Cody Willis, was put together to come up with a business plan to change economic policy. Willis said five students attended the meeting. Small arguments broke out because people were opening up their minds and sharing ideas, Willis said.


2 SGA slates accepted; 3rd slate to reapply

Three slates attended the second Student Government Association Nomination Convention on Thursday, but only two were approved to run for election. Elections Chair Marco Pretell-Vazquez said Cardinal Impact, the lone slate that attended the first convention, and Cardinal Collaboration are eligible to campaign immediately.


MEN'S TENNIS: Ball State prepares for two familiar coaches

Whenever a Big Ten team visits Muncie for an athletic event, it's bound to draw attention. The same holds true Saturday when Michigan State University comes to town to take on Ball State University's men's tennis team at noon. The Cardinals also play later that night against the Crusaders of Valparaiso University at 6 p.


Speaker says there is a link between the economy and education

Is there a link between the economic crisis and education? James Lintzenich said yes. Lintzenich, who graduated from Ball State University in 1975 with a business degree and is now the CEO of the Lumina Foundation, addressed students at Teachers College and Miller College of Business Thursday afternoon about his answer to that question as part of the Miller College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series.


GYMNASTICS: Cards lose to No. 25 Southeastern Missouri

The Ball State University gymnastics team fell to No. 25 Southeastern Missouri State University on Thursday night 193.100-195.500, the Cardinals' highest score of the season thus far. Top individual performances for the Cardinals included Katelyn Busacker, who placed second on the balance beam with a 9.


Mike Pence opens a new office in Downtown Muncie

Five pictures of Ball State University lined the freshly painted West wall of Mike Pence's new West Charles Street office Friday, but the forty people in the office ignored them. Instead, the group of business owners, bankers and donors were there to shake hands with the Republican representing Indiana's 6th district.