A Ball State University student and another man were arrested late Wednesday night after robbing a Pizza King deliveryman on the 300 block of North Calvert St. At about 10:30 p.m., Ball State student Adam Sickmann, 20, and Andrew Weddle, 21, threw Pizza King employee Nathanael Rigney to the ground and kicked him, according to the police report.
Daily News history is being made and the proof is in your hands. This is the last Friday print edition of The Ball State Daily News you'll be reading for some time. Suspending Friday publication is not a death sentence, and our Friday papers may be back someday.
One year ago today, students at Ball State University were shocked by a shooting that left five dead less than 300 miles away at Northern Illinois University. Student Steven Kazmierczak killed five and wounded 18 other students before he killed himself last Valentine's Day.
The Ball State University women's tennis team will travel to Indianapolis on Saturday with some momentum after grabbing its second consecutive shutout victory Tuesday. The Cardinals defeated IUPUI 7-0 last week and Valparaiso University with the same score earlier this week.
The Ball State University women's basketball team will take on Ohio University - its last Mid-American Conference East opponent for the regular season - at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Bobcats (8-14, 4-6 MAC) have lost four of their last five games this season but have a balanced team and "a couple of kids that just play really, really hard," Ball State coach Kelly Packard said.
Sophomore journalism major David Boulton spent his freshman year searching for his niche in Ball State University's student media only to come up empty-handed. However, in 10 days, Boulton's wish for his ideal media outlet created from his own inspiration may be come true.
The Ball State University's men's tennis team hopes the third time is the charm as it plays its third Big Ten team of the season. Both of Ball State's losses this season were to Big Ten teams, and Northwestern University wants to keep the streak alive Sunday in Evanston, Ill.
Climbing the rickety ladder leading up to the barn's hayloft, I could smell the cigarette smoke. Long out of use, the barn was a musty place, drab, lifeless and full of cobwebs. Memories color it black and white, like the old movies that used to come on late at night and lull me to sleep.
The first of two remaining Mid-American Conference matchups for the Ball State University gymnastics team will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Michigan University. Ball State (1-4, 0-4 MAC) has witnessed the brunt of conference opponents in the preceding weeks, but being one of two teams that remain winless in the MAC doesn't sound as bad as it might look, assistant coach Katie Malott said.
The Office of Victim Services' 13th annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week comes to a close today. Speakers had resources for victims of assault, self-defense classes and lectures on building healthy relationships. The Wall of Healing also was displayed in the Art and Journalism Building.
Below are the match results from teams in this week's the top 15 coaches poll. Ball State is unranked - listed at No. 16 - and will play the Milwaukee School of Engineering at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (plays Harvard on Friday and No.
As women's volleyball coach Mick Haley sat in his office at the University of Southern California this week, he could still vividly remember his college career. Riding his bicycle down McKinley Avenue, the future Olympic coach and his teammates spent afternoons at Ball State University in the early 1960s petitioning students and fighting to make men's volleyball a varsity sport.
Will you be my valentine? I know sometimes I don't live up to your expectations, but I want to make it up to you. There have been times in the past when I've said things you didn't want to hear, and there have been times when we've disagreed. These kinds of problems are to be expected in any relationship.
Sheryl Alley is remembered by her friends and family as being selfless and giving. The accounting professor was close friends with Vicky Shipley, who teaches in Ball State University's accounting department. "Sherry was a wonderful friend," Shipley said.
The Ball State University chapter of the NAACP had two things to celebrate Thursday night. Food, entertainment and informative booths marked the initiation of Ball State's chapter into the Youth and College division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
A chili, February afternoon hasn't diminished the draw of the scramble light. Free hot chocolate, along with other goodies, are the flavors of the day for the busy corner, brought to you by Housing and Residence Life. The programming and marketing fund is paying for the free cup of cocoa to promote university living at Scheidler and Anthony apartments.
Fans choiceMARCUS IMWALLE With 25 votes and 44 percent of the total vote, outside attacker Marcus Imwalle won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Imwalle tied a career-high with 17 kills in Ball State's sweep against Rutgers-Newark on Friday. Play of the weekBRANDON LAMPLEY Trailing by 11 with 14 minutes remaining Saturday against Kent State, Brandon Lampley drove to the basket for the Ball State men's basketball team.
For the first time since returning to the Ball State University track and field team since her attempt at making the 2008 Summer Olympics, Amber Williams won the Mid-American Conference Track Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. Williams posted a conference-best time of 8.
With the opening tournament of the spring season in less than two weeks for the women's golf team, the players have been doing what every other team across the nations has been doing: practicing. But with the high amounts of snow Indiana has received during the first few weeks of school, practicing hasn't been an easy task for the Cardinals.
