On Nov. 27, 1926, the Ball brothers donated $150,000 to a Masonic Temple - now known as The Cornerstone Center of the Arts - so a public auditorium could be built within. The Muncie Star Press quoted Frank C. Ball that day. He said the auditorium would be built so ".
After leading his team to a 12-0 start and earning the Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year award, Ball State University quarterback Nate Davis received another honor Monday. The junior was named one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, which is given to the nation's best quarterback in college football.
10. Check out the Mobile Carnival Museum, which celebrates the city's history as the true birthplace of Mardi Gras. You can even pick up some beads in the gift shop to use at Muncie Gras. 9. Go to Dauphin Island, just a few miles from Mobile. The island boasts white beaches, parks, restaurants, shopping and The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, a popular aquarium.
A Ball State University track and field athlete was arrested Saturday after she reportedly scratched a police officer's hand and cursed at him, according to the Muncie Police Department. Lanae Stovall, a senior member of the track and field team, was arrested on the preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement about 12:50 a.
The guilty plea hearing for a former Ball State University student arrested in connection with a 2007 assault has been continued for the second time. Ashley Kirkman, 21, is scheduled to plea to Delaware County Judge Robert Barnet on Jan. 22 in Circuit Court 3, according to court documents.
10. Only team in college ball to use kangaroo as long snapper. 9. I coached the second half of the Toledo game wearing only a headset and my underpants. 8. When O.J. Simpson and some goons showed up and tried to steal our equipment. 7. Our players met athletes from around the world when Muncie hosted this year's Summer Olympics.
For the second consecutive year forward Brooke MacGillivary of the Ball State University field hockey team was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Field Hockey Team. The MAC announced Tuesday MacGillivary was one of 12 student-athletes from the conference to receive the honors.
After leading his team to a 12-0 regular season record, Ball State University football coach Brady Hoke was named the American Football Coaches Association Football Bowl Subdivision Region 3 Coach of the Year on Tuesday. It was the first time Hoke, who is in his sixth season as the Cardinals' coach, won the regional award.
With only two days between games, Ball State University's women's basketball team will play Wright State University after a short turnaround at 7 p.m. in Worthen Arena. Ball State lost its last game against the University of Louisville 82-51. Coach Kelly Packard said the team is looking forward to playing back at Ball State for a game.
Gun control has always been a bland issue for me. I never got heated over whether I had the right to carry a weapon in my backpack. Of course, the idea of the person sitting right next to me packin' heat, as they say on the streets, petrifies me, but that issue has never slapped me in the face like it has recently here at Ball State University.
Baseball season doesn't start for more than two months, but Ball State University's first preseason accolade was announced Monday. Sophomore pitcher/infielder Kolbrin Vitek was named to the 2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List. The Wallace Award is sponsored by the College Baseball Foundation and the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Ball State University men's basketball team trails No. 14 Purdue University 30-17 at halftime in Worthen Arena. Senior forward Anthony Newell has six points to lead the Cardinals (4-3), who are 2-6 all-time against the Boilermakers. Senior guard Laron Frazier has five points, while freshman center Jarrod Jones has four points and four rebounds.
Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis of American Idol will perform in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'" at 7:30 p.m. in John R. Emens Auditorium. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the musical, which is about the spirit of legendary jazz musician Fats Waller and the sound of Harlem in the 1930s.
If history were on the Ball State University men's basketball team's side, the experts would pick the Cardinals as the favorites tonight against No. 14 Purdue University. In the eight all-time meetings between the schools, the home team has won every time.
Ball State Alumni Center was packed full of brown paper bags Monday evening for the premier of "State of Assault," a documentary about sexual assault victims and the criminal justice system. The 1,800 grocery-sized bags represented the number of bags needed to collect evidence for sexual assault crimes for one county for one year, said Ball State senior Kristin Larson.
Ball State University men's basketball senior forward Anthony Newell was selected Monday as the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. It is the second MAC West Player of the Week selection for Newell this season and fourth overall selection in his career.
var uslide_show_id = "c683908b-36d4-4f70-a85f-4c1d8f790431";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; The final seconds ticked off like a sucker punch to the gut. Coach Brady Hoke watched his opposing coach receive a Gatorade bath he had dreamt about for six years. His players walked across Ford's Field in silence. Ball State University's fans watched an 8-5 University at Buffalo team celebrate the 2008 Mid-American Conference Championship after a 42-24 win.
Despite the snow and cold conditions outside, the Ball State University men and women's swimming and diving teams were anything but cold Saturday as they swept the IUPUI House of Champions Invitational for the second straight year. Reigning Mid-American Conference swimmer of the week, Mary Ehresman, won two events and anchored the first-place 800-yard freestyle relay team.
Moving to the right outside attacker position was not a problem in the preseason for Todd Chamberlain. Chamberlain had a match-high 28 kills as the Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated Ohio State University 30-25, 24-30, 30-27, 28-30, 15-13 in an exhibition match on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.
For the first time in program history, the Ball State University football team is going to back-to-back bowl games as the No. 22 Cardinals will play the University of Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl. Although the Motor City Bowl had first selection of teams from the Mid-American Conference, Motor City Bowl Executive Director Ken Hoffman said his bowl allowed the Cardinals to go to the GMAC Bowl to set up the best possible matchup for the No.
