After four consecutive cancellations, the Ball State University softball team began to make up for the lost time by playing two extra-inning games at Valparaiso University Monday. The Cardinals (17-13) and Crusaders (13-7) split the doubleheader, with Valparaiso winning the first game 1-0 in eight innings and Ball State winning game two 4-3 in nine.
Sen. Barack Obama will open a regional office in Muncie, which could lead to the candidate visiting the city in the near future, according to Obama campaign workers. The Obama campaign announced Monday that Muncie will be one of 10 cities in Indiana in which a regional campaign office will open.
In its latest attempt to play baseball, Ball State University will travel to the University of Notre Dame today. The Cardinals haven't played in nine days because of snow and rain canceling their last five games. Ball State beat Presbyterian College in its last game to bring its season record to 8-8.
Students who work out in Irving Gym late at night have nothing to worry about while construction begins in the parking lot outside the building. Thomas Morrison, associate vice president for Business Affairs, said the Student Recreation and Wellness Center's construction would begin in the upcoming weeks.
March is Women's History Month, a time devoted to the study of women who made a difference in the world and who didn't have it easy. At Ball State University, students are used to seeing a balanced amount of women and men in the classroom. Last school year the student population was about 53 percent women and 47 percent men, according to the university's Student Enrollment Fact Book.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by life? Perhaps you were juggling a billion different commitments, and you had to find some way to follow through on all of them without losing your mind. Or perhaps some segment of life was sucking up all of your time: homework, maybe, or parties, or a game or possibly even Facebook.
When Kay Bales heard of Chelsea Clinton's arrival to Ball State University in an e-mail Saturday, she had less than a week to prepare. Clinton, along with actor Sean Astin, will visit Ball State as a part of a two-day multiple city tour of Indiana as part of her mother's, Hillary Clinton, presidential nomination campaign.
Hundreds gathered in Ball State University's Atrium today to listen to Chelsea Clinton field questions from the audience about topics such as universal health care, the war in Iraq and college tuition. Clinton spoke on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton as part of a state-wide college campaign tour.
Let's start by saying we realize that Ball State University was given very little time to prepare for Chelsea Clinton's arrival. That said, we could have planned a little better. Even though online comments led us to believe the campaign requested the Atrium as the venue for her speech and Q & A session, that doesn't mean we had to listen.
Coach Joel Walton said if his players needed any more motivation for their road match Saturday against Penn State University, they got it Monday. In the coaches poll released Monday, Penn State received the No. 1 ranking, setting up the No. 7 Ball State University men's volleyball team's first match against a No.
Hard work, dedication and time. That's the basic recipe for anything to have a chance for success. A group of 120 Ball State University students have a newfound understanding of that following the premiere of their movie, "Grove Lake." "Grove Lake" was a student-produced, student-written movie that resulted from a 10-week summer immersion program through the telecommunications department.
Every February libraries and schools across the country put out books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass in honor of Black History Month. People learn about the Underground Railroad, the invention of peanut butter and the Civil Rights Movement.
Even though I understand that every Ball State University student is not interested in the NCAA basketball tournament, it's hard not to relate this competitive event to real life situations. When you graduate, I guarantee that the term "underdog" will be utilized in your field of expertise.
Campaign workers for Sen. Barack Obama will open an office in Muncie in the near future, according to a press release. Ball State University senior Josh PeConge, who is a campaign volunteer, said he is working with a campaign staff member to open the office.
More than three years after its conception and several re-writes, the Beneficence Pledge has been approved by the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said the Board of Trustees approved the Beneficence Pledge unanimously at its meeting Friday.
Our journey this week begins 30,000 feet above the majestic landscape that is our country. The reason that our journey begins here is because that is where I am ... somewhere over Ohio. Yet, my thoughts are still in Muncie. As my fellow students toll tirelessly away at computers, study guides and textbooks looking forward to their weekend as I look forward to returning to the grind and routine that is college life at Ball State University.
The Board of Trustees voted in its March 21 meeting that health insurance rates will increase about 3 percent, while some premiums will decrease. Thomas Kinghorn, vice president for Business Affairs, said Ball State University was a self-insured institution so the claims experience drove the decision on what increased and what decreased.
In the final meet before the Mid-American Conference championships, the Ball State University gymnastics team lost to No. 13 University of Denver 196.025 to 190.525. Ball State honored its four seniors - Brittany George, Erica Gilkerson, Kristin Sprague and Lauren West - after the final home meet of their career Friday.
Though the temperature might be a little cold today, the Ball State University softball team is going to try to force in a doubleheader at Valparaiso University. Coach Craig Nicholson said the reason why the teams will try to force the games in is because both team begin conference play this weekend.
Walking around the Worthen Arena court following Friday's match against IPFW, coach Joel Walton looked up towards the ceiling and gave a deep sigh. After spending almost 90 minutes watching the No. 7 Ball State University men's volleyball team comeback from a two-game deficit to win, Walton said he couldn't help but feel relieved to walk away without a loss.
