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FOOTBALL: Cardinals to play for redemption

Brandon Crawford sat in his home locker room with the gut-wrenching feeling that only accompanies players after a devastating defeat. His team had been blown out on their own field to rival Central Michigan University. His defense had just surrendered a season-high 58 points in arguably the biggest game of the year.



MEN'S BASKETBALL: Freshmen guard gets captain's attention

The Ball State University men's basketball team's 72-59 season-opening win against Eastern Illinois University on Saturday at Worthen Arena set the pace for the upcoming season. Jones creating excitement Earning his first career rebound and bucket 16 seconds into the game via putback off a missed layup, the 6-foot-9-inch Jarrod Jones gives Ball State something it has lacked in the starting lineup in the past couple seasons - height.


Nation has record growth of international students

Ball State University lagged in national growth rates for international students for the 2007-08 academic year, but the university hopes to be able to recruit more students with the opening of its China Center in Shanghai. According to the Institute of International Education, which released its annual Open Door report on Monday, the number of international students at U.


OUR VIEW: Tolerance

Newspapers across the country have reported several negative incidents both during and after President-elect Barack Obama's win over John McCain. A hanged effigy of Sarah Palin was found at a California home. At Baylor University, officials found a rope resembling a noose in a tree, racial slurs were shouted and students burned signs.


WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ready for a home postseason win

The Ball State University women's volleyball team won't have to do much research when scouting Eastern Michigan University -¡- the Cardinals' first-round opponent in its Mid-American Conference Tournament match at 7 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The No. 7 seed Ball State is already 2-0 against the No.



Forum to discuss multicultural issues

The Student Government Association's Multicultural Council will hold a forum at 7 p.m. in Pruis Hall titled "What's the Point if No One Hears Me?" SGA Secretary Ebony Strong said the purpose of the forum is to broaden Ball State University students' minds concerning multicultural issues.


MEN'S GOLF: Cardinals sign two more for upcoming season

The Ball State University men's golf team added two more recruits to its 2009 roster Friday. Brodie Williams from Lapel High School in Lapel and Alex Stinson from Liberty Christian High School in Anderson will complete the 2009 class for head coach Mike Fleck.


THE BOGEYMAN: Predicting the future is tough but worth it

It's common knowledge that seeing the future is impossible. Is that really true? The answer, cliched though it may be, depends on what you're trying to predict. If you ask NASA to tell you where Jupiter will be 10 years from now, it can probably give you the position to within several thousand miles.



FOOTBALL: BCS system begins to rear its ugly head at Cards

The BCS standings are comprised of the Harris Poll, Coaches Poll and six computer polls.Ball State dropped four spots to No. 19 in the computer polls.The Cardinals had a lower computer average because their strength of schedule decreased after playing Miami, which is in last place in the MAC, last week.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Junior forward sees first action as a Carindal

BLOOMINGTON - The result wasn't what the Ball State University women's basketball team and junior forward Danielle Gratton were looking for, but Gratton was happy to start her career as a Cardinal. Ball State lost its season opener 84-68 to Indiana University on Friday as a part of the Preseason Women's National Invitational Tournament.


Angel Tree to help families with holidays

Student Voluntary Services is helping children in the Muncie area have a better Christmas. The 17th annual Angel Tree begins today and sponsors underprivileged Delaware County children. Every year SVS and Delaware County Family Services compiles a list of local children in need.



200 attend black issues conference

Montique Taylor, Vice President of the Black Collegian Caucus at IPFW, said he found Saturday's Black Issues Conference motivating. "This conference has inspired me to reach out for more and do more for myself," Taylor said. "It has inspired me to reach higher and to make my goals easier to achieve.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Hoosiers' dominance continues vs. Cards

BLOOMINGTON - Kelly Packard brought her Ball State University women's basketball team into Friday's season-opener at Indiana University looking to begin her first year with an emotional high. Instead, she was reminded of how much patience she will need with her new team.


President's office to provide more buses for Wednesday's football game

The Ball State University president's office has worked with Student Government Association to provide more buses to make sure all students wanting to go to the Ball State vs. Central Michigan game Wednesday night can get there. The signup to get on the buses is 8 a.


College Gaming League has first intercollegiate contest

Six Ball State University students battled a team from the University of Central Florida in the virtual world of Team Fortress 2 on Friday night. The match up, sponsored by Dell's College Gaming League, was the first intercollegiate gaming competition. Gamefire.


VIDEO: Ball State vs. Northern Illinois

Click here to see highlights from the regular season finale for women's volleyball. (Watch in high quality mode for better performance)


WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards earn postseason home match

The Ball State University women's volleyball team dropped its two final regular-season matches this weekend to Western Michigan University on Friday and Northern Illinois University on Saturday. Perhaps more importantly, however, the Cardinals took advantage of two University of Toledo losses this weekend to earn hosting rights in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.