After three weeks of playing all of its games on the weekend, the Ball State University softball team will play a schedule in the next 10 days that more mirrors its upcoming schedule. For the first time this season, the Cardinals will play games that are not on Friday, Saturday or Sunday when they travel to the University of South Florida Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tampa, Fla.
When Daniel Vidal came to Ball State University in the fall of 2004, he was lost. "I didn't know where classes were and what to do in class," he said. "I was afraid to speak out loud when people were asking where you are from and what your major is. "Just knowing I was from a different place, people would look at you weird.
Campus Alliance won Student Government Association's presidential election with an eight percent margin of victory.
Although snow has prevented the Ball State University women's golf team from practicing outside, the Cardinals will begin their spring season this weekend in Arizona. The Cardinals will open their season at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, which lasts through Sunday in Rio Verde, Ariz.
With voting underway for the Ball State University 2008 Student Government Association, there isn't much more the slates can do except wait. Campus Alliance Presidential candidate Frank Hood said he thought his slate's cumulative experience in student government would help them in Thursday's election.
A Ball State University student who died in a car accident in March was legally intoxicated, according to toxicology reports. Andrea Tallant, 19, had a blood-alcohol content of .18 percent, Delaware County Coroner Jim Clevenger said. The legal BAC limit in Indiana is .
Looking at her starting post tandem of Julie DeMuth and Lisa Rusche these days, acting head coach Lisa McDonald can't help but think about how much the duo has changed during the past four years, she said. DeMuth, a tri-captain for the Ball State University women's basketball team, was a shy freshman who was trying to find her place when she first arrived on campus.
Scroll through the map to see where crime occurs on and around campus.
Crunchy, salty and tasty, peanuts not only please the palate, but are also a convenient and healthful snack for students. March is National Peanut Month, so now is an opportune time to benefit. Instead of driving to the National Peanut Festival in Dothan, Ala.
After a late start for Student Government Association's presidential campaign season, Campus Alliance and Andrews-Albritton '08 executive slates are preparing for the two-day voting period, which starts at 7:45 a.m. Frank Hood, presidential candidate for Campus Alliance, said the sense of this year's election was some what negative because of the lack of slates at the first nomination convention that were willing to run for office.
Ball State University senior guard Peyton Stovall, without his normal shooting touch, found a way to put a solid finishing touch to his Worthen Arena career Tuesday night. In the final two minutes of Ball State's 69-63 victory against Northern Illinois University (6-20, 3-11 MAC) Tuesday, Stovall scored a fast-break layup, drew an offensive foul and grabbed a key offensive rebound after a missed free throw to help the Cardinals (6-22, 5-10 MAC) hold off a late charge by the Huskies.
Candlelight illuminated the sidewalk in front of "Frog Baby" fountain Tuesday night as more than 50 people gathered to celebrate the life of Ball State University student Andrea Tallant. "If it was her, she'd rather us have fun, a celebration instead of a mourning," Kappa Delta President Aimee Voelker said.
Peyton Stovall worked through pregame warmups on Senior Night in a businesslike fashion, not dwelling on the fact it was the final time he would practice the routine in Worthen Arena. As game time drew closer, though, the emotions of playing in his final home game for the Ball State University men's basketball team began to grow.
Ball State University student Andrea Tallant spent many days driving her roommates to and from class. But one cold day, she and her roommate Danielle Jack gave rides to random students from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jack said Tallant hung her head out the window yelling "Rides for free!" while Jack drove.
Spring Break can be a time to relax, catch up on school work or do service work, but it can also be a week of wallet-draining spending. Bill Sultan, president of Momentive Consumer Credit Counseling Services said prioritizing and living within financial means is the key to avoiding overspending during Spring Break.
On Monday, I happened upon Rob Burgess' column, calling for Ball State to sponsor a student debate between any interested political groups. He proposes a single debate, ostensibly between the College Republicans and the University Democrats. In principle, debates are always a good idea.
A Ball State University student died early Monday morning when she collided with a sport utility vehicle and a semitrailer while driving the wrong direction on Interstate 69. Andrea Tallant, a second-year student with freshman standing, hit a 2000 Ford Explorer and subsequently a semitrailer at about 1:26 a.
Visitation for second-year Ball State University student Andrea Tallant will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Randall & Roberts funeral home at 12012 Allisonville Road in Fishers. The funeral will be at the same location at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Two wins against then-ranked No. 7 UCLA last weekend earned Ball State University and individuals accolades this week. A day after the Cardinals moved up five spots in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll to No. 9, middle attacker Matt McCarthy was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Week.
A pile of tattered sketchbooks says it all. At the center of the Atrium Gallery, filled with more than 40 creations from the past two decades, art professor Marilynn Derwenskus sits a display case holding a dozen open notebooks containing drawings, journal entries and photo clippings.
