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Ready, set, debate

Conversations filled the air Tuesday night about which Ball State University Student Government Association slate would best serve SGA and the students. About 50 people scattered throughout the about 170-person lecture hall in the Art and Journalism Building.



WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: BSU, CMU set for rematch

Slightly more than a month ago, Ball State University's women's basketball team used a 25-point home win against Central Michigan University to respond from its first Mid-American Conference loss of the season. This time, the Cardinals are attempting to continue a two-game winning streak when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich.


OUR VIEW: Get to Worthen

Weekends in Muncie, especially for the under-21 crowd, provide ample time to sit at home watching movies. This weekend, however, a rather exhilarating entertainment opportunity is presenting itself. The No. 14 Ball State University men's volleyball team has won three consecutive matches against nationally ranked teams and is currently in first place in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.


Students continue YWCA project

A team of Business Fellows students is putting the students' classroom knowledge to work to help the Muncie YWCA better serve the community. Team leader Jonathan Lynch said the students learned about how efficiently the YWCA uses its resources and facilities, and the team will submit a more efficient plan in April.



Spam scam appears at Ball State

Students' e-mail accounts are exposed to a new form of e-mail spamming, which bypasses spam filters, consuming space in the accounts. Loren Malm, Ball State University's assistant director of security, policy, systems and assessment, said spam e-mails were reported to be circulating in university e-mail accounts as of Monday.


OUR VIEW: Struggling slates

Disappointment seems to be a common occurrence in this year's Student Government Association election. The slates disappointed us the first time when they weren't at the first nominating convention. They disappointed again when we got to see their platforms, riddled with vagueness and limited feasibility.


BSU soldiers prepare to go to Iraq

A group of Ball State University students have put school on hold while they are in Fort Stewart, Ga. training with more than 3,000 soldiers. The students are members of the 76th Infantry Brigade of the National Guard, which, according to the Indiana National Guard's Web site, will be deployed to Iraq in early March.


THE PAYTONATOR: Students battle illness, parking

Monika Starling woke up drenched in sweat with a 102-degree fever. She slowly pulled herself out of bed but had to sit down quickly and wait for a wave of nausea and dizziness to pass. Her roommates had already left for the day, and it took all she had to drive herself to the Amelia T.



MoTini's comedy crew to perform in Pruis tonight

Six comedians will perform stand-up at "A Night of Comedy" at 8:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall. Joey Martin, senior telecommunications major, said the comedy program is an extension of his and fellow telecommunications major Ryan Ehresman's weekly stand-up comedy shows at MoTini's.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Rusche comes through big

Relegated to the bench for the second consecutive game, Lisa Rusche could have easily pouted at her seemingly diminished role on Ball State University's women's basketball team. Instead, the senior took over when her team needed her down the stretch of Saturday's game at Eastern Michigan University, leading the Cardinals to a 64-53 victory against their Mid-American Conference West Division rival.


OUR VIEW: Classes resume at NIU

Northern Illinois students returned to class Monday in an attempt to return to normalcy. Ten days have passed since the Northern Illinois University shooting. Nearly one year has passed since the Virginia Tech shooting. Two events that have altered collegiate life as we know it.


WOMEN'S TENNIS: Singles play leads Cards to victory

As the Ball State University women's tennis team's No. 1 and 2 doubles pairs found themselves sweating out every point in Saturday's match against Youngstown State University, No. 3 doubles player Katherine Rist had plenty of time to focus on her upcoming singles match.



MEN'S BASKETBALL: Another close loss

The hits just keep on coming for Ball State University. The Cardinals' latest heartbreaker came Saturday night in a 51-48 loss in their BracketBuster game at Eastern Kentucky University. Trailing 49-48 with 16.6 seconds to go, Ball State (5-21, 4-9 Mid-American Conference) put the ball in the hands of junior forward Anthony Newell for a jump shot.


TRACK AND FIELD: Cards set personal best times

There was no lack of effort by the Ball State University track and field team on Friday as it played host to the Ball State University Triangular. Despite finishing third with 89 points behind Western Michigan University, 114.50 points, and Miami University, 94.


'Resident Liberal' to speak today

The collaborative efforts of several student organizations and the College of Communications, Information and Media will bring an Emmy Award-winning journalist to Ball State University. National Association of Black Journalists, Black Student Association and the Multicultural Center worked with CCIM to sponsor a visit from "Resident Liberal" Juan Williams, who will present "American Leadership - Stories of Inspiration and Power behind Proven Leaders" at 7 p.


BSU Republicans endorse Andrews-Albritton '08

The Ball State College Republicans endorsed the Andrews-Albritton '08 campaign on Monday. "We are very happy with this development and are proud to be endorsing a campaign that's main focus is the future of Ball State," a spokesman for the Ball State College Republicans said.


A hazy practice

If you ask any handful of average Ball State University students what they know about Voodoo, you'll probably get responses about New Orleans, Voodoo dolls, zombies and rituals. The reality of Voodoo isn't quite what we see in the movies, though, said Don Merten and James Nyce, two professors from Ball State University's anthropology department, but it's just as interesting.


College Idol

A crowd of about 50 cheered and danced in their seats as seven Ball State University students competed to become the first College Idol. Event organizers said they hoped more students would attend the free event at Pruis Hall, which seats 700. Melody Blevins, publicist for Street Theory Records, the company which sponsored the competition, said several universities in Indiana and Ohio would have auditions and semi-finals prior to the final event, which is April 19 in Fort Wayne.


OUR VIEW: Reach out

About one in eight college students has an eating disorder of some sort, Ball State University counselor Kasee Matters said. Apply this statistic to our campus and that would translate to more than 2,000 students. Thousands more are affected, having friends or family members with eating disorders.