Five years ago, 17 students participated in the inaugural Project Stepping Stone, founded by IBM executive Steve Ramos. Ramos' goal was to empower Latino students in transitioning from high school to college. This week, 81 students are at Ball State University making that transition in the week-long motivational camp.
Christie Sheridan, event director for the Delaware County Summer Heat Air Festival, said she would give up her salary to make sure the area's beloved hot air balloon show would go on. And she has. Sheridan is the event's only paid employee, relying on volunteers to share her workload.
Tara's main goal in life is to get the ball, which makes her smell everything. Tara is a Belgian Malinois, was born in the Netherlands and is the newest member of the Ball State University Police Department's K-9 unit. Chief Robert Fey said Tara cost the department $11,000, including her five weeks of training.
When entering a studio on the fourth floor of the Art and Journalism Building, Ramia Badri wears an apron, which has scars of colors all over. Paint brushes, color bottles and paintings hang o?n the walls around her. She has her headphones on while she works on her summer class assignments, sometimes ahead of time.
When Art Mart Owner Karen Fisher teaches her painting classes, she has to move half the store's items out of the way to have enough room. Fisher said the 1,100-square-foot building in the Village between CBX and Subway needed more room, so it will be moving to an 1,800-square-foot location next to Ultra Image above The Chug.
College Sports Information Directors of America named a Ball State University volleyball player to the 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American University Division Men's At-Large Second Team. Justin Orr, senior middle attacker, is the first men's volleyball player named Academic All-American since 1993, according to ballstatesports.
Rolling thunder clouds and heavy rain postponed last Saturday's toy ride for Ball Memorial Hospital's Pediatric Unit, Rita Cooper, pediatric unit recreation activity leader, said. The event, which was rescheduled for Saturday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, will begin registration at 8 a.
After a successful kickoff to the Women's Football Academy that hosted 100 participants last year, Ball State University coach Brady Hoke said attendance for Saturday's event doubled. The second-annual Academy will begin with registration 9 a.m. Saturday at Scheumann Stadium and will conclude at 3 p.
Summer months have arrived, and with them comes the inevitable rise in temperature that makes being outside an uncomfortable experience. As temperatures rise, the extremely controversial topic of global warming begins to enter our minds. Most of us are aware of the underlying principles of how global warming works.
Welcome to day one. This orientation session officially brings you into the bureaucratic system that is academia. You're a college student now. You, too, can join the rest of the world in looking down on "those immature high school kids." In a metaphoric sense, you're an artist.
The Ball State Summer Concert Band held its second outdoor concert series Wednesday evening on one of the sunniest days Muncie has had recently. More than 40 students in the band performed 10 pieces, ranging from Irish Tunes to Hollywood Milestones. Approximately 100 family and friends lined the Quad while the band performed on the Arts Terrace.
Due to the complexity of life and the lack of a divinatory wrinkle in the human brain, the proceedings of a day are uncertain. There are abilities that I can expect to use every day, such as walking, talking and giving the thumbs up. But one day I will confront something big that I cannot walk away from, that I cannot talk myself out of and against which the thumbs up will be useless.
Though student pet abandonment is still a major problem on campus, local animal shelter workers say the rate has gone down thanks to new microchip procedures. "Usually the rate of abandoned pets found on or near campus shoots up in the month of May," Melissa Jones, small animal care attendant with the Muncie Animal Shelter, said.
Ball State University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins added Molly Myers and Adam Tschour to the Cardinals' athletics department late last week. Myers serves as director of marketing and promotions, filling the vacancy from when Chris Taylor left the athletics department midway through the spring semester to take a position as senior account executive at Allday Communications in Franklin, Tenn.
During the past three years, Ball State University shortstop Dean Anna and closer Kyle Heyne have shared the same baseball diamond. The two might be leaving the Cardinals' baseball program, but they'll still find themselves in the same ballpark playing in the San Diego Padres' farm system.
Living away from the dorms might be a new experience for some people. With more freedom, people might want to adopt a pet for company. "We have a lot of Ball State students who come in and adopt, and we appreciate that," Julie Smith, of the Muncie Animal Shelter, said.
It's over. It's finally, finally over and done with. The long battle has now come to a conclusion. There are casualties on both sides, which are being taken care of. Yes, the Democratic primary has now fizzled to an expected conclusion. Where in the heck did Senator Obama come from? Who, outside of the great state of Illinois, had even heard of him three years ago? What is it about this man that causes people to shed tears of joy for being able to see him? These are all questions that deserve to be asked.
Despite the rainy weather, the Minnetrista Center's annual, two-day Garden Fair attracted a crowd. "It is going very well," Lauren Devine, who was at a Jarden booth, said. The fair's opening was in conjunction with the opening of the Farmers Market, which will be open all summer on Saturdays.
There are not many times when you can give to children in need and ride your motorcycle at the same time. Anybody with a motorcycle should participate in the toy drive to give Ball Memorial Hospital's Pediatric Unit some toys to get children's minds off their health.
Experience has played an essential role in golfer Brian Maurer's prior success, yet it had little to do with his playoff victory Monday at the Indiana PGA Northern Open. Competing under amateur status, the Ball State University senior sunk a 10-foot-par putt on the first playoff hole to ensure his sudden-death victory against professionals Chad Hutshell, 36, Quinn Griffing, 50, and Cary Hungate, 51.
