Senior Rachel Surowiec is one busy student. She is a representative of the Student Athlete Advisory Board, is enrolled in 16 credit hours this semester, as well as completing volunteer practicum hours and volunteering at the downtown YMCA twice a week. On top of those responsibilities, she also is a collegiate athlete.
Six Ball State University athletics teams will have their games broadcast on television and the Internet this fall by a new Ball State group. Ball State Sports Link, a semester-long immersive learning experience, will broadcast events on WIPB-TV and www.ballstatesports.
Senators were busy discussing issues and finding ways to better Ball State University during Wednesday's Student Government Association meeting. This week, the Senate members mainly met in their caucuses and committees. Below is a breakdown of what happened.
The search for new Homecoming Week events should never cease. Therefore, we have generated a list of potential future events. Sit back, enjoy and feel free to pitch a few of your ideas to next year's Homecoming Steering Committee. 1. Team time We realize the football team devotes a great deal of time to practice, but we're rooting for many players who we may not recognize if they sat next to us in class.
Let's keep thinking about Muncie. In particular, let's consider Ball State University and its relationship with the city. The first question to think about is relatively innocuous: what exactly do we mean when we say Ball State and Muncie have a "relationship"? It's not uncommon to use the term to refer to some sort of connection between two super-human entities, but the precise meaning is not clear.
For the second consecutive week, a member of the Ball State University men's golf team received a conference award. Senior Brian Maurer was one of three players named the Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Week on Wednesday. Maurer finished in second place at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational earlier this week.
In an effort to celebrate unity and help a battered women's shelter, sorority Kappa Delta celebrated National Women's Friendship Day on Sunday. In its 10th year, the Kappa Delta-sponsored celebration day is used as a day to honor women and the friends that make a difference in their lives, Kimberly Fox, vice president of Kappa Delta public relations, said.
When Bart Peterson took the podium at the Ball State University Alumni Center on Tuesday night he came with a message of hope not only for Muncie, but for many other struggling cities in America. The former mayor of Indianapolis titled his speech "Redeveloping America's Core Cities for Long-Term Prosperity: The Case for Mixed Income Housing.
Former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson will discuss housing issues during a speech in the Alumni Center at 7:30 p.m. Peterson is a resident fellow at Harvard University, and he is a visiting distinguished professor of public policy at Ball State University's Indianapolis Center.
On a sunny day in Muncie, the Ball State University men's golf team kicked off its annual Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club. After 36 holes of golf, Ball State is tied for second place. Round two results are not official, however, because four teams have one hole remaining.
An art form has made its way from recess to campus, and it has drawn some attention from Ball State University officials because of a policy older than some of us. When the sun is shining, crowds of students emerge from dark, stuffy residence halls ready to write and draw.
More than 300 students from dozens of greek and independent organizations participated in the Homecoming Week Opening Day games Monday in Irving Gym. Twenty tug-of-war teams and 30 obstacle course and dodgeball teams signed up for Opening Day games, Jennifer Regnier, Homecoming Steering Committee publicity chairwoman, said.
The Ball State University men's golf team was reminded throughout the day Tuesday how crucial putting is in the game of golf. Despite the struggles with the short game, the Cardinals placed second in the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club.
Monday wasn't the typical day off for Ball State University football players. The mood wasn't as light as it usually would be after a big win. Nobody smiled. Players didn't make faces at their teammates, trying to make them stumble as they were interviewed.
When Zach Roop was in Bloomington on Saturday at Ball State University's football game at Indiana University, he noticed a mass of binge-drinking, anxious football fans turning tailgating into a turf war. The senior sports administration major said when he saw things getting out of hand, he tried to stay away for fear of being pulled in.
National Fruit and Vegetable Month is here, so it's time to acknowledge why these food pyramid staples are so important to our diet. Even though produce is sometimes low on most college students' lists of vital foods, eating fresh fruits and vegetables is integral to staying healthy and happy, Minnetrista Farmers Market coordinator Dani Caldwell said.
Having the home course advantage proved to be the biggest advantage for the Ball State University women's golf team. After one round of play in the Cardinal Classic at Muncie's The Players Club, the Cardinals have the lead with a team score of 302, 14-over-par.
The beauty of football isn't the electric atmosphere on game days, the testosterone-packed violence or the excitement of watching a big play unfold. It's not the final result on the scoreboard or the win-loss record at the end of a season. Titles are great, but there's something more than a championship that makes America's game beautiful.
Nick Armogida was able to chalk a final statement before he gave in to police demands. The junior advertising major met opposition while using chalk to promote the Wuhnurth Music Festival, an event that happened in early September. Armogida said someone called police on the group of students, and they were asked to stop drawing with chalk on campus.
Ball State University freshman Sasha Niese, an entrepreneurship major, said she attended the Living Lightly fair to earn extra credit for her English 103 class but left wanting to do more to help the environment. "We only get one Earth, and we need to take care of it," Niese said.
