Even as Brady Hoke greeted the football fans he attends church with Sunday, he couldn't escape the hype surrounding Saturday's game against Indiana University. "I had a guy at church ask me for four tickets," Hoke said. For Ball State University's football coach, it was a reminder of how big the in-state rivalry with the Hoosiers is to the Cardinals' fan base.
Controversy has been raised regarding Ball State University's slogan declaring itself a "smoke-free campus." Ball State began producing and distributing pamphlets and signs announcing its smoke free status following the smoking ban that was implemented during Spring Semester.
For the first year in its history, Ball State University's Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Delta sorority is taking monetary donations for A Better Way of Muncie. The money will be given to the organization that provides a safe haven for those subjected to domestic violence in the spirit of National Women's Friendship Day.
American Indian culture has often been considered something that occurred in the past. What most don't realize, as Colleen Boyd points out, is American Indians are part of the past, the present and a very important part of the future. "What I promote among students is to do anything they can to learn to work and operate in diverse environments," Boyd, Ball State University Native American studies minor program director said.
Censorship, the one thing that limits artistic freedom, is exhibited everywhere, in any art gallery, and in any sort of public facility. These issues and others concerning artistic freedom will be discussed at "Art in a Democracy," a public forum hosted by Gallery 308 at 7 p.
In the middle of Muncie's summer heat, the last thing senior cornerbacks B.J. Hill, Trey Buice and Trey Lewis wanted to do was lead their defense through conditioning drills. But the trio were fighting through the middle of a heated positional battle. So after each whistle, the three players jumped back in line, ready for one more excruciating repetition.
There will not be an early voting site at Ball State University. The Delaware County Election Board was one vote short of a mandatory unanimous decision to allow an on-campus site. Republican Bill Bruns voted down the issue, with Democrat Phil Nichols and Delaware County Clerk Steve Craycraft voting in support with the idea.
In his four years voting in college football's Associated Press Poll, J.P. Giglio has a tendency to be ahead of all the other voters. Giglio was the first person to vote for Brigham Young University in the AP Poll during the 2006 season when it finished No.
Ball State University's Turf Field played host to a very bleak Sunday afternoon. Strong winds and rain left over from Hurricane Ike toppled benches and blew umbrellas across the field during Ball State's 2-1 loss to St. Louis University. The atmosphere was sullen on the home sideline as the Cardinals gathered themselves after the loss.
We should all vote for Barack Obama now. At least, that's what the vandalized sign outside the Muncie Republican Headquarters tells us. Staff members at the headquarters went to work Wednesday only discover someone spray painted the Obama logo on the office's sign and put graffiti on a wall denouncing John McCain.
Early voting? Try commitment instead. The question of early voting on Ball State University's campus has spurred heated debate in the last few days. Students want the option, some democrats agree, at least two republicans dissent and only a unanimous Delaware County Election Board can make the final call.
Muncie is in trouble. According to the Census Bureau, the unemployment rate is 13 percent, and a full 33 percent of the city's population is beneath the poverty level, which means that many of the jobs that do exist pay poorly. The population has dropped 3 percent since 2000, according to city-data.
When coach Joel Walton finalized his men's volleyball team's 2009 schedule on Tuesday, he knew there was one glaring problem: not enough matches against West Coast teams. After playing six matches against teams from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation last season, the only time Ball State University will play a MPSF team in this upcoming season will be its home-opener Jan.
Shafer Tower goes greenShafer Tower has been using metal halide light bulbs even since construction was finished on it in 2002.Shafer Tower is now lit how it was originally planned; the immense amount of power required for metal halide light bulbs had prevented this lighting.
Who knew noodles could have such an affect on the world? Anyone capable of chewing and swallowing must have, at some point, consumed the noodle-y wonder that is Ramen - also known as Cup Noodles. Ramen has sustained university students all over the country and working class families throughout the world.
Before setting foot on the Emens Auditorium, John R. stage Tuesday night, Elizabeth Kolbert picked up a copy of The Star Press and saw some unsettling news. Kolbert read an article that said out of 23 Ball State University students in a discussion group about her book, four students were concerned about climate change.
President of the Ball State University Democrats Mike Uehlein knows how much of a difference eight days can make in college politics. When the Sept. 9 Delaware County Election Board meeting began, Uehlein was confident in his joint statement with Campus Republican President R.
Dear Kaye Whitehead, We would like to thank you, the Delaware County Republican chairwoman, for shining light on Ball State University students and our squirrel-like brains. Without reading your vociferous, acidic comments you made in The Star Press story about an early-voting site on our campus, we would have never known just how enfeebled we are by our tiny, college-student brains.
Fraternity recruitment on Ball State University's campus was postponed from Sunday to Monday because of rain but will continue through the week as normal. This year set itself apart from previous years by kicking off the process with an open house. The Interfraternity Council was responsible for hosting the round-robin event, which was open to any man on campus.
Only 10 months after the release of Rock Band, developer Harmonix has returned for an encore with Rock Band 2, a game that improves on almost everything the previous game did, and that's saying a lot considering the original Rock Band was met with near universal praise by critics and gaming enthusiasts alike.
