Hundreds gathered in Ball State University's Atrium today to listen to Chelsea Clinton field questions from the audience about topics such as universal health care, the war in Iraq and college tuition. Clinton spoke on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton as part of a state-wide college campaign tour.
Let's start by saying we realize that Ball State University was given very little time to prepare for Chelsea Clinton's arrival. That said, we could have planned a little better. Even though online comments led us to believe the campaign requested the Atrium as the venue for her speech and Q & A session, that doesn't mean we had to listen.
Coach Joel Walton said if his players needed any more motivation for their road match Saturday against Penn State University, they got it Monday. In the coaches poll released Monday, Penn State received the No. 1 ranking, setting up the No. 7 Ball State University men's volleyball team's first match against a No.
Hard work, dedication and time. That's the basic recipe for anything to have a chance for success. A group of 120 Ball State University students have a newfound understanding of that following the premiere of their movie, "Grove Lake." "Grove Lake" was a student-produced, student-written movie that resulted from a 10-week summer immersion program through the telecommunications department.
Every February libraries and schools across the country put out books about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass in honor of Black History Month. People learn about the Underground Railroad, the invention of peanut butter and the Civil Rights Movement.
Even though I understand that every Ball State University student is not interested in the NCAA basketball tournament, it's hard not to relate this competitive event to real life situations. When you graduate, I guarantee that the term "underdog" will be utilized in your field of expertise.
Campaign workers for Sen. Barack Obama will open an office in Muncie in the near future, according to a press release. Ball State University senior Josh PeConge, who is a campaign volunteer, said he is working with a campaign staff member to open the office.
More than three years after its conception and several re-writes, the Beneficence Pledge has been approved by the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said the Board of Trustees approved the Beneficence Pledge unanimously at its meeting Friday.
Our journey this week begins 30,000 feet above the majestic landscape that is our country. The reason that our journey begins here is because that is where I am ... somewhere over Ohio. Yet, my thoughts are still in Muncie. As my fellow students toll tirelessly away at computers, study guides and textbooks looking forward to their weekend as I look forward to returning to the grind and routine that is college life at Ball State University.
The Board of Trustees voted in its March 21 meeting that health insurance rates will increase about 3 percent, while some premiums will decrease. Thomas Kinghorn, vice president for Business Affairs, said Ball State University was a self-insured institution so the claims experience drove the decision on what increased and what decreased.
In the final meet before the Mid-American Conference championships, the Ball State University gymnastics team lost to No. 13 University of Denver 196.025 to 190.525. Ball State honored its four seniors - Brittany George, Erica Gilkerson, Kristin Sprague and Lauren West - after the final home meet of their career Friday.
Though the temperature might be a little cold today, the Ball State University softball team is going to try to force in a doubleheader at Valparaiso University. Coach Craig Nicholson said the reason why the teams will try to force the games in is because both team begin conference play this weekend.
Walking around the Worthen Arena court following Friday's match against IPFW, coach Joel Walton looked up towards the ceiling and gave a deep sigh. After spending almost 90 minutes watching the No. 7 Ball State University men's volleyball team comeback from a two-game deficit to win, Walton said he couldn't help but feel relieved to walk away without a loss.
The lights went off and the audience went silent as the opening scene of Ball State University's student-produced movie "Grove Lake" lit up the Indianapolis IMAX screen. Craig Mince, sales manager for IMAX, said the theater sold 115 tickets for the premiere Saturday.
The Sigma Chi fraternity's Derby Days, its most profitable philanthropy event, began Monday and already it has raised $4,000 for Children's Miracle Network. Jerome Ball, Sigma Chi treasurer and Derby Days chairman, said the fraternity surpassed last year's total already.
Members of greek life struggle with stereotypes and realities found in the show "Greek," which begins its second season today. The show depicts several characters who are greek-life members at Cyprus-Rhodes University. Eric Maroun, Greek Week steering committee chairman, said he enjoyed the show for the comedy, not accuracy.
A couple of weeks ago I rushed out to my car pumped up that I was done with class for the week. My mood spiraled downward when I saw two uniformed men standing next to my car and a piece of yellow metal locked onto the front tire. I instantly knew it was because I had unpaid parking tickets.
Chelsea Clinton will make an appearance Tuesday at Ball State University to campaign on the behalf of her mother. Kevin Burke, director of university communications, said Clinton will speak briefly along with actor Sean Astin, star of the movies "Rudy" and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, at 10:15 a.
Although weather conditions might not be great for today's Butler Invitational, the Ball State University women's golf team is not very concerned. "We have three girls from Indiana, two from Canada and one from England," junior Sarah Windlan said. "I think we're pretty strong weather-wise.
For the sixth time in the past seven tries, the Ball State University baseball team had its game canceled because of inclement weather. The Cardinals' three-game road trip at the University of Akron this weekend, which was scheduled to be the teams' Mid-American Conference opener, was canceled because of snow.
