It's Thirsty Thursday. Depending what university you're at, that's either an accepted fact or a shameful cause. So shameful that one school is offering monetary incentive for its departments to drain the fun out of Thirsty Thursday. The University of Iowa is offering money to departments willing to schedule classes on Fridays, the Daily Iowan reports.
It's characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, body aches and a loss of appetite. The disease is viral and can affect the lungs, liver and lymphatic system. It infects primarily young adults, specifically high school and college students, according to the Mayo Clinic's Web site.
Anarchists, rejoice! The federal government has found another way to interfere - this time, it's with your education. Last week, Rep. George Miller of California introduced the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. The bill includes provisions that would force universities to institute policies and procedures regarding illegal downloading and file sharing.
Architecture students shared Monday what they learned about world cultures and architectural styles during a summer 2007 trip. Video slide shows with upbeat music illustrated the various places, people and buildings the students saw. About 33 students traveled with the College of Architecture and Planning to 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.
[Writer's note: Jaded children across the country are struggling to make sense of their candy buckets this morning. What follows is one such example.] Dear Mr. and Mrs. Makucuss, I've got a bone to pick with you. In my trick-or-treating travels last evening I was severely disappointed by the lack of thought and planning put into your 2007 Halloween.
When Ball State University safety Eddie Burk first saw this year's schedule, the senior said he looked past the three BCS opponents his team would play and fixated on today's home matchup against the University of Toledo, which will be televised on ESPN2.
The Ball State University football team became bowl eligible for the first time since 2002 with a 41-20 win against the University of Toledo Tuesday. With the score 20-20 at halftime, the Cardinals scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to pick up their sixth win of the season.
Keenan Wilson n Chief Reporter Students with safety concerns now have an outlet to voice those problems to the University Public Safety Committee, since it has included a link on its Web site for such communications. Kirk Armstrong, a graduate student and head of the committee, said officials wanted to give students a way to talk with the committee, and through them the university police and other groups that affect student safety at Ball State University.
Tucked behind the large trees and changing autumn leaves just outside the Christy Woods Outdoor Teaching Laboratory's south gate lies Ball State University's own tropical treasure, curator Cheryl LeBlanc said. Red and blue Central American poison dart frogs, terraced "mountains" and a waterfall await student groups and Muncie residents who step into the doors of this display of natural beauty, which was created for rainforest conservation education.
At this point in the semester, I think it's important to discuss a few buzz words plaguing our society. These words are everywhere; we can sling them at the political candidate with whom we least agree or use them to insulate ourselves against intolerance and prejudice.
A group of Ball State University students who have travelled around the world will share their experiences at 4 and 8 p.m. Monday in the Architecture Building Room 100. Senior landscape architecture major Jessica Day said she and about 30 students and two professors traveled with the College of Architecture and Planning throughout Europe, Asia and Africa this past summer.
Kappa Delta sorority had its fourth-annual Twister tournament for the American Brain Tumor Association Friday. Event coordinator Alexis Crouch said the philanthropy event had a special meaning for the sorority because it was in honor of their member, Lindsey Arnold, who died of a brain tumor in 2005.
Two weeks ago the Ball State University football team was 5-3 fresh off a win at Western Michigan University. It seemed a lock that the Cardinals would be playing in a bowl game for the first time since 1996. However, after two losses the bowl berth is in question.
After losing two seniors off last year's bench, Ball State University has an inexperienced group of reserves that will be maturing as the 2007-08 season progresses. Ball State played its starting five for the majority of Saturday's game against the University of Louisville.
Go Cardinals! Well, more precisely, go move your cars around in a mad scramble as you attempt to figure out the round-about system Parking Services uses on football game days during the school week. Here's the plan's synopsis. Freshmen and other on-campus residents without spots by their residence halls move from the Scheumann Stadium lot to commuter parking lots.
var uslide_show_id = "e53fee9a-e787-4cc7-a4c8-140aa7a6cd0a";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; After 110 minutes of scoreless soccer Friday, the semifinal game between Ball State University and Bowling Green State University came down to penalty kicks. The Falcons connected on their first three shots while the Cardinals could not, allowing Bowling Green to advance to the finals of the Mid-American Conference tournament. "I just didn't want the season to end," senior defender Lindsay Martin said. "You never want the season to end like it did, on penalty kicks."
First-year Ball State University coach Billy Taylor's Cardinals career did not get off to the smoothest of starts on Friday night. In the first half of the Cardinals' season-opening game, Butler University out rebounded Ball State 21-15, including an 11-1 advantage at one point, jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the first five minutes of the game, and used a last-second three-pointer from Muncie native Pete Campbell to take a 31-17 lead.
Ball State University senior captain Cortlan Booker darted past Eddie Burk, who was leaning on a couch talking to a reporter in Fisher Football Training Complex. "Shut up, Eddie," Booker said quickly. Burk glanced at Booker, and then looked back at the reporter.
Ball State University sorority members, some holding Greek-letter signs, filled John H. Pruis Hall while cheering on representatives from their organizations during the Miss Greek pageant on Saturday Alpha Chi Omega member Christy Hamilton took home the crown after beating 13 sorority members from seven sororities.
Two weeks ago, the Ball State University football team looked like it had a lock on its first bowl game in 11 years, while the University of Toledo was struggling to reach .500. In tonight's 7:30 p.m. match-up, the two teams are playing different roles. After two consecutive losses, the Cardinals are 5-5 and looking for the third consecutive week to become bowl eligible.
