var uslide_show_id = "ecf31894-5e91-4119-ab35-f30325573c93";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = "";The celebration of the 90th year of Ball State University got off to a festive start Thursday at the fourth annual Ball State Family Picnic in the Quad. Ball State faculty, staff and their families attended the event. University President Jo Ann Gora said she viewed this year's picnic as a perfect opportunity for members of the university community to celebrate their accomplishments.
Ball State University faculty and staff will have a more difficult time acquiring university-provided mobile devices because of a new policy instituted on July 1. The university enacted its Electronic Device Policy to meet terms stated within the Internal Revenue Service's Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide.
More than 15 months after hosting its first-ever Women's National Invitation Tournament game, Ball State University's women's basketball coach Kelly Packard accepted an invitation to participate in the preseason WNIT. The Cardinals, who released the first piece of their schedule Tuesday, will play Indiana University in the first round of the 2008 preseason WNIT.
After already experiencing aftershocks of awards in the wake of last season, Ball State University's football program received another award Tuesday. Junior quarterback Nate Davis was placed on the Maxwell Award Watch List with 75 other collegiate football players, along with Mid-American Conference peers Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan and Eugene Jarvis of Kent State.
Scroll through the map and the points to see where crime has occurred on and around Ball State University's campus.
Chicago Cubs fans are a loyal bunch; I'll give them that. After 100 years without a championship they are more confident than ever that this is their year to win a World Series. But as most baseball fans are familiar, this is not a new trend. Yes, they currently have a great record and are leading the National League Central over the St.
The IRS just gave Ball State University an excuse to limit the use of university-owned cell phones and PDAs. According to the Internal Revenue Service's Taxable Fringe Benefit Guide, cell phones and PDAs are now "listed items," which means the university can't claim them for tax purposes.
About 44 years ago, Martha Ervin could look outside the back window of her new house and see gardens, neighborhood kids playing and family friends enjoying the weather. Now, she sees a 10-foot chain-link fence separating her one-story house from cranes, bulldozers, concrete and dirt.
Members of the Ball State University community are gathering today to kick off the university's 90th anniversary celebration. The fourth annual Ball State Family Picnic will take place today between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Quad. "This event is an opportunity to celebrate achievements from the past year and to start thinking about the coming school year," said Stephanie Arrington, special assistant to president Jo Ann Gora.
Four Kokomo Police Department officers get ready to storm the building. Equipped with masks and air soft guns, they rush into Ball State University's Johnson Complex. As the officers run in with an instructor following them in a neon vest, they find a disheveled room with chairs and mattresses festooned along the floor.
Ball State University faculty and staff will be treated to a day at the casino this weekend. The Employee Activities Committee has organized a trip for university faculty and staff to Hoosier Park in Anderson on Saturday. The EAC is composed of about eight members who plan trips and social events throughout the year for Ball State faculty, as well as their family and friends.
A Ball State University sports administration class raised more than $700 at a Frisbee golf tournament yesterday, The money will be given to the American Red Cross to benefit people affected by recent flooding in Southern Indiana. Aundrea Lyons, assistant professor of physical education, said she was relieved to see clear skies on the day of the event her class had planned.
Take away a college's caffeine supply, and the world may end. I gather this after reading the DN|Online comments for the June 26 article detailing plans to close and replace the "Starbucks" in the Art and Journalism Building next summer. The location is not actually a Starbucks, rather a Barnes & Noble Cafe serving Starbucks brand products.
Stephanie Holcomb's eyes welled with tears of joy as she stifled the sound of a sniffle so as not to interrupt the lesson about food groups she was observing. However, the lesson teaches children much more than healthy eating habits; it teaches them how to interact in social environments.
A charity Frisbee golf tournament planned by Ball State University summer school students is scheduled for 6 p.m. July 9 at McCulloch Park and will provide some much needed relief for the victims of recent flooding in Indiana. About 17 junior and senior sports administration majors planned the event as a project for their sports administration and event management class during the second summer session at Ball State.
On behalf of the telecommunications department one Ball State University graduate student will travel to Australia to pave the way for a three-way partnership. Dan Hottle will be in the "land down under" from July 7 to July 25. While there he will attempt to live with Aboriginal tribes to make a documentary of an Australian Aboriginal school.
Ball State University students should not be alarmed if they see various police units around Johnson Complex and Worthen Arena this week. Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said in a release the University Police Department would coordinate training sessions today, Tuesday and Friday that would focus on a potential "armed intruder" roaming parts of campus.
Dear Gigolo Joe: My roommate is flipping out about college. He's been pretty busy with classes and outside activities. Lately, when he isn't gone or studying until late at night, he is talking about dropping out of college because he just can't handle it. I feel bad for him, but I really don't know what to do for him.
For years we've heard the terms "immersive learning" and "education redefined" thrown at us. We've heard about these programs offering students real-life experiences, and a lot of times we've just rolled our eyes. But Ball State continues to make strides toward integrating student learning and real-life experiences.
After a subpar performance in her last meet, Ball State hurdler Amber Williams chose to forgo the 2008 Olympic trials to return to Ball State University for her senior year. Williams used last season as a competitive redshirt to train for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing after posting a 100-meter-hurdle time of 13.
