Walking into the Ball State University athletics department, it's difficult to witness the smiles and laughter of administrators happily at work and think the environment was ever viewed negatively in the national scope. That's precisely the perception Ball State's athletics department held one year ago.
Something is becoming more and more apparent to me as this election goes on. Given the profiles of our candidates, there is ample room for assumptions to be made, whether they are accurate or not. From the start of his presidential campaign, Sen. Barack Obama has had a tough time with criticisms of both his past and current beliefs.
One year ago, the Ball State University athletics department had a different working atmosphere. Ronny Thompson headed the basketball team, and despite a 9-22 record, everything was suitable. But it all changed June 24, 2007, when Thompson found seven note cards, each containing three words, one of them being a racial slur.
Sex sells. Teen sex causes controversy. An ad for department store chain J.C. Penney earned honors at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last week, sparking not only a viral marketing epidemic, but a corporate blame game bloggers are having a field day with.
Several Ball State University students are spending their summer days at a local education program centered around a gardening project. The Ball State students are working with Muncie grade school students attending Motivate Our Minds this summer. The area grade school students are participating in a summer-long program called Growing Entrepreneurs in which they learn to grow produce in their own garden.
Ball State University students will have to find a new location to satisfy their caffeine cravings. University Dining officials announced this week the Starbucks located in the Arts and Journalism Building would close next summer. Starbucks currently operates in the Barnes and Noble Cafe adjacent to the Ball State Bookstore.
The Indianapolis Colts are a favorite around Indiana, but for one fan, they will leave a lasting impression. Ball State University senior Kim True said she soon would be getting a horseshoe tattoo to show how much she likes the Colts. "You couldn't really ask for a better group of guys," she said.
Scroll through the map and move over the points to see where crime has occurred on and around Ball State University's campus.
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Dear Gigolo Joe: One day I walked in to my dorm room and noticed my roommate and some girls from down the hall were eating dinner and watching pornography on my TV. I also saw they spilled some of their food on my carpet. At the beginning of the year I told my roommate she could use my TV and stuff if I wasn't there, but I never thought she'd use it for that.
Ball State University professors want to change Muncie by making it more sustainable. They said it would be a change for the better because it would increase the quality of life for Muncie residents. Scott Truex, professor of urban planning in the College of Architecture and Planning, said Indiana had to create a good quality of living because Indiana didn't have too much to attract people to the state.
Former Ball State University president Jerry Anderson died one week ago in Amery, Wis. Funeral services were held Thursday. Director of University Communications Kevin Burke said the university hadn't issued a statement for Anderson's death. Burke said he was unsure if Ball State would have any memorial services for the former president.
Throughout last season, Ball State University women's golf coach Katherine Mowat could tell sophomore Kirsty O'Connor was blessed with special talent. O'Connor posted the lowest average score in her second season with the Cardinals - a 77.33-shot mark per 18 holes - and competed in all 27 rounds during Ball State's season.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team learned last week they will have another new face in uniform when next year's season begins this fall. Hannah Sullivan, who graduated from New Albany High School in southern Indiana, is transferring from the University of Houston.
Her last evening of Miss Indiana began in front of an audience of technicians. Former Ball State University student Nicole Rash found herself doing a microphone check while wearing a purple dress and flip-flops. It ended with her crowning the 68th Miss Indiana while wearing her old crown and an elegant dress.
A group of Ball State University professors are working together in hopes of spreading the sustainability movement not only throughout the university, but also to Muncie and the rest of Indiana. Their message is clear; Indiana needs to offer people a good quality of life and a more sustainable community infrastructure to attract people and businesses.
Ball State University athletics director Tom Collins added three members to his staff this past week, all of whom have had previous experience with the university, according to a press release from the athletics department. Lori Tomlin, Chris Ulm and Jeff Weller were hired to replace vacancies from Spring Semester, according to the release.
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Inside Paws, Inc.'s art studio there is a sign that reflects the thoughts of the employees, from artists to those who work with business operations. "If you take care of the cat, the cat will take care of you," it said on the sign. And after 30 years, Paws employees and Ball State University graduates reflect on the opportunities working for Garfield has provided him.
Ball State University visitors will now have more rooms to stay in when they come to Muncie after the construction of two hotels, The Hampton Inn & Suites on Bethel Ave. opened Wednesday and Comfort Suites is under construction across from it. These establishments are a welcome addition to people visiting Ball State for orientation, homecoming, commencement and other various events, senior Kevin Christopher said.
