Ball State University coach Brady Hoke said he prefers to coach his fall football games on Saturday afternoons, a time slot that helps add flavor to the college football experience. However, Hoke has never experienced as much success as the Cardinals coach as he did last year, a season in which Ball State finished with its first winning record and bowl appearance since 1996.
There's a lot to be said for the human touch. It comforts, calms, and for about the last year it's operated your cell phone. With Apple's glitzy iPhone 2.0 announcement this week, society dives deeper into a new approach with technological interaction. A cheaper price welcomes more users into the touch-operated family of products.
There are certain times in our lives when events unfold around us that show us just how fortunate we are. We see how much we have and just how quickly everything we know can change. We see that material possessions are not permanent. And hopefully, we see the big picture in life.
Last year's Ball State University Strategic Plan placed a special emphasis on environmental sustainability during all campus construction efforts. As a result, school architects are cutting corners - in most cases, literally - in order to keep ongoing projects as "green" as possible.
A film team from Ball State University is developing a documentary about a failed Utopian society in southern Indiana. The team, led by Ball State history professor Ronald Morris, will examine daily life in the short-lived Owen community in Posey County. The finished product of their work will be a 90-minute documentary distributed to fourth grade classes around Indiana.
Andy Puthoff arched his back and struggled to lift a 75-pound sandbag above his head as his mother watched in the Ball State University football training room. Deb Puthoff said she was aware of how hard her son works to chisel his body for the Cardinals' football team, but until Saturday's Women's Football Academy she never witnessed it first hand.
For 29 contestants, seven of whom are Ball State University students, the journey to Las Vegas begins in Zionsville. The Miss Indiana Pageant will begin preliminaries this week, and the finals will be Saturday. Carol Kosisko, director of the Miss Ball State pageant, has worked with most of the girls who will compete.
John Vann knows he cannot change the world on his own. That's why he's calling on Ball State University students to do their part. Vann, associate professor of marketing, is teaching ID 250, a three-credit-hour course focused on sustainability, often dubbed "green" living.
Village patrons will have a new option for dining beginning this week with a restaurant promising an experience full of Southern flavor, Owner and General Manager Chuck Nicholas said. After more than four months of renovation and preparation, The Creole Kid will open its doors to the public Wednesday.
In the process of building one of the most vaunted offenses in the Mid-American Conference, Ball State University quarterback Nate Davis and his receiving core have earned countless honors and accolades. However, Davis will be the first to give credit to his offensive line for leading the way.
The university is setting an example for us. For once, we can look at Ball State University without rolling our eyes and saying, "What were they thinking?" Let's follow the university's lead with sustainability. We hear all the time about the university's Strategic Plan by making all future buildings certified with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
While sitting through classes in January, students always think of the sweet relief summer would bring with fewer or no classes; however, we walk outside and get slapped back into reality by a chilled breeze. But now that summer is here, students find their wishes have come true and have nothing to do.
During the summer months, some Ball State University students find themselves bored between class and work. Contrary to popular belief, keeping entertained during the summer in Muncie is not an impossible feat. One thing students can do to keep entertained is go to Lewellen Aquatic Center to cool off and get a little exercise before packing on those weekend calories.
Five years ago, 17 students participated in the inaugural Project Stepping Stone, founded by IBM executive Steve Ramos. Ramos' goal was to empower Latino students in transitioning from high school to college. This week, 81 students are at Ball State University making that transition in the week-long motivational camp.
Christie Sheridan, event director for the Delaware County Summer Heat Air Festival, said she would give up her salary to make sure the area's beloved hot air balloon show would go on. And she has. Sheridan is the event's only paid employee, relying on volunteers to share her workload.
Tara's main goal in life is to get the ball, which makes her smell everything. Tara is a Belgian Malinois, was born in the Netherlands and is the newest member of the Ball State University Police Department's K-9 unit. Chief Robert Fey said Tara cost the department $11,000, including her five weeks of training.
When entering a studio on the fourth floor of the Art and Journalism Building, Ramia Badri wears an apron, which has scars of colors all over. Paint brushes, color bottles and paintings hang o?n the walls around her. She has her headphones on while she works on her summer class assignments, sometimes ahead of time.
When Art Mart Owner Karen Fisher teaches her painting classes, she has to move half the store's items out of the way to have enough room. Fisher said the 1,100-square-foot building in the Village between CBX and Subway needed more room, so it will be moving to an 1,800-square-foot location next to Ultra Image above The Chug.
College Sports Information Directors of America named a Ball State University volleyball player to the 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American University Division Men's At-Large Second Team. Justin Orr, senior middle attacker, is the first men's volleyball player named Academic All-American since 1993, according to ballstatesports.
