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.
var uslide_show_id = "a1239574-8779-49f4-9670-b078e748a2f5";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; One week a month, he sits alone by himself to think. First, he closes the office's drapes and turns the lights low. Surrounded by cornfields and farms, his office looks more like a hidden resort than a work station.
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.
En route from a friend's wedding in Tampa, I had an unlikely and nearly surreal air travel experience this weekend. Some 30,000 feet above the earth, I was in near disbelief by what was happening. This sort of thing was never questioned in a pre-9/11 era, but lately it's been all over the news.
Rather than the same old song and dance, professor Tony Costello afforded his architecture students a different opportunity during their recently concluded summer studio: create a new Ball State University baseball stadium. Such a hands-on approach is nothing new to students within the department, he said, but thanks to an $8,000 grant from the National Concrete Masonry Association, Costello said he planned to submit the best design for actual consideration by athletics administration.
Seventeen students worked for five weeks on a new baseball design for the athletics department, and they might have nothing to show for their hard work. Architecture professor Tony Costello said he had a summer studio in which students created a design for a new Ball State University baseball field.
Scroll through the map and hover over the points to see where the crime has occurred on and around Ball State University's campus.
The Creole Kid officially opened its doors Wednesday welcoming customers looking for more flavor in the Village. The opening came two days after a taste testing thanking those who made the new restaurant in University Square a possibility. Manger Lisa Wilmoth said approximately 75 people celebrated the restaurant's arrival on Monday and helped get the word out for the opening.
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.
