Pedestrians on campus can see a new electric car zip across the university because a Ball State University student won a scholarship contest. Junior architecture major Jagjeet Singh Chahal received a $1,000 scholarship and a 100 percent electric car for Ball State during the university's Earth Day celebration Tuesday on University Green.
More than two months after plaintiff's attorneys filed for a retrial, a U.S. District Court judge is still deciding on the fate of the McKinney v. Duplain civil case. According to the U.S. District Court Clerk's Office, Judge Richard Young had made no formal decision as of Wednesday afternoon whether the trial, which has cost Ball State University more than $1 million thus far, will go back to court.
In the interest of journalism education (and its subsequent awards) I buried myself in high school newspaper columns last week. Of the 70-plus columns I read, one particular one stuck with me. The author, a high school senior, discussed her longing for freedom - from her parents, overbearing guidance and everything else we all despised only some .
We selected the 33 players - one automatic bid from each team and 16 at-large bids - seeded them and placed them into a bracket. However now it's your turn to vote who should win The Ball State Daily New's player of the year award. Starting with the play-in game, each issue of the Daily News will be a new round of the tournament, with the championship game being April 24.
Like all the other Ball State University Biggest Loser teams, the Heavyweights started with four members. Early in the competition, however, the team gradually lost half its members - a fact that falls in line with the national trend in people starting any weight loss program.
More than a month after Ball State University implemented its smoking ban, administrators say enforcement has gone smoothly, but a new concern has arisen for smokers and the university - cleanliness of smoking areas. Thomas Morrison, associate vice president for human resources, said one of the main reasons the policy was instituted was the cigarette debris that covered parts of campus.
Ask and you shall receive. OK, not quite. Complain, moan and gripe about the limited Dining hours for years to Student Government Association and anyone who will listen and then you shall receive. Those with meal plans should be happy to know that Fall 2008 will bring the addition of more than 100 hours to dining facilities across campus.
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At the age of 12, Ball State University men's golfer Eric Steger made a decision that forever changed his athletic career. Up until the eighth grade, Steger looked more like a baseball player than a golfer. However, because baseball and golf are both spring sports, he could only choose one sport to play.
According to a new documentary, American high school students need to reshape their attitudes toward math and science in order to keep up with technologically advancing countries. Film producer Bob Compton presented his documentary, "Two Million Minutes: A Documentary Film on Global Education," Tuesday in the Art and Journalism building.
As Ball State University seniors prepare for commencement, many staff members working in L.A. Pittenger Student Center are preparing to temporarily move out of the building following graduation to make room for renovations. Bruce Morgan, director of the Student Center and programs, said Monday that Parking Services, Student Legal Services, International Programs and all the programming offices, such as Late Nite and University Programs Board, will move their offices elsewhere on campus to clear room for the first of two phases of the renovation scheduled to begin in June.
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We selected the 33 players - one automatic bid from each team and 16 at-large bids - seeded them and placed them into a bracket. However now it's your turn to vote who should win The Ball State Daily New's player of the year award. Starting with the play-in game, each issue of the Daily News will be a new round of the tournament, with the championship game being April 24.
The Ball State University offense got its groove back as it beat Xavier University 14-4 Tuesday. The Cardinals (22-14, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) collected 20 hits in the game and scored in all but one inning. In the three games against Central Michigan University last weekend, Ball State had 21 hits.
When Eastern Illinois University came up to bat in the eighth inning of game two Tuesday with a runner at second, it used a bunt to sacrifice the runner to third base. Ball State University pitcher Elizabeth Milian then retired the Panthers' next two batters to strand the runner at third.
The first request for an exemption from the smoking ban has been denied, causing the Ball State University Hillel to move its annual hookah night to Moe's Tavern on Tuesday night. Co-president Lindsay Gross said Hillel, the Jewish organization on campus, knew the smoking ban would be a problem for its hookah night fundraiser.
Matisyahu, a Hasidic reggae artist, played loudly from the speakers in the bottom level of Mo's Tavern on Tuesday night as the Ball State Hillel played host to its third-annual hookah night. More than 150 people attended the event, which featured more than 10 flavors of shisha for attendees to chose from.
In a field on Bethel Avenue, there sits a building made of straw. It's not something out of a fairy tale built by three pigs, but it is a new sustainable structure built during three semesters. Joseph Martin, a senior architecture and Spanish major, said the building's walls were one straw-bail wide and eight to 10 bails high.
Come with me if you want to smoke. Down the stairs, out the door and around the corner. The smoking area is just this way, but you'll need a hazmat suit to enter. You see, all the debris from careless smokers' habit have grown to astronomical proportion, and in order to smoke, you must stand waist deep in butts and empty packs.
Vendors from Ball State University, Muncie and national organizations will fill University Green Tuesday as part of the university's Earth Day celebration. Layne Cameron, Ball State media relations manager, said the event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it will feature activities such as a rock wall and geocaching.
