Despite the pleasant traditions Homecoming week features, the seniors on Ball State University's defense had a bitter taste in their mouths throughout the seven-day period. The disgust they felt in the pit of their guts was the result of allowing 58 points and 658 yards to Central Michigan University, effectively dropping the ball in the race for the Mid-American Conference West Division title.
Though there were 10 Ball State University athletic programs involved in the textbook scandal of 2005, two coaches learned Tuesday their programs would receive additional punishment from the NCAA. As football coach Brady Hoke and men's tennis coach Bill Richards prepared for their team's upcoming opponent, Cardinals' athletics director Tom Collins broke the news to the both of them.
Of all the students and staff on campus, only 26 percent of them are recycling their garbage, said Michael Planton, associate director for landscape and environmental management at Ball State University. Ball State has been recycling for more than 15 years, Planton said, and he is trying to make it easier for students and staff to recycle their belongings.
Having collected wins in two of its last three games, Ball State University's 2007 field hockey team is starting to look a lot like the 2006 version that made a mid-season rally and stormed to the Mid-American Conference title game. "We've been playing really well these last few games, kind of like last year," sophomore forward Brooke MacGillivary said.
Nervous anticipation pervaded the living room of a third-floor apartment on a recent Monday evening as a "girls' night in" was about to get underway. Euphemisms were whispered, spoken and eventually shouted by the end of the evening as the more than 20 women that filled the room skirted around a topic that would make most blush if discussed anywhere outside the bedroom.
Charges will be filed against the five Ball State University-affiliated women accused of assaulting a sixth once complete information regarding the victim's injuries is available, Muncie officials said Tuesday. Delaware County's deputy prosecuting attorney Judi Calhoun said that she has not received the entire case file and wants complete information regarding the victim Christina Elslinger's injuries before pressing charges.
After posting two more shutouts to continue her streak of not allowing a goal in Mid-American Conference play, Ball State University goalkeeper Rachael Murphy earned the MAC Soccer Player of the Week Monday. Murphy shut out Western Michigan University in a 2-0 win Sunday and Northern Illinois University Friday in a scoreless tie.
After a mediocre performance in the first two rounds of the Belmont Invitational in Nashville, Tenn., the Ball State men's golf team fired back with the lowest final round team score. Overall, the Cardinals finished sixth out of 12 teams, with a final team-combined score of 883.
A trail of water shoots into the air as a Ball State University student glides along the smooth lake water while effortlessly maneuvering around the buoys. This student is one of the 15 that make up the Ball State water ski team. As often as possible, members of the team head out to the Muncie Water Bowl to practice skiing for their weekend tournaments or to teach newcomers how to water ski.
After police responded to three calls for an Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity party, the last of which involved a fight and possible gun shots, the organization could face penalties from the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Capt. Mark Vollmar of the Muncie Police Department said the department received a call at about 2:15 a.
The promotion that started out positive for Ball State University women's basketball coach Tracy Roller now has her feeling "horrible." On the second day of Roller's campaign to sit on a scissor lift to promote the women's basketball team, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins told her to end it.
Several businesses met with representatives from the Muncie Indiana Transit System Monday to discuss the possibility of creating a new Late Loop that would go toward the north side of the city. Mary Gaston, the MITS assistant general manager, said several merchants asked for a meeting to discuss the possibility of starting a second route.
In the first three years of her collegiate career, Valerie McGowan won zero events. In the first dual meet of her senior year, the diver won two events. McGowan won the women's one-meter dive and the three-meter dive for the Ball State University swimming and diving team against Eastern Michigan University Friday.
The NCAA placed the Ball State University athletics department on two years probation Tuesday for infractions of multiple athletics teams. In addition to two years probation for the athletics department, the softball team lost two hours of practice a week from the normal 20 hours, the football team lost three of 85 scholarships and the men's tennis team lost 400 dollars of a scholarship, according to a press release from the Ball State athletics department.
The Indiana State Budget Committee approved two construction projects at Ball State University, said State Representative Dennis Tyler. Jeff Fites, assistant media relations director for the Indiana House of Representatives, said the projects include renovation of the L.
It doesn't matter if you are walking down the hall to the bathroom for a quick shower or leaving town for the weekend. Lock your door. Whether it's five minutes or five days, an unlocked residence hall room is an invitation for people to take a sneak peek around your room for anything that would sell well on eBay.
var uslide_show_id = "7a8da890-0394-48f5-b046-9c273ce4c67f";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; People of all ages congregated on the streets of Muncie to watch Ball State University's Homecoming parade Saturday morning. University Singers' float was the overall winner in the judging competition. The parade began at 9:30 a.m. at Muncie Central High School and ended about two hours later at the intersection of McKinley and Neely avenues.
var uslide_show_id = "92387361-23e5-42dd-9b24-efb2abf3efdf";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; With less than 5:30 remaining in Saturday's game at Scheumann Stadium, Western Kentucky University quarterback K.J. Black threw an interception to Ball State University cornerback Trey Buice on the Cardinals' sideline. Following the play, which secured a 35-12 win on Homecoming weekend, about 15 teammates mobbed Buice in a celebration.
The numbers of reported burglaries and forcible sex offenses on Ball State University's campus have significantly increased, according to university officials. According to the Crime Statistics and Annual Security Report, which Ball State released Friday, the number of reported sex offenses on Ball State University's campus increased to 11 in 2006 after one incident was reported in 2005 and five were reported in 2004.
With the end of Sunday's game, the Ball State University soccer team passed the midway point of the Mid-American Conference season without allowing a goal against a conference opponent this season. The Cardinals (8-4-1, 5-0-1 MAC) defeated Western Michigan University (2-9-2, 0-5-1 MAC) 2-0 to extend their shutout streak to seven games, including six in the MAC.
