For the first time in five years, Ball State University's Parking Services has increased the cost of meters, fines and permits. Parking Services Office Manager Nancy Wray said fines charged for various parking violations on campus have increased $5. "The cost of doing business has increased," she said.
As a senior strong safety last season, Erik Keys led the Ball State secondary by example on the field and in the locker room. Keys' 90 tackles were most on the team, but the senior showed the ability to be in the right place at the right time. Keys' lone interception of the season came against the University of Michigan and resulted in a 35-yard touchdown return, giving Ball State a 9-7 lead at Michigan Stadium.
Wearing royal blue T-shirts decked with stars, Park Hall's Opening Committee members greeted and assisted students moving into Ball State University's newest housing addition last week. The committee members had moved in four days before the incoming residents to plan hall-focused Welcome Week activities, the same routine performed by other residence hall opening committees.
A lit cigarette left on a couch resulting in a fire has left several Ball State University students and Muncie residents homeless, according to the Muncie Fire Department and the American Red Cross. David Miller, chief investigator for the MFD said the fire erupted at about 8:30 a.
Park Hall, the state-of-the-art facility gracing campus that is fully equipped with mahogany and complete air conditioning, will have its grand opening at 2 p.m. today. The $27.8 million, 164,000-square-foot building that began construction in August 2004 has space for 506 residents, and besides the final touches being completed, students and faculty are pleased with the new facility.
The widely-used electronic resource Blackboard underwent a face-lift this summer with Release 7.1 debuting prior to the beginning of classes. Adam Stegner, University Computing Services distributed programmer, said the upgrades were necessary after Blackboard decided to phase out development support for the Release 6.
A national campaign is under way to curtail impaired driving and local police departments are out in force. Ball State University, Delaware County Sheriff's Department and Muncie officers will have increased patrols until Sept. 9. Gene Burton, Ball State's director of Public Safety, said the initiative is one part of a blitz that also focuses on seat belt and child safety throughout the year.
Jalon Perryman will return to Ball State University's men's basketball team for the upcoming season, head coach Billy Taylor said. Perryman, a junior, announced he was transferring April 18. He did not sign with another university during the summer and returned to classes at Ball State.
Almost three years after the plan was proposed, Ball State University will install 11 surveillance cameras in four campus parking lots by October, university officials said. The surveillance cameras will be placed in the parking lots at Scheumann Stadium, the Alumni Center, the Baseball Stadium and the H2 lot because they provide longer-term parking and have less foot traffic, Kay Bales, vice president for Student Affairs, said.
Every 15 seconds, a hard drive crashes somewhere in the world. This summer, I was fortunate enough to experience it firsthand. Twice. Let's walk through it. Being of the generation of computers and hard drives, we tend to store large amounts of data digitally, rather than on paper.
With the season opener less than three days away, the Ball State University field hockey team still doesn't know who will be its starting goalie. The Cardinals will replace last year's goalkeeper, Caroline Lehman, who posted a 2.35 goals-against average in Mid-American Conference games in 2006, third in the league, and played all but 34 minutes during the season.
Ball State University's Zeta Beta Tau fraternity is starting the school year suspended for having a party last weekend with underage drinking. Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said a radio call came in at 1:23 a.m. Sunday. When the police got to the fraternity, Burton said about 11 people were charged for minor consumption.
The issue is as red-hot as the lit end of a burning cigarette, which is exactly what the problem is about. Ball State might go smoke-free as soon as 2009 if the administration decides to implement a campus-wide ban. Faculty and students, now is the time to make your opinion known and support either the freedom to smoke on campus or to breathe fresh, clean air.
Men's tennis coach Bill Richards said Tuesday junior Joe Vallee will most likely miss the Cardinals' entire fall season because of a broken bone in his foot. Richards said Vallee hurt the foot playing tennis during the summer but initially thought it was a sprained ankle before going to the doctor.
Two years, 23 games and one win. That is the sum of Temple University's last two seasons in college football. With that stellar performance Temple has successfully stolen a spot in the Mid-American Conference. Thankfully, that spot is only in football. Not only does the addition of a revolting program like Temple make the MAC look worse, it screws up the balance in the conference.
Head volleyball coach Dave Boos has zeroed in on who will start as his libero to open Ball State University's women's volleyball season. Alyssa Rio, a true freshman, has secured the position over sophomore Madison Monk. "We do a lot of extensive stating and analysis in our practices everyday, and right now she is the top in the stating we do," Boos said.
Ball State University expects Lehigh University's assistant basketball coach Bob Simmons to join Billy Taylor's coaching staff, a source within the athletic department said. Simmons started coaching at Lehigh University in 2003, after serving two years as the head coach of Delaware Valley College, a Division III program.
Former Ball State University women's volleyball player Rachel Refenes has joined the coaching staff at Lehigh University. Refenes, who played two seasons at Ball State, was named an assistant coach Aug. 14. "From the moment I first spoke with her, I knew we would make a great pair.
Entering summer conditioning, Ball State University's linebacker core looked to be an experienced group led by Cortlan Booker and Wendell Brown, two of the top three returning tacklers from last season. However, Brown tore his pectoral tendon weight lifting early in July, an injury that will keep him from participating in the 2007 season.
During Sunday's Freshman Convocation guest speaker Jason Whitlock spoke about his memories as a Ball State University student and football player. However, while on campus Monday, Whitlock, a columnist for FOX Sports, made comments about the current state of the athletic department that were less positive than his speech.
