The tragedy at Virginia Tech is one that will certainly raise questions about security issues on college campuses. Monday will go down as the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history and is the deadliest campus shooting since 1966. On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin and killed 16 people and wounded 31 others before police officers took his life.
With the horrible Virgina Tech massacre still in the nation's collective mind, universities nationwide are already looking to the future. The awful details of the Virgina Tech massacre are slowly making their way to light, and university administrators are, no doubt, scrambling to set up plans to ensure no disaster of this magnitude occurs again.
The Cardinals entered the final round of the Falcon Invitational in sixth place, 10 strokes behind the leader. They improved their standing to fifth place by the end of the day, falling short to Mid-American Conference rival University of Toledo. Toledo finished the first day in fourth place and fought its way to the top of the leaderboard on Tuesday, shooting a tournament-best round of 311.
In the midst of a 3-8 skid, the Ball State University baseball team travels to The Ohio State University for a doubleheader today. Originally, Ball State (14-20, 4-8 Mid-American Conference) was only scheduled to play one game against Ohio State. It was changed to a doubleheader when yesterday's game against Huntington University was postponed due to Huntington having to make up a rained-out conference game.
Though violations by the Ball State University softball team were not committed under the tenure of coach Craig Nicholson, he is dealing with them this season. Under former coach Terri Laux, Ball State (15-25, 6-6 Mid-American Conference) exceeded the allotted weekly practice time from 1999 to 2005, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
A candlelight vigil will take place at 8:30 p.m. at "Frog Baby" fountain. The Office of the President will provide candles for attendees.
Ball State University greek members will jump rope, play four square, hula hoop and participate in other childhood games 7 p.m. at Irving Gym as part of Pi Beta Phi sorority's ninth annual Arrow Games. The sorority's week of events also included euchre and poker tournaments, a four-on-four basketball tournament and a volleyball tournament, Arrow Games chairwoman Katie Bills said.
For one Ball State University women's tennis player, the inability to recover from a back injury has ended her collegiate tennis career. After junior Stephanie Farrar met with her doctor, Kenneth Haller of Central Indiana Orthopedics, and Casey Chambers, assistant athletic trainer, April 10, it was decided she would no longer play at the collegiate level because of a ruptured disc.
909 Grille is temporarily closed after a fire damaged the building early Tuesday morning. The fire appeared to have started in the kitchen where firefighters found a pot on top of a running stove, David Miller, Muncie Fire Department chief inspector, said.
The month of May will be exciting but laced with regret for senior Danielle Frazier. She is excited about graduating from college and moving forward in life but is disappointed about giving up her position as the student representative on the Board of Trustees.
The Ball State University men's tennis team will travel to Indiana State University in hopes of improving its 8-12 record today. The match against Indiana State (9-10) was originally scheduled for an earlier date, but because of weather was postponed. Last year when the Cardinals played the Sycamores they won 5-2.
BLACKSBURG, Va. - A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students.
From a regurgitating performer to free Carter's hot dogs, the Ball State University Program Board is enticing students to participate in the fourth annual Spring Fling this week. All events are free for students with Ball State ID. Jason Davies, a member of UPB, said students can participate in activities such as kickball, a water balloon toss, tag, kite flying and relay races today on LaFollette Field from 4 p.
The predicted 20-30 mph winds had no effect on the Falcon Invitational, however, the 40-48 mph winds all day took their toll on the women's golf team. Windy conditions prevented any individual player from breaking 80, something that four Ball State University golfers were able to accomplish at last week's tournament in Indianapolis.
Ball State University has no plan on how it would handle a minimum wage increase if the federal bill proposing the increase passes, university officials said. Randy Sollars, director of university budgets, said forming a plan was difficult without knowing the specifics that would change.
It's probably a safe bet that administrators at Duke University wish the fervor stemming from the rape accusations levied against three members of their school's lacrosse team would just die down. The lessons the school is learning, however, could give pause to administrators at Ball State University, where rules regarding academic suspension of students when accusations are levied are unclear at best.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team moved up to No. 13 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II national poll released Monday. Ball State was ranked No. 15 before defeating Lewis University Wednesday, No. 6 Ohio State University Friday and Rutgers-Newark University Saturday.
As another semester draws mercifully closer to completion, I tend to have moments of reflection on everything I've learned in the past four months. The time flies by so quickly, you almost have to take a second or dos to really grasp all of the knowledge that's been crammed into your brain.
Actress Kimberly Richards is coming to Pruis Hall to teach Ball State University students and Muncie residents about the seven sacraments and how to use rulers as weapons. Although Catholic religious classes are sometimes associated with stories of stern, strict nuns who teach them, "Late Nite Catechism" brings a sense of humor to the atmosphere.
An audible "wow" was heard when the new design planned for Ball State University's Web site was unveiled to student and faculty focus groups, University Web coordinator Nancy Prater said. Students can expect a redesigned Web site when they return to school in the fall, Prater said.
