Student Government Association slates, Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative, squared off Wednesday in the public debate before elections. During the debate, each slate fielded moderated questions about their initiatives and tried to show why they were the best for the job.
Political correctness is something that has come to envelope this country over the past few decades. It is in every aspect of our lives. We see it in the media. We see it in the workplace. We see it in our schools. Although political correctness obviously has merit in its goals of ensuring that people are not offended by others, perhaps it is going a little too far in running our day-to-day lives.
Student Government Association slates Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative will go head-to-head in a debate today. The debate, which will broadcast live on campus channel 57 and cable channel 61 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., is the only time students have to listen to the slates square off about hot topics and initiatives.
See a slideshow of Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Greenfield's visit to Ball State University.
Emens Auditorium has been host to its share of legends. Last February, then 80-year-old blues guitarist B.B. King graced the Emens stage, and just more than a week ago, George Jones, one of the most prolific country songwriters in history, performed to a welcoming Muncie crowd.
Cereal replaced peanut butter and toast for freshman Kyle Paya when he discovered his big jar of Peter Pan could have been contaminated with salmonella. "When I went back home this weekend, I looked at the jar," he said. "I had already made the toast. I saw the number and thought about if I wanted to risk it and decided nope.
Like many college students, Jerry Greenfield worked an on-campus job to earn extra cash. Little did the Oberlin College student know that one day he and a friend would co-found a multibillion dollar company based on the product he served everyday. "It's as if the universe knew," he said.
One must wonder whether a few Muncie citizens have taken the La Bamba radio ad campaign a bit too seriously. In one prominent ad, an announcer, copying the "Real Men of Genius" campaign from Budweiser, gives a salute to the modern college student. The student sits down with a six pack and cheese puffs to write an English paper about the history of beer while spending his parents' money striving for "independence.
When living in a world of adversity, there is bound to be some uncertainty. It seems we can't be sure of anything anymore. Nobody knows what tomorrow is going to bring, and that's the trouble, isn't it? We don't know if we're going to pass the test that makes up 50 percent of our grade.
For the first time in his career, sophomore Anthony Newell has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Announced Monday by the MAC league office, Newell averaged 17 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games for Ball State University against Northern Illinois University on Tuesday and Illinois State University on Saturday.
Only 20 percent of the recyclable products on Ball State University's campus make it to the recycling bin, said Mike Planton, associate director for landscape and environmental management. As an incentive for students to help save the planet, a nationwide competition called Recycle Mania will award a university with a trophy for its recycling efforts.
Ball State University officials confirmed Tuesday that some jars of Peter Pan brand peanut butter were sold through Dining facilities prior to a select recall of the product.
The first of two Ball State University Student Government Association election debates was marked by agreement on three main topics - the Multicultural Center, slate workloads and student, administrator and Muncie relations. The Presidential/Vice Presidential Debate on Monday night included the two top members of each slate, while the Slate Debate at 7:30 p.
Text messaging is a popular way to market things in our society, and a Ball State University professor wants to know how students are reacting to it. Michael Hanley, assistant professor of journalism and advertising sequence coordinator, said he and the Center for Media Design researched this for two years, and he has seen significant increase in acceptance of text messaged ads.
Cigar and tobacco selection is going to be slimmer in Muncie once Little Havana Tobacco Cabana officially closes on Saturday. After almost two months of clearance sales, Little Havana, the tobacco shop in the Ball State University Village, has cleared out most of its inventory and therefore is closing, student manager Mike Dean said.
About 10 years after digital media programs became available, Ball State University is one of the 10 percent of schools nationwide where students can take the courses. The Center for Information and Communication Sciences conducted a survey of 400 schools nationwide, which began in September and ended in November, Ray Steele, CICS director and research leader, said.
Student Government Association presidential candidates met Monday to debate issues they will focus on if elected. The first prompt issued to the presidential hopefuls questioned the past, not the future. Vote Bare's Matt Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative's Betsy Mills were given two minutes to respond to the challenge: What part of current SGA slate Team Lisec's platforms do they consider most important to continue? In possibly the most distinctly different responses of the debate, Bare and Mills responded with separate priorities.
Though the Ball State University men's tennis team lost Saturday, the team saw some encouraging signs on the court, coach Bill Richards said. Ball State lost to No. 34 University of Kentucky 4-3, as the Cardinals fell to 3-5 on the season. Ball State won the No.
Originally set as a three-way meet, prior to the inclusion of Northern Illinois University, the Ball State Quadrangular delivered the last test for the Cardinals prior the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships. The women's track and field team ended up taking third in its own meet while fellow MAC counterpart Western Michigan University won the meet with a score of 155 points.
Student Government Association is discussing a plan to lower the grade point average requirements to graduate with cum laude honors. Its proposal would lower the standard for graduating cum laude to a 3.5 GPA. Currently, the requirement is a cumulative GPA between 3.
