Congratulations! You've found the forum page! We're glad you're here. Before you engulf yourself in today's Sudoku puzzle in an earnest attempt to stay awake during your lecture class, here are a few fun facts for you to consider: If you read this very paper on Monday, you'd know that 75 percent of high school students in the United States are "apathetic" to the First Amendment to the Constitution.
On Tuesday, an article appeared on the front page of the Ball State Daily News announcing the unfortunate demise of the Late Loop trolley to downtown Muncie due to lack of funding by enough vendors. I am so sorry to see the end of the trolley service, but more so I am disconcerted at the events leading up to this termination of service, especially as I feel I could have played a role in keeping the Late Loop in operation.
Recruiting is a full time job. Just ask Hugh Hernesman, the coach in charge of getting players to sign on the dotted line for the Ball State University women's volleyball program. "Each day I can tell you I spend 90 percent of my time recruiting," Hernesman said.
Ball State University punter Chris Miller was one of 41 players named to the Ray Guy Award watch list Wednesday. The Ray Guy award is given to the nation's best punter at the end of the season and is decided by a committee of sports writers, coaches, sports information directors and previous Ray Guy Award winners.
Author Hanoch McCarty attempted to bridge the generation gap Wednesday. In his lecture, titled "How to Make Your Stories Live On," McCarty stressed the importance of sharing life experiences with younger generations. "Your stories define who you are," he said.
Fans who want to watch the Ball State University-University of Nebraska football game Saturday can see it without buying it on pay-per-view. The owner of Beef O'Bradys in Muncie, Rob Wardrop, said the restaurant plans to show the game, which begins at 12:30 p.
It didn't take long for the Ball State University field hockey team to score all the goals they would need to break its six-game losing streak Tuesday. The Cardinals scored two goals in the game's first 15 minutes and used a prolonged defensive stand as the clock wound down to hold off Ohio State University 2-1.
As the Ball State University Homecoming grows nearer, students are auditioning to show off their talents and their event-hosting skills. Talent Search and event Master of Ceremonies auditions ended Tuesday, and the results will be announced today. TALENT SEARCH: With everything from Johnny Cash music to Broadway style singing, the Homecoming Talent Search auditions kicked off Monday in the Alumni Center.
Sex happens. But there's more to sex than the physical act, and Ball State University is taking a positive, progressive attitude towards teaching students about the responsibility that should accompany it. The university isn't just teaching about the birds and the bees, abstinence and safe sex; it's teaching students what they can do to build a healthy sexual relationship.
Patrons of The Giant Locker Room will need to look for the bar at its new location when it opens its doors for the first time 6 p.m. Friday. Scott Dalton, owner of The Locker Room, said the bar will move into the spot previously occupied by Wing Out. The Locker Room will have its grand opening at a later date, Dalton said.
Charlie Cardinal is a walking billboard. His basketball jersey has a large advertisement for Stoops Automotive. Which is fine if Charlie Cardinal saw a penny of the advertising cost. However, Charlie Cardinal is one of the few Division I mascot lacking significant benefits.
It's time to get the ball rolling faster on the Student Government Association executive platform. Research is the word of the moment as the U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative members are attending meetings and looking into ways to complete platform issues, but research doesn't always translate into action.
Mary Beth Tinker said she thinks students need to start standing up for their first amendment rights, like she did in 1965 when wearing a black armband to protest the Vietnam War caused her to become a fixture in law books at institutions across the country.
There is a question I have contemplated since my first Ball State University graduate school class about four weeks ago. I walked into the classroom, read the syllabus and analyzed my professors. I listened attentively (of course), took notes and wrote down future assignments in my planner.
When U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative campaigned for Ball State University's Student Government Association, they had 33 items to address. SGA President Betsy Mills said almost immediately after she and her slate members were elected, they set up a game plan on how to accomplish those issues.
Two days after one of the biggest wins in the past quarter century, a pair of Ball State football players were rewarded Monday for their performance at the Naval Academy. Cardinals' sophomore defensive lineman Brandon Crawford, a 31-year-old who spent four years in the Marine Corps, was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week.
After a mediocre performance on the first day of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie, Ind., the Cardinals recovered swiftly and posted a team score of 274 in the final round. Tuesday's round was the lowest team score of the third round and ranks second in school history for an 18-hole team score.
Ball State University students who used the Muncie Indiana Transit System's Late Loop trolley will have to look for another ride home from downtown bars. Mary Gaston, assistant general manager for MITS, said the trolley was discontinued for an indefinite amount of time.
Ball State University telecommunications students and faculty traveled by car and bus Sept. 8 to Cleveland where they were recognized with two regional Emmys and the Board of Governors Award. Ball State has been nominated for 61 regional Emmys and has won 20 since 2000, according to a University Communications press release.
