Despite the somber issue, the members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. fraternity had high hopes for their annual homeless awareness fundraiser. "People don't realize how hard it is to stand around for 24 hours a day and ask for money," James Johnson, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
UPDATE: NewsLink Indiana reports that Cassandra Reed and Grace Mitchell have been released on bond. Watch NewsWatch tonight at 9 for the latest (Comcast channel 61.) A flying pie, 15 cheese pizzas and a projector were part of student protests against conservative speaker David Horowitz on Wednesday night. Plus, see video from our partners at NewsWatch and NewsLink.
Gov. Mitch Daniels has proposed a 75-mile tollway that would run from Interstate 69 northeast of Indianapolis and loop east and south of the city through six counties before turning north to link up with Interstate 70. Get the details and see a map of the planned study area.
Two Ball State University students were in stable condition at Ball Memorial Hospital on Thursday after being shot around 7 p.m. in their Windermere Place apartment. Samuel Ghebremichael and Reggie Hill were attacked in Building 4 in what the Muncie Police Department said could have been a robbery.
Former Ball State University student Grace Mitchell said she's unsure if she regrets her actions prior to a speech by conservative David Horowitz on Wednesday night, but that it might have been childish and stupid. "The motivation certainly wasn't malicious," she said.See video from our partners at NewsLink Indiana.
Proper care of the body and mind can not only enhance everyday life, but could save a life during an emergency. Today's Black Women is sponsoring its third annual expo to bring that information to Ball State University students. Today's Black Women is a campus organization that strives to empower women of all ages, economic backgrounds and lifestyles on Ball State's campus.
After a tough road loss last weekend to Miami (Ohio) University, the Ball State University women's swimming and diving team will travel again to take on the Bowling Green University Falcons Saturday. Last season, the Falcons finished third, one place ahead of the Cardinals, in the Mid-American Conference Championships.
Veterans Day was originally declared Armistice Day by Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to commemorate the end of World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. In 1954 legislation declared Nov. 11 as Veterans Day to honor veterans who served in the armed forces either during war or during peace.
Without the Roberts Hotel open right across the street, the Horizon Convention Center has to adapt the services it offers clients as the hotel will not reopen until at least next year. The Roberts Hotel is important to the convention center's business, Peter Dvorak, the hotel's owner and CEO of Pinnacle Properties, said last Tuesday.
Under an new head coach, Ball State's men's basketball team opens its season at home Saturday. Find out why Thompson won't talk about his starters, and what competition Northern Colorado brings to the court.
Saturday afternoon the Ball State University women's cross country team returns to action at the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Meet. The regional will be hosted by Bowling Green State University at the Forrest Creason golf course, and will feature 32 women's teams.
With a new coach on the floor, Ball State University's men's basketball team is ready to embark on a season full of potential. Student fans should be with them every basket of the way. Come tip-off Saturday, Worthen Arena should buzz with excitement. Throw on the face paint.
fter two solid seasons, Tracy Roller doesn't want to know what life would be like on Ball State University's women's basketball team without her star player, Julie DeMuth. In just two years, DeMuth has become an integral part of the Cardinals' lineup. However, there was a time when it was uncertain whether the 5-foot-10 forward would indeed be a member of Ball State's roster, according to Roller.
Two residents of Windermere Place Apartments are at Ball Memorial Hospital after they were shot and possibly robbed, Sgt. Jason Webber of the Muncie Police Department said. Sam Ghebremichael and Reggie Hill, both students at Ball State University, were shot in apartment 404 Thursday night.
For Ball State University's women's basketball team, the 2006-07 season promises to be a challenging one. The Cardinals' first game is at the University of Michigan, and Ball State will also be traveling to Indiana University and Xavier University before the second half of the season even begins.
When Mid-American Conference play rolls around at the beginning of January, each team will be battle-tested and ready for action, thanks in part to some tough prior competition. In the MAC West, the senior-laden University of Toledo is the preseason favorite.
The feeling was all too familiar for Ball State University guard Peyton Stovall. In only the second game of 2005-2006 season, Stovall re-injured his left knee, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament for a second time in his young, but promising, career. It was just 10 months after his initial injury of the same knee.
The good: Ball State University women's basketball team was 11-3 when playing in Worthen Arena last season. The bad: it averaged 855 people per home game. The ugly: 855 average attendance was seventh out of 12 Mid-American Conference teams. Averaging 855 fans isn't a negative in head coach Tracy Roller's opinion.
To their credit, the Hoosier Stars made Thursday night's scrimmage against the Ball State University women's basketball team a little more uncomfortable than the Cardinals anticipated. A strong finish against the Stars gave Ball State a 93-89 victory heading into the Cardinals' season opener at the University of Michigan on Monday.
When coach Ronny Thompson arrived in Muncie, the Ball State University men's basketball schedule for the 2006-2007 season was more than halfway complete. "The majority of the schedule was already done when I got here," Thompson said. "It was an unbelievably tough schedule at the time.
