Roaring fans and tan, chiseled muscle men inspired 21-year-old Mark Niespodziany to compete against Ball State University's best-built bodies. The junior psychology major said he was in awe of the ambiance of last year's annual Mr. and Ms. Ball State Bodybuilding competition, which was sponsored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
The Ball State University women's track and field team hits the road again this weekend traveling to West Lafayette for the Dave Ranking Invitational. The Cardinals are coming off of a sixth place finish in the Miami Invitational, finishing more than 150 points behind first place Miami University.
Title IX was created to provide gender equity on college campuses. In academics, athletics and overall activities for students, Title IX was passed to ensure that everyone would receive equal representation. This also applies to coaches. According to the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) of 2005-06, Ball State University's then nine full-time female coaches made $730,757, with the average salary of $81,195.
The war in Iraq has long been a strongly debated topic among many. Although I take a very strong anti-war stance on the issue, there are those who take an equally strong stance in favor of the war in Iraq. I have gathered information from the media, friends and family I have serving in the military and my own personal experiences, weighed the arguments and settled on my opinion.
Ball State University coach Brady Hoke approached this year's spring practice with the mindset of a sport normally not associated with the gridiron: a marathon. As the Cardinals prepare for Saturday's Cardinal-White game, Hoke said his team needs to prepare physically and mentally for an entire season, not just a few games.
Recent national and local events prove safety is a major concern in any university environment. The horrific Virginia Tech shooting isn't comparable to anything that's ever happened at Ball State University, but that doesn't mean safety isn't an issue on our campus.
var uslide_show_id = "73a4b0c1-2b74-4dd7-bf11-513f6b77e94b";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = "";Struggling against a breeze that threatened to extinguish 200 candles, Ball State University students and faculty lined the sidewalk and grassy area surrounding "Frog Baby" fountain Wednesday night. It was a vigil to remember the students and staff who died at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shootings.
Two Ball State University men's basketball players left the program according to a press release from coach Ronny Thompson Wednesday. Junior Steve Horton and sophomore Jalon Perryman left the team to pursue other opportunities, according to the press release.
The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team isn't hosting the conference tournament, but coach Joel Walton will take one match at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals (17-11, 8-4 MIVA) play Lewis University in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament quarterfinals 7:30 p.
Ball State University's men's tennis team is now on its longest losing streak of the season after a loss Tuesday against Indiana State University. The three-game deficit drops the Cardinals to 8-13 for the season. Ball State started the match by winning the doubles point but ended up falling short with a final score of 4-3 against the Sycamores.
Setter Ethan Pheister was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Week Tuesday. Starting at setter for the first time since Jan. 13, Pheister had a career-high 47 assists as the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated No.
If you're like me, you've not thought much about the justice system here in the United States. We all take it for granted that the third branch of government deals impartially and fairly with accused men and women. We assume that it never fails, that it always reaches the heart and truth of the matter.
After 33 people died at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on Monday the school is fielding questions about why it happened, and Ball State University officials are also examining campus safety and communication. President Jo Ann Gora assured students in a campus-wide e-mail that procedures, response teams and communication protocols were in place in case a similar event happened at Ball State.
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A civil lawsuit against a former Ball State University police officer who shot and killed student Michael McKinney will proceed after a motion filed by the officer's attorneys was denied Monday. On Nov. 8, 2003, university police officer Robert Duplain shot McKinney four times in the backyard of a home near the Village.
Each year, Jews recognize Yom HaShoah, a day devoted to Holocaust remembrance. The holiday fell on Sunday this year, and Holocaust survivor Frank Grunwald will give his presentation, "My Holocaust Journey," at 5 p.m. today in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ball Room in recognition of the day.
Rain, wind and cold Saturday didn't stop more than 60 people gathering near the Ball State University Shafer Tower and marching downtown against global warming. The group included members of Students for a Sustainable Campus and Muncie residents who walked from the Shafer Tower to the front steps of the Delaware County Courthouse downtown.
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.
