Students interested in classical music need not venture to L.A. or Chicago to find live, world-class talent. Starting today at 8 p.m., Ball State University will welcome the Orion String Quartet to Sursa Hall. The quartet is the first of three ensembles slated to perform as part of the "Arts Alive" concert series.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Ball State University offense came out on fire, rolling up 494 yards of offense as the Cardinals pounded the University at Buffalo, 55-25. Ball State [2-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference] scored on its first six possessions, and Louis Johnson blocked a punt in the end zone for a touchdown as the Cardinals built a 45-3 lead.
The Ball State University soccer team entered last weekend with an eight-match winning streak. The Cardinals had also been unbeaten in their previous nine matches. However, after two disappointing losses to Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University, the streak is gone.
We realize that if you are reading this, you are probably aware of the many events that took place around campus this weekend. And though you have been paying attention to your surroundings, there is a chance your friends haven't been. What takes additional effort is to understand the significance behind these events.
Ever since I first stepped foot on Ball State University's campus in August of 1998, I have had nights where I just didn't sleep very well. This usually happens the night before a big exam, one of those exams that make up about 50 percent of the final grade.
The Ball State University men's tennis team played well early but could not win the tough matches. Without head coach Bill Richards and the team's three most experienced players, the Cardinals competed at the Louisville Invitational and yielded results that disappointed their graduate assistant coach Jason Pressel.
Nuclear weapons are not in the forefront of people's minds. Duck-and-cover drills seem laughable, if even understood. Signs - like those in North Quad - directing the general public to fallout shelters are mere relics of our parents' school days. Distant sirens in the air encourage you to seek shelter from Mother Nature, not the mother bomb.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Nate Davis isn't playing second fiddle to anyone right now. In his second start after replacing Joey Lynch, the true freshman showed he was more than capable of running the Ball State University offense, by going 11-of-14 for 247 yards and throwing three touchdown passes in the Cardinals' 55-25 win.
For coach Kathy Bull, doubles play continued to be the biggest problem for the Ball State University women's tennis team after the Miami Invitational this weekend. This fall, the Cardinals have struggled in doubles play, and this weekend was no exception.
The Scramble Light is playing host to a sukkah, a 3-sided tent-like structure with a partial roof, to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Jewish and non-Jewish students are sleeping in the structure which will be up through Tuesday at 8 p.m. Ball State University students are encouraged to stop by the sukkah and learn more about the holiday.
More than 500 people showed up at LaFollette Field Saturday to play with twenty-pound pieces of fruit to benefit charity in the 34th annual Watermelon Bust, organized by the Alpha Chi Omega sorority and the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. The proceeds of the annual affair go to the American Red Cross and A Better Way.
This week about marks the halfway point of the semester, and that means midterms for many of you out there. But whether or not a paper or a test is the current bane of your existence, you've probably used the phrase 'good luck' to wish someone well on his or her midterm.
The modern United States is, inarguably, the most powerful country in the world. It leads the entire Western civilization militarily and economically; whether it leads responsibly is an entirely different topic. There is no doubt that it does lead the world, as well as wield incredible influence over every other country.
Six minutes were all the Ball State University field hockey team needed on offense against Missouri State University. The Cardinals scored two goals in the opening minutes against Missouri State as Ball State defeated the Bears 2-1 for its second consecutive conference win.
Webster has nine definitions for the word "loss": GÇó Number one: the fact of no longer having something or having less of something; GÇó Number five: a feeling of sadness, loneliness, or emptiness at the absence of somebody or something; and GÇó Number seven: an instance of losing a competition, race or contest.
More than 500 international students from about 80 countries attend Ball State University, and on Friday, many of them shared their languages, dances and customs with students and community members. The International Festival and culture show at the L.A.
Mark Foley has committed an unforgivable crime. He used his power and his position to hurt defenseless children. He broke the law and must be called to answer for his crimes. Nothing short of prison time is an appropriate punishment for his actions. The shock is just starting; people are stepping forward to reveal information.
Ball State University's women's volleyball team has been on a positive roll, and hopes to keep it up throughout the games this weekend.-á Over the weekend Ball State will play two conference games against Ohio University and Kent State University.-áThe team has been coming together both defensively and offensively.
Individuals struggling with their sexual identity have more difficulty coming out to themselves than coming out to anyone else, Danny Roberts, former "Real World" cast member, said Thursday. "I'd say 90 percent of the process is honesty with yourself," Roberts said during a Ball State University Spectrum-sponsored speech Thursday night in Pruis Hall.
Dear Editor, I experienced an out-of-the-ordinary encounter with the lunch staff. As my sister and I were rushing to throw away our trash and return our lunch trays at the Noyer Cafeteria, my sister realized she had left her I.D. on the lunch tray. We were in a hurry already and didn't have time to look for the I.
