Family Weekend is upon us once again. Albeit much earlier than previous years, it's the annual three-day hodge-podge that brings parents and siblings back to Muncie, yielding traffic and restaurant delays paralleled only by move-in weekend. While we must admit, the idea of willingly bringing kin into town and entertaining them for hours or days isn't the epitome of a good college time, it does provide some benefit.
North Dakota State University is no stranger to success on the gridiron. When the Bison were in Division II, they were one of the elite powerhouses. How big, you ask? Try eight national championships in the school's illustrious history. North Dakota State won three "mythical" championships in the 1960s (1965, 1968 and 1969) via wire service polls, but found its best glory in the 1980s.
There are so many clich+â-¬s coaches use, that it would be almost impossible to come up with a complete list. A few examples include a Carl Spakler-like "Cinderella story," the ever-so-classic "We beat ourselves today," and "Our players gave a 110 percent effort today," which isn't even mathematically possible.
The role of women in the business world is growing, and there are more opportunities now than in the past. However, women should not take that for granted, according to Judy Sweet, former NCAA vice president for Championships and Education Services. She used examples from her life to show students how it is important for this generation to utilize the advances made in behalf of women in the business world.
Like eggs and milk before it, spinach has now joined the select group of foods that were once healthy but, according to the media, will now cause you to die. These foods were once lauded as being healthy and nutritious but then, without warning, somehow became actually hazardous to humanity's well-being.
Action and dialogue are needed to stop derogatory language, students said Wednesday at Perspectives, held by the Multicultural Center. About 30 people attended the first event of the Perspectives series, started this year to replace the Brown Bag Lunch series.
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The story of the Ball State University soccer team parallels the story of leading scorer Sarah Schumacker. The Cardinals had a rough start to the year, but have fought their way to a solid 5-1-2 record on the wings of a four-game winning streak. During that winning steak, coach Michelle Salmon said Schumacker, sophomore defender, has stepped up to lead her team.
It is Sunday night and you are getting ready to sit down in your favorite spot to watch Desperate Housewives - or, if a nighttime soap about women and their "problems" is a bit too girly for you, Mr. Macho, then Sunday Night Football. You probably have your usual provincials: slippers, pj bottoms and your favorite TV food.
Are you a fair-weather patriot? If you are easily influenced, watch too much TV and can't make decisions, you may be at high risk. Since President Bush declared war on terrorism, the new trend in the states has been anti-Bushism, has become synonymous with anti-Americanism.
Ball State University's Village is a notoriously bad location for small businesses. Over the years, restaurants, record stores and specialized retail stores have tried to stake claim to part of the Ball State student market, only to be run out of the neighborhood within their first year.
Pitching wins baseball games, especially in the postseason. It's not just a saying, it's a fact. Think back to some of the dominant tandems like Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale and, more recently, Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson.
Muncie Sanitary District and Ball State University officials continue debating the source of a clog in the city's sewer system. Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations for Ball State, and Mike Rost, district administrator of MSD, are at odds as to how much the dredging of the Duck Pond had to do with the buildup.
Sophomore tight end Darius Hill's emergence as a go-to receiver is providing a spark to the Ball State University offense. The 6-foot-6 Hill leads the team in receiving yards (233) and touchdowns (4), having already eclipsed his totals from last year. In 2005, he recorded only 11 catches for 136 yards and four touchdowns.
Ball State University and Muncie Sanitary District are debating the source of an enormous clog in the city's sewer system and who will pay for its removal. MSD discovered the sediment blockage, which filled half of a 60-inch pipe and ran for several thousand feet, during a routine inspection of the pipes in the northern part of the city.
The term "holy war" is an oxymoron.-á Every time an extremist group proffers this idea as a means to an end, I immediately question their definition of the word holy.-áIf a religious belief is insulted and the reaction is violence, then the original creed that commands violence as a solution or the manner in which religious leaders teach these values needs to be reexamined.
As the first floor of Emens Auditorium filled, students clutched notebooks, pens and copies of "First They Killed My Father," anticipating Loung Ung's presentation which began at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Author of the Freshman Connections Common Reader, Loung Ung's visit to campus has been anticipated by students since the beginning of the academic year, Melinda Messineo, associate professor, Department of Sociology and chairwomen of the Common Reader Selection Committee, said.
A 53-year-old Ball State University employee resigned three days after being arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex from an officer posing as a 13-year-old girl on the Internet, according to the Carmel Police Department. According to a Hamilton County court affidavit, Richard Turgeon, former senior information analyst for the Office of the Controller and Business Services, admitted to police he had sexually explicit conversations over the Internet and on the phone and masturbated in front of his Web cam for an undercover officer, who was posing as a 13-year-old girl.
History has a way of repeating itself. The women's volleyball team is subject to that statement as they are winless on the road this season (0-7). The Ball State University Cardinals visited the Wright State University Raiders in an interstate match-up Tuesday night in C.
"Nigga," "Fag" and "B*#$%" are now more than just offensive terms: They are a springboard for discussion about labels and tolerances. Additionally, they are the title of an open forum hosted by the Multicultural Center for students to discuss derogatory terms used in everyday interactions.
