I realize I'm going to look like a jerk for picking on Anna Nicole Smith like this; especially after the recent loss of her son due to a suspected drug overdose. But still, Anna Nicole Smith is a mess even outside of her recent grief-stricken-ness. I don't think people quite realize to what degree she is affected.
Peaceworkers, a student-based organization that is dedicated to promoting peace in the community and internationally,-áis sponsoring Peace One Week to increase issue awareness among Ball State University students. The organization raises awareness on issues of discrimination and the war in Iraq, Mona Luxion, president of Peaceworkers, said.
The sixth annual Chase Charlie 5K Run will once again bring people from the community together to help support Ball State University. The event is part of Parents Weekend, which culminates with the game against North Dakota State University at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
The follow-up to a 2004 study on high school student's knowledge of the First Amendment is being released today by Ball State's J-IDEAS. Learn the key findings of the 2006 survey.
In 2010, Ball State University will offer rooms for 600 additional students with the construction of North Residence Hall, a building approved by the Board of Trustees Friday. North Residence Hall, a $43 million project, will be located north of Neely Avenue, across from Studebaker East and West residence halls.
A large amount of money is being put into renovating the L.A. Pittenger Student Center - and it needs a lot of work to be a place that students will want to visit. When changes are being made, students need to be kept in mind. Officials are calling the changes to the Student Center rehabilitation - and that is exactly what it needs.
The Ball State University field hockey team's road trip to Michigan this past weekend could be classified as one of those weekends to forget. The Cardinals lost both games this weekend to Michigan University and No. 14 Louisville University, and were out-scored 15-1 in the process.
Coming back to a sport after giving in to injuries is no easy accomplishment. Be it by sheer healing, advanced technology, doctor's approval, or quintessential love of the game, athletes can return and perform again. Ball State University's women's volleyball team has such an athlete in 5th year senior Stephanie Bacan, who will be debuting against Wright State tonight.
Conspiracy theories will always be part of politics. It comes about when people are not pleased with the truth and they are willing to say anything so they can to get their name out into the world. Their ideas are usually just laughable but sometimes incredibly desperate.
Ahoy there, me hearties and blow me down! 'Tis the week to celebrate pirates. Tuesday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, a holiday invented by two pirate-loving friends: John Baur and Mark Summers, journalist and social worker, who invented the holiday while playing racquetball 11 years ago.
Mud volleyball began its 19th year today with students jumping, diving and flopping in the mud-covered volleyball courts behind the Johnson Complex. The winners of the 36 teams that played today will join the rest of the total 84 teams Sunday in a bracket system of elimination from 8 a.
Ten years ago, Scott Wise did everything at Scotty's Brewhouse from serving to cooking to washing dishes. While he may be at his home office in Indianapolis now, overseeing three restaurants and working on opening another, the personal touch he created still exists in his restaurants.
Tomorrow the Ball State University women's cross country team competes at the Indiana Intercollegiate invitational in Terre Haute. Chances look good for the Cardinals, who have the possibility of returning some of their injured leaders. The intercollegiate meet brings universities from across Indiana and bigger schools, such as Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame, who will compete with smaller schools like Earlham College and Depauw University.
Ball State University's Board of Trustees approves $43 million residence hall for opening in 2010.
In order to give Ball State University women an opportunity to learn more about the values of sorority life, the Panhellenic Council included an event focused on the sororities' charity work for the first time during its week-long recruitment process. Sororities undertake philanthropies so they can raise money for human welfare organizations such as Riley Children's Hospital, supporting victims of domestic violence, the Arthritis Research Foundation and Read Across America.
The Internet and cable television has changed the face of mass advertising, a partner at Yahoo! said. Robert Smeriglio, who will speak today at 10 a.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, said advertising to a mass audience was a lot simpler when CBS, NBC and ABC controlled the majority of media.
Life as a Ball State University commuter has never been easy.-áGetting up early, say 7 a.m., for that 8 a.m. class, is one of the hardest things in the world.-á After class, it is off to work.-áAfter work, it is either back to class or hard work studying.-áThe life of commuter seems to go round and round and round.
After letting a 16-point lead slip away against Indiana last week, Ball State University will once again face a Big Ten Conference team Saturday. The Cardinals will travel to West Lafayette to take on Purdue University at Ross-Ade Stadium, where they weren't treated kindly the last time they visited: Purdue won 59-7 in 2004.
After traveling to Northwestern University on Sunday afternoon, the Ball State University soccer team thought their Thursday afternoon trip to Butler University would be smooth sailing. Indianapolis is certainly closer than a bus ride to Evanston, Ill. However, after a major car accident had delayed their arrival by more than two hours, getting focused on their match against the Bulldogs proved difficult.
Ideas for a new student center have been thrown around by campus organizations like Student Government Association since the early '90s. Instead of getting a new building, the agenda for the Board of Trustees' Friday meeting includes discussing renovation of the L.
