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BASEBALL: Team to play in North, South Carolina

The Ball State University baseball team's tough non-conference schedule continues this weekend. The Cardinals will be playing in the Myrtle Beach Hyundai-Isuzu Classic in South Carolina. -áThey play one game Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The tournament includes some tough teams, including No.



TRACK: Cardinal runner to compete at nationals

Ball State University junior Amber Williams wraps up the indoor season for the women's track and field team Friday. Williams is the only Cardinal to qualify for the NCAA indoor national championships in Fayetteville, Ark. after being named 2007 Most Valuable Performer for the MAC indoor conference championships Feb 23.


TOWARD DISRESPECTFUL AUTHORITY: VA condition irresponsible

When I was 9 years old, I broke my one of my mother's ceramic knick-knacks. Miraculously, a 9-year-old can have the deft hands of a surgeon, and half a bottle of Elmer's glue later order was again restored. On the surface nothing seemed amiss, until the day my mother tapped it against another curio.


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals fall 51-48 to Eagles in MAC opener

With Ball State University's men's basketball team down 49-48 with 31 seconds remaining, Skip Mills missed a long, but open 3-pointer when the ball rolled out of the rim. On the next possession, Anthony Newell missed a jumper from 15 feet away when the ball bounced off the inside of the rim.


MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards look to take MIVA lead

Looking for his first Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association title, senior Nick Meyer knows a win against The Ohio State University today would go a long way to reaching his goal. The No. 15 Cardinals (10-6, 4-1 MIVA) only trail No. 7 Ohio State (15-1, 4-0 MIVA) in the MIVA standings.



THE SCENIC ROUTE: Cleaning up after disaster

There's something about digging through someone else's ruined stuff that makes you reevaluate your life. Last year I spent my Spring Break in New Orleans. A group of people from my church drove down in a big blue bus that belonged to a Vincennes University student church (the Vincennes students came along).


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals ready for Semifinals

It's normal for games to increase in importance the deeper a team journeys into March. However, few games in the history of Ball State University women's basketball have carried the weight of Friday's Mid-American Conference tournament semifinal game. Ball State advanced to the semifinal game of the MAC tournament after a 56-53 win against Western Michigan University Tuesday.


Downtown Muncie Gras loses $10,000

When Cheryl Crowder, director of special events for Muncie Downtown Development, reluctantly walked into her office Wednesday morning, she was relieved to see her e-mail box full of positive, encouraging messages from Muncie residents. The final numbers were released Tuesday for Muncie Gras 2007.


Student makes finals in state singing contest

Ball State University Junior Brittany Kusserow is one step closer to earning $5,000 and recording time after advancing from the semifinal round of Campus Super Star on Wednesday. Kusserow competed against 30 other college students and joins nine other people in the final round, which is at 7 p.m.



SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CYNIC: New sodas are healthy drinks

Ball State University has a very heterogeneous community, made up of people with all kinds of backgrounds from all over the country. And when you get this many different people and put them together in a single community, there are bound to be arguments and discrepancies.


Men's basketball commits NCAA violations

Since his time at Ball State University, first-year coach Ronny Thompson was involved in two separate violations of NCAA rules. According to documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the men's basketball coaching staff attended pre-season weight training events and open gym sessions.


SPEAK SOFTLY: Hospital shows ability to fault

When I first heard about the Washington Post's chilling discoveries in one of the nation's top Veteran's Administration (VA) hospitals, I was sickened, appalled and angry. This is a major story that shows how our system can fail and how people will suffer in the process.


Travel smart

Today, Friday, and Saturday are the busiest travel days for the Spring Break Season, according to Transportation Security Administration officials. The Federal Aviation Administration is enforcing regulations that are new to any airline traveler who hasn't been in an airport since last Spring Break.



BSU students discover Best Buddies

Junior Kesley Hoover said she dislikes that it is not considered normal for people with disabilities to be friends with those without disabilities. As director of Ball State University's Best Buddies program, Hoover and other group members build friendships with adults who have intellectual disabilities.


SLIDESHOW: Women's basketball MAC tournament

Check out the slideshow to see pictures of the Ball State University's women's basketball team play in the MAC tournament. The Cardinals beat Eastern Michigan University 56-53.


Chapter suspends member

Ball State University senior Chad Stickley has been suspended from Delta Tau Delta fraternity for striking sophomore Zach Holsinger on Nov. 11 outside the chapter's house, Interfraternity Council officials said. Delta Tau Delta President Joel Sheets said the chapter's honor board recommended removing Stickley for conduct unbecoming of a member of the fraternity.


WOMEN'S GOLF: Cards begins spring season this weekend

The Ball State University women's golf team is looking to "bring it all together" as it travels to Arizona to begin the spring portion of its season at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational Friday. It has been almost five months since the team last played competitive golf, but coach Katherine Mowat said the break has helped bring together what was missing in the fall season.


WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Lucky threes

var uslide_show_id = "d35e3387-5db8-481e-9d08-14344e872c42";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; CLEVELAND - The Cardinals topped No. 5 seed Western Michigan University 56-53 in Tuesday's Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinal matchup.