Muncie is in need of a makeover more extreme than even network television can provide. Hardly a day goes by where I do not see some streetlight in disrepair. I cannot read the Muncie Star Press or the Daily News without hearing of some violent robbery committed against innocent victims.
Since September, I have asked a couple dozen Ball State University students about the recycling program on campus. More than 90 percent feel the program has few problems - however, when I asked the students what could and could not be recycled very few gave an informed answer.
Those familiar with the Ball State University's women's volleyball program say the national search for a head coach might not need to go any farther than Muncie Burris Laboratory School. Steve Shondell, the girls volleyball coach at Burris, is well connected in the Muncie volleyball culture.
Graduating seniors face many pressures. One is the pressure to get married after college graduation. "It's sort of a life transition stage," Becki Adams, who teaches a course on marriage at Ball State University, said. "Sometimes in the transition, you do [want to] get married.
A police officer pulls a driver over. He gets out of the car not knowing who or what will meet him when he approaches the other vehicle. If anything dangerous awaits him, the officer's partner should be close behind, ready to help and call for backup. Effective Tuesday night, that partner could be a celebrity with a camera crew in tow.
Boy, did I underestimate the power of pets. If anyone plans on signing up for a dating service, for the love of God declare your love for cats and/or dogs. Even if you don't mean it. After receiving enough feedback on the subject, it's evidently clear I erred in this area.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a week of events at Ball State University. Alpha Phi Alpha was the first collegiate Greek letter fraternity established for blacks. Theta Xi, the Ball State chapter of the fraternity, is known for its leadership and service.
Web surfers, movie goers and classical literature fanatics can all find something to pique their interests with the Department of Telecommunication's student film scheduled to premiere Thursday night. More than 100 Ball State University telecommunications students are using recently developed online marketing to advertise a film they produced, Rich Swingley, digital audio professor and project adviser, said.
Students who wish to purchase the morning-after pill without a prescription can do so at the Amelia T. Wood Health Center at Ball State University. Plan B, taken after sex to prevent pregnancy, has been available for three weeks, medical director Kent Bullis said.
When the Ball State University's men's basketball team heads to Indianapolis to take on No. 14 Butler University tonight, it will be without the team's second tallest player. The athletic communications office announced Tuesday that freshman Zack Garcia had left the team.
Recently there has been a trend among public school systems to reward students for attending class. In the hope of boosting the enrollment average, a Wyoming school decided to give away a vehicle for outstanding attendance. To qualify for the drawing, students were only allowed one excused absence for the entire year.
Muncie Police Department officers said they are confident in the newest members of their force, the stars of "Armed & Famous," and are looking forward to working with them. Celebrities Jason "Wee Man" Acu+â-¦a, Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne and Trish Stratus were sworn in as officers by Mayor Dan Canan in front of about 200 crew members, producers, community members and fans.
Urban Meyer is more than just the University of Florida football coach. It appears he has political aspirations after his performance the past two weeks. His lobbying evidently tugged at the hearts of the voters in the USA Today Coaches and the Harris Interactive polls, as both vaulted the Gators from fourth to second.
In hindsight, I shouldn't have started with eHarmony.com. eHarmony is specifically designed for older people looking for marriage, although one could make the argument I'm awfully close to that point at 26. If one is looking for college students closer to his age and not marriage at this point, Match.
Randy Litchfield is the latest Ball State University coach to find himself without a job. Litchfield, the women's volleyball coach at Ball State for the past 18 seasons, did not get his contract renewed by Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins Monday.
High-profile crimes, such as the shootings at Windermere Place Apartments, armed robberies at Marsh Street and burglaries at Kensington Apartments have raised the question of whether crime has increased at Ball State University. Yearly statistics are gathered by all universities and colleges for on-campus crime, but all of the above crimes occurred off-campus and are not counted.
Samantha Zilai n Chief Reporter Ball State University students in search of holiday gifts can purchase one-of-a-kind student and faculty ceramic creations next to the staircase in the Atrium Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Ball State Department of Art's ceramics students will sell between 400 and 500 pieces of artwork to students and community members with a large portion of proceeds going back to the student artists, Ted Neal, assistant professor of art, said.
It's clear no coach in the athletic department has a safe tenure under the leadership of athletic director Tom Collins. The message doesn't appear to be about the number of games won. It's also not about the number of athletes coaches lead to high standards in the classroom.
Christmas is just around the corner, and all we have to do is get through those pesky exams and we will be free to party. But I wonder what are we looking more forward to, Christmas break or the holiday itself? All I know is that I love to see those twinkling lights on dorm room windows and Christmas trees in the lobby.
July Lam's column last Friday, "Americans Hold A Negative View on Death," discussed our nation's fear of dying and aging. She elucidates on the youth-obsessed culture where old age is something to struggle against and is looked at with a sense of repugnance.
