The Ball State University School of Nursing is one of the only programs in the country that is requiring its students to use PDAs along with books in the classroom, but students are finding more problems with the PDAs than benefits. Senior Jared Bush and other nursing students said they had problems with their PDAs connecting to the Internet while in class, videos being choppy once they are downloaded and the batteries staying charged.
The founding fathers refrained from writing checks on the powers of the government into the original Constitution. They found it inconceivable that the government would covet power and reserve it to itself. It took a concerted effort to persuade them to append the Bill of Rights.
American League New York Yankees Hitting - If the Playoffs were about out-slugging the other team, than the Yankees wouldn't lose a game. One through nine, they are dangerous to say the least. With the additions of Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui, they are even more formidable than they already were.
Unbeknownst to many students at Ball State University, the university has provided an extensive Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities on the school's Web site. Included are bereavement policies, grade disputes and disciplinary procedures, to name a few.
It wasn't a pretty evening, but that didn't quiet the Ball State University football fans. Even with the Cardinals on the wrong side of the scoreboard and the crummy weather, Ball State fans cheered to the end Saturday night at Scheumann Stadium. "I come to every game that I can," senior Tom Pillote said.
Are students really abusing Ruckus? The Recording Industry Association of America, Student Government Association and Ruckus say there are many people currently abusing the service, and that it might affect the availability of future such services on campus.
In Cameron Crowe's genius movie, "Say Anything," Ione Skye breaks up with a very young John Cusack because her father convinces her that he is a distraction from her studies. She sits in his beat up car and hands him a pen, asks him to write and Lloyd Dobbler delivers the memorable line "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.
We have some very important elections coming up in only a matter of weeks, and it is certainly an important time to be a voter in America. We need to make sure that we stay in charge while President Bush serves his last two years in office. A change in Congress would be devastating to the president's policies and would completely tear this nation apart when we really need unity, and we need people to be working together.
Only an estimated 1,000 tickets have been sold for tonight's concert with The Strokes. Dropping the prices on tickets from $29.50 to $15 on Friday only sold about 200 tickets. Per student request, Emens Auditorium brought in a rock group, and fewer than half of the available tickets have been sold.
Despite falling temperatures and looming clouds, about 65 people gathered at LaFollette Field Friday night for Judy's Hope, a fundraiser for breast cancer research until the weather broke the group apart an hour early. Students, family and faculty walked for five hours and played Texas Hold 'em poker to raise $1,500 and awareness for two Ball State University seniors' Honors College thesis.
If the Ball State University soccer team had any doubters going into this weekend's double-header against Bowling Green University and the University of Toledo, they've been silenced. The Cardinals sliced up their weekend competition on the road, earning 2-0 and 2-1 victories respectively.
Northern Illinois University tailback Garrett Wolfe set a personal, Northern Illinois and Scheumann Stadium record by rushing for 353 yards as the Huskies defeated Ball State 40-28. The Heisman Trophy candidate scored three touchdowns on runs of 51, 48 and 53.
During Thursday's practice, the Ball State University field hockey team spent about 30 minutes practicing penalty strokes.-á Little did they know how big that practice would become. Friday, forward Carla Chiampi scored the game-winning goal on a penalty stroke four minutes into overtime as the Cardinals defeated Central Michigan University 2-1.
Ball State University women's tennis team was plagued by a lack of consistency at the Ball State Invitational this weekend.-á Friday, the Cardinals came out strong and won all three of their doubles matches. The pairs of Haly Calderwood and Christine Stromberg, Jennifer Pollack and Polina Askerko and Emma Retter and Katherine Rist all recorded victories.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team kept its winning streak alive Saturday by beating Mid-American Conference opponent Buffalo in three games. With the win, the team's conference record increased to 3-1. "We have gotten out of those multi match tournaments which we played horribly," coach Randy Litchfield said.
Two Ball State University seniors won an award in Ireland for their work improving the reliability of computer systems at Indianapolis International Airport. Zac Adkins and Howard Wickelman entered a Business Fellows project from last year into the International Business Informatics Case Study Competition, which took place during the week of Sept.
Although the team didn't pull out a win, Ball State quarterback Nate Davis made the most of his first career start and also gave the Cardinals a glimpse of what the next four years could be like. "He has such a great arm and poise for a freshman," Northern Illinois coach Joe Novak said.
Joe Epkey is a "lucky loser," with emphasis on the word lucky, not loser.-á Epkey lost in the qualifying round of the All-American Pre-Qualifying Tennis Championships but will advance in the tournament due to a provision in the rules. Epkey was selected as one of three individuals to advance despite a loss because of other players withdrawing for reasons such as injury.
A thousand tickets have been sold for tonight's Strokes concert at Emens Auditorium, which seats 3,400. Emens has had trouble marketing the show because the band is not widely played on radio and MTV, Darcy Wood, associate director for marketing at Emens said.
