"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.
Students far away from home found a family to celebrate with for the Chinese New Year. Students, faculty and community members came to the Chinese Student Association celebration that had tables of food, music and conversation. By 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, more than a dozen people were flattening, filling and folding up dumplings.
Three meets and three wins led to a perfect weekend for the men's and women's swimming and diving teams. The women's team started the winning atmosphere with a victory over Mid-American Conference competitor Toledo by a final score of 167-133 on Friday. The meet started off with the closest race of the night, the 400-yard medley relay.
It was a weekend of Dickensian ups and downs for the Ball State University's women's tennis team. After a complete dismantling of Dayton and Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Saturday, they were dealt a crushing 7-0 defeat at the hands of Indiana University on Sunday.
Sick students needing additional medical services must provide or pay for their own transportation from the Amelia T. Wood Health Center to Ball Memorial Hospital or other medical facility. The Ball State University Health Center cannot provide all of the services students need, but most additional help can be found nearby at BMH or the Imaging Center, a place which provides services such as X-rays and CAT scans.
Although officials said the "Muncie Area Party Plan" amendment is being enforced, local police officers have not yet been trained on enforcement. A session was originally scheduled in December to train the Muncie Police Department on the plan, which became an amendment to the city's noise ordinance on Oct.
Life can be rough playing against the Big Ten Conference. The Ball State University men's tennis team found that out first-hand this weekend against No. 4 Illinois.-áHoping to end their two-game losing streak, the Cardinals fell 7-0 to a talented Fighting Illini squad on Saturday.
After Toledo cut Ball State's 13-point lead down to seven in the final minutes of Sunday's game, the Cardinals realized their defense had lost its focus. Heading into the final four minutes, Ball State University began to make defensive plays that resulted in fast breaks and easy scoring opportunities for its offense.
Until I was a high school sophomore, I went to a school with exactly two black students. It came as a surprise, then, when at 16 years old I discovered there was such a thing as Black History Month - but it was a pleasant surprise as I began satisfying my hunger for cultural knowledge.
The No. 10 Ball State University men's volleyball team (6-0) remained undefeated after a successful weekend of matches on back-to-back nights against Division III Springfield College (3-0). The Cardinals defeated the Pride 3-0 (30-21, 30-18, 30-26) on Friday night and again on Saturday (30-20, 30-13, 31-29), returning to their sweeping ways once again.
Despite its long and colorful history of oppression and maltreatment of other countries, the United States makes a point of treating its own troops to the best of what the country has to offer. Yes, U.S. soldiers receive the best of everything in return for their service to the people - so rumor has it.
Holding nothing back, the Ball State University women's indoor track and field team had yet another impressive performance on Saturday at the annual Gene Edmonds Cup. The event, held at Purdue, was nothing short of spectacular for the Cardinals as they added another first-place finish to their record by tying with Purdue for top honors.
Dear Editor, This happened to me twice yesterday: In the morning in the Village and the afternoon at the corner of Neely and McKinley avenues: I was almost hit by a moving car. The first time, it was by a car wanting to beat the cross traffic while I was 2 to 3 steps into the crosswalk, and the second time by a car going eastbound on Neely Avenue and turning left onto McKinley Avenue.
For most of us, the rules of classroom behavior go without being said. Unfortunately, some students can't seem to grasp the simple fact that asking the professor to re-explain the Theory of Relativity when there are clearly only twenty-five seconds left in class isn't going to win them any popularity contests.
Ball State University students' room and board costs for the 2006-07 year will increase 5 percent, or $328. However, this rise is the lowest in the past eight years. Next year, students will pay $6,898 for a double room and meal plan compared to $6,570 this year.
If Indiana could make a few dollars every time a student from Ball State went home to southern Indiana, the state would be millions of dollars richer in a short period of time. Add to that the number of students from other colleges who head home on the weekends, the number of students who travel between schools for social activities and the number of faculty members who commute to work.
Finally adding a sixth person, freshman Natalie Hesler, to the lineup on the uneven bars didn't help the score as expected. The home meet against Kent State University was another loss for Ball State's gymnastics team. Performances on the uneven bars accounted for 2.
Shooting poorly and seeing less playing time in recent games, junior Chris Ames was looking for a break-out game against the Toledo Rockets. Before the game, Ames was averaging less than one point per game and 17 minutes per game in Mid-American Conference competition.
We used to live in a society in which hard work and fair play could take you to the top, but it appears that society has started to wither away. Hard work and fair play still play vital roles, of course, but now you also need money. The average student graduates from college with nearly $20,000 in student loan debt, according to the Public Interest Research Group.
Police became involved in a foot chase near Ball State University campus when a passenger jumped out of a car during a routine traffic stop Sunday night, police said. University police chased the suspect through neighborhoods near Tillotson and Riverside avenues around 9 p.
