High school students are more aware of the news and the world around them than most people give them credit for, Warren Watson, director of the Journalism Institute for Digital Education, Activities and Scholarship, said. The second part of the John S. and James L.
What is Justin Timberlake really saying when he sings "I'm bringin' sexy back"? Why is he bringing it back and how? Where did it go in the first place?-á Sexiness left and went away from Midwest America, that's for sure. In a land where Wrangler jeans and real John Deer hats - this excludes the ones bought at American Eagle - are still worn by a significant few, "sexiness" is surely in need of a resurgence.
Academic standards will no longer be a factor for freshmen interested in joining a fraternity, the Ball State University Interfraternity Council decided Thursday. The IFC is putting more trust in the fraternities, allowing them to set their own academic standards, Jamie Manuel, president of the IFC, said.
Muncie's multicultural community will be celebrated during Unity in DiverCity's second ever event, "The Many Faces of Culture", from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. "We recognize the differences," DiverCity Group chairperson Pierre Atchade said. "Because we are different in order to be together we need to unite, to discuss, to have compromise, to work together," Atchade said.
The saying goes 'All good things must come to an end.' For the Ball State University women's volleyball team it might read 'forget bad starts, let's try again.' That's the philosophy the coaching staff is attempting to convey to their players after going 2-9 in the regular season.
Ball State University student media organizations NewsWatch and NewsLink Indiana have teamed up with MSNBC and will submit stories to air on MSNBC's cable news network in the near future. NewsLink Indiana staff member Christina Vaughn is excited about the chance to report to a national audience.
It seems like every year there is another film that will anger or annoy a group of people.-á In 2004, both "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "The Passion of the Christ" were that film.-á Earlier this year it was "United 93."-á Now "Death of a President" is the most talked about film in the world.
Ball State University students tired of walking in and out of buildings for fire alarms may be able to blame construction dust for the interruptions. Since Aug. 1, 31 unplanned fire alarms have gone off in 19 buildings across campus. Woodworth Complex has had the most alarms triggered, six, followed by the Art and Journalism building with three.
Few and far between are students who actually know where the Ball State University Multicultural Center is, sophomore Travis Schilla said. The Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee of the Student Government Association is committed to promoting the Multicultural Center among Ball State students, Schilla, committee chairman, said.
Much has been made of the on-campus radio station 91.3 WCRD-FM's recent switch from a College Music Journal format to a Top 40 station. After years of almost complete apathy from students towards the station, suddenly WCRD is the center of attention - in a negative way.
Family Weekend is upon us once again. Albeit much earlier than previous years, it's the annual three-day hodge-podge that brings parents and siblings back to Muncie, yielding traffic and restaurant delays paralleled only by move-in weekend. While we must admit, the idea of willingly bringing kin into town and entertaining them for hours or days isn't the epitome of a good college time, it does provide some benefit.
North Dakota State University is no stranger to success on the gridiron. When the Bison were in Division II, they were one of the elite powerhouses. How big, you ask? Try eight national championships in the school's illustrious history. North Dakota State won three "mythical" championships in the 1960s (1965, 1968 and 1969) via wire service polls, but found its best glory in the 1980s.
There are so many clich+â-¬s coaches use, that it would be almost impossible to come up with a complete list. A few examples include a Carl Spakler-like "Cinderella story," the ever-so-classic "We beat ourselves today," and "Our players gave a 110 percent effort today," which isn't even mathematically possible.
The role of women in the business world is growing, and there are more opportunities now than in the past. However, women should not take that for granted, according to Judy Sweet, former NCAA vice president for Championships and Education Services. She used examples from her life to show students how it is important for this generation to utilize the advances made in behalf of women in the business world.
Like eggs and milk before it, spinach has now joined the select group of foods that were once healthy but, according to the media, will now cause you to die. These foods were once lauded as being healthy and nutritious but then, without warning, somehow became actually hazardous to humanity's well-being.
Action and dialogue are needed to stop derogatory language, students said Wednesday at Perspectives, held by the Multicultural Center. About 30 people attended the first event of the Perspectives series, started this year to replace the Brown Bag Lunch series.
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The story of the Ball State University soccer team parallels the story of leading scorer Sarah Schumacker. The Cardinals had a rough start to the year, but have fought their way to a solid 5-1-2 record on the wings of a four-game winning streak. During that winning steak, coach Michelle Salmon said Schumacker, sophomore defender, has stepped up to lead her team.
It is Sunday night and you are getting ready to sit down in your favorite spot to watch Desperate Housewives - or, if a nighttime soap about women and their "problems" is a bit too girly for you, Mr. Macho, then Sunday Night Football. You probably have your usual provincials: slippers, pj bottoms and your favorite TV food.
Are you a fair-weather patriot? If you are easily influenced, watch too much TV and can't make decisions, you may be at high risk. Since President Bush declared war on terrorism, the new trend in the states has been anti-Bushism, has become synonymous with anti-Americanism.
