Like a page taken directly from "The Wizard of Oz," the Ball State University soccer team firmly believes that there's no place like home. After four road matches to kick off the regular season, today marks the home opener for the Cardinals. "We're excited," said coach Michelle Salmon of her team's first home game.
During the Aug. 31 season opener, Ball State University students came out and showed they halfway cared about their football team. On Saturday, "halfway" is not going to cut it. Students need to show up to this game to outnumber Indiana University's fan base.
If Ball State University intends to knock off Indiana University on Saturday, stopping the Hoosiers' receivers will be vital. Indiana returns its top four receivers from a year ago in James Hardy, Marcus Thigpen, Jahkeen Gilmore and James Bailey. The four combined for 2,046 yards and 18 touchdowns last year.
Scotty's Brewhouse is bringing the old times back to Ball State University in celebration of its tenth birthday. From Saturday to Sept. 16, Scotty's will dust off the Ball jars and serve a smorgasbord of specials for its customers to commemorate opening the first Scotty's in 1996.
There's Darius Hill, reaching over a defensive back to haul in a touchdown pass. Dante Love dances around hapless Eastern Michigan defenders on his way to the end zone. Louis Johnson glides under a tight-spiraled ball in the end zone. Nate Davis effortlessly flicks his wrist to send the ball on its merry way.
On Monday, a great man was killed - by a stingray. Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter," while filming a documentary off the coast of Australia, was fatally stung in the chest. This is an extremely sad event, and what makes it so much worse is that it is just so anticlimactic.
If off-campus students have ever felt out of the loop regarding campus happenings, a new program under the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards hopes to make that a thing of the past, Director David Fried said. The Student Government Association welcomed Fried and Graduate Assistant Danielle Denton as guest speakers of the Off-Campus Caucus Wednesday.
By now, everyone who uses Facebook has noticed the changes and formed an opinion. If you think Facebook has gone too far by highlighting every change made to a profile, then do more than complain, stop using it. The information listed on each profile is the same; it is still up to each individual what personal information he wants to post on the Internet.
Students using Facebook cry foul over recent feature additions. Networking experts, however, say it's an online privacy wake-up call long coming.
A youth movement seemed imperative for the women's volleyball team as they hosted IUPUI.-á The Cardinals had been struggling with chemistry and consistency, as they had lost four straight before playing in Worthen Arena on Wednesday. The Ball State University women's volleyball team took the visiting Jaguars to five games and was victorious in an ugly, hard-fought match.
Ball State University is looking for innovative ways to educate by bringing the workplace to the classroom through immersion learning. "We want to expand all forms of experiential learning," Ball State President Jo Ann Gora said. "Immersive learning projects have the greatest impact on communities and student learning.
While overall enrollment is down at Ball State University, freshman enrollment has increased for the 2006-2007 academic school year. Ball State University's enrollment numbers revealed total undergraduate enrollment is down from past years on campus. 15,233 undergraduate students currently are enrolled full time at Ball State, down from last year's 15,903.
The first game of the NFL season kicks off tonight. This is the first season that the Cardinals aren't playing in a college team's stadium and the first season that San Francisco will consider picking Brady Quinn first in the draft and think, "You know, maybe this whole Alex Smith thing wasn't such a good idea.
Just after 9 p.m. EST, membership for the Facebook protest group hit 400,000. Get details on the changes and find out why some Ball State University students were blocked from accessing the site Tuesday. PLUS: Express your thoughts on our message board and article comments.
Going Greek doesn't have to mean stressing out, said Abby Ronk, president of Kappa Delta sorority. With formal sorority recruitment week beginning Sunday, the Panhellenic Council will have a Sorority Recruitment Orientation Night to help interested students get more specifics about sororities and Greek life Thursday at the L.
The Cardinals are looking to put the advantage back into home field. After losing its first three games during its five-game home-stand, the Ball State University field hockey team will plays host Pacific University on Thursday. "There is no doubt in my mind that we can pick up a home win in at least one of these next two games," forward Lindsay Quay said.
Many college students with disabilities have a found a welcome home - and a quicker path to their intended degree - at Ball State University. A study conducted this year by the Office of Disabled Student Development shows it takes an average of 4.61 years for students with apparent disabilities to earn an undergraduate degree and an average of 4.
Offensive coordinator Stan Parrish calls Dante Love the "Love Boat." A more appropriate nickname might be "Playmaker." Love made a strong case for establishing himself as the go-to-guy Thursday, scoring two second-half touchdowns and playing a big role in Ball State University's 38-20 victory last Thursday.
Reporters often get a bad wrap for being too nosey. Most of the time, it's all an effort to get the "scoop" on a news story before the competitor. When a competitor beats you to it, the reporter is said to be "scooped." There's a little reporter inside all of us - some of us just make a degree out of it.
During the last few elections, candidates have made it more of a priority to appeal to younger generations. In turn, the college-age voters turned out in higher numbers for the 2004 elections. Finally, with the help of Facebook.com, politicians now have the opportunity to become personal with their young constituents: They can poke them.
