Ball State University will welcome a new director for the Office of Charter Schools next week. Larry Gabbert, former education associate for the Office of Charter Schools in Delaware, will join Ball State, July 1. Gabbert said he was looking forward to being at Ball State and had many plans for the Office of Charter Schools.
After several days of trying, Ball State University contractors have found a way to prevent the pollution of a local creek. Cardinal Creek, the stream connected to the Duck Pond, was being polluted by pond sediment. Workers discovered the contamination during a draining that was scheduled to remove several feet of leaves, soil and other matter from the bottom of the pond.
There's no such thing as a free lunch - or a free education. While student loans can offer temptingly accessible funds to students with tight budgets, the high interest rates can make them difficult to pay back. So the more you borrow, the more you'll eventually owe.
"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." George W. Bush said that in 2000, about one month before he took office. Perhaps anyone could have dismissed that comment as a joke, albeit a grossly irresponsible one - the leader of the free world saying he wanted to be a dictator.
With George Mason University reaching the Final Four in this year's men's NCAA Tournament, there is now talk to expand the tournament field from its current status of 65 teams. The Patriots were one of the last teams to make last year's field, which is why some coaches are in favor of the change.
Nine members of the Ball State University men's golf team, led by 2006-07 seniors C.D. Hockersmith, Wayne Denger, Kyle Cox and Andy Skillman, will open play Monday at the 106th Indiana State Amateur Championship. Joining Cox, Denger, Hockersmith and Skillman at the 2006 Indiana Amateur will be sophomores Chris Hanson, Brian Maurer and Matt Schumaker along with freshmen Ross Cosat and Travis Smith.
Until recently, I was under the impression that the rocket scientists working for NASA had some common sense. I quickly changed my mind when I learned the space shuttle Discovery has been cleared for takeoff even though some officials are concerned about foam insulation damaging the shuttle during flight.
When people are asked to leave their jobs, they often wonder what opportunity will come next. But for Tim Buckley, finding new employment was easy. Buckley was removed after six seasons as the Ball State University men's basketball coach and has since accepted a job as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa under head coach Steve Alford.
I am glad John Kerry is not the President of the United States. His ideas regarding the war in Iraq are ridiculous, even scary. The very last thing we need in Iraq is to set up a timetable for withdrawal. It is simply a recipe for disaster. Senator Kerry is pushing for a timetable for withdrawal when what we truly need to focus on is giving our troops the support they need so they can finish the job they started.
Summer is not just about movies. Check out the new music hitting the air waves this summer.
Former Ball State University assistant softball coach Cristina Lukas was hired last week as the head softball coach at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Lukas will serve as the department of athletic and recreation's business manager and senior woman administrator.
Teams of Muncie community members walked, ran or jogged for 24 hours at the Delaware County Fairgrounds overnight Friday to raise money and celebrate survivors while honoring those lost with luminaries lining the track.
Ball State University's Department of Information Technology will be awarded for its innovative practices by a national information technology magazine. CIO Magazine will present the 2006 CIO 100 award to Ball State University at the eighth annual CIO 100 Symposium and Awards Ceremony on Aug.
One thing your orientation leader never told you is that college life can lead to cancer. The pressure of classes, work and other day-to-day activities can add to peer pressure from friends to drink or smoke. These, among other, aspects of college culture can cause students to develop habits that could one day lead to cancer.
I had no intention of writing about politics ... ever. There is a special section of the brain - scientists have come to refer to it as the "auto pilot gland" - that is specifically designed to kick in during moments of extreme boredom. It is an instinctual survival mechanism that allows adult humans to appear lucid and attentive throughout the length of bland social exchanges.
Ball State University senior first baseman Brad Miller was named to the All-American Second Team squad last week by the American Baseball Coaches Association & Rawlings. Miller is the fifth second team All-American in Ball State history and the third to receive the honor from the ABCA.
The music of a new pipe organ will fill Sursa Music Hall starting Fall Semester. A $1 million donation made by Mary Jane Sursa and her late husband, David Sursa, will provide a pipe organ made by Goulding and Wood, in Indianapolis. The 50-stop pipe organ will be the final touch for the university's world-class venue, Robert Kvam, dean of the College of Fine Arts, said.
When he was hired as director of intercollegiate athletics in November, Tom Collins said he was ready to take Ball State University athletics to the next level. He stayed true to his world, already firing two coaches in his five months at Ball State. In an interview conducted last week, Collins talks about subjects ranging from the new coaches, priority seating for men's basketball and the football stadium renovation.
I don't know whether to be amused or frightened by Ann Coulter - seriously. It is clear that she's a few cards short of a full deck, a few pool balls short of a full rack, a few players short of a team, a few - well, you get the point. Despite Coulter's inability to go beyond simplistic stereotypes about liberals when speaking about complex politcal issues, she's always had an uncanny understanding of what makes liberals tick.
Men's basketball coach Ronny Thompson will have one more slot to fill on his staff before the beginning of next season. Michael Bennett, who was director of basketball operations, has decided to leave the program after one season on former coach Tim Buckley's staff.
