Staring up through the empty hole that used to be his apartment's ceiling, Aaron Brown stood cautiously on piles of insulation, roofing and wood that formed his home less than 24 hours ago. Brown, a fifth-year student, and his roommate Chris French, a graduate student, climbed the soot-covered stairs to their apartment Thursday afternoon to see if anything could be salvaged after a fire destroyed much of their home Wednesday night.
It's simple. With a win, the No. 64 Ball State University men's tennis team claims the Mid-American Conference championship outright. With a loss, the Cardinals tie for first place with the winner of the Western Michigan University and the University of Toledo match.
While $74,000 seems like a large chunk of money to many college students, Student Government Association has planned out and approved how it is going to spend that much money for the 2006-07 academic year. The budget was approved at the Student Senate meeting Wednesday afternoon.
The Ball State University women's track and field team returns to action this weekend traveling down I-69 to Anderson. On Saturday, the Cardinals will attend the Anderson University Pre-Conference meet hoping to improve upon their outdoor campaign. Field events kick off the meet at 11 a.
Sometimes we get lost in the hustle of daily life and forget the things we have: the comforts of a roof over our heads, a bed to sleep in, a toothbrush in the morning, a full wardrobe, even our books for class. Life as a student is hard, but every single day disasters take people's entire lives away from them.
A year of successful University Program Board Late Nite events culminates tonight in Lot C1 near Irving Arena. The third annual Ball State Late Nite Carnival is set to begin at 9 p.m. and well run well into the night, ending at 1 a.m. "Late Nite at Ball State, with additional funding by Student Government Association and UPB, are essentially bringing a state fair atmosphere to Ball State's campus without the extreme costs involved," event organizer Amy Rosenquist said.
Some students are not aware the word "picnic" is said to have originated from a historically racist phrase. That's why Ball State University's Multicultural Center will allow discussion of this topic today during its final Brown Bag discussion of the semester.
Dear Editor, May is growing closer, which means the end of a school year for some and graduation for others. Many of us will be moving on into the "real world" for the first time in our lives. With the Stop Hate campaign wrapping up soon and - what has seemed like - the controversial banner coming down, what have we learned from it? There have been many opinions voiced about the campaign, both positive and negative.
Ball State University junior Diane Donovan had to shove her way through southside Wal-Mart's grand opening crowd before beginning her first day of work Wednesday morning. "It was busy for a Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.," said Donovan, one of a handful of students who work at the super store that opened this week after about two years of planning and construction.
When Don Shondell was born 77 years ago, volleyball wasn't even considered an official collegiate sport. However, he would go on to Ball State University and introduce it to the sport of volleyball, changing the name and face of both forever. Any volleyball coach in the nation has either played for him, battled against him or heard of his legacy as the second winningest collegiate coach in volleyball history.
This Spring Semester has something I feel like I have never experienced before: the warm sun. Ah, the warm and beautiful sun. With the rotation of seasons, the long-awaited spring has come back around. However, like many other students, I still spend my time indoors reading, studying and looking at bright screens until the early hours of the morning.
The men's golf team will travel to Michigan this weekend with its first lineup change in nine tournaments. Austin Steele earned a spot in the top five and will replace Wayne Denger. It is the first time the Cardinals won't have Denger, Brandon Boomsma, Andy Skillman, C.
When students are getting involved in politics, it is a wonderful thing. Apathy for our system in the United States is somewhat understandable - but it's also frightening when you consider that these people are the future of our nation. I like talking to people and learning from other perspectives, so I will occasionally try to strike up a discussion on some of the issues currently facing this country.
I don't know what "No Child Left Behind" is supposed to mean, but higher education costs and less government help have left many otherwise capable young men and women far behind. A respectable education is not only healthy for individuals but also for the world as a whole.
About 75 percent of what companies produce ends up in a landfill within one year, a national ecosystem expert said Wednesday. "And that's not just the packaging," said Gloria Flora, the keynote speaker for Ball State University's Earth Week 2006. "Often times, it's the product itself.
Students can check their course requests, schedules and grades online any time beginning Friday. The services provided by Course Planner, Course Request, Course Add/Drop, See My Schedule and See My Grades, as well as access to DAPRs, will no longer shut down at 11 p.
When Saydah Lieway was kidnapped in northern Indiana last summer and tried to escape from a member of a prominent hate group, she learned the importance of showing grace to her abductor. For her, being calm and forgiving meant the difference between life and death.
A couple of weeks ago, Rep. Tom DeLay - the former Republican House Majority Leader and most powerful man in Congress - was forced to resign in disgrace as a cloud of scandal and corruption engulfed his reelection bid. DeLay is currently under indictment for conspiracy and money laundering while also being investigated for his connections to former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who recently pled guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion.
With four teams in the mix for the Mid-American Conference West Division title, the Ball State University baseball team hopes to start separating itself from the pack with a series win against Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is among the four teams within two games, the others being Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University.
For the first time all semester, Chris French didn't take his books to class - and now they are probably burned beyond recognition. French, a graduate student, and his roommate Aaron Brown, a fifth-year student, arrived at their apartment Wednesday night to find it destroyed by a fire.
