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Often mistaken as marijuana, salvia can pack a powerful punch

The trees once talked to senior Graham Watson. Watching the sunrise in Christy Woods one morning, Watson learned the secret to life while he was sitting among the shrubs, smoking the hallucinogen Salvia divinorum. Welcome to the trip of the next generation.



Swallowing the show

Stevie Starr is a man that knows no gastric limit. From billiard balls to jewelry to thumb tacks, 'The Regurgitator' ingested and spit out a variety of items that no ordinary person could stomach.


MEN'S BASKETBALL: Coach signs first recruit, four scholarships left

Men's basketball coach Ronny Thompson nabbed his first recruit for the 2006-07 season Tuesday. Micah Rollin signed a national letter of intent to attend Ball State University and play on the team. Rollin, a junior-college transfer, has played only one year of organized basketball.



Presentation informs students about rights

Knowing the Student Code can help students when dealing with Ball State University, but it can also win students a free lunch this week. As part of the 2006 Student Code Awareness Week, themed "Know the Code," the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards is giving presentations and hosting contests on Student Code trivia.


Earth Week activities focus on sustainability

Ball State celebrate Earth Week 2006 by focusing on sustainability. Activities include a keynote speaker. Earth Week Festival, Earth Aid and plating trees at Minnetrista Cultural Center.



BASEBALL: Cards beat Xavier with run in eighth

With the score tied 2-2 in the eighth inning Ball State University pinch runner Brian Meyer scored the game-winning run on pitcher Chad Buchignani's wild pitch. The win over Xavier University gave the Cardinals their fourth win in the last six games. "It wasn't one of our prettiest wins by any means," designated hitter Matt Gard said.


OUR VIEW: A new leaf

Sustainability is becoming more than just a buzzword on this campus - it's becoming a mission. Ball State has been in the sustainability game for years, doing everything from bringing in speakers to buying a hybrid bus. A large portion of the students, faculty and staff at this university understand that the way people are consuming resources right now will not sustain the world's population infinitely.



OUR VIEW: Sculpting unwired

The word "sculpture" doesn't usually bring to mind a set of bells, four projection screens and a complex network of computers and speakers. However, in a celebration of Ball State University's technological prowess, a few Ball State professors are putting up an interactive, multimedia art installation right on McKinley Avenue.


BASEBALL: Cardinals look for better starts

The name of the game is baseball, but the Ball State University baseball team has been doing anything but get on base in recent games. The Cardinals (19-16) have started the past four games slowly and were only able to win two. Last week, Ball State beat Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, 17-15, after falling behind 7-0 in the first three innings.


Armed and ready

Completely exhausting himself for the second time today at the treadmill's mercy, 21-year-old senior exercise science major Jeffrey S. Meding must check his bodily inventory to ensure his eligibility to compete in the bodybuilding competition. Off comes the white, long-sleeved shirt and navy blue sweat pants to reveal the weapons he conceals.


TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES: Overcompensation just part of capitalism

One of the beauties of capitalism is that, supposedly, everyone has a chance to strike it rich. Through healthy competition, product development, marketing and many other tricks of the business trade, any average citizen with The Next Great Idea and elbow grease to spare can suddenly find himself realizing his entrepreneurial dreams and making mountains of revenue.


Living in a Second Life

Sarah Robbins is Intellagirl. It's a part of her identity. The pink hair, the dark glasses and the suit are all just a part of what comprises her online identity. In Second Life, an online world where people can do almost anything, the visual identity is important.


Stovall recovers from second torn ACL

With the start of the 2005-06 men's basketball season looming around the corner, Peyton Stovall was getting that itchy feeling to get back on the court. It had been a long recovery process since the star guard of the Ball State University Cardinals had injured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament six months before.

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