In a match up against two seemingly equal teams, at least on Saturday, the end result was bound to leave one opponent wistfully disappointed. Fortunately for Ball State University, it was the University of Toledo that left Muncie disheartened. The Cardinal men's tennis team was able to stave off Toledo to win 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.
A Ball State University student fell through a pane of glass in the entryway of Studebaker East Complex on Friday night. Johnathan P. Beckley, 19, received lacerations on his arms and back, according to a police report. He was treated at the scene and then transported to Ball Memorial Hospital for further medical treatment, the report said.
A Ball State University student is recovering in Ball Memorial Hospital from lacerations to his arms and back, which he received Friday night. Freshman Johnathan P. Beckley, 19, fell through a glass window in the entryway to Studebaker East Complex. He was treated at the scene and then transported to BMH for further medical treatment.
As the end of the semester approaches, students tend to find themselves sitting in front of their computers at 5 a.m. scouring the Internet for sources to fill out their papers, which are due in three hours. What they come up with, most often, are sites such as Wikipedia and Gabe's House of Everything You Need To Know About Animal Testing Regulation - sources most professors don't especially appreciate seeing on works-cited pages.
For the final month of school, students will have access to resources in Bracken Library for 24 hours a day. The second trial of 24-hour library service begins at 10 a.m. Sunday. If this trial is successful, University Libraries Dean Arthur Hafner intends to officially begin 24-hour library service in Fall 2006.
After earning its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season last week, the Ball State University men's tennis team will look for its second straight MAC win this weekend. The Cardinals (14-6, 1-0 MAC) will play the University of Toledo at 1 p.m.
When you hear "Operation Iraqi Freedom was the single greatest thing to happen to Iraq in its history," you might think you're hearing the opinion of one of President George W. Bush's cronies. It sounds like somebody trying to defend the loss of more than 2,300 brave American soldiers.
After more than a two-week layoff, the Ball State University men's golf team returns to competitive action today, competing at the Marshall University Invitational in West Virginia. The 20-team tournament features six Big Ten Schools and eight Mid-American Conference schools, including nationally ranked University of Toledo (11th).
Don't expect the Ball State University women's tennis team to look past Northern Illinois University. "Last time we squared up with them, all of our singles players went three sets against them," said coach Kathy Bull, whose Cardinal squad lost 5-2 the last time the teams played.
In light of recent occurrences, I have come to this monumental conclusion and truth: 99 percent of politicians cannot be trusted. After Rep. Tom DeLay announced he will resign his position in June and following the news that a Department of Homeland Security official was arrested for child pornography, politicians deserve more scrutiny than ever before.
Ball State University's Asian American Student Association passed out free food Thursday at the Scheidler Clubhouse as part of Asian Awareness Week. "If we made people pay for food, no one would come," AASA secretary Derek Braun said. "It's a way to expose people to culture and food they might not be exposed to normally.
The Ball State University Multicultural Center and University Program Board are teaming up tonight to present "Memoirs of a Geisha," one of the final movies in the Multicultural Film Series. The movie, which was selected to help promote Asian awareness this month, will begin at 9:30 p.
The Ball State University softball team (8-13, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) will attempt to bounce back after being no-hit just three days ago as it continues its conference schedule on the road this weekend. Starting with a double-header Friday against Northern Illinois University (10-14, 0-4), the team will then match up against Western Michigan University (15-10, 3-1) Saturday and Sunday.
The Ball State University women's track and field team returns to action this weekend at the Miami University (Ohio) Invitational. Traveling together this week after splitting the squad last week to compete at Stanford University and Purdue University, the Cardinals travel to Oxford, Ohio, to compete against the 16-team field.
Ball State's not on Playboy's 2006 party school list. Find out why this columnist thinks it's the students' faults.
Since the start of last weekend's series against Miami University (Ohio), the Ball State University baseball team has gone on the offensive. The Cardinals (15-12 overall, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) have scored 63 runs, produced 79 hits and driven in 58 runs in the past five games.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team hopes to end its Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association season on a good note this weekend as it travels to Ohio State University and Mercyhurst College. "I just feel like in that last Ohio State match, our guys might have been a bit relaxed partly because we played a relatively easy match Friday night," coach Joel Walton said.
A new fiber-optic network will allow Ball State University students and faculty to send large files and access materials more than 600 percent faster than before. Ball State will join Indiana University and Purdue University on a network called I-Light in the next few months.
From Ball Gym to the recently named Scheumann Stadium, many of Ball State University's buildings carry the names of key contributors to the university. As with many colleges across the country, the building-naming process remains a vital part of Ball State because it connects students with the university's history and provides a tradition for the campus.
A high-ranking Israeli official discussed the continuing conflicts between Israel and Palestine with more than 50 students, faculty members and Muncie residents Wednesday afternoon. Barukh Binah, consul general to the Midwest, also talked about last week's Israeli elections.
