Whoever is brought in to replace former Ball State University men's basketball coach Tim Buckley next season, they could get paid significantly higher than their predecessor. Buckley was paid $131,118 this season, which was in the lower third of the Mid-American Conference.
Sophomore Zach Maddox has never liked Brussels sprouts. "The smell of Brussels sprouts has turned me away from them ever since I was young," Maddox said. Yet according to Ball State University Health Educator Lisa Thomason, the longer a student goes without eating essential fruits and vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts, the higher the risk will be for a student to develop certain diseases and cancers later in life.
It has been a long-standing joke that "white guys" cannot play basketball - heck, there are full-length movies about it (See: "White Men Can't Jump") - and people dismissed the idea that an African American could win an Olympic gold medal for speed skating, which U.
Both the provost search committee and the Ball State University chapter of the American Association for University Professors pointed out the strengths and weaknesses of the provost candidates Friday. The search committee met with President Jo Ann Gora to give its opinion on each of the candidates.
After about 10 months of searching, background checking, holding public forums, evaluating and discussing, Ball State University is finally close to naming its next provost. Although each of the current candidates showed strengths and weaknesses, The Daily News supports Terry King more than the other two candidates, for his student focus and excitement about introducing more student-friendly practices into the university's operation.
505 N. Dill Street is like the entire Village embodied in one building. It has seen its share of businesses come and go at a pretty fast pace. Seeing an opportunity, Myles Ogea, owner of The MT Cup, MoTini's and The Bird, used the space to open another village drinkery - Mo's Tavern.
Step one: drink soda. Step two: place can in Blue Bag. Step three: leave Blue Bag for recycle pickup service. It's as easy as one-two-three to recycle in Muncie, and Ball State University is working with local organizations to encourage recycling through education and by providing bags.
"Remember, remember the fifth of November..." In the early 1980s, Alan Moore set out to write a graphic novel that dealt with complex and controversial political ideas. This was unusual, as comic books had been - and still are - viewed as mindless entertainment.
This weekend will be a battle between two Cardinals striving for consistency on opposite sides of the ball. A week after completing its Spring Break road trip by winning three of its last four games, Ball State University baseball (5-8) hopes to find the offense that has eluded the team for the first four weeks of the season.
Ball Memorial Hospital announced its estimated $120 million expansion plan at a press conference Thursday at the Minnetrista Cultural Center. By 2010, the hospital will have 400,000 square feet of new and renovated space. Changes include the addition of a new south tower with parking, expanded surgical suites, improved access to outpatient services and a new private patient environment.
I just love animals. I love looking at them, watching them, playing with them, everything. I just love animals." These words don't belong to an animal rights activist, a veterinarian or a shelter worker. They belong to Eddie Glaser, the owner of Mr. Ed's Taxidermy in Moorseville.
New Year's Eve, the Fourth of July and St. Patrick's Day have one major thing in common: liquor. Americans - whether they're Irish or not - take to the bars and pubs on March 17 for massive consumption, supposedly in the Irish spirit. Despite the inaccurate identification of binge drinking as a traditional Irish pastime, the holiday causes a number of safety problems.
During the spring season, the men's golf team will get the chance to play on very prestigious golf courses. Ball State University gets its first chance to play one of these well-known courses on Sunday when it plays Pinehurst No. 8. The Pinehurst Resort, located in North Carolina, has eight courses.
After more than a month of undergoing cosmetic change, Mo's Tavern, located behind Greek's Pizzeria, will open tonight. Business owner Myles Ogea said the business, which opens at 7 p.m., would have an extensive beer menu and mixed drinks, as well as a limited menu.
As part of Jewish Heritage Week, an Israeli dinner will take place in the Yuhas Room of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. today. The dinner is part of an annual fundraiser and will feature homemade Israeli food. Cost of admission is $7 for students, $15 for adults and children 6 and under are free.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team has a chance to recover some ground this weekend as it has two home matches against the Milwaukee School of Engineering and IPFW. Friday night the Cardinals (14-3, 4-2 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) will host the Milwaukee School of Engineering (6-14, 1-4 MIVA Coleman Division) for a non-conference match-up.
Huddled in a tent, a group of Ball State University students smoked hookahs in LaFollette Field on Thursday night. Coal sparks flew and the tent heaved in the blustery wind, but event organizers said they were pleased with the number of people who turned out for Ball State Hillel's first hookah bar.
Michael Bennett didn't know what to expect during his first off-season as Ball State University's director of basketball operations. He expected to spend most of his time scouting, watching videotapes and preparing for next year's men's basketball season. But after Athletics Director Tom Collins announced that six-year coach Tim Buckley would be reassigned to another position within the university and that all three assistant coaches would be let go from the team, suddenly Bennett's responsibilities increased drastically.
Ball State University provost candidate Bjong Wolf Yeigh is ready to help the university improve its branding efforts, build relationships with alumni and work with local industry, he said Thursday. During the final open forum for the provost search, Yeigh emphasized his excitement about Ball State's future and the powerful role the institution's next provost must play.
Wednesday afternoon, Ball State University athletic director Tom Collins announced what most people connected to the Cardinals program already suspected: Basketball coach Tim Buckley had coached his final game for the men's basketball team. Technically, Buckley will be reassigned to some position in the Office of University Development, but it is likely that Buckley will instead seek other employment - possibly as an assistant coach back at his previous employer, Marquette University, due to his friendship with the university's coach, Tom Crean.
