James Joseph, former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, spoke Tuesday at Pruis Hall about the leadership style of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandella. Known as "soft power," the style emphasizes the use of social and cultural means to achieve leadership goals.
Ball State University is a national leader when it comes to preparing future teachers, there's no doubt about that. This university has received numerous awards for outstanding achievement in fields ranging from Educational Leadership to Counseling Psychology.
Popular award-winning Broadway musical '42nd Street' makes stop at Emens Auditorium tonight; High-energy performance includes 21 musical numbers and dozens of stage effects
Students can find information about off-campus housing opportunities at the Student Housing Expo today from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the lobby of Pruis Hall. Every major apartment community serving the Ball State University community will have a booth during the expo, Jack Colwell, Student Housing Expo chairman of the Residential Property Management Association, said.
Windows, roofs and major utility systems on campus need repairs, but Ball State University does not have the money to fix all the problems. Repairs on academic buildings have fallen behind due to a shortage in state repair and rehabilitation funding to the university.
I love a cheeseburger as much as the next guy. Well, at least that's what I used to think. I used to think a greasy hunk of meat, grilled hot enough to melt cheese into a gooey magma of deliciousness and nestled between two buns with all the fixings, was the answer to any problem life could ever throw at me.
After six-straight losses, the men's basketball team is still keeping its head up. The combination of a grueling opening conference schedule along with the season-ending injury of Peyton Stovall, have placed a heavy burden on Ball State University's young players.
Let us take a moment and look at the state of the Ball State University basketball program. Sitting at 0-4 in the conference and 4-8 overall, one could say things aren't that bad. However the fact is, things are not as good as they could be, and we can thank coaching for that.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - High winds forced NASA to scrub the launch Tuesday of an unmanned spacecraft on a nine-year, 3-billion-mile voyage to Pluto, the solar system's last unexplored planet. NASA planned to try again Wednesday to launch the New Horizons probe, although the forecast held a greater chance of thunderstorms, clouds and gusty winds that could prevent a launch.
"They're all just bubbles," declared a friend of mine, as he and I walked down Riverside Avenue. The dozens of commuter vehicles parked along the road weren't to his liking -¡- and he had a point. With their oval contours and wide backsides, rounded headlights and faux-revolutionary euro-style tail lamps, all the cars we looked at were utterly homogenous.
The weekend started out smoothly for the No. 68 Ball State men's tennis squad, but ended in frustration. On Friday evening the Cardinals won a convincing 7-0 match against the IUPUI Jaguars to improve to 2-0 on the year. The Cardinals swept the Jaguars in singles and doubles, with every singles player winning in straight sets.
It appears Stephanie Douglas may have found her role on the women's basketball team. Douglas, a junior-college transfer from Meridian Community College in Miss ., scored a career-high 14 points to lead Ball State University to a 57-47 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.
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