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BSU Rentals wants to give you a nest to chirp about!

With so many housing options on and around campus, making a decision of where to land can be difficult. BSU Rentals makes it easy for you to make a decision! With houses and apartments within walking distance from campus, you can be confident that any choice with BSU Rentals will bring a great college experience! 



Intended to be finished in the summer of 2020, a new residence hall joins the group of northside dorms. This new residence hall is located directly next to Johnson A and across from the new dining facility. 

Campus Master Plan Update

Whether you live on campus or attend class once a week, you’ve probably noticed that on each end of McKinley Avenue, there are cranes looming in the air. Cranes and metal fences aren’t always the prettiest sight, but they signal changes and renovations. In Ball State’s case, there’s a lot of both going on.


Clear and sunny skies continue

Weather Forecaster Morgan Taylor has an update  a beautiful week ahead, and inside look at the possible chance for showers and thunderstorms this weekend. 


Miami Dolphins' Jakeem Grant (19) gets tackled by New England Patriots Nate Ebner (43) and Matthew Slater (18) in the fourth quarter on Sunday, Sept. 15 2019 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS)

Blake’s Beats: Why I’m regretfully excited about the NFL season

Sundays used to be a holy day. The living room was my church, and I prayed with conviction to the altar of National Football League.  I would stroll into the old RCA Dome with my grandfather, knowing nothing else other than I was happy if the team with blue horseshoes on their helmets won, and I was so unreasonably sad if they lost.   I was blissfully ignorant to the carnage happening in front of me, and behind the scenes too.