Evie Lichtenwalter is a Ball State student taking an academic break due to her cancer diagnosis and writes ‘Prognosis Unknown’ for the Daily News.
Ball State has seen its fair share of strong outside hitters lately. It doesn’t get any easier Friday, when the Ball State women’s volleyball team travels to Northern Illinois University in the final weekend of the regular season. After facing Lauren Rafdal, who leads the Mid-American Conference in kills, the Cardinals will take on Mackenzie Roddy.
The excitement of raising a banner won’t make up for another tough loss. The Ball State women’s basketball team opened its season in defeat on Sunday with a 57–63 loss at Purdue.
DEKALB, Ill. – Ball State again was 15 minutes from a real shot at beating Northern Illinois University.
DEKALB, Ill. – Ball State’s Jonathan Newsome had Jordan Lynch dead to rights in the backfield, wrapped up for a loss on a third and 11. Unbelievably, yet somehow unsurprisingly, Northern Illinois University’s senior quarterback made something out of nothing and escaped for a first down as he has done all game and all season. The Huskies marched down the field and scored a touchdown on the drive, taking the lead. Northern Illinois wouldn’t trail for the remainder of the game as it beat Ball State, 48-27. The play was one of the first things Ball State head coach Pete Lembo mentioned following the game. “Newsome didn’t bring him down,” Lembo said.
Instead of checking out a book on Nov. 6, Jess Cooney, a senior telecommunications major, stood in Bracken Library hoping to win a ticket to see Jim Gaffigan Friday night.
Meeting someone at a party. Getting stressed out and looking for a release. Being bored with a friend. Casual sex comes in many forms.
A program that started in the ‘90s continues to help students get anonymous, professional advice for their emotional and academic questions. Concerned Charlie is a way to give students access to the counseling center without having to talk to a psychologist, which some may find uncomfortable, said Lee Van Donselaar, assistant director for training.
Ball State officials, along with four other universities, took a five-day tour to Vietnam last week in hopes of broadening international academic relations. President Jo Ann Gora joined Ken Holland, director of the Center for International Development, and Tom Taylor, vice president for Enrollment, Marketing, and Communications to represent Ball State through the International Academic Partnership Program.
For the third straight year, Northern Illinois beat Ball State, this time with the 48-27. The score was deadlocked heading into the fourth quarter, but Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch mastered a drive late in the quarter for the game-deciding touchdown.
The Student Government Association will recommend that University Senate votes for Ball State to take a public stand against House Joint Resolution 6 today following the passing of the SGA resolution. SGA voted 29 to 6 with two abstaining, passing a resolution sponsored by 324 students and five organizations.
Recent headlines have caused a Ball State Christian Fellowship group to worry about the safety of its friends after it spent time in the Philippines over the summer. Last weekend Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and devastated entire cities, possibly killing thousands and leaving others in need of aid.
Northern Illinois started the game deep in its own territory and Ball State quickly lost linebacker Quintin Cooper to a leg injury on the first drive.
St. Nick is making a few early flights. This quad talk shows students discussing how the Internet has affected their holiday shopping habits.
Follow the battle between Wenning and Lynch as they face off in a key MAC West game.
The Student Government Association passed a resolution that recommends Ball State take a public stance against the House Joint Resolution 6. The SGA resolution passed with 29 to 6 and two abstaining. Same-sex marriage is already illegal in Indiana, but HJR-6 will define marriage as between a man and a woman in the state constitution.
Ball State Amnesty International has joined the fight against Indiana’s HJR-6, a bill that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. The organization sent a letter to university president Jo Ann Gora today urging her to join other universities to take a stand against the bill.
There isn’t a single player on Ball State’s roster that has defeated Northern Illinois University.