var uslide_show_id = "ed9ce6a2-2e0d-4d27-9c63-6ab322fec3ca";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Donning a blond wig, a flowered halter top, a mini-skirt and a long leather jacket, Ball State University senior Nathan Smith emerged from behind curtains into a smoke-filled room. The opening line to Sheryl Crow's "My Favorite Mistake" were his first words on stage, delivered to a crowded Mark III Tap Room Saturday.
A bowl game. That's what Ball State University fans want and expect from the 2007 football team. With Thursday's loss to Miami University, that mission became a whole lot harder. To have a realistic shot at a bowl game the Cardinals must finish the season 7-5 or better, because no 6-6 Mid-American Conference team is going to receive a bowl berth.
The ball flies over the court. Alyssa Rio dives to the ground digging out the ball. Angie Parrell settles under the ball, setting it up towards the net on the left side. This is sophomore Julie Breivogel's territory. As the left outside attacker for the Ball State University women's volleyball team, it is Breivogel's job to kill the ball for a Cardinal point.
Late in the afternoon Friday, you may have noticed a group of about thirty bicycles in procession down McKinley Avenue. Critical Mass, as the event was called, raised awareness about the myriad of transportation choices beyond cars while also asserting the legality of bike-riding in the street.
A broken projector put a damper on Ball State University Programs Board's plans to show "Blades of Glory" in high definition Friday. Noah Meadors, president of UPB, said this was supposed to be the first time UPB screened a film for Friday Night Filmworks in high definition, but the projector in Pruis Hall broke and was replaced by one without high definition capabilities.
Sober Ball State University students played drunken putt-putt Friday during the kickoff for Party Smart at the corner of McKinley and Riverside avenues. Peer health educator Jennifer Shull said students experienced what it felt like to be impaired while trying to use motor skills.
Smoldering cigarettes have caused two fires at Walnut Manor Apartments in less than two years. Most recently, on Aug. 21, at approximately 8:30 a.m. a fire caused by a lit cigarette on a couch started a blaze that took about two hours to get under control, according to staff reports.
As Ball State University opened its 2007 football season with a 14-13 loss to Miami University, 15,488 fans looked on, including a school record 7,885 students. Among the crowd was the President of the NCAA Myles Brand. Brand, who said he goes to a college football game about half the weekends during the football season, said he was not in attendance because of the recent NCAA violations by the Ball State University athletic department.
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Ball State University senior Nathan Smith sips a Den Pop as he frantically recounts the events of the past week. After months of preparation for the Miss Gay Muncie pageant, Smith said pageant executives told him several aspects of his act needed to be changed.
In the 2006 season the University of Louisville handed Ball State University its worst defeat of the year, winning 9-0. However, coach Annette Payne does not expect that result to play a role when Ball State plays host to No. 14 Louisville 3 p.m. today at BSU Turf Field.
A record number of students flocked to Ball State University's football home-opener at the newly-renovated Scheumann Stadium Thursday. The student section set a Ball State record for attendance at a football game with 7,875 fans packed into the east bleachers, despite the Cardinals' loss.
After two wins in exhibition games, the Ball State University women's soccer team has turned its focus to its regular season-opening weekend. The Cardinals will open their 2007 season by playing IPFW Friday and Butler University Sunday at the Ball State Soccer Field.
James W. Parks loved Ball State University, and his passion showed throughout the decades he spent at his alma mater. Parks, a Ball State graduate and past president of the Board of Trustees for 15 years, died from Lewy Body Dementia on Aug. 23 in Venice, Fla.
Though Ball State University was voted into the Mid-American Conference in 1973, it wasn't the first time the Cardinals attempted to earn the required unanimous decision. The lone institution that stood in the Cardinals' way on at least one occasion was Miami University.
After almost two years of construction, Ball State University students can attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Cantilever Walkway along Cardinal Greenway 10 a.m. Thursday across from 909 Grille. Mark Turner, project manager for the city of Muncie, said the $1.
The Ball State University Alumni Association held its pre-game rally at the Alumni Center before Thursday's football game, attracting prominent people, such as the NCAA President, but few students. Ed Shipley, executive director of alumni programs, said the rally, which was attended mostly by Ball State alumni, was an hour before the game at the Alumni Center because it was a short walk away from Scheumann Stadium.
Text messages might save Ball State University students' lives if there is an emergency. Kay Bales, vice president of student affairs, said the university will send a mass e-mail to inform students about the security changes Friday. The Crisis Management Team developed a system that will text message students and faculty during an emergency, Bales said.
I agree with your "Our View" article in the Daily News (Aug. 22) that safety lags behind at Ball State University. While I agree that cameras should be installed in parking areas sooner rather than later, my argument and angle are somewhat different regarding the safety of Ball State students, faculty and staff.
