Ball State University students and faculty are preparing to spend the holidays exploring the cultures of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam as part of the Rinker Center for International Programs' Southeast Asia field trip. "Christmas and New Year's comes every year and this opportunity won't," senior Cara Reiter said.
Swimming their way into history for Ball State University, Brittany Sayler, Adam Konopka and Addison Del Rio were all members of the last U.S. Open competition for the USA Swimming organization, which was held in West Lafayette this weekend. According to the USA Swimming Web site, the U.
Gabriel Khouli n Chief Reporter Robbers chose junior Seth Robinson and sophomore Joel Suenram's house as their target Friday night, making this the second time the house has been robbed this semester. "I don't feel safe," Robinson said. "I don't even want to go to my house.
Louis Jones n Chief Reporter Ball State University students strained their necks and crowded the floor, balcony and stairway at Dill Street Bar & Grill Friday night to catch a glimpse of reality TV in the making. A camera crew from the CBS reality show, "Armed & Famous," filmed MTV "Jackass" star Jason "Wee Man" Acu+â-¦a riding a mechanical bull and interacting with bar patrons at Dill Street for more than an hour.
Long-distance relationships are not always the easiest relationships to handle, but they are quite common among college students. Relationship researcher Mary Carole Pistole said that contrary to popular belief, long-distance relationships tend to last as long as, and sometimes longer than, other relationships.
There's no doubt if you've opened any sort of newspaper at any time this weekend, you've probably read some sort of discussion of whether or not Keith Ellison, Minnesota's new black Muslim congressman, should be allowed to swear on his holy Quran instead of the Bible at his inauguration ceremony.
Randy Litchfield, Ball State women's volleyball head coach, will not have his contract renewed, according to a release from Ball State Athletics.
In a hard-fought rivalry game, a pair of seniors led the Ball State University men's basketball team to victory in unlikely fashion. In a game that was close throughout, seniors D'Andre Peyton and Chris Ames made the plays that helped the Cardinals pull out a tight win, coach Ronny Thompson said.
I tend to think of myself as someone with a unique personality. That unique personality, however, includes an undying love for sports, everything 80s - especially Journey - and an ability to dominate board games. Shockingly enough, this does not translate very well when it comes to picking up the ladies.
A rare 3-pointer from senior D'Andre Peyton with 15 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Ball State University men's basketball team over intrastate rival Indiana State University 73-70.DN|Online Exclusive: See a slideshow of the game.
var uslide_show_id = "05055a0f-23db-4076-8e94-b5a71ff802ac";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; The Cardinals dominated Butler 97-65 at Hinkle Fieldhouse Saturday, giving the team a 5-0 start to its season.
"There is a fine, fine line between a lover and a friend. There's a fine, fine line between reality and pretend. And you never know 'til you reach the top if it was worth the uphill climb, but there's a fine, fine line between love and a waste of your time.
Ball State University has a great gem down in the Village that offers great opportunities and is universally enjoyable for faculty, staff and students. It is the White Rabbit Used Bookstore. The White Rabbit has been part of the Ball State community for quite some time.
"This is not a comedy, it's relatively serious and will get recognition for Muncie," Deputy Mayor Phyllis Amburn said. Last time we checked, mechanical bull riding in the midst of a bar full of drinking college students was anything but taking something seriously.
After the Ball State University men's volleyball team was defeated by the Ball State Alumni team in three games, 30-26, 30-23, 30-28, coach Joel Walton told both teams they would be playing a fourth game in this exhibition. With 18 players on the Alumni roster, Walton said the biggest reason for playing this extra game was to give all the Alumni members quality playing time.
A rare 3-pointer from senior D'Andre Peyton with 15 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Ball State University men's basketball team over intrastate rival Indiana State University 73-70. The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Cardinals (3-4), and was the first overtime game of the season.
With the lights turned down at Carenza's Caravan dance studio, two women wearing simple outfits took the stage. As they prepared to perform, audience members huddled close to the edge of the dance floor in anticipation of what was to come: fire. From a simple candle on a mat in the back corner of the room, the first dancer took the stage, spinning and twirling to the music.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team will play against the Ball State Alumni team at 7 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena for its final game of the preseason. The Cardinals enter this match after going 2-1 in the Preview to the Final Four Tournament, with wins over Rutgers-Newark University and the Collegiate All-Stars.
Last year, the Ball State University women's basketball team got off to a 5-0 record for the first time in the program's history. Saturday, the Cardinals have the chance to do it two seasons in a row. Ball State will open its December schedule with a road contest against Butler University Saturday afternoon in the 2006 Hoosier Classic at Hinkle Fieldhouse.