With the start of Mid-American Conference play this weekend, the Cardinals have a chance to prove they belong at the top of the conference standings. After losing three of their last five matches, the Ball State University men's tennis team dropped out of the rankings this week for the first time all season.
Athletes agree to a number of stipulations before they sign their contracts and receive their scholarship money. For example, they agree to restrictions on their substance use and gambling, as well as monitoring of their academics. What they don't sign off on is censorship of their personal Web spaces.
In the past few weeks, administrators in the Ball State University athletic department have asked student-athletes to clean up their Facebook profiles or to get rid of them entirely. While coaches feel it's the right thing to do, player reaction has been mixed. Earlier this month, coaches at Ball State University were contacted by athletic administrators and asked to deal with the issue.
Vivian Vahlberg spoke Tuesday night about innovation and women in the workplace, in light of Ball State University's Women's Week. During the speech, she described her experiences as a female journalist. According to Vahlberg, women are not held back by institutional barriers today - they're held back by emotional barriers.
March Madness has come and gone, and the Final Four is upon us. I'm sure many of you understand the draw of the NCAA tourney. I have read that businesses expect to lose millions of dollars due to lost productivity during the NCAA tournament. Born in Kansas City, Kan.
Defensive and pitching miscues by Purdue University and some timely hitting by the Ball State University offense delivered the fourth win in a row for the Cardinals in a 3-2 victory over the Boilermakers.-á Down 2-0 in the top of the seventh inning, the Cardinals (11-11) evened the score with two runs.
Dear Editor, I'm confused. Is the campaign to "Stop Hate" really to stop hate or to stop racism and discrimination? Personally, hate is a human emotion, and without hate, I inherently give up part of my humanity. Giving up a natural human emotion that is what makes us all human is ridiculous.
Vaudevillian music and scantily clad men and women will fill the John R. Emens Auditorium tonight, with the opening performance of "Cabaret." The classic musical is set in 1930 in Berlin before Adolf Hitler's rise to power. It begins with writer Cliff Bradshaw (freshman Curtis Becht) remembering the time he spent in Berlin, specifically in the Kit Kat Club, a night club host to decadence of all kinds.
If joining one of the strongest divisions in the nation, becoming eligible for post-season play and doubling its annual income wasn't enough, the Ball State University men's lacrosse club is taking another step toward gaining bigger exposure and more recruits.
Women display diverse pieces of art as part of Women's Week.
George Mason's improbable run to the Final Four hopefully opens the door for more mid-major schools to be included in the tournament, but Ball State University shouldn't count on it. -á Instead, the athletic department and whoever is named the new men's basketball coach ought to take the same approach as before - win the conference tournament for a guaranteed birth.
More and more people are hearing about podcasts - figuratively and literally. Get an earful of details behind one of the Internet's fastest-growing information and entertainment crazes. Also get links to some of Ball State's own podcasts from NewsLink Indiana, Something Else TV and the Daily News' own DN|Podcast.
Getting a book published is as easy as just "getting around to it" said a self-published author and business owner to more than 35 students and faculty members at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center on Wednesday night. Life long Indiana resident Delores Thornton is now a successful self-published writer and business owner who attributes her accomplishments to hard work and a lot of research.
Starting during the 2007-2008 academic year, students will no longer have Saturday finals. University Senate approved the legislation that would remove Saturday finals from the academic calendar. The legislation also shortens Fall Break to one day. For more about University Senate's decision, keep checking DN|online or check out the Daily News Friday.
Dear Editor, I am writing in concern of a recent Forum opinion column, "Celebs Shouldn't Put Obesity in Positive Light," which caught my undivided attention. Being at an average weight, I am still appalled by the column. After reading this horrific article, I used Brad Hostetter's references to obtain my own knowledge.
Time to discuss student concerns was cut during Wednesday's Student Government Association meeting because special orders of business took time and priority. As the clock neared 5 p.m., senators approved the elimination of caucus meetings, cut committee meetings down to five minutes and skipped all committee reports except for Student Safety because it had legislation to read.
Ball State University's Electronic Field Trip program added more glamour to its already impressive resum+â-¬. The program, created by the Teachers College in 1996, recently received six more Telly Awards for last year's programs.
Dear Editor, This is in response to Brad Hostetter's column on March 29, "Celebs shouldn't put obesity in positive light." I agree with the statement - obesity is a huge problem in the United States - but Hostetter attacking full-figured women and claiming they are unattractive is preposterous.
Students love things that are open 24 hours a day - see: Wal-Mart and IHOP. As of November, Bursar accounts have been added to that prestigious list through Cardinal QuickPay. With the rising cost of postage and increasing expectation that students will be digitally savvy, Ball State's move away from paper bills simply makes sense.
