A Ball State University fraternity and sorority are frightening people as a way to raise money for charity. Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity President Michael Zolezzi said the organization converted its basement into its annual haunted house, which it is running in a partnership with Kappa Delta sorority.
The Ball State University men's golf team is in 16th place out of 18 teams at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate in Las Cruces, N.M. The Cardinals have a team-combined score of 601, 24 strokes behind first place University of Denver. After two rounds of the 54-hole tournament, sophomore Eric Steger leads all Cardinals with an individual score of 145.
Stories of a philandering boyfriend, highway car chases and "psycho stalking" emerged Monday during a sentencing hearing for a former Ball State University student who pleaded guilty to charges of beating an Ivy Tech student at a party last year. Amanda Polson, 20, was scheduled to receive her sentencing Monday after she pleaded guilty Oct.
Two days after leading the No. 16 Ball State University football team to its eighth victory of the season, quarterback Nate Davis was recognized for his performance. Davis was named the Mid-American Conference West Division's Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
When Jonah Goldberg and Peter Beinart clashed in debate Monday night in Pruis Hall, a room of more than 100 people felt the aftermath. The event, "Reds vs. Blues: The State of Choosing Our Next President," was sponsored by Education In Leadership and pitted two ideologically opposite journalists against each other in a debate about youth issues.
After the first day of its eight-day online auction, the Cardinal Varsity Club has gained $2,000 for the Ball State University athletics department. As of 11 p.m. Monday, 40 of the auction's 111 items had received at least one bid, with the bids totaling $2,000.
With four games remaining in the No. 16 Ball State University football team's schedule, a famous alumnus already knows where the team will be at the end of the season: in a BCS bowl game. On his CBS television show "The Late Show with David Letterman" Monday, Letterman said that with the way the college football season has gone Ball State could win the national championship.
The Indiana Court of Appeals will offer students an opportunity to see a real court hearing at 2 p.m. today in Pruis Hall. A panel of three judges will hear oral arguments in the case of Melissa Christian v. the State of Indiana. Christian, who was arrested May 13, 2007, for public intoxication, is appealing her case on the basis she was not in a "public place" at the time of the arrest.
When you sit down each Wednesday night at 10 p.m. with your bowl of popcorn and your TV tuned to NBC, your heart probably beats a little faster as that unmistakable bass guitar strums out the opening theme to "Law and Order." The show is a classic; it's been around 18 years and is still one of the mot popular shows on television.
Ball State University students on Sunday will get their first opportunity to pick up men's basketball tickets for a home game against a NCAA Tournament team. The athletics department announced Monday that tickets for Ball State's game against Purdue University on Dec.
It was a sweet two-hour bus ride home for the Ball State University women's volleyball team following Saturday night's 3-2 upset against the reigning Mid-American Conference Tournament champion Miami University. Following last season's 5-25 overall record and 4-12 performance in MAC play, one would probably expect this year's squad with 10 newcomers to be an improvement.
Junior architecture major Alicia Thueme doesn't pay attention to politics. Like many students, she doesn't have time. Between going to her five classes and teaching a weekly Sunday school class, Thueme has to try to pay off her collegiate debt. A Michigan resident, she'll have more than $72,000 of it after graduation.
Leaving for the Indianapolis International Airport earlier this week, coach Katherine Mowat thought her team would be able to win the Pat Bradley Invitational in Fort Myers, Fla. After the first two rounds, though, she said she now is hoping the Ball State University women's golf team can end its fall season with one good round.
Muncie Police arrested a Ball State University student in connection with the Friday shooting of three men - two of whom are Ball State students - and investigators were still searching for a second suspect as of Monday night. Izes Cross, 23, was arrested about 5 p.
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Numbers to know: 241: Nate Davis passing yards 34: Nate Davis rushing yards 4: Nate Davis receiving yards 2: Nate Davis passing touchdowns 1: Nate Davis receiving touchdowns 47: Briggs Orsbon receiving yards 1: Sacks Ball State allowed 62: Chris Miller's longest punt 52: MiQuale Lewis touchdown run 28: Second half Ball State points 1965 - First time since 1965 Ball State has started a season 8-0 30 - Career wins for Brady Hoke 1 - Amount of teams still undefeated in the MAC 4 - Amount of teams still undefeated in non-BCS conferences 18 - Ball State's ranking in the AP Poll 16 - Ball State's ranking in the BCS 0 - Wins needed for Ball State to become bowl eligible 4 - Wins needed for Ball State to finish the regular season undefeated Team comparisonEMUBSU16Score3867Rushing Yards163309Passing Yards245376Total yards40822First downs215-38Penalties0-02Turnovers135:22Possession24:38 Attendance Ball State had 20,948 people in attendance at Saturday's game, bringing the season total to 82,770.
Through the hundreds of offensive plays called this season for Ball State University, there was one in particular quarterback Nate Davis had been waiting for. The play was finally called Saturday against Eastern Michigan University on Saturday. With Ball State leading 3-0 and fewer than three minutes in the second quarter, the Cardinals had a prime opportunity to get a touchdown before halftime.
Leading 14-12 in the fifth set Saturday night against Miami University, the Ball State University women's volleyball team found itself with match point for the second straight night. In Friday night's five-set loss to Bowling Green State University, the Cardinals saw three match point opportunities crumble as the Falcons stormed back to take the match.
Muncie Police arrested a Ball State University student in connection with the Friday shooting of three people - two of whom Ball State students. According to the Delaware County Jail, senior Izes Cross is being held without bond after he was arrested Monday evening on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, aggrevated battery and confinement.
