As you travel to your exotic destination — or stay in Muncie — it's important to remember to stay safe. We want all of you to have fun and return in one piece. Along those lines, here are some phrases you definitely don't want to hear over break.
Spring Break can be a magical time for Ball State University students. Midterms are over, classwork is put on hold and a week away from snow-covered Muncie is finally a possibility. However, there are always those students who have job obligations, no money or simply nowhere else to go. Indiana will be their only destination for Spring Break. From Saturday to March 15, they will have to make the best of what the area has to offer.
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I was talking with a friend recently about "big questions." Those are the ones that you're not supposed to think about on a daily basis — ones such as: "What's the point of life?" or "Is there really an absolute morality?" Maybe even, "What will happen to the universe?" and "What is truth, anyway?"
Ball State University students and faculty working on the new immersive learning project "Alzheimer's: Never Forget" are looking for family members of Alzheimer's patients who are interested in sharing their experiences with the disease.
On Feb. 19, the Muncie Civic Theatre debuted the classic play "The Miracle Worker." The story centers around teacher Annie Sullivan who is hired to help Helen Keller, a young blind, deaf and mute girl. The play takes place in 20th-century Alabama and focuses on Keller's early childhood, including her daily life with a passive mother, authoritative father and snarky half-brother. Sullivan works tirelessly to help Keller learn how to communicate with others despite her incredible limitations and erratic attitude.
Seniors like Ben Karwoski and Ben Battjes are seeing their careers come down to the end beginning with today's championships. But the lasting legacy they have left on the program will remain.
The Hoosier Heartland Red Cross in Muncie is offering free disaster relief training courses on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to those interested in becoming a certified disaster relief volunteer for the American Red Cross.
Here are the fun things you can do in Muncie over Spring break!
This year's Student Government Association election has been praised as a smooth one without the issues of the previous two elections. Although this may seem true to an outsider, anyone close to the organization or campaign knows this is far from the truth.
Indiana is out of the running for a $4.35 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Education, something Dean of Teachers College John Jacobson said would have helped the entire school system in Indiana, including charter schools and their authorizers.
As Burris' head coach, Shondell has won 13 consecutive Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 2A championships and finished the 2009 season undefeated, including a sweep in the state championship match at Worthen Arena.
Boos completed his third season as the Cardinals' coach Nov. 20, 2009 with a 3-1 loss to Ohio University in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. He had compiled a 32-62 (17-31 MAC) career record at Ball State.
Greg Beals will give the Ball State University rotation a shakeup this weekend at the Caravelle Resort Invitational hosted by Coastal Carolina University this weekend.
With Spring Break just days away many Ball State students can forget the little things. Here are a few tips and tricks to keep yourself safe during Spring Break.
Ball State will play Grand Canyon, UCLA and Pepperdine on its Spring Break trip.
Members of the Salary and Benefits Committee have the opportunity today to discuss more thoroughly the cost saving measures presented at the campus forum in February — cutting one or two commencement ceremonies, increasing graduate level tuition and reviewing revenue and expenditures for the athletic budget, among other ideas.
The Department of Political Science and the Bowen Center for Public Affairs announced the forum rescheduled for Gov. Mitch Daniels will be held March 17 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
We're finally getting a more concrete idea of what budget cut possibilities might be recommended to the Board of Trustees come its March 19 meeting. Either way, these ideas are still in the beginning stages. No one may want to cut spending, but eventually something has to be decided.
Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Student Government Association are working together to bring Adam Ritz, former X-103 disc jockey, to Ball State University.
