The Homecoming Steering Committee is now accepting applications for next school year.Applications can be accessed from the Ball State University Web site by clicking the Homecoming tab on the Alumni Association Web page. Applicants are asked to submit applications to the Alumni Association, located on the second floor of the Alumni Center, by 4 p.m on Feb. 3.
For the second time this year, second baseman/pitcher Kolbrin Vitek has been named to a preseason All-American team. Ping! Baseball named the junior a third team All-American at the utility position.
After a convincing win at the Ball State Relay Invitational last weekend to open the season, Ball State University men's swimming team faces No. 19 Purdue University on Saturday.
A study released by Twix, a product from Mars Company, showed last month students would rather give up their significant other than technology when taking a study break.
Gov. Mitch Daniels' confidence in Ball State University showed Wednesday as he extended three members' stay on the Board of Trustees."The governor constantly monitors the progress of state universities, especially Ball State," spokesman Brad Rateike said. "The governor is pleased with the direction Ball State is headed."
The state of Indiana has seemed to run into the proverbial fiscal pickle. More than $150 million is being cut from higher education in the state. Thanks Gov. Mitch Daniels. Of that, $15.25 million is being cut from Ball State's budget. The administration has asked for input from all areas of campus. Hearing this call for help, I'd like to put forth these suggestions on how to cut costs at the university.
During his lifetime, John Fisher was a 55-year member of the Ball Memorial Hospital board and local industrialists, but his contributions to the community did not stop there. Months after his death Fisher is still making large contributions to the community.Officials announced Tuesday that Fisher left $2 million to the BMH Foundation in his estate.
With the Colts reaching for the Super Bowl, the local economy for Indianapolis and surrounding areas cannot be doing any better, some experts think.However, economists doubt there are any effects from sport teams on local businesses.
The Muncie Cable Television Commission is working to get public and government access channel 60 back on air, and if possible, to split government and public access into two separate channels.The commission held a meeting Wednesday at Burris Laboratory School to discuss the potential candidates for the access coordinator position. The access coordinator will work on collecting material from community members to air on the channel. The access coordinator also will be responsible for shooting video of government events.
Overcoming adversity is at the center of three Ball State University students' sports package on junior men's basketball player Malik Perry.Their package will take center stage on ESPNU, a station in the ESPN network focusing on college athletics.
In a community with 259 houses tagged for demolition, one organization is determined to rehabilitate homes in Muncie and make them environmentally friendly at the same time.Associate architecture professor Jonathan Spodek and Muncie historical preservation officer Bill Morgan cofounded the group ecoREHAB in Summer 2008, and started rehabbing their first home in Fall 2009.
Students, even those with less than ample budgets, can do their part to help. If half the student population of Ball State University – about 10,000 students – donated a 24-pack of water bottles to the Red Cross, it would doubtlessly make a huge difference.
A Tony Award-winning actress will visit Ball State University Jan. 26 through Jan. 30 and will give a free, public lecture in Sursa Performance Hall, according to a press release.Sutton Foster, who plays Princess Fiona in "Shrek: The Musical," will teach master classes to students in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Find out how teams in the top 15 coaches poll fared this week. No. 13 Ball State University will play three matches this week.
Students who are in legal trouble or are engaged in legal battles have an opportunity to get advice from a lawyer.On top of Student Legal Services on campus, the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indiana Pro Bono Commission will sponsor Talk to a Lawyer Today on Monday, according to a press release.
MiQuale Lewis said Wednesday he has been told he will recieve a fifth year of elegibility, but Ball State University is still waiting for official notification.
Each week, The Daily News' sports crew picks its PPQ - the play, player and quote of the week.To vote in next week's fan choice poll, check out Monday's online edition of The Ball State Daily News.
Ball State (6-8, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) trailed 26-14 at halftime and could never get a run going in the second half to challenge Central Michigan (7-7, 2-0 MAC). The Cardinals were outrebounded 35-30 and made just 2-of-15 (13 percent) 3-pointers compared to 8-of-20 (40 percent) for the Chippewas.
Textbooks are obviously an important part of the college education experience, but the model the Ball State Bookstore follows and CBX and TIS followed until this semester — the one that sells you the new edition of a book for $100 and buys it back for $1 because there will be a new edition next semester — is a terrible drain on us. Fortunately, that isn't our only option anymore. We can rent, which will cost us about half the normal price, but give us no buy back money.
