Just five weeks from today, a number of students will officially throw their proverbial hats into the Student Government Association ring at the spring nomination convention on Feb. 16. On that evening, all slates that have met the standards for nomination will be cleared to begin campaigning. Of course, if last year's convention is any indicator, we're once again in for a wild ride.
Student Voluntary Services is sponsoring several community service projects Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and to encourage student activism. Students will give children a history lesson about King in the morning and will volunteer at various agencies throughout Muncie in the afternoon. To participate in these events, students should visit the SVS Web site, log onto the database, search under "one time events" and register. SVS will give out free T-shirts to volunteers while the supply lasts.
Two of the three major bookstores at or around Ball State University are trying one of these methods for the first time this spring: book renting. TIS and CBX, located in the Village, are testing out book renting this semester. This method involves a student purchasing a textbook for about 50 percent of the listed price and returning it at the end of the semester.
Ashley Chambers spent three-and-a-half years studying business at Ball State University, but left to pursue a passion she's been developing since middle school. Chambers' passion is hair. Cutting, coloring, styling and giving clients a good experience so they walk out the door with a smile on their face.
With Ball State's reputation as a teachers school, it's no surprise that students and professors within the Teachers College are alarmed and worried about the Indiana state teacher licensing changes approved Thursday by the Division of Professional Standards Advisory Board.
Ball State University has joined Purdue University, IUPUI and the University of Indianapolis in the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship to improve their schools of education.
The Acoustic Guitar Club is having a call out meeting at 7 p.m. in the David Letterman Media and Communication Building lobby.
Junior Hayley Hall said her team was relieved to have a new coach with the 2010 season right around the corner. Ball State opens by hosting the University of Dayton Saturday at the Muncie Northwest YMCA.
Emily Maggert became the 21st player in Cardinals history to record 1,000 points in a career. For the eighth time this season, Maggert registered a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Ball State suffered its first conference loss of the season at the hands of Central Michigan Tuesday night.
Gunnar Ingólfsson, whose group led the Paint for Peace display last year, said he hopes students will join his organization which promotes peace in the face of discrimination. On Thursday night, students will have an opportunity to join this 15-member group Ingólfsson has deemed the Social Justice League.
Webster was an assistant under former Ball State head coach Tim Buckley from 2000-2002 — a stint in which Ball State won a Mid-American Conference West Division title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT.
Thanks to students working on a project for the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, patrons at the Ball State University Museum of Art can now hear about what they're seeing when looking at exhibits.
Two years after its initiation, Fruesday isn't too popular. University Senate is considering how a second day for Fall Break might replace Fruesday, and just how soon new legislation can be passed.
Ball State University's first immersive learning project that produced a commercial film continues to rack up awards."My Name is Jerry" won Best Feature Film in the 2010 Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival in California. It was one of more than 700 submissions in the contest.
While winter months prevent University Program Board from scheduling the amount of events it would like, they can't bring the organization to a complete stop. University Program Board begins registration at 8 a.m. today for its trip to Indianapolis to see the Pacers play the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 27.
Heart of the City, Muncie's downtown district, announced new contest events for Muncie Gras this year with provisions to host the event regardless of weather conditions.
Ball State University got off to a poor start in the MAC last weekend, losing to Northern Illinois University at Worthen Arena. Tonight Ball State will visit Central Michigan University, the preseason division favorites.
Like many others, Jacob Lipson lives in Noyer Complex. In the morning, he gets up, uses the bathroom and gets dressed. When it is cold, he dresses appropriately, like anyone else. The difference between Lipson's morning routine and those of the majority of Ball State University students is that he uses a wheelchair throughout.
