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Find out how teams in the top 15 coaches poll fared this week. Ball State was ranked No. 11 in the preseason poll and was idle this week.
A state panel has approved revamped teacher licensing rules that Indiana's schools chief says will spur future teachers to spend more time learning subject matter and less time taking education classes.
The Cardinals (6-7, 1-0 MAC) shrugged off inconsistent play in the non-conference schedule to topple the visiting Broncos (5-9, 0-1 MAC).
Ball State (6-6) converted just 12-of-43 shots (28 percent) from the field against Dayton, and was never able to get into a groove in the post, which has been the Cardinals' strength this season.Ball State scored just 14 points in the painted area as Dayton was able to bully the Cardinals' frontcourt by blocking six shot attempts.
After missing all of last season, setter Jeff Schmitz made the most of his first start with No. 2 UC Irvine. The Ball State transfer had a match-high 44 assists as UC Irvine swept Cal Baptist 30-22, 30-22, 30-21 in its season opener Tuesday in Irvine, Calif.
The saying is there is nothing new under the sun, so writer/director/visionary/king of the world James Cameron took it upon himself to create a new sun, on his path to create "Avatar." There isn't much left to say after the years of anticipation, and the payoff the film provides, but let me steer your focus to what it means for the future.
Ten days before No. 11 Ball State plays its first match, the college men's volleyball regular season will officially begin Tuesday. The defending NCAA championships No. 2 UC Irvine will play host to Cal Baptist at 10 p.m. in Irvine, Calif.
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Ball State has now earned three consecutive wins for the first time under coach Billy Taylor and for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
The loss for the Cardinals put them at 5-7 as the program now will defend a MAC title for the first time in program history. Ball State begins league play on Wednesday at home against Western Michigan University.
Ball State was ranked No. 11 in the preseason top 15 coaches poll released Tuesday night — its highest preseason ranking in seven years. The Cardinals were one of three MIVA teams ranked in the preseason poll. Ohio State finished ahead of Ball State at No. 10, and Lewis tied with UC Santa Barbara at No. 14.
Get all the information you need to know for the field hockey MAC Tournament starting today at the BSU Turf Field.
Ball State President Jo Ann Gora's contract was extended by two years. This will extend her tenure at Ball State to June 30, 2014.
George Clooney stars in his third film released in two months – "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "The Men Who Stare at Goats" being the others – as Ryan Bingham in "Up in the Air." Ryan travels the country as a consultant in charge of firing other companies' employees. Spending the majority of the year in hotels and racking up frequent flyer miles isn't exactly a glamorous job by any means. He enjoys and lives for traveling, but eventually he faces the changing economic climate.
Ball State plays the final game of its three-game homestand Thursday as it plays host to Division III Manchester College at 4 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals then travel to the University of Dayton on Jan. 5 before beginning MAC play by playing host to Northern Illinois University on Jan. 13.
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Jones had a double-double in the Cardinals' (4-5) 59-45 win over North Carolina Central Dec. 21, scoring 16 points and collecting 10 rebounds. The double-double was Jones' fifth in his career and second in his past three games.
After finishing one of most successful men's basketball season in Ball State history and with a 30-year-old athletics logo unable to be registered for profit, the university decided to make a change to the visual representation of an entire athletics department. Twenty years later, off the heels of the most successful football season in school history, few doubt that Ball State is not regretting that decision to go out with the old, and in with the new.
Randy Howard, vice president for Business Affairs, said it's too early to say exactly what will be cut from within Ball State after the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced $15.2 million in funding cuts to the university.Howard said administrators would make sure to not impact two specific areas: the educational experience of students and the university's Strategic Plan, which champions immersive learning opportunities.
