Students from the greek community will be helping the Muncie communitywith their first ever "CANstruction" and the second annual "Stuff theBus" events this weekend.These events are part of a new Ball State greek community philanthropyproject benefitting the Muncie Mission, a local food bank in Muncie.
Zulu dancer Jomo Xulu said he dances to show the beauty of African culture."In the media, people see the sad side of Africa, the poor and unhealthy children," he said. "We are here to give you the beauty of Africa and to preserve the culture."
Students on Ball State University's campus stepped up to a challenge put forth by two area blood banks this week.The American Red Cross and Indiana Blood Center both hosted blood drives at Ball State earlier this week, hoping to stock up on their supply before holiday vacations and winter weather kicked in.
A three-page memo sent to prosecutors makes the illegal legal for medical marijuana patients and suppliers across the country.The heated debates about the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes has been occurring for more than 40 years, but on Oct. 19, proponents of the plan received a welcomed addition. A memorandum was released stating that federal resources will not be used toward prosecuting individuals and their "caregivers" who are in compliance with state laws that allow for the medical use of marijuana.
A Ball State University student confessed to police that she made up her reported Oct. 15 assault outside Woodworth and DeHority complexes, Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said.Burton said Karina Villa, 19, of Warsaw, told police she was lying about the crime after investigators called her in for a second interview on Nov. 4.
An Indiana University Bloomington professor will give this year's speech at the Edmund F. Petty Memorial Lecture today in the Museum of Art.This year's lecture, "Sunshine and Shadow: Winslow Homer's Nervous Nostalgia in the 1870s," will be given by Sarah Burns, a professor of fine arts in the Department of History of Art at IU.
Here is a new episode of DNTV w/ Eric Pascarelli. This week Eric talks about ipod applications you should get, and then has a segment, Night time Suggestions. Enjoy!
The climate change bill represents an opportunity to curb the speed and effects of global warming as well as create a less toxic world, resulting in fewer pollution related health issues. It will also create millions of jobs, something the economy could really use right now.
DeKalb, Ill. – The return of starting quarterback Chandler Harnish to the lineup boosted Northern Illinois University to a 26-13 lead after three quarters.Harnish had been sidelined for 3 ½ games with an injured knee. In his first series back, Harnish completed all four of his passes for 29 yards and led the Huskies to a field goal.
Ball State utilized a balanced offensive attack that saw increased success as the match went on. The Cardinals had a .184 attack percentage in the first set, a .227 percentage in the second set and a .317 rate in the third.
DeKalb, Ill. – An unlikely onside kick allowed Ball State University to stay close with Northern Illinois University headed into halftime. Northern Illinois leads the game 16-13.
DeKalb, Ill. – Starting quarterback Chandler Harnish came back from injury just in time to assure Northern Illinois University of beating Ball State University and their first winning regular season since 2006.
It turns out Ball State University had only one violent crime actually happen about four weeks ago. Two students were mugged at the Scheumann Stadium parking lot, but the student who claimed she was accosted near Woodworth Complex was lying. There was no 5'4" black male with a muscular build who grabbed her from behind and no male student came to her aid.
The Ball State University Amelia T. Wood Health Center received 300 doses of H1N1 FluMist vaccine Wednesday, Health Center Director Kent Bullis said.
Ten Ball State University graduate students with the Center for Information and Communication Sciences are traveling to IUPUI today to give a presentation about the definition of sustainability at the World Usability Day event.
For the quixotic, there is no single day of the year more terrifying than Friday the 13th. As the popular superstition goes, bad luck is sure to befall a person on this day. Sometimes, in more extreme cases, it even ends in the death of that person or a loved one. According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute, up to 21 million people in the United States today suffer from a morbid and irrational fear of Friday the 13th.
Tuesday's bomb threat was taken care of quickly, but students and faculty of Ball Gym are still thinking about it.Patty Halton, senior health science major and supervisor at Ball Gym, said some staff members in the gym had worries about coming back, yet their supervisors had none. Workers' supervisors gave no acknowledgment to the situation and the gym was being run just like any other day.
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Muncie is one of 21 cities to be recognized this year as an Indiana Main Street community.Being a Main Street community means Muncie will receive economic help for the restoration of historical areas of the city and the opportunity to network with other communities in the program.
