Louisville: The field hockey team scored a program-record 12 goals in a win against Louisville during the 1996 season. Morehead State: Susan D. Creasap, associate director of bands at Morehead State University, earned her Doctor of Arts in Wind Band Conducting from Ball State.
Redesign of the Ball State Baseball Stadium may prove to be just another idea to land on the desk of Associate Athletic Director Pat Quinn, but it does offer hands-on experience for an independent study. Seniors Audrey Neiswender and Ryan Hanigan approached professor emeritus Tony Costello this fall to help guide their study.
St. Patrick's Day falling on a Tuesday did not stop students from celebrating in green flair and with green beer. Doc's on Dill assistant manager Katie Cambell said she was surprised by the bar's St. Patrick's Day turnout. "I couldn't believe how many Irish people were celebrating on a Tuesday after having a week off," Cambell said.
A Ball State University student remained in Delaware County Jail as of 4:30 p.m. today after Muncie police arrested him on suspicion of possession of a handgun by a dangerous felon, among other charges, jail officials said. James Cleo Robertson, 40, was arrested early Wednesday after Muncie police received a report from a complainant, who was unnamed in the police report, that someone had stolen a handgun and driven off in a white Cadillac Eldorado, according to police reports.
Students wanting to go see Ball State University's women's basketball team play against the University of Tennessee on Sunday still have the chance to sign up for a ride on the fan bus.
The deadline for the fan bus to Ball State University's women's basketball game on Sunday has been extended to Friday at 3 p.m. Associate Athletic Director Matt Wolfert said the total tickets sold at the previous deadline of 5 p.m. today was around 30. The minimum capacity requirement of 40 passengers has been disregarded so students who have already purchased tickets won't have to be refunded, he added.
Five members of the Ball State University swimming and diving team were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team Thursday. Mark Augustyn, Tyler Dixon, Mark Golden, Ben Karwoski and Meghan Patterson all received the honors. Augustyn (3.40 grade point average), Golden (3.
Sophomore Eduardo Pavia of the Ball State University men's tennis team was named the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week today. It is the first time Pavia has received this honor.
There's been a lot to celebrate this academic year in Ball State University athletics. Our fighting Cardinal football team's tremendous success put the athletics department in the spotlight for a good reason. Quite a change from recent years. The stories were no longer about scandals and losing streaks, but of victories and camaraderie.
After garnering votes from more than half of the participating student body, Cardinal Impact officially took office at Wednesday's Student Government Association inauguration. But before installing the new slate, members of outgoing Campus Alliance used the opportunity to recollect the past year.
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity's canceled week of events won't stop the men from cracking smiles. Kappa Alpha Psi president Loren Ray said the fraternity will have Def Jam comedian Marcus Combs at 7 p.m. Friday in the Art Museum Rm. 217. The fraternity is co-sponsoring the free event with the Campus Activities Funding Board.
1) vs. Bowling Green in Mid-American Conference Championship Game Sunday: The first ever for the program, Ball State came into the game as a slight underdog to the Falcons, who have dominated the MAC in women's basketball during the past few seasons. Also, the win gave Ball State 25 wins on the season, the most ever for the program.
The opening weekend of Mid-American Conference action has treated the Ball State University baseball team well throughout the years. Since 1995, the Cardinals are 30-10 in the first weekend of conference games and have swept their past two opening MAC opponents.
Fans can gather Friday at Worthen Arena to send off the Ball State University women's basketball team as it travels to Bowling Green, Ky., for its NCAA Tournament game against the University of Tennessee.
Ball State University will be the first university in the U.S. to utilize a new software kit for interactive television. OCAP/EBIF Development Network (OEDN), an industry group made up of developers for interactive television, worked with Comcast Media Center and Ensenquence to make an Academic ITV Software Developer Kit program available to schools.
After seven months of research and work, Marciel Greene, senior theater design and technology major, was invited to the American College and Theater Festival in April at the Kennedy Center in New York. Greene received recognition for her work on the lighting crew for the play "In the Blood," which was performed last fall.
In honor of Yom Ha'Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, a Holocaust survivor and Monuments Man came to Ball State University Wednesday to help people remember the art and culture lost during Adolf Hitler's regime and share his story. Harry Ettinger spoke about his experience in the Monuments Men during and after World War II.
The Mid-American Conference representative in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was eliminated tonight.
Ball State University police arrested a student on suspicion of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct Tuesday after an officer said he warned the man to stop skateboarding, but the man ignored the order, police said. Delaware County Jail was holding Drake Turner, 21, on $3,500 bond as of Tuesday afternoon after police arrested him on the respective Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges.
The Ball State University softball team is hoping its opening home game tonight against Valparaiso University is one of record-setting proportions. Only one-third of the way through the season, junior college transfer Jen Reifschneider is one home run shy of tying the Ball State single-season record.
