MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: George Mason sweeps No. 13 Ball State
February 6, 2009The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team lost to George Mason University 30-25, 30-26, 30-24 Thursday at Worthen Arena.
The No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team lost to George Mason University 30-25, 30-26, 30-24 Thursday at Worthen Arena.
Injury has been commonplace through four weeks of competition for the Ball State University gymnastics team. So has been the theme of Ball State's wintery campus: the flu. "We've had eight girls with the flu this week," coach Nadalie Walsh said of the week's practices.
As the Ball State University football team added 22 new players Wednesday, athletics director Tom Collins looked to add more supporters for the team. Collins announced the formation of the "Touchdown Club" at the Cardinals' National Signing Day Celebration Wednesday at the Alumni Center.
Oxford, Ohio - Leading the Mid-American Conference West Division after a four-game home winning streak, the Ball State University men's basketball team headed east to take on Miami University. The Cardinals' road show still needs a bit of work. The RedHawks handed the Cardinals their third-straight defeat on the road, 59-41.
Our heads did a double take. Our eyes popped. The room started to spin. And that was before we read the Kinky Cardinals article on the front page of today's Daily News. The Kinky Cardinals are gathering to discuss an issue that lacks mainstream attention.
Four weeks into the season libero Billy Ebel will finally play in the match he has been waiting to play. For the last two seasons, Ebel has watched from the bench as the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team's matches against George Mason University would consistently have long rallies - a libero's dream chance to get digs.
After dropping a game to the best team in the Mid-American Conference East Division, the Ball State University women's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track when it travels to Buffalo, N.Y., to take on the University at Buffalo at 2 p.m. Sunday in Alumni Arena.
OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State University men's basketball team expected a bigger, more physical opponent in Miami University going into Wednesday night's Mid-American Conference road matchup against the RedHawks. What they did not expect was to be outscored 40-10 in the paint, and the difference down low was costly in the Cardinals' 59-41 loss in front of 2,481 fans at Miami's John D.
Two days after orginally being scheduled to play, the Ball State University women's tennis team will finally compete against IUPUI this afternoon. The Cardinals' and the Jaguars' non-conference meet will start at 3 p.m. at the YMCA Tennis Center. This match was scheduled for Tuesday but it was postponed after IUPUI could not arrive in Muncie on time due to multiple car accidents in the snowy weather causing Interstate-69 to close.
News flash: United States Olympian Michael Phelps got baked! Wahoo! After admitting to "behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment," Phelps has received stern criticism for his actions. While I do not condone what the 23-year-old swimmer did, I would like to use Phelps as an example of human behavior and decision-making.
The Recording Industry Association of America has decided to stop suing groups of students for file sharing. Most college students' gut reaction to that news goes something like this: Woohoo! There's no doubt that fewer broke college kids getting sued is definitely for the best.
Below are some notes about the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team. The Cardinals will play George Mason University at 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena. George Mason's left outside attackers Kyle Gramit and Brandon McLaughlin led the Patriots in kills per game average.
Despite recent tests on Indiana rivers indicating high levels of mercury in their water, the White River tested among the lowest in the state. According to a report from the Environment News Service, Indiana is sixth in the U.S. in the amount of mercury its industrial facilities emit.
Population explosions, vaccines and tornadoes: Are we standing in nature's way? I noticed there's a ballyhoo involving flu vaccines on campus. Kelly Allen wrote an informative article regarding the matter on Tuesday. The article said one of the two flu vaccines (Fluzone) offered at the Amelia T.
JuicyCampus addicts will have to find a new place to get the 411 on student affairs at Ball State University. JuicyCampus founder and CEO Matt Ivester said in a press release Wednesday that today would be the last day for the site. The company's lack of funding and its exponential growth had outpaced its ability to get more resources.
Fans choiceJ.D. Gasparovic With 15 votes, 52 percent of the total, men's volleyball player J.D. Gasparovic won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. The middle attacker was the MIVA Player of the Week after recording a career-high 15 kills in a sweep against then-No.
It's a two-sided issue that has stimulated the health world for some time - are flu vaccines safe? Much of mainstream science has concluded the perservatives in flu vaccines don't offer any significant health risks. Some studies suggest otherwise. Yesterday, we covered the Ball State Truth Movement's protest of the preservative Thimerosal, which is used in one of the flu vaccines offered in the Amelia T.
When coach Stan Parrish addressed Ball State University football fans Wednesday night, he said there is only one statistic they needed to know from this year's recruiting class: 18-for-18. All 18 players who committed to Ball State when Brady Hoke was the head coach kept their commitments to the Cardinals, Parrish said at the team's National Signing Day Celebration in the Alumni Center.
As the Student Government Association nomination convention draws near, both SGA President Frank Hood and Elections Chair Marco Pretell-Vazquez confirmed at least one slate will officially announce intentions to run Feb. 16. "I know there have been discussions of at least one slate forming, but who they are, where they come from I can't really say," Hood said after Wednesday's SGA meeting.
