Black or white, gay or straight, Jewish or Muslim, across the country people are persecuted daily for being themselves. The most recent data available from the FBI indicate from 2003 to 2007, almost 45,900 people have been the victims of hate crimes. We're in the first week of Black History Month.
I read Wednesday in the paper about the Ball State University "Truth Movement" and its attempt to persuade Dr. Kent Bullis, director of the Amelia T. Wood Health Center, that a link exists between the preservative thimerosal and autism and Alzheimer's disease.
OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State University men's basketball team was outscored 40-10 in the paint and lost 59-41 to Miami University in tonight's Mid-American Conference action at Millett Hall. Leading the way for the Cardinals (10-9, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) is senior guard Brandon Lampley with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting.
The juice has been squeezed. Juicycampus.com, a gossip site targeted toward college students, will shut down effective Feb. 5, according to a press release sent by Matt Ivester, the site's CEO and founder. Decreased advertising revenue and funding are the two large contributors to the site's closing, according to the press release.
Prepare to be disappointed if you were hoping today's snow fall would force your teacher to stay home instead of showing up for your Tuesday night class. Hazardous road conditions have made driving difficult today on I-69. They haven't prevented teachers from commuting to their classes.
It started off as a unique social networking tool just for college students. Then it spread to high school. And then it opened up to the world. We call it Facebook, and today it turns five. For better or worse, no one can deny it's a social phenomenon. Just look at the numbers - they speak for themselves: More than 150 million active users combine for a total of more than 3 billion minutes spent clicking through its pages each day.
While Steelers fans cheered Sunday after their team's Super Bowl win, Franklin Hines was cheering for a different reason. Hines, a Ball State University alumnus, was the production assistant for the commercial that won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest 2009 and its $1 million prize.
University police officers will have the authority to enforce the law outside of campus if a pending bill passes through the Indiana House of Representatives. If House Bill 1023 passes through the House Ways and Means Committee, police departments on campuses across the state will be given the same jurisdiction as state and local police agencies.
The past 50 years have made countless changes to Ball State University's campus, faculty and students - and Tom Ray has seen them all. The professor of continuing education said he has been teaching at Ball State for 50 of his 81 years and has been associated with the university for 63 of its 90-year existence.
The last time the IUPUI women's tennis team visited Muncie, it put forth one of its better performances of the season. The Jaguars' doubles tandem of Vanessa Carna and Emily Holsapple captured a flight C doubles championship in the Ball State Invitational last fall in Muncie.
For the first time in his career, Ball State University men's basketball freshman center Jarrod Jones was announced Monday as the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Jones joins Northern Illinois University guard Mike DiNunno as the only freshmen to win the award this season.
The Ball State University women's basketball team lost to Bowling Green State University 76-67 Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ohio. Despite shooting 45.9 percent from the field, Ball State had 21 turnovers in the loss - 10 more turnovers than Bowling Green (19-2, 8-0 Mid-American Conference).
While some might think the newspaper industry is on a down-hill slope, Monday's Professionals-in-Residence gave hope to students in the College of Communication Information and Media about the future of news media. Gretchen Letterman spoke to a packed David Letterman Communications and Media Building about the future of the news industry and reminded students about the impact digital media is having on every-day life.
Students can enjoy trips to Wishbone Gifts, Inc. without venturing more than a few blocks off campus. The 420 Underground, an 18 and older extension of Wishbone, officially opened at 420 N. Martin St. on Monday after a "beta opening" Thursday and Friday. Employee Kassie Ferguson said the last three days went well and saw good business.
The Ball State University women's basketball team travels to Anderson Arena to take on a red-hot Bowling Green State University team at 7 p.m. Ball State (14-7, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) is coming off a win against conference-foe Miami University on Saturday but will now have to face the team with the best record in the MAC.
Even though the road conditions on I-69 have been hazardous throughout the day, classes have yet to be significantly influenced Tuesday. More than 120 cars were involved in accidents on I-69 southbound between mile markers five and 34, Pendleton State Police Lt.
A group of Ball State University students are worried a preservative found in a flu vaccine meant to keep you healthy could lead to harmful side effects. Tony Farmer, president of Ball State's Truth Movement, has been leading his group in a protest against faculty in the Amelia T.
Ball State University junior Danielle Gratton was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Monday. The 6-foot 1-inch forward helped the Cardinals win both of their games last week, defeating a non-conference foe in the University of North Dakota 88-80 in overtime and conference-foe Miami University 81-66.
Ball State University has now joined the ranks of Texas A & M University, Kansas State University and University of North Carolina. However, we aren't talking about winning awards, gaining prestige or sports teams. We're talking about security breaches and leaks that have resulted in the records of employees and students being compromised.
Last week the House of Representatives voted to pass the $819 billion stimulus package. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, this package would cost more than the entire Iraq War. The plan includes many different spending agendas - some of them making you wonder what they actually have to do with economic stimulus.
