The Ball State University soccer team had multiple players earn Mid-American Conference honors for the seventh consecutive season Thursday. Senior defender Sarah Schumacker and junior midfielder Megan Ridley both earned first team accolades while senior forward Emily Rein earned second team honors.
While he walks the sidelines of the court, Maurice Harding looks like the coach of a professional basketball team. Dressed with slacks, a button-up shirt and tie, he watches his team dribbling down the court. He's not just third floor Mysch/Hurst's resident assistant, but he's the residents' coach.
The risk of getting a ticket for using the Amelia T. Wood Health Center ended Thursday after the university began a new parking policy. Students needing to use the Health Center will get a three-hour parking pass upon signing in with the nurses, said Kenzie Grob, Health Center public relations student employee.
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It had been almost 22 years and 43 matches since the Ball State University women's volleyball team lost to the University of Toledo. Determined to end its 42-match winning streak to the Cardinals on Thursday, Toledo defeated Ball State 3-2 (25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 25-20, 18-16) - the program's first win against the Cardinals since Nov.
Business owner Myles Ogea will have a business round-table discussion at 8 p.m. Tuesday at The Bird. The event is open to all Ball State University students and faculty members. Ogea said the goal of the discussion is to generate concepts for new business opportunities in The Village.
With each win Ball State University's chances of receiving a BCS bowl bid have become more of a reality. On Wednesday Ball State took another step toward the bowl bid but not just because they improved to 9-0 with a 45-14 win against Northern Illinois University.
Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian was in the press box working during Ball State University's 45-14 victory against Northern Illinois University. "I try to go to one or two games a week and this seemed like a great time to see Ball State against a good opponent," he said.
Tommy Conroy n Co-News Editor After almost two football seasons, Ball State University is locked in a custody battle of sorts over Scheumann Stadium with a subcontractor that worked on the renovation. Ball State University sued the excavating company after it filed a mechanic's lien on the stadium.
Fans choiceEmily Haifley Receiving nine votes and 39 percent of the popular vote swimmer Emily Haifley won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Haifley won the 100-yard Breaststroke and the 200-yard Breaststroke in Ball State's meet against Bowling Green on Friday.
College Radio on Demand is now meeting their listeners' demands. Listeners throughout Delaware County can tune in to Ball State University's student radio station WCRD, 91.3 FM. For years, WCRD has broadcast from a transmitter site at Muncie Southside High School-more than four miles away from the station.
While watching election results pour in Tuesday, some probably heard some things they didn't want to hear. But the speeches delivered that night by the winner and the loser are worth hearing again and again. John McCain gave what arguably was the best speech of his campaign after it was already over, and Barack Obama expressed sentiments most presidential candidates have avoided for decades.
A dense haze still surrounds my recollections. I awoke Wednesday wondering what I slept through and what I actually experienced. The haze began to lift, but the specifics were still quite fuzzy. I've pieced together the accounts from the various corners of my mind, but it all seems so unreal.
November is time for cool weather, fall colors, Thanksgiving and beards. No Shave November has swept Ball State University's campus this year with help from a Facebook group promoting the event. Freshman Brad Stark is the administrator for the online group.
var uslide_show_id = "2ed53df8-289a-4943-bf05-cf8756429d87";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; With a recent stretch of inconsistent play, national college football analysts proclaimed Ball State University's undefeated record and national ranking was in jeopardy Wednesday night against Northern Illinois University. They couldn't have been more wrong. Ball State rolled to a 45-14 win in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN2 in a game that was never within 14 points in the second half. The win improved the Cardinals' record to 9-0, which is tied with the 1965 season for the best start in program history.
On Tuesday the electorate finally passed the torch in American politics. Because Americans often like to change direction, voters finally decided to give Democrats a chance after eight years of failed policy. Not only did Republicans lose the presidency, but they also lost crucial seats in the House and Senate.
The opponent will be familiar to the Ball State University field hockey team when they begin play in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Ball State will face Central Michigan University in the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. in Kent, Ohio. The meeting will be the third between the teams this year and the second in six days.
You thought Tuesday's presidential election was about politics? Not so fast. We heard about "Joe The Plumber," and we heard about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. We watched Barack Obama accept his party's nomination in front of an unprecedented crowd. We watched John McCain select a "pit bull with lipstick" as his running mate.
A crowd of more than 200 spectators gathered Tuesday night at Damon's Grill with its attention focused on four big-screen televisions tuned to CNN. Despite a large turnout at the Republican event, the night was a battle for the party as a whole. Judge John M.
Prosper Mérimée is the original author of a story that combines two raw emotions that lead to a dangerous ending. The story, "Carmen," was adapted to an opera by Georges Bizet in 1875. Despite the opera being more than 100 years old, Robert Myers, director of John R.
