Senior guard Peyton Stovall got his groove back Wednesday night. After attempting a total of 10 shots in Ball State University's previous two games, Stovall shot 10 times and made seven on his way to a game-high 22 points. The Cardinals put up their highest point total of the season to beat the University at Buffalo 76-67.
Wins in the one-meter and three-meter dives Saturday earned a Ball State University senior the Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week. Stephanie Paul earned the award by winning both of the diving events at Ball State's swimming and diving meet against Miami University.
Oxford, Ohio - Kiley Jarrett received the outlet pass and pushed the ball up the court on an open fast break. Just before passing to Lisa Rusche, however, Ball State University's point guard lost control of her dribble, turning the ball over to Miami University.
Full disclosure: While I am a member of this year's Elections Board - the body directly responsible for conducting the elections - I write only on my behalf. Admittedly, Monday's meeting was the first Nomination Convention I've been able to attend. The past three years I've been locked in the Daily News offices preparing to cover the convention.
Under cover of darkness, a group of about 35 students compared arsenals of Nerf guns and strategized for the upcoming game of Humans versus Zombies. Game Moderator Adam Huston summarized the game for newcomers before discussing possible changes to the rules during and informational meeting Wednesday night.
Because of DeHority Complex's closure, Panhellenic Council will soon be stepping back from focusing on recruitment, PHC President Amanda Hendrix said. The PHC will be able to focus on different issues while a recruitment implementations team will help devise strategies to help increase the low recruitment numbers, she said.
Students who talk about sexually transmitted infections with their partners are three times less likely to contract infections, according to Christina Johnson and Elena Petrova, members of the Health Education and Psychology Outreach Team. At a Black Student Association-sponsored sex talk event, Johnson and Petrova talked to students about knowing their sexual limits and being open and honest with their partners.
The Ball State University track and field team has opted to withdraw from today's Hoosier Hills meet in Bloomington because of sickness. Assistant coach Steve Rajewsky said the illness and injuries that hindered the team in last week's Meyo Invitational have persisted.
It's the scariest thing in the world to imagine. No matter how much preparation, no matter how many prevention measures, nothing could have stopped what happened at Northern Illinois University on Thursday. Around 3 p.m. a man entered a Northern Illinois lecture hall and opened fire on students and the professor, killing five and injuring 16 and then killing himself.
Brandt Hershman doesn't know when to quit. Like a successful businessman with a self-destructive cocaine habit who ignores friends' and relatives' pleas to stop using, the Republican state senator from Wheatfield ignores the better advice of major companies and universities.
There's a saying the Ball State University women's basketball coaches preach anytime the program enters a game against a prolific offensive scoring threat such as Miami University's Amanda Jackson. "We say, 'Cut off the head and the body will die,'" acting head coach Lisa McDonald said.
Football coach Brady Hoke agreed to an enhanced contract with Ball State University Wednesday. The enhanced contract increases Hoke's salary to $240,000 per year, according to a press release. It also includes additional and enhanced incentives, according to the press release.
Classes have ended for the day. You just failed your history exam even though you studied for it last night. You trudge back to your apartment through snow drifts and twist your ankle in a pothole. You open the door to your apartment and see your roommate sitting on the couch in his underwear eating the last of your potato chips.
Talking on the phone with a friend recently, the subject of the general election came up. She eagerly told me that she had attended an Obama rally at her school the other day and was extremely excited about voting in not only the primary but the general as well.
For the second time in less than a month, a Ball State University men's volleyball player received a conference award. Middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Week on Tuesday. Making his fifth career start, the freshman had 14 kills and a match-high 13 blocks in a five game win against then-No.
Just in time for midterms, the undead are preparing to take over Ball State University. Organizers of this semester's Humans versus Zombies game will host an informational meeting at 10:30 p.m. at the Atrium. Game Moderator Adam Huston said the meeting would describe the game for newcomers and address possible changes to the rules.
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Shouts, taunts and lively conversations fill the Extreme Gaming Lab in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center at the end of each week. Every Friday night, the members of the Electronic Gaming League at Ball State University crowd into the Gaming Lab to compete with each other in various online games.
Of the seven women who originally said they would play soccer for Ball State University next season, four of them signed national letters of intent. Interim head coach Abby Richter announced Tuesday the Cardinals had signed Jackie Arroyo, Abby Milillo, Sarah Orisich and Alison Ramsey for the 2008 season.
After 14 years leading Ball State University's Teachers College, Dean Roy Weaver is stepping down to focus on returning to the classroom. "I've been in the Dean's office for nearly 25 years," Weaver said, referring to his ten years as associate dean beginning in 1982, followed by his promotion to the position of dean in 1993.
