The wind whips through your hair as the cold rain pelts your face. Mucus drains out of your nose as the next coughing fit sets in. It's cold. You're sick. And you're walking to the Amelia T. Wood Health Center because there are no parking spots available and you don't want to gamble with Parking Services.
For almost a century, Ball State University has sat isolated on its own island in Muncie. Leaving campus was an adventure seldom journeyed. Building bridges between the university and Muncie has been a goal for the two entities, but often those bridges collapse.
As Ball State University continues to boast of technological endeavors, the Alumni Association has added to the school's list of cutting-edge efforts. Using Second Life, a virtual world, Ball State is inviting alumni to tour the campus on "Ball State Island," a complete regeneration of the school online including Shafer Tower, Music Instruction Building and Bracken Library.
Even with an undefeated weekend, the Ball State University soccer team did not get the production it had hoped for this weekend. The Cardinals (8-7-1, 4-3-1 Mid-American Conference) tied the University of Akron (7-7-1, 2-5-1 MAC) 2-2 Sunday after beating Ohio University (3-9-3, 2-4-2 MAC) 2-0 Friday.
Influential figures in the architectural field from around the globe will visit Ball State University's campus this week for an international conference. The College of Architecture and Planning will play host to Education for an Open Architecture, a conference that will feature lectures from professionals, student and professional work in open-ended architecture and an award presentation for an international student contest.
Four days from playing its first home football game as a nationally ranked team, the No. 20 Ball State University football team is making an effort to get the youth to Scheumann Stadium. The athletics department announced Monday it will participate in the Take a Kid to the Game program during Saturday's game against Eastern Michigan University.
Both the Ball State University men's and women's swimming and diving teams took second place Saturday at the Indiana Intercollegiate. Both teams finished behind Purdue University and ahead of the University of Indianapolis and IUPUI in their first multiteam meet of the season.
var uslide_show_id = "7ac3f9a3-0288-4c35-93dd-85e93b20431b";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; NOBLESVILLE - Jimmy Campbell stood shirtless on the riser behind Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin on Friday with the letter "K" painted in red on his chest. The Ball State University junior's seven friends lined up to his left - shoulder to shoulder - each with a different letter painted on their bare bodies.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team gets a break in its Mid-American Conference schedule tonight when it hosts IPFW at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals (8-14, 4-4 MAC) have lost three straight conference matches and are hoping to get back to their winning ways tonight against the Mastodons.
When the Ball State University men's golf team lost five seniors to graduation in the spring of 2007, then sophomore Brian Maurer knew he would be asked to lead the Cardinals the following season. Although Maurer competed in half of the tournaments his sophomore season, he showed enough to coach Mike Fleck that he was ready to be the face of Ball State golf.
As Ball State University students, we are bombarded with projects, papers and tedious homework assignments each and every day. Because of the demand our professors put on us, we often lose touch with reality. In essence, it's hard to put life into perspective when attending college.
Fall Break is over. It gave many of you a chance to go home and let your parents know what you have been up to since this semester started. Midterms also added some excitement to our lives before heading home for the long weekend. For those of you who are new to Ball State University, last week was a time for you to see just how well - or horribly - you were doing in some of your classes.
Vanessa Gilbert continued to lead the Ball State University cross country team as the Cardinals competed at the 2008 Pre-Nationals Meet at Terre Haute on Saturday. Gilbert, who has led the Cardinals in all four of their races this season, finished with a team-best time of 22:41.
Sweet Sixteen is not only a term for college basketball; it's now an achievement for Ball State University seniors Jose Perdomo and Jorge Rodriguez in men's tennis. The senior tandem won two matches in the doubles bracket of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio, before being eliminated in the third round.
With a beautiful atmosphere and a completely blue sky on Think Pink Weekend, the Ball State University soccer team from Ball State came back home with a 2-0 win against Ohio University. Coming off a pair of losses to Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo, the Cardinals led their victory by Emily Rein when she scored the first goal early in the game in the fourth minute.
The Ball State University football team was ranked No. 20 in the first BCS standings of the season that were released Sunday. The Cardinals were fifth among teams who are not from one of the six BCS conferences - the ACC, Big 12, Big East Big Ten, PAC 10 and SEC.
It was the tale of two matches this weekend for the Ball State University women's volleyball team. Friday's battle against Kent State University featured 29 tie scores and 13 lead changes in a 3-2 Ball State loss, while Saturday's 3-0 loss to Ohio University saw seven ties and two lead changes total.
With the release of the initial BCS standings for the 2008 season Sunday, the Ball State University football team achieved another first: a ranking in the BCS standings. The Cardinals (7-0, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) were ranked No. 20 in the first installment of the 2008 BCS standings, a college football ranking system that is used at the end of the regular season to help determine what teams make the biggest bowl games.
Eight weeks into the season, Ball State University is ranked in every poll of significance thanks to an unblemished 7-0 record. Some polls have Ball State just in the top 25 while others have the Cardinals in the top 20. But where do they truly belong? Let's take a look.
With time running down on the Ball State University field hockey team's first victory in seven weeks, senior forward Casey Hunsicker went down the line of players left on the bench giving high fives. Hunsicker had one question for her teammates as they snapped their school-record 11-game losing streak.
