After 15 years of cutting hair in the Village, BoRics Family Haircare Center is closing. Jill Thorpe, a BoRics employee, said the corporate office called the Village store early last week and said the lease would not be renewed. Thorpe said she did not know why the corporation made the decision.
Friday -Harvest Moon Film Festival and Ball State University Cardinal Filmworks will present a showcase of films by local filmmakers at 8 p.m. at the Blue Bottle Coffee Shop parking lot at 206 S. Walnut St. Admission is free. -Ball State students Cameron Sprinkle and Karissa Beer will play at The Living Room.
Fans choiceMIQUALE LEWIS Receiving 29 votes and 36 percent of the popular vote, MiQuale Lewis is this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Lewis had 116 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the football team's 41-20 win against Kent State on Sunday. To vote in next week's Fan Choice poll go to bsudailynews.
Students who want to learn more about the nation's financial situation can ask a panel of experts at Financial Crisis: Real or Imagined? at 7 p.m. tonight in room 175 in the Art and Journalism Building. Ray Montagno, associate dean of the Miller College of Business and organizer of the panel, said it was important for people to become educated on the issue.
As the Ball State University swimming and diving teams prepare for their first meet of the season against other schools, the freshmen have already made their presence felt. The Cardinals' coaches knew what they were going to get from the upperclassman, but the potential of this year's freshman class could not be missed, diving coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., canceled his scheduled speech for Friday at Ball State University's Digital Policy Institute's first conference. Barry Umansky, professor of telecommunications, said Indiana's 6th District representative would be in Washington, D.
Violent crimes at Ball State University decreased from 2006 to 2007, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report, which released its 2007 findings in September. Five forcible rapes were reported in 2007 compared to 13 in 2006. According to the bureau's statistics, the five forcible rapes was equal to Indiana University-Bloomington, and more than Purdue University.
Frank Hood knew it would happen. He just knew. As the Student Government Association President, Hood knew he would get smeared because of his visible campus position. But after users on the Web site Juicy Campus called him one of the biggest whores on campus, the "juice" left a sour taste in his mouth.
"The Rat Pack is Back!" was a time warp Wednesday night, back to the swingin' '60s when "The Rat Pack" dominated entertainment on the Vegas strip. The show was a part of Emens Auditorium's 08-09 Artist Series. The group originated when its members collaborated on the set of "Ocean's Eleven.
Throughout the 2008 college football season, co-sports editors Vinnie Lopes, Kyle Shaner and guest will pick the winners involving MAC teams. This week's guest is Kyle Bentle, managing editor of Ball Bearings. Akron at Kent State Noon Saturday, ESPN360.com Two schools located 12 miles apart will battle for the Wagon Wheel Trophy this Saturday.
Nov. 21, 1986. That's the date of the last game that Ball State University women's volleyball program lost to the University of Toledo. The Cardinals have won 41 straight matches against the Rockets since that day when the Rockets conquered 3-0 (15-13, 15-11, 15-11).
Finishing exactly where it started the day, the Ball State University women's golf team kept its third place spot at the 54-hole Zippy Invitational with a team score of 958. Eastern Michigan won the tournament, shooting 919 as a team, and the University of Akron came in second with a 943.
Muncie's Minnetrista Cultural Center is going green. Since Sept. 9 the building has been saving on energy consumption and providing a habitat for birds and insects. "As an institution, one of our goals is to become more green and educating people along the way is also part of our mission," President and CEO Betty Brewer said.
An Internet sensation has found its way to Ball State University where its threads have left students exchanging messages that are more fitting for restroom walls or the Penthouse Forum. The reputation predator JuicyCampus.com has already raised ire from some at Ball State, including the Student Government Association, which is petitioning to shut down the Web site.
Members of the Ball State University field hockey team were so struck by the injury to senior wide receiver Dante Love that they are honoring him as one of their own. Like many students, the field hockey players watched Ball State's football team defeat Indiana University 42-20 and were startled Love's injury.
New and veteran senators went through a New Senate Orientation session during Wednesday's Student Government Association meeting. The Ball State University senators learned how the administration and governance systems work, the differences between committees and caucuses and how to write legislation.
I'm no economist. I know little, if anything, about assets, liabilities, credit and that "invisible hand" Adam Smith described. I assume that, like me, most Americans don't have much more than a general knowledge of what makes the free market work. These people and I don't know enough to fix the economy.
With a 3-year-old son, a full-time job and a load of classes life is hectic for Brandi Krintz, a nursing student at Ball State University. Krintz sought a solution with Ball State University's Degree in 3 Program, which allows students to graduate in three years, but in order to do so, she said, she would have to start anew with her college education.
What's at the heart of Muncie's economic problems? No jobs. What happened to them? Ask an economic conservative, and he will tell you that freer trade and fewer restrictions on corporations have vacuumed jobs overseas. Ask an economic liberal, and he will tell you that unions pushed for wages far in excess of what a person screwing bolts into widgets for eight hours a day should make.
The holidays might seem like a faraway dream for Ball State University students who have been back to school for a little more than a month. However, students already have the opportunity to get started on turning their dorm room, apartment or house in a winter wonderland.
