Despite LEED-certified buildings, hybrid buses and $170 million in endowments, Ball State University did not make the list of schools on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's Environmental Report Card. Mark Orlowski, executive director for the institute, said the organization annually assesses universities throughout the nation and grades their progress in the sustainability field.
A recount and a fraud investigation stand in the way of Muncie having an official mayor. Republican Party Attorney David Brooks said the party officially requested Monday that the votes in all city precincts be recounted. Recounts are typical when the results of an election are as close as they were this November, he said.
Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. This time of year is a disaster. Don't get me wrong, I love shopping - absolutely love it. I could shop till I drop everyday of my life from now on and be happy. I love family, friends, giving and the all those mushy feelings that come with the holidays.
Ball State University has had its issues getting the 2007-08 season off the ground at home. The Cardinals are 0-4 for the first time since 1974, including close defeats against Georgetown University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Evansville.
After ending the regular season Saturday with a 7-5 record, the Ball State University football team is in position to go to its first bowl game since the Las Vegas Bowl in 1996. While the Cardinals have some ideas about which bowl games they could potentially be selected for, nothing is official yet.
They are everywhere, if you take the time to look. They wash the floors hundreds of shoes dirty every day. They scrub toilets and dishes so everything is clean and safe for people to use. They don't party at tailgate, but instead show up after the festivities end to pick up the scraps and trash.
After the Ball State University's women's basketball team won its sixth straight mid-season tournament last weekend, senior Julie DeMuth was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Monday. DeMuth earned the award with her play in the La Quinta Inn & Suites Thanksgiving Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz.
var uslide_show_id = "a6f707d4-f3dc-42eb-a29d-da72a0e8b432";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; As Ball State University quarterback Nate Davis knelt with the ball to cement his team's victory against Northern Illinois University Saturday, Cardinals' linebacker Cortlan Booker copied the move on the sideline. Instead of ticking the clock down, however, the fifth-year senior knelt on a cold-steel bench in a silent prayer, letting his emotions go after Ball State's 27-21 win against the Huskies in his final regular season game.
As Ball State University senior guard Peyton Stovall headed back to the locker room following Wednesday's 57-48 loss to No. 5 Georgetown University, he could be seen jumping up and down in excitement and yelling, "Man, if only we'd had [Anthony] Newell!" Newell, the Cardinals' 6'5" junior forward, fractured his foot in practice Tuesday.
On Thanksgiving evening, when many families were sitting down at a table eating a meal, the Ball State University women's basketball team was practicing in Flagstaff, Ariz. That extra work paid off during the La Quinta Inn & Suites Thanksgiving Tournament.
Even before this year's football game between Ball State University and Northern Illinois University, the two schools announced next year's match up will have an extra incentive for the two sides to play for. Instead of a year of bragging rights, next year's winner will be rewarded with "The Bronze Stalk," according to a press release written by Ball State Associate Athletic Director Joe Hernandez.
The Blue Loop will begin today for the first time during Fall Semester and will run through Spring Break. Betsy Mills, the Ball State University Student Government Association president, said the route would go through the northeast side of campus. The neighborhoods would be around Neely, Riverside, McKinley and New York avenues, she said.
The Order of Omega and other fraternities and sororities spread some holiday cheer by donating toys to the Cornerstone Center for the Arts during the "Candy Cane Lane" event on Nov. 17. Terry Whitt Bailey, president and CEO for Cornerstone Center, said the event was for children of any economic status to enjoy the Christmas season by receiving gifts and visiting Santa Claus.
Officials have no reason to suspect foul play was involved in the death of Ball State University junior Michael Grembowicz, coroner Jim Clevenger said. The cause of death was asphyxiation by hanging, Clevenger said. "I think the Ball State Police Department as well as [the coroner's office] have found there's no reason to suspect it was anything but suicide," he said.
Black Friday - the busiest shopping day of the year always brings the best out in people. Grandmas hide clothes in other departments for their grandchildren, grown adults fight over extension packs to Guitar Hero, parents who are crazy enough to take their children shopping simply ignore that toddlers need a break from crisscrossing the mall multiple times and the husbands and fathers who stay at home let kids play video games until their pupils dilate beyond belief.
Just in time for chilly, wet weather, Ball State University is starting up the Blue Loop shuttle to transport students from neighborhoods east of New York Avenue to campus. It's a smart decision and a much-needed service for students who would otherwise trudge a half a mile or more every day to class or Bracken Library to study.
It has become fashionable to criticize the work done by the Bush administration. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Being able to criticize one's government is the essence of true democracy. However, this freedom should not be used to make outrageous hyperbolic comparisons to historical governments that undermine both administrations.
Although he was a telecommunications major, Michael Grembowicz's passion was professional wrestling; it was out of respect for his mother that he went to college, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity president Shawn Meier said. While she knew her son aspired to be a pro-wrestler, Meier said, Grembowicz's mother insisted he go to college to get a degree in case his dream career fell through.
As Ball State University senior guard Peyton Stovall headed back to the locker room following Wednesday night's 57-48 loss to fifth-ranked Georgetown University, he could be seen jumping up and down in excitement and yelling, "Man, if only we'd had [Anthony] Newell!" Newell, the Cardinals' 6'5" junior forward, fractured his foot in practice Tuesday.
Extra security will be on hand for Wednesday's basketball game versus Georgetown University, but it has more to do with an expected large crowd than it does with the special circumstances of the opposing coach's family, Pat Quinn, associate athletics director for facilities and operations, said.
