Racism is still alive in towns across America, said author James Loewen. Loewen spoke Tuesday in Pruis Hall about his most recent book "Sundown Towns" and about America's history of racism and prejudice. Loewen spoke about a high point of racism in America from 1890 to 1940 and explained historical examples of the efforts of groups of white people to drive black people out of communities.
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Bowling Green (6-4) vs. Buffalo (4-6) Game time: 1 p.m. Saturday In the last 21 years, Buffalo has one winning season, but the Bulls have a chance to finish the season 6-6 and win the MAC East if they win their final two games of the season. Buffalo enters its game against Bowling Green with the second-worst passing defense in the MAC, allowing 231.
Four players signed letters of intent to play for the Ball State University women's basketball team Wednesday. Jade Barber is a 6-foot-2-inch forward from Louisville, Ky. She averaged 12 points and 10.3 rebounds per game as a junior. She is rated as the fifth-best prospect in Kentucky by the Rick Bolus Report.
Ball State University students can use a Facebook application to pair them with students across the nation who are traveling home for Thanksgiving break, helping them cut costs and preserve the environment. Cornell University alumnus John Zimmer said he was part of a group of recent graduates and undergraduate students who formed the "Carpool" application on Facebook.
Business Fellows students plan to use what they have learned in the classroom to help meet the needs of the Muncie YWCA. Jeannine Harrold, program director for the Career Center and project director of the Business Fellows, said the YWCA had an unmet need that required the assistance of trained people.
var uslide_show_id = "4414c3f9-5819-4d6f-a9dd-bfed6211ec87";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Playing host to its first national audience in team history on the night 10 Ball State University seniors played their final game at Scheumann Stadium, the Cardinals earned a monumental victory for their program.
It's Thirsty Thursday. Depending what university you're at, that's either an accepted fact or a shameful cause. So shameful that one school is offering monetary incentive for its departments to drain the fun out of Thirsty Thursday. The University of Iowa is offering money to departments willing to schedule classes on Fridays, the Daily Iowan reports.
It's characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, body aches and a loss of appetite. The disease is viral and can affect the lungs, liver and lymphatic system. It infects primarily young adults, specifically high school and college students, according to the Mayo Clinic's Web site.
Anarchists, rejoice! The federal government has found another way to interfere - this time, it's with your education. Last week, Rep. George Miller of California introduced the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. The bill includes provisions that would force universities to institute policies and procedures regarding illegal downloading and file sharing.
Architecture students shared Monday what they learned about world cultures and architectural styles during a summer 2007 trip. Video slide shows with upbeat music illustrated the various places, people and buildings the students saw. About 33 students traveled with the College of Architecture and Planning to 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.
[Writer's note: Jaded children across the country are struggling to make sense of their candy buckets this morning. What follows is one such example.] Dear Mr. and Mrs. Makucuss, I've got a bone to pick with you. In my trick-or-treating travels last evening I was severely disappointed by the lack of thought and planning put into your 2007 Halloween.
When Ball State University safety Eddie Burk first saw this year's schedule, the senior said he looked past the three BCS opponents his team would play and fixated on today's home matchup against the University of Toledo, which will be televised on ESPN2.
The Ball State University football team became bowl eligible for the first time since 2002 with a 41-20 win against the University of Toledo Tuesday. With the score 20-20 at halftime, the Cardinals scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to pick up their sixth win of the season.
Keenan Wilson n Chief Reporter Students with safety concerns now have an outlet to voice those problems to the University Public Safety Committee, since it has included a link on its Web site for such communications. Kirk Armstrong, a graduate student and head of the committee, said officials wanted to give students a way to talk with the committee, and through them the university police and other groups that affect student safety at Ball State University.
Tucked behind the large trees and changing autumn leaves just outside the Christy Woods Outdoor Teaching Laboratory's south gate lies Ball State University's own tropical treasure, curator Cheryl LeBlanc said. Red and blue Central American poison dart frogs, terraced "mountains" and a waterfall await student groups and Muncie residents who step into the doors of this display of natural beauty, which was created for rainforest conservation education.
At this point in the semester, I think it's important to discuss a few buzz words plaguing our society. These words are everywhere; we can sling them at the political candidate with whom we least agree or use them to insulate ourselves against intolerance and prejudice.
A group of Ball State University students who have travelled around the world will share their experiences at 4 and 8 p.m. Monday in the Architecture Building Room 100. Senior landscape architecture major Jessica Day said she and about 30 students and two professors traveled with the College of Architecture and Planning throughout Europe, Asia and Africa this past summer.
Kappa Delta sorority had its fourth-annual Twister tournament for the American Brain Tumor Association Friday. Event coordinator Alexis Crouch said the philanthropy event had a special meaning for the sorority because it was in honor of their member, Lindsey Arnold, who died of a brain tumor in 2005.
Two weeks ago the Ball State University football team was 5-3 fresh off a win at Western Michigan University. It seemed a lock that the Cardinals would be playing in a bowl game for the first time since 1996. However, after two losses the bowl berth is in question.
