Although kickoff for the season opener is still two days away, the Ball State University athletic department is already reaching out to the fans. Starting at 11 a.m. the athletic marketing department will host a two-hour event at Frog Baby, located outside Bracken Library.
Since arriving at Ball State University in 2006, women's soccer coach Michelle Salmon has implemented an attacking style of offense. Salmon's offense led to 39 goals for the Cardinals last season, second most in school history. "We're a high pressure team," junior Sarah Schumacker said.
Reggie Miller officially put to bed any possible comeback attempt Aug. 23. The 42-year-old said he could have done it physically, but the grind of an 82-game season wasn't worth another chance at getting the elusive NBA Championship that eluded him for 18 seasons.
After Ball State University Dining introduced an online ordering system during the summer, students are taking advantage of the technology's features. Web Food is a system that allows students and faculty to use their meal points to order food online and schedule a pickup time.
After winning its first match of Ball State University's annual Nike Active Ankle Challenge Friday, the Cardinals' women's volleyball team could not manage another win. Ball State beat the University of Maine (26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 25-30, 15-13) in its first match, but lost to Southeast Missouri State University (30-22, 30-23, 23-30, 27-30, 15-13) and The Ohio State University (30-21, 30-28, 30-23) in matches two and three.
The Late Loop trolley returned Thursday to Ball State University with a different route to offer a safer night life, but riders will have to pay a fare. Mary Gaston, Muncie Indiana Transit System assistant general manager, said the route now includes another block north of University Avenue.
Ball State University students, activists, faculty and Muncie community members will gather 8 p.m. Tuesday at Frog Baby for a vigil to protest the United States' current military involvement in Iraq. The vigil is being sponsored by MoveOn.org, a Democrats in Action group, and Ball State's Peaceworker organization.
Ball State University Dining increased meal plan allowances and introduced more food selections, but some students are unhappy with the prices. Freshman Dan Pruitt said he has difficulty finding healthy food at affordable prices in the cafeterias. "It's cheaper to eat less healthy food," said Pruitt.
var uslide_show_id = "6b2d8bd8-f830-4a3a-9213-d7d234dae9bd";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Advertisements promised this year's Quad Bash would be "bigger, better, and wetter than ever," but a thunderstorm caused a change in plans for the Ball State University Programs Board on Friday. The sun was shining until about 7:30 p.m. when the clouds rolled in.
Unlike her brothers Nick and Lee, Danielle Meyer had only three matches in Worthen Arena to make an impression. After scoring 42 kills in three three-set matches and earning the 2007 Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Most Valuable Player award, the mission was accomplished.
After hitting the final note of Roger Boutry's "Divertimento," senior Nate Bogert was blown away by applause as the audience that included his teary-eyed mother leapt to its feet to give him a standing ovation at Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium on June 25 as part of the Music for All Summer Symposium.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Ball State University among the nation's top 40 colleges for freshman transitional programs for the fourth year in a row. The programs are designed to make the transition between high school and college easier for incoming freshmen, Lynda Wiley, director of Student Life and assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said.
Students who upload information to iLocker or iWeb now receive increased security while transmitting information, said Tobey Coffman, University Computing Services security group leader. This semester, UCS mandated all students use a Virtual Private Network when uploading information to these two sites.
Ball State University students are missing out on professional-level programs offered by the Center for Organizational Resources, according to the center's staff. Shelby Taylor, assistant director for the center, said students do not take full advantage of the programs.
The Ball State University field hockey team split two games over the weekend to open the 2007 season. The Cardinals beat Villanova University 3-2 in overtime Saturday when sophomore forward Brooke MacGillivary beat Wildcats' goalkeeper Maura McCormick eight minutes into the extra period.
Dining's computerized ordering service cannot replace face-to-face interaction. Customers shouldn't be forced to use Web Food when ordering a sandwich. Sunday night, a legally blind man futilely attempted to place an order for dinner at McKinley Grille and stood with his face inches away from the computer screen for several minutes.
Many politicians, pundits and public relations practitioners twist words so that American political speech sometimes resembles a cant. Euphemism, spin and other seedy arts of political speech dull language and facilitate misleading the public. In George Orwell's 1946 essay, "Politics and the English Language," he decried the use of empty, pretentious speech and writing.
Last season goalkeeper Caroline Lehman set a school record for the most saves in a season by a freshman and also had three shutouts for the Ball State field hockey team. However, Lehman said it's unlikely she will ever play field hockey again. Lehman, who is not on the Cardinals' roster this season, said due to a spinal injury in her neck and back, she will miss the entire 2007 season.
The David Letterman Communication and Media Building has brought a little bit of Hollywood and New York-based production studios to campus, said Roger Lavery, dean of the College of Communication, Information and Media. In addition to housing classrooms, offices and a screening room, the Letterman building boasts two post-production studios and five editing bays.
Right now, Hurricane Dean is spinning into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. It is, according to the National Hurricane Center, a category five storm with sustained maximum winds at 160 miles per hour. It will cause at least several billion dollars worth of damage to Mexico's economy.
