It's every Ball State University students' worst nightmare: the time when friends from other schools ask about spring events that would be fun to go to. The sad truth is that many students outside Ball State would choose to attend events around the state instead of the Carnival, but it doesn't have to be that way.
The Cream Girls, three men dressed in sequined, ankle-length gowns and pancake makeup, climbed the bleachers of Ball Gym on Saturday night. The women's flashy act was the finale to a night filled with men and women singing and dancing while dressed as the opposite gender.
In September of 2005 Ball State University hired the law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King to help resolve major NCAA infractions involving the book-loan and softball programs. "When the university stepped into the textbooks, I think they felt like they needed a little help," Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins said.
Recently, I boarded a plane and watched this guy bark a litany of instructions into his cell phone. The viciousness of each command sounded as though whatever he was talking about was a matter of life and death. He spent the majority of the flight taking copious notes as he poured over various business materials.
Emma Retter had the opportunity to break the spell Miami University has put on the Ball State University women's tennis team. After winning the first set 7-5 against Victoria Pulida, she dropped the second set 7-6 in a tiebreaker, setting up a crucial third-set.
New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is posting perhaps the greatest April in major league baseball history. So said Karl Ravech of ESPN, who called Friday night's Yankees Red Sox game where A-Rod went deep two more times, making it twelve home runs for the slugger in fifteen games of the season - the quickest pace in baseball history, putting him in line for 130 home runs for the year if his pace somehow keeps up.
Ball State University's men's tennis team's rough season ended on a high note as the Cardinals scored a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois University Saturday, coach Bill Richards said. The Cardinals scored the win without junior Aaron Phillips, who usually plays in the second singles spot.
Coming off a pair of losses in which the Ball State University softball team committed nine errors, the Cardinals will look to rebound at Butler University today. In the team's final road game of the regular season, Ball State (19-28, 6-8 Mid-American Conference) will play Butler (21-16, 6-3 Horizon League).
var uslide_show_id = "fc7909ec-5f67-494f-9c6c-471e53cd3014";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; A line of students stretched from the Late Nite Carnival entrance in Commuter Lot 1 to McKinley Avenue at 9 p.m. Friday, marking the beginning of the fourth annual Late Nite event.
The Ball State University baseball team hits the road today to play a non-conference game in South Bend. The Cardinals play the University of Notre Dame today and then take a two-day break before resuming the Mid-American Conference portion of their schedule.
With less than two weeks until the Mid-American Conference Championships, this was not the time for the Ball State University men's golf team to play poorly. After coming off a second place finish at the Marshall Invitational, the Cardinals finished 12th out of 13 teams at the Fossum Taylor Made Invitational.
It's been two months since the U.S. Mint released the first of the so-called Presidential Dollar coins, and I've yet to actually hold one in my hand. You see, Americans have a bit of a problem when it comes to introducing dollar coins into national circulation.
Food - for some it's all about the taste, but for most Ball State University students it's about getting as much as possible for the lowest price. The benefits of buying food in bulk are nice on the wallet, but health concerns are another important consideration.
For the second-straight week the Ball State University men's volleyball team was No. 13 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II national rankings released Monday. The Cardinals received 10 more votes, 51, Monday than they did in the previous poll April 16.
The brooms were out and busy Sunday as Eastern Michigan University completed its sweep over the Ball State University baseball team. The Cardinals lost the first game of the home series 8-3 on Friday, and finished with 6-3, 6-4 losses Saturday and Sunday respectively.
Outside attacker Nick Meyer said he wasn't ready for his collegiate career to end Saturday. Meyer had a match-high 19 kills as the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team eliminated Lewis University 30-26, 30-27, 30-26 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament quarterfinals Saturday.
It's a symbiotic relationship. The Ball State University Business Fellows, a partner program with the broader Building Better Communities initiative, provides students with practical working relationships with Indiana businesses before graduating. And, at the same time, Indiana businesses receive the help they need and new ideas from learning students.
Ball State University graduate and former tennis player Edgardo Rivera sat at Tribal Council of "Survivor: Fiji" with a smile on his face. Then, host Jeff Probst read his name from a parchment vote. His smile disappeared. The next four votes were for Rivera, who graduated from Ball State with a Bachelor's Degree in advertising, and he was voted off the show Thursday.
Joe Gunn, a fourth-year Ball State University student, won't have to buy shampoo anytime soon after he shaved his head to raise money to fight Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors that can form anywhere in the body. The theatre and dance performance major let his hair grow for a year - until Thursday.
Elaborate tile patterns and deep yellow paint decorate the walls and floors of Woodworth Commons, as Ball State University prepares to put the finishing touches on its renovated dining facility. After a two-year wait, students will be able to enjoy a variety of food options at Woodworth Commons this Fall Semester.
