BASEBALL: Cards lose final tune-up game

The Ball State University baseball team had four errors, five hits and allowed eight runs in a loss to the University of Louisville, its final game before Mid-American Conference games begin. Ball State had won five of its last six games before the 8-2 loss Tuesday.



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MEN'S GOLF: Team struggles in Spring season opener

Although coach Mike Fleck was hoping his players would break 300, the Ball State men's golf team shot a 301 in the final round of the Pinehurst Invitational held in Pinehurst, N.C. Despite their best score of the tournament, the Cardinals finished second to last, with a team combined score of 931.


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OUR VIEW: Spam be gone

all State University is now providing spam filtering hosted by Microsoft Corp. for all Ball State e-mail accounts. For students and staff, this means fewer spam and virus-inflicting e-mails in inboxes and more space for legitimate correspondence. With the new hosted system, mail sent to all @bsu.


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Art to benefit Steffey fund

Ball State University students and faculty are invited to honor the memory of Purdue University freshman Wade Steffey by submitting original artwork to be sold at a silent art auction beginning Monday. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Wade Steffey Memorial Fund.


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BSU controls, blocks spam with new filter

Students will see fewer spam messages in their e-mail inboxes because Ball State University began a new spam filtering service on Thursday, according to university officials. All e-mails sent to BSU addresses go through this filtering service, which automatically detects and blocks viruses and spam, said Loren Malm, assistant director of security, policy, systems and assessment.



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COMIN' AT YA: Asking for a kiss can taint lovers' mood

This pertains to those people who went to Mike Domirtz's "Can I Kiss You" speech Tuesday in Cardinal Hall. Yes, it was an entertaining speech. He was funny, charming and classy. However, he was wrong. At one point in the speech Domritz asked, "What could be problematic about asking?" He was referring to asking for the kiss instead of just going for it.


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CAMPUS: Teachers study technology

Ball State University took a leadership role in teacher education when it sponsored its first-ever technology workshop led by Apple Computer, Inc. on Sunday. The workshop, which ended on Tuesday, lasted three days and taught teacher education leaders from the Midwest how to bring 21st century technology into the classroom, Laurie Mullen, associate dean for teacher education, said.


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WOMEN'S GOLF: Ball State wins Butler invitational

Despite undesirable weather and a two-hour rain delay, the Cardinals took home first place in the Butler Spring Invitational. And if first place wasn't enough, two Ball State University underclassmen had a playoff for the top individual score of the tournament.



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THE PEANUT GALLERY: Poor financial decisions can hurt students

Financial burdens can be described as one of the main stressors for a college student. The ideas that run around in a college student's head can be extravagant, ranging from wanting to buy tickets for the next John Mayer concert to buying a plasma screen television for that house you rented on Martin St.


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Officials identify body as Steffey

WEST LAFAYETTE - A body found inside a dormitory's locked, high-voltage utility room has been identified as 19-year-old Purdue University student Wade Steffey who vanished more than two months ago, a university official said Tuesday. Click for more coverage and a link to The Purdue Exponent's coverage.


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Vigil marks 4 years of Iraqi war

More than 50 Ball State University students and Muncie area residents joined together for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the four-year anniversary of the War in Iraq on Monday night. Members of the political action group MoveOn organized the vigil at 8 p.


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MEN'S GOLF: Cardinals remain at bottom of leaderboard

Although the Ball State University men's golf team shot 12 strokes better than the first day of the Pinehurst Invitational, the Cardinals are still 40 stokes behind co-leaders Indiana University and University of Michigan. With a day two score of 309, the Cardinals are in 17th place out of 18 teams competing.



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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Late confusion leads to tough loss

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Movie based on book of poetry

The Native American Studies program invites students to attend "The Business of Fancy Dancing," a part of the Second Annual Native American Film Series, "Queer(ing) Cinema in Native America." The film will be shown at 7 p.m. today in Burkhardt Building Room 300.


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Take control of your credit

PART TWO OF A FIVE-PART SERIES: Junior Julie Biddle said she pays all of her credit card bills on time. Her sister, on the other hand, said she avoids paying her bills. Don't think 25-year-old Jorie Thornton doesn't have bills, because she has plenty. She just chooses not to pay them, and she screens her phone calls to avoid the creditors, Biddle said.


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OUR VIEW: On borrowed funds

It won't be long before Ball State University students see the familiar on-campus scene of representatives offering a free pizza or T-shirt - with an accompanying offer for a special credit card. These offers - and countless others - present a paradox for students: the struggle between risking debt with a credit card or purchasing with debit and cash to ensure finances stay in the black.


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Authors to offer insight

Upon arriving at Ball State University, Jill Christman, assistant professor of English and chair of the creative writing program, recognized a "gap" in the department. The gap lay in the student's knowledge about writing and publishing. To help remedy the issue, Christman began a program similar to one that worked at one of her previous jobs.


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University to demolish more houses

Several Ball State University students who live on Marsh Street and Neely Avenue have to find new places to live because the university is demolishing their houses to make room for North Residence Hall. A demolition crew tore down five houses as of Monday afternoon and three more will be demolished by Friday, said Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations.


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TURNING A BLIND EYE: Voters should support police

Indiana State Police is looking for a helping hand in its attempts to keep up with the technology criminals use to evade detection. Senate Bill 411, which is now in the Indiana House, would give State Police authority to listen in on cell phone calls and intercept other electronic communications, such as e-mail.




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