The next installment of "Survivor" will include a Ball State University graduate and former tennis player, who men's coach Bill Richards described as a fiery competitor with a temper. Advertising executive Edgardo Rivera will be one of 19 contestants in "Survivor: Fiji," the fourteenth season of the CBS reality television show that premieres Feb.
Financial matters affecting students are at the top of the agenda for the newly elected Democrat-run House of Representatives, including a new minimum wage of $7.25 an hour and lower interest rates on subsidized loans. Although both bills sound beneficial at first, there is much more to be done in the best interest of students.
When Christine Shea, Ball State University's Modern Language and Classics chairwoman, comes to campus today, she said she looks forward to shocking students and faculty. Shea fractured a vertebra when a car hit her and senior Cass Zamora as they drove to Muncie from Indianapolis on Monday night.
Starting Jan. 21 rows M and N of the stadium parking lot will be closed indefinitely, according to parking services. The north section of the yellow parking lot will be reserved for construction traffic and equipment, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said.
With the score tied at 37 in the final seconds of the first half, freshman guard Audrey McDonald hit an off-balance lay-up, giving the Cardinals a two-point halftime advantage. The shot, which gave McDonald her eighth point of the half, was a sign of things to come.
Barack Obama has filed the necessary papers to create a presidential exploratory committee. This is a strong sign that he is planning on making a run for the White House in 2008. Obama has as good a chance as anyone to get the Democrat's nomination and is definitely someone the Republicans should look closely at if they want to keep the White House for four more years.
WEST LAFAYETTE - The Purdue Police Department is asking members of the community to participate in a search effort to help find a missing university student.
WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) - Police officers, friends and family members searched around the Purdue University campus for a freshman student who authorities said was last seen over the weekend. Tracking dogs and a helicopter were used Wednesday in the search for Wade Steffey, 19, of Bloomington.
Junior Matt Lacy was unanimously approved for the position of Parliamentarian after junior Jaime Manuel's term as a senator ended. SGA is pleased with the success of the Blue Loop shuttle, which runs through the area east of campus. About 150 students per day rode the shuttle this week, and the number of riders has doubled since the start of last week.
Unity Week at Ball State University is a chance for students to experience different cultures, and Wednesday night the Multicultural Center gave students a taste of the world. The center hosted A Cup of Culture and filled students' stomachs with ethnic foods, such as Norwegian soup, Spanish meals, Serbian food, spicy Italian spaghetti and Laotian fried rice.
After experiencing some truck troubles this past weekend, I went to the auto part store and bought a carburetor, a fuel filter, a flux capacitor and an alternator. My father informed me this was not a good idea, but next week I am going to take my truck down to the mechanic for the first time and tell him to fix the problem.
New executive board members in Ball State University's greek system hope to bring fresh ideas and improve communication among the council members and the fraternity and sorority presidents. The first step to this process began at the greek leadership retreat Jan.
Coming off the team's first Mid-American Conference win of the season, the Ball State University men's basketball team will look to win consecutive games for the first time since its season-opening wins. The Cardinals will travel to Central Michigan University Friday.
Amanda McCormick was named the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) National-áLibero of the Year, adding to her postseason honors. She set the NCAA record of digs per game this season with 7.68, and was the second player in the history of the NCAA to average more than seven digs per game.
INDIANAPOLIS - Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels urged a newly divided General Assembly to cooperate in moving Indiana forward, while also using his State of the State speech Tuesday night to tout initiatives that include full-day kindergarten, outsourcing the Hoosier Lottery and raising cigarette taxes to fund health programs.
The Deer Creek Music Center, more commonly referred to as the Verizon Wireless Music Center, located in Noblesville, seems to be on the brink of closing. With the threat of the prominent concert venue going up for sale after 2007, it's time to examine the value of local artists to the economy.
Pictures of the first woman who died in Iraq, a Harvard professor, a gay man, a Ku Klux Klan member and a ballerina flashed on a PowerPoint. Before learning their identities, audience members described each image with one word, such as pride, innocence and strength.
As the economy becomes more global, the importance of international experience and expertise increases for college students. "In today's competitive global economy, I can't think of many jobs that don't require people to consider global affairs," Jill McKinney, Ball State director of Study Abroad and Exchange Programs, said.
This holiday break was a huge eye-opener for me pertaining to loneliness and how important being in a relationship is. My discovery, you might ask? It's not important. Not remotely. Being a woman, obviously, it's a lot easier for me to speak in the terms of a girl, and in this specific example, it deals with the issues of my sex.
In Tracy Roller's first season as coach of the Ball State University women's basketball team, she led the Cardinals on an eight-game winning streak. The streak is the second longest in Ball State's 33-year history, behind only the 11 consecutive wins the Cardinals earned the year before.
