The 2007 Ball State University gymnastics season kicked off Saturday at Ohio State University. Coach Lisa Simonton and her young Cardinals lost 185.175 to 193.625. This season the Cardinals have 12 true freshmen on the team, and Simonton believes that a big part of this first meet was to get the freshmen in-tune with the upperclassmen.
In the Ball State University Open Friday, the Ball State women's indoor track and field team competed against the University of Dayton along with several other unattached athletes. Although the Open was not scored, it didn't take long for Ball State to claim an individual title.
When Irvin Berlin wrote "A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody," he must have been writing about Nicole Rash, who sang her way to the top of the Miss Ball State University Scholarship Pageant. While trying to mask nervous stutters and fluidly answer impromptu questions, 23 contestants competed for the title of Miss Ball State University 2007.
STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS GOV. MITCHELL E. DANIELS, JR. January 16, 2007 Ladies and gentlemen of the General Assembly, I thank you as always for the privilege of this podium. I recognize how unique the opportunity is, and I will try never to misuse your hospitality.
After a strong start, the Ball State University men's tennis team ended the weekend and started the season in disappointing fashion, coach Bill Richards said. Ball State started the season with a win by sweeping IUPUI in both doubles and singles play on Saturday.
On Saturday, the parents of two young boys kidnapped four years apart near St. Louis learned that hope truly does spring eternal. Ben Ownby, 13, was kidnapped less than a week ago soon after leaving his school bus. Police followed a lead on a truck seen leaving the scene and found more than they bargained for when the truck led them to a home where Ownby was being held along with 15-year-old Shawn Hornbeck.
Men's basketball coach Ronny Thompson's first season has not gone as planned. As Ball State University enters the fourth game of the Mid-American Conference season still searching for its first conference win after a 56-52 loss to Eastern Michigan University, Thompson is looking for something else.
To say pianist Nino Cocchiarella is on a hot streak would be an understatement. The 23-year-old prodigy, who has released three albums since 2005, is living the dream many classical musicians strive for. As a young pianist, Cocchiarella prides himself in avoiding the straight-laced demeanor of many of his contemporaries.
For those of you keeping score at home, the 2006-2007 NBA season has now officially entered "stuff my face with Haagen-Dazs while I watch tapes of the '80s Lakers and Celtics rivalry" territory. Yes, it's that depressing. What's even more depressing is that there's no good basketball to make up for the lack of usually entertaining, quality, and semi-thuggish hoops product the NBA puts on the court (or, in court) on a nightly basis.
Finish this phrase: "I don't like Core Curriculum requirements because ..." We've all heard the complaints - it seems about any Ball State University student can find an ending to the above sentence. "It doesn't have anything to do with my major." "l learned all this general information in high school.
Technology in Muncie is becoming more mobile for residents and Ball State University students as Verizon Wireless spends millions of dollars to bring V CAST and BroadbandAccess to the city. V CAST is a multimedia service for phones that offers music, games, videos, weather and more on demand.
The Ball State University women's basketball team improved its record to 13-2 on the year with a 55-46 win at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday.-á The Cardinals shot just 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from the field in the first half and were faced with a 25-19 deficit at intermission.
Co-coaches Laura Seibold-Caudill and Bob Thomas expected a highly competitive meet Saturday against Eastern Michigan University, and that's exactly what they got. The women's team lost the meet by a final score of 141.5 to 158.5, and the difference was the outcome in just one race according to Seibold-Caudill.
Look at photos from Sunday's 2007 Miss Ball State Competition
View the slideshow of pictures taken over the weekend at various sporting events around Ball State University's campus.
Even after his death, Louis E. Ingelhart's voice filled Hazelwood Christian Church on Thursday. Recordings of two poems, written and read by Ingelhart, were played at his funeral service. Among a crowd of more than 100 people, tears of remembrance fell and echoes of laughter filled the room from mourners who knew him best.
This weekend, coach Bill Richards expects the men's tennis team to win - even after a three month layoff. Ball State University will play two home matches this weekend, one against IUPUI Saturday, and the other against DePaul University, Sunday. After an impressive fall season, senior Joe Epkey and juniors Jarrod Epkey and Aaron Philips will enter the spring season as the top three players for the Cardinals, Richards said.
Protestors against President Bush's new Iraq war plan were left out in the cold Thursday afternoon when a rally was met with few student participation. At a second rally later that night, however, organizers were able to draw a larger crowd from local Muncie residents.
From Staff Reports Diversity is a multifaceted concept that includes race, sex, age, background, sexual orientation and anything else that makes people unique, and Ball State organizations want to help students understand it. To do this, they are sponsoring Unity Week, with speakers, food sampling, interactive programs and a beauty pageant.
In 14 games this season, the Ball State University women's basketball team (12-2) has experienced unprecedented success. The Cardinals are 3-0 in the Mid-American Conference after amassing their best non-conference record in the program's history with a 9-2 record, including two non-conference tournament titles.
