Here's a little story for you: A person walks into Wal-Mart and grabs their needed items. They go up to one of the least busy registers and look around for amusement for the person ahead to be finished.-áThey find - insert gossip magazine here. Rather than laugh, or nod their head, they pick it up and purchase the item.
Voter registration forms are due Tuesday to the Voter Registration Office. Find out more about how to register and what to watch out for.
Some Ball State University students, like others across the nation, are coming to school equipped with high-tech gadgets and technological knowledge that improve the college experience, both in and out of the classroom. The increasing amount of know-how that students possess coming into the university is affecting what is taught in classes at Ball State, Nancy Carlson, chairwoman of the Department of Telecommunications and associate professor of telecommunications, said.
"Real World: New Orleans" contestant Danny Roberts will share his experiences on the show and his relationship with his boyfriend at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Pruis Hall at Ball State University. As part of a reality-themed month of events during October, Spectrum, the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and straight alliance association at Ball State, is sponsoring events based on reality television shows such as "The Mole," the Heftiest Loser, a game played on "The Biggest Loser," and the "Real World," Zac Davis, Spectrum president, said.
I have only been on campus a couple months now, but one thing is apparent: Ball State University fans love their football. Who can forget the scene on Sept. 9, the day Indiana University dragged their "rock" into Scheumann Stadium. The crowd, particularly the student section, was mayhem.
In recent months, a great deal of criticism has been lobbed at the Bush administration for their use of unwarranted wiretapping as a means to fight terrorism. While government wiretapping does raise some concern, other intrusions are often overlooked because they capitalize on popular progressive agendas; motives certain members of society have deemed to be morally righteous.
The men's tennis doubles team of Joe and Jarrod Epkey lost in the second round of competition Tuesday at the All-American Tennis Championships, coach Bill Richards said. The Ball State University duo won their first match against Benedikt Fischer and Amrit Narasimhan of the University of Memphis, 8-1.
Ball State University senior linebacker Brad Seiss was admitted to Ball Memorial Hospital Sunday morning after being diagnosed with a skin infection. The infection is located at a scar on his left knee, where he had ACL, MCL and meniscus surgery in May. Seiss first became sick on Friday, recording an 104-degree temperature.
"Freedom loving citizens of the world, ladies and gentlemen of the press, members of the law enforcement, neighbors, friends," and the so called "Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army," this is a column in response to those "clowns" who spoke their freedom of speech.
National League Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching - Before Brad Penny showed the entire world that he could blow 98-mph fastballs by anyone who could step into the box at this year's All-Star game, he had been one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball through the first half of the season.
Ball State University students can come laugh at and cheer for friends dressed up in costumes and competing for the Homecoming crown tonight at Pruis Hall. 75 Homecoming royalty candidates and their dates will strut their stuff at the annual fashion show, before the group is cut down to 20 people at 7:30 p.
Ball State University's Core Curriculum is changing to encourage students to think at a higher level and meet the needs of a 21st century education. The new curriculum, unlike the current core curriculum which takes only two or three years to complete, will span the four years or more that a student is at Ball State, Juli Eflin, chairwoman of the University Core Curriculum Task Force II, said.
After a middle-of-the-road, 36-hole performance at the Xavier Invitational Tournament Monday, the Ball State University men's golf team continued its average play, finishing in thirteenth place overall with a combined score of 867 Tuesday morning. Host team Xavier University won the match with a score of 830 as they passed Austin Peay State University by two strokes in the final round.
What started as an idea for a rock opera has snowballed into a massive collaborative effort by several Ball State University students. More than 15 students from different academic fields such as telecommunications, music engineering technology, art and English have been working to complete a project they started last winter.
2,800 people attend 'Aida,' an off-broadway musical with music by Elton John, on stage at Emens on Tuesday.
Multiculturalism and diversity are missing from the current core curriculum, according to Juli Eflin, chairwoman of the University Core Curriculum Task Force. If the proposed core curriculum will address issues of diversity, then administrators will have to craft requirements covering more than race.
This year, a couple of my friends from high school began their college careers here at Ball State University. Talking to them before their transition, they were as eager as any other incoming freshman, ready to get out of their parents' houses and begin their lives as independent members of society.
The CEO of Wernle Children's Home in Richmond will give students an outside perspective of the work world today at 3 p.m. as part of the Miller College of Business' Distinguished Speaker Series. Darrell Gordon will deliver "Successful Students Must Adapt to Change," in the Whitinger Business Building Room 144.
The Amelia T. Wood Health Center is giving flu vaccines to students for $29 a shot Wednesday through Friday. The Health Center sent all students a campus-wide e-mail Tuesday outlining information about the shots. Vaccines will be given in the lobby. Students do not need to make appointments.
Being a sports fan for as long as I can remember, making games more interesting has always been top priority. This is usually referred to as gambling. Without gambling, how else could someone sit through a Texans, Cubs, Trailblazers, Raiders, Royals or Raptors game? Or any WNBA game for that matter? However, the various forms of gambling have gotten stale.
