Library gets additional money for materials

Ball State University's Bracken Library is getting more books thanks to President Jo Ann Gora's efforts in finding an additional $200,000. Faculty members brought up concerns last year in University Senate about the budget, which academic departments use to request materials for graduate classes and research.



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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals look to turn game around

After this past weekend's success, Ball State University women's volleyball head coach Randy Litchfield is ready to see what this week will bring. Last weekend the team started out great against Miami, and then fell short to Bowling Green. Litchfield has noticed that the team needs to improve on its back-to-back game play.


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FOOTBALL: Rough start hurts Cardinals' confidence

There was no Auburn, Iowa or Boston College on the schedule, and the Cardinals are still only one game better than last years 0-4 start, but this time, it's coming against non-ranked teams. With the exception of Purdue, none of the teams Ball State has played thus far have been rated in the AP top 25 poll in at least 20 years.


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DiverCity shows many faces of culture

As the rain sprinkled outside Saturday, Muncie residents assembled inside the Cornerstone Center for the Arts to celebrate the diversity of their city at Unity in DiverCity 2006: The Many Faces of Culture. Organized by The DiverCity Group of Muncie, the event's goal was to open minds to the idea of diversity.


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Rhythm of light

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Ivy Tech student arrested at Ball State

A 19-year-old Ivy Tech student was arrested on five charges Friday morning after police saw someone throw a stop sign and post into the grass at First Presbyterian Church at 1400 W. Riverside Ave. Nicholas Gaunt was arrested on charges of theft, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication, falsely identifying himself to officers and minor in possession of alcohol at 1 a.


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Study shows high schoolers get news online

People are getting more of their information from the Internet according to a new study, and Ball State University's News Research Institute is going to focus on that trend. The second part of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 2006 follow-up survey on media consumption, released on Friday, studied how often high school students paid attention to the news and from what medium they received news.


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FOOTBALL: Cardinals stunned by 1-AA Bison

The Ball State University defense gave up 535 yards of offense to North Dakota State University, as the Bison came from behind for a 29-24 win. "We thoroughly got out-coached, out-played, out-toughed, out-efforted, out-everything and that's my fault," Ball State coach Brady Hoke said.



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THE BOGEYMAN: Iraq war helps to spread radical Islam

Saturday, the New York Times broke an article detailing a National Intelligence Estimate from April. -á Recall that a National Intelligence Estimate reports the combined opinion of the United States' intelligence agencies. This particular report indicates that the United States' belligerent invasion of Iraq has not only created a vacuum for terrorists in the Middle East, it has also served to strengthen and inspire the growth of radical Islam throughout the world.


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SOCCER: Cards dominate in MAC

Ball State University soccer coach Michelle Salmon had a good feeling heading into the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play. The Cardinals had jumped out to a 5-1-2 record during non-conference play, and her team was also riding an attractive four-game winning streak.


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LIVING THE COLLEGE LIFE: Put forth effort to overcome shyness

By a show of hands, who here has ever heard the name Joshua Faris?-áThat many, huh?-á I can't say that I'm surprised.-áThe truth is, it's completely understandable.-á For you see, I'm the kind of guy who stays to himself, trying hard to blend-áin with the environment like a human chameleon.


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OUR VIEW: Effective efforts

For the first time in five years, the library is seeing a budget increase. The university added $200,000 to the library budget to make this possible; this increase brings the library budget to $1,180,500. The increase was needed to cover the rising costs of books and journals, as well as inflation.



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BSU rep considers new job

Ball State's associate vice president for Marketing and Communications has been offered, and accepted with contingency, the assistant vice president for University Relations position at Michigan State University. "It was an opportunity that was a surprise to me," Heather Shupp, associate vice president for Marketing and Communications, said.


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CROSS COUNTRY: Cards finish second at invitational

Led once again by the freshmen Sarah Kehe and Ali Bishel, the Ball State University cross country team took second place at the Bronco Invitational. Held at Pine View golf course in Kalamazoo, Mich. the Bronco Invitational featured three other Mid-American Conference rivals.


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A SHOT IN THE DARK: Students should look for butterflies

It might be weird of me to relate homesickness to spirituality, and even weirder that I compare all of that to nature, but in this particular case it's okay.-á High school is like living in a giant bubble. Everything that one would ever desire is at your fingertips and "senior year can't get any better!" My senior year was consumed with college applications, comforting my devastated parents as they geared up to send their last remaining child to college.


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OUR VIEW: The wheels on the cart go ...

A delay in the shipment of food-storage carts is preventing the Bookmark Caf+â-¬ from opening. The carts are not just delayed; they appear not to be coming at all. It is time for a new plan. Mobile Solutions Foodservice Inc., the company that is supposed to supply the carts, has been given ample opportunity to rectify the situation.


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FIELD HOCKEY: Moral victories spark Cardinals

You wouldn't know it by coach Annette Payne's reaction, but the Ball State University Cardinals' field hockey team suffered two defeats at the hands of Mid-American Conference opponents this weekend. However, Payne was still upbeat and pleased about the way her team played in a weekend trip to Ohio.


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Centers for Disease Control recommends routine testing for all 13- to 64-year-olds

The teenager who hasn't had a date. The woman married 30 years to a devoted husband. The celibate priest. These are among the millions of Americans who may soon undergo their first HIV tests - not because of any high-risk behavior, but because federal officials believe testing should be routine for all Americans ages 13 to 64.


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