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September 22, 2006The weather forecast predicts rain, but you can show your parents campus without leaving your bedroom. Click the multimedia link for more.
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So far, Ball State University's defense hasn't made the improvement that was expected since last season. The team will look for better defensive play Saturday, when North Dakota State University [2-0], a Division I-AA squad, comes to Scheumann Stadium. After giving up almost 460 yards a game last season, a point of emphasis for this year was to improve mightily on that mark.
Yahoo.com featured a Reuters article Wednesday that many Americans will likely find relieving: "Immigration no threat to English use in U.S. study." Americans worried about a cultural takeover by phantom brown people need not worry: They and their children will continue to speak English for generations to come.
Although the Ball State University field hockey team has already played seven games this season, the slate has been wiped completely clean for this weekend. The Cardinals open their Mid-American Conference schedule on the road with games against Ohio University this afternoon and Kent State University on Saturday afternoon.
You don't really remember that one-night stand. You forgot to ask your partners about their sexual health. STD testing just doesn't fit into your schedule. You could have HIV and you might not even know it. 250,000 Americans do. And you don't know who those 250,000 people are.
Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Larry Waters remains on leave for the fourth straight week, while administrative changes continue in the department without him. "We're moving forward, filling some vacancies," Tom Taylor, vice president for Enrollment, Marketing and Communications, said.
As the new school year and season rolled around - two things matrimonially joined for distance runners everywhere - change had taken effect. With the off-season resignation of former Ball State University track and cross country head coach Sue Parks, last year's assistant Todd Lane moved into the interim position.
When did feminism develop a negative connotation?-á Why does the idea that both genders deserve equality remain an issue?-á If you believe men and women deserve equal pay for equal work, then you can call yourself a feminist.-á If you believe a promotion should be made because of talent and not because of gender, then you can call yourself a feminist.
High school students are more aware of the news and the world around them than most people give them credit for, Warren Watson, director of the Journalism Institute for Digital Education, Activities and Scholarship, said. The second part of the John S. and James L.
What is Justin Timberlake really saying when he sings "I'm bringin' sexy back"? Why is he bringing it back and how? Where did it go in the first place?-á Sexiness left and went away from Midwest America, that's for sure. In a land where Wrangler jeans and real John Deer hats - this excludes the ones bought at American Eagle - are still worn by a significant few, "sexiness" is surely in need of a resurgence.
Academic standards will no longer be a factor for freshmen interested in joining a fraternity, the Ball State University Interfraternity Council decided Thursday. The IFC is putting more trust in the fraternities, allowing them to set their own academic standards, Jamie Manuel, president of the IFC, said.
Muncie's multicultural community will be celebrated during Unity in DiverCity's second ever event, "The Many Faces of Culture", from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. "We recognize the differences," DiverCity Group chairperson Pierre Atchade said. "Because we are different in order to be together we need to unite, to discuss, to have compromise, to work together," Atchade said.
The saying goes 'All good things must come to an end.' For the Ball State University women's volleyball team it might read 'forget bad starts, let's try again.' That's the philosophy the coaching staff is attempting to convey to their players after going 2-9 in the regular season.
Ball State University student media organizations NewsWatch and NewsLink Indiana have teamed up with MSNBC and will submit stories to air on MSNBC's cable news network in the near future. NewsLink Indiana staff member Christina Vaughn is excited about the chance to report to a national audience.
It seems like every year there is another film that will anger or annoy a group of people.-á In 2004, both "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "The Passion of the Christ" were that film.-á Earlier this year it was "United 93."-á Now "Death of a President" is the most talked about film in the world.
Ball State University students tired of walking in and out of buildings for fire alarms may be able to blame construction dust for the interruptions. Since Aug. 1, 31 unplanned fire alarms have gone off in 19 buildings across campus. Woodworth Complex has had the most alarms triggered, six, followed by the Art and Journalism building with three.
Few and far between are students who actually know where the Ball State University Multicultural Center is, sophomore Travis Schilla said. The Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Committee of the Student Government Association is committed to promoting the Multicultural Center among Ball State students, Schilla, committee chairman, said.
Much has been made of the on-campus radio station 91.3 WCRD-FM's recent switch from a College Music Journal format to a Top 40 station. After years of almost complete apathy from students towards the station, suddenly WCRD is the center of attention - in a negative way.
Family Weekend is upon us once again. Albeit much earlier than previous years, it's the annual three-day hodge-podge that brings parents and siblings back to Muncie, yielding traffic and restaurant delays paralleled only by move-in weekend. While we must admit, the idea of willingly bringing kin into town and entertaining them for hours or days isn't the epitome of a good college time, it does provide some benefit.
North Dakota State University is no stranger to success on the gridiron. When the Bison were in Division II, they were one of the elite powerhouses. How big, you ask? Try eight national championships in the school's illustrious history. North Dakota State won three "mythical" championships in the 1960s (1965, 1968 and 1969) via wire service polls, but found its best glory in the 1980s.
