No one wants to pay more just to get home. With gas prices as high as they are, adding on other expenses is unnecessary. Many Ball State University students have to travel on highways and interstates in Indiana to get home. By allowing the Indiana Toll Road to be ran by a source outside of the state, students and other Indiana citizens lose their input on the tolls.
Five members of the 2005-06 Ball State University men's golf team have been selected as 2006 Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Seniors Brandon Boomsma and Patrick Wilkes-Krier, and juniors Wayne Denger, C.D. Hockersmith and Andy Skillman were the golfers selected.
Cecil Pendleton, a 24-year-old Ball State University graduate living in Indianapolis, is packing up his apartment and preparing for the trip of a lifetime.
Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, once said, "Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community." Now, Wal-Mart has decided to stop prosecuting first-time shoplifters if they meet certain criteria.
The Delaware County smoking ban will officially go into effect Saturday, according to Delaware County Commissioner Tom Bennington. The county-wide smoking ban was passed unanimously by the Delaware County Board of Health in February. The ban prohibits smoking in public buildings, excluding private clubs, free-standing bars and personal homes and cars.
Every time I drive from Indianapolis to Muncie, I pass that billboard on Interstate 69, proclaiming Ball State to be "cutting-edge cool." It's always been fairly close to the truth, particularly when talking about Ball State's music building, which has state-of-the-art recording technology.
Characterized by weather conditions that are - in terms of heat and humidity - roughly the equivalent to the nethermost regions of Jabba the Hut's belly button, we here in Indiana cherish our summers more than Michael Jackson cherishes the "innocent until proven guilty" motto of our judicial system.
The Ball State University women's golf team has been honored as the recipient of a 2005-06 National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar Team GPA Award. This award recognizes the women's collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA which includes all of the team's student-athletes for the 2005-2006 season.
Herbert Terry's basketball career is anything but normal. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward, who recently made a verbal commitment to Ball State University's men's basketball team, is currently on campus taking summer courses. But Ball State won't know where he fits into the team until school starts Aug.
Ball State University introduced Sursa Performance Hall last year as part of the new Music Instruction Building, and now the venue is being used for more than just concerts. Musicians can record their compact discs there, too. Ideas of Ball State's record label, Beneficence Recordings, began a year and a half ago when the university started putting needed elements in place.
Everyday in our popular culture we are bombarded with ideals of the perfect body, the best clothes and the best cars. We're also attacked with information on how to obtain all of these desirable materials and images. Of course, this is no secret. It's the marketing industry's capital philosophy.
The Ball State University Summer Chorus, a combined group of singers from Ball State University and the Muncie community, will perform a varied selection of works Tuesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Hall. Returning director Jeffrey Pappas said that this year's annual show will be marked by variety in musical selection as well as chorus members.
With the county-wide smoking ban going into effect Saturday, some Delaware County residents might be looking forward to the changes. This is a step in the right direction, but the ban isn't complete. The ban prohibits smoking everywhere except private clubs, free-standing bars and personal property.
There will be something new for the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 this year,-ábut most fans won't notice the addition. For the first time since 1965, the Indy Racing League is using a fuel other than methanol in the cars.-áThis year a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent methanol will be used.
Lance Armstrong, the seven-time winner of the Tour de France, is geared up to drive the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 pace car at this weekend's running of the Indianapolis 500. The Corvette Z06 is the 17th Chevy to be announced as the pace car and the eighth time a Corvette will start the race.
Bonnaroo was a mix of the old and the new. In its fifth year, the roots music and jam-band-based festival added indie acts to its roster, making it one of the most eclectic musical gatherings of the summer.
According to a YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, Britons have become tired of a country they view as a "vulgar empire builder." That country is not China, Iran, North Korea or Russia - it's the United States of America. A further 81 percent of those polled said Bush's championing of democracy in the Middle East was little more than "a cover for the pursuit of American self-interests.
Kim Jong Il is not exactly the kind of guy we can trust. He is the ruthless leader of a suffering country, and we cannot sit idly by while he threatens our way of life. This is a dangerous man, and we cannot rely on his good judgment to keep us safe. The United Nations seems to be dancing around doing something about Kim Jong Il.
Indiana is the first state to offer lifetime handgun permits. My only hope for the future is that Indiana also becomes the first state to invalidate all lifetime handgun permits in the interest of public safety. Indiana, like most states, requires handgun owners to have a permit to transport or carry their weapons.
