To play tennis competitively, one of the important keys to success is your serve. Traditionally, the player lobs the ball over his or her head (2-3 inches higher than the vertical reach of the racket), then brings the racket over the head and hits it as hard and clean as possible.
Two months have passed since Ron Rainey left the women's soccer program at Ball State University and almost an entire spring season has been played without a new coach at the helm. For the first time in the program's seven-year history, the Cardinals have been playing and practicing without Rainey, who will coach at the University of Iowa next season.
The trees once talked to senior Graham Watson. Watching the sunrise in Christy Woods one morning, Watson learned the secret to life while he was sitting among the shrubs, smoking the hallucinogen Salvia divinorum. Welcome to the trip of the next generation.
Stevie Starr is a man that knows no gastric limit. From billiard balls to jewelry to thumb tacks, 'The Regurgitator' ingested and spit out a variety of items that no ordinary person could stomach.
Dear Editor, Many majors require one to two years of a foreign language, and the current selection we have at Ball State University is just sad. Back in 2003-04, an attempt was made to bring Arabic and Korean into the classroom. Had I not come upon the flyers for these classes by chance, I would've missed my only opportunity to take Korean.
Scientology has recently found itself on the receiving end of an onslaught of public scrutiny. From Tom Cruise's public stance against doctor-prescribed antidepressants to the resignation of Isaac Hayes from his role as Chef on "South Park," the religion founded in the 1950s by science fiction writer L.
Men's basketball coach Ronny Thompson nabbed his first recruit for the 2006-07 season Tuesday. Micah Rollin signed a national letter of intent to attend Ball State University and play on the team. Rollin, a junior-college transfer, has played only one year of organized basketball.
Ball State University students no longer have to ponder what wireless Internet looks like. They can see and hear it through the interactive multimedia sculpture created at Shafer Tower.
A fire destroys the apartment of two Ball State University students.
Knowing the Student Code can help students when dealing with Ball State University, but it can also win students a free lunch this week. As part of the 2006 Student Code Awareness Week, themed "Know the Code," the Office of Student Rights and Community Standards is giving presentations and hosting contests on Student Code trivia.
Ball State celebrate Earth Week 2006 by focusing on sustainability. Activities include a keynote speaker. Earth Week Festival, Earth Aid and plating trees at Minnetrista Cultural Center.
With the score tied 2-2 in the eighth inning Ball State University pinch runner Brian Meyer scored the game-winning run on pitcher Chad Buchignani's wild pitch. The win over Xavier University gave the Cardinals their fourth win in the last six games. "It wasn't one of our prettiest wins by any means," designated hitter Matt Gard said.
Biographer and friend of Bob Marley speaks about the famous musician's life to students. He says Marley was more than just a musician; he was also a generous, caring man.
Wise-asses whining about the "stop hate" campaign and taking it in an absurdly literal fashion are so pathetic they aren't even worth hating. In the past few weeks, there has been some campus activism as a response to numerous incidents of racial harassment.
Sustainability is becoming more than just a buzzword on this campus - it's becoming a mission. Ball State has been in the sustainability game for years, doing everything from bringing in speakers to buying a hybrid bus. A large portion of the students, faculty and staff at this university understand that the way people are consuming resources right now will not sustain the world's population infinitely.
Ever wonder how police, firefighters and ambulances get to the places they're needed quickly in big, busy cities? In some cities, it's because they can change traffic lights to green with the push of a button. This technology is all well and good - but not when it gets in the hands of civilians.
The word "sculpture" doesn't usually bring to mind a set of bells, four projection screens and a complex network of computers and speakers. However, in a celebration of Ball State University's technological prowess, a few Ball State professors are putting up an interactive, multimedia art installation right on McKinley Avenue.
The name of the game is baseball, but the Ball State University baseball team has been doing anything but get on base in recent games. The Cardinals (19-16) have started the past four games slowly and were only able to win two. Last week, Ball State beat Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne, 17-15, after falling behind 7-0 in the first three innings.
Completely exhausting himself for the second time today at the treadmill's mercy, 21-year-old senior exercise science major Jeffrey S. Meding must check his bodily inventory to ensure his eligibility to compete in the bodybuilding competition. Off comes the white, long-sleeved shirt and navy blue sweat pants to reveal the weapons he conceals.
One of the beauties of capitalism is that, supposedly, everyone has a chance to strike it rich. Through healthy competition, product development, marketing and many other tricks of the business trade, any average citizen with The Next Great Idea and elbow grease to spare can suddenly find himself realizing his entrepreneurial dreams and making mountains of revenue.
