New Year's Eve, the Fourth of July and St. Patrick's Day have one major thing in common: liquor. Americans - whether they're Irish or not - take to the bars and pubs on March 17 for massive consumption, supposedly in the Irish spirit. Despite the inaccurate identification of binge drinking as a traditional Irish pastime, the holiday causes a number of safety problems.
During the spring season, the men's golf team will get the chance to play on very prestigious golf courses. Ball State University gets its first chance to play one of these well-known courses on Sunday when it plays Pinehurst No. 8. The Pinehurst Resort, located in North Carolina, has eight courses.
After more than a month of undergoing cosmetic change, Mo's Tavern, located behind Greek's Pizzeria, will open tonight. Business owner Myles Ogea said the business, which opens at 7 p.m., would have an extensive beer menu and mixed drinks, as well as a limited menu.
As part of Jewish Heritage Week, an Israeli dinner will take place in the Yuhas Room of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. today. The dinner is part of an annual fundraiser and will feature homemade Israeli food. Cost of admission is $7 for students, $15 for adults and children 6 and under are free.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team has a chance to recover some ground this weekend as it has two home matches against the Milwaukee School of Engineering and IPFW. Friday night the Cardinals (14-3, 4-2 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) will host the Milwaukee School of Engineering (6-14, 1-4 MIVA Coleman Division) for a non-conference match-up.
Huddled in a tent, a group of Ball State University students smoked hookahs in LaFollette Field on Thursday night. Coal sparks flew and the tent heaved in the blustery wind, but event organizers said they were pleased with the number of people who turned out for Ball State Hillel's first hookah bar.
Michael Bennett didn't know what to expect during his first off-season as Ball State University's director of basketball operations. He expected to spend most of his time scouting, watching videotapes and preparing for next year's men's basketball season. But after Athletics Director Tom Collins announced that six-year coach Tim Buckley would be reassigned to another position within the university and that all three assistant coaches would be let go from the team, suddenly Bennett's responsibilities increased drastically.
Ball State University provost candidate Bjong Wolf Yeigh is ready to help the university improve its branding efforts, build relationships with alumni and work with local industry, he said Thursday. During the final open forum for the provost search, Yeigh emphasized his excitement about Ball State's future and the powerful role the institution's next provost must play.
Wednesday afternoon, Ball State University athletic director Tom Collins announced what most people connected to the Cardinals program already suspected: Basketball coach Tim Buckley had coached his final game for the men's basketball team. Technically, Buckley will be reassigned to some position in the Office of University Development, but it is likely that Buckley will instead seek other employment - possibly as an assistant coach back at his previous employer, Marquette University, due to his friendship with the university's coach, Tom Crean.
Before he went any further, Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy assured fans the team would be OK. "Relax. Relax. Relax. We're going to be fine even though Edgerrin [James] is not going to be back with us; we're going to be fine," Dungy said before the crowd erupted with cheers and applause.
The coaches of Ball State University were able to get a piece of advice Thursday night from a very accomplished coach. Tony Dungy, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts came to the Arena Lounge of Worthen Arena and spoke to the coaches and athletic faculty of Ball State.
As a librarian, I look at authors with the deepest respect and admiration. They create, when so many people in this world destroy. There are those authors - at least the good ones - who attempt to tell the truth when there are so many who distort. As a film critic, I look at directors with that same respect and admiration.
Nineteenth century American humorist Josh Billings once said, "Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well." If I have learned only one thing in my 23 years of life, it is that almost nothing goes the way we expect. In fact, during this period of our lives, it might be safe to say that absolutely nothing will be as we expect it to be.
Reassigning - or firing without wasting money - isn't every athletic director's first responsibility after coming into a new position, but on Wednesday Tom Collins took care of the job that many Cardinal basketball fans felt needed to be done. After a number of losing seasons and other offenses often decried by those in the stands at Worthen Arena, Tim Buckley will not be returning to the court as coach of the men's basketball team, and neither will his three assistant coaches.
Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy will speak 9:15 p.m. today at Emens Auditorium about faith, family and coaching. Dungy will weave the teachings of God and Jesus Christ into his motivational speech.
Friday marks the three-year anniversary of President George W. Bush's delivery of an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein. The president gave the Iraqi leader 48 hours to leave the country or face attack. Three days later, Operation Iraqi Freedom began, and less than a month and a half later, the president declared an end to major combat operations while speaking under a giant banner that read "Mission Accomplished.
A provost needs to make a connection between students and administrators, the final candidate for Ball State University's provost position said. "What I would like to do as a provost is to be advocate for faculty, students and the university as a whole," Bjong Wolf Yeigh said.
Whether it's wearing green, impersonating Michael Flatley or just sporting that "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" pin you've had since fourth grade, St. Patrick's Day is more than just an excuse to pinch people for not wearing green. It's also an excuse to truly show off your pseudo-Irish lines.
Change is inevitable at Ball State University, and the provost should orchestrate it and push it in the right direction, provost candidate Terry King said. King spoke Wednesday about the importance of change and the resources needed to implement it - something President Jo Ann Gora is currently attempting to achieve at Ball State.
A Ball State University professor made it clear that "political toes may be stepped on" while discussing government secrecy Wednesday during the first event of Sunshine Week. The panel discussion, entitled "Are We Really Safer in the Dark?" was moderated by Ball State professor Phil Bremen.
