Dean to visit other school as job finalist

Associate Dean of Student Affairs Randy Hyman will visit Central Missouri State on Wednesday and Thursday to speak with students and interview for the position of Vice President of Student Affairs. Hyman is one of three finalists for the position. The other two finalists are from Northeastern University and University of Kansas-Lawrence.



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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State loses first match of season against IPFW

The Ball State University men's volleyball team split two matches on the weekend, bouncing back from a poor first game to win in the second.-á IPFW handed Ball State their first loss of the season, making it a long bus ride for the Cards to Kenosha, Wis.-á "They came out a little more prepared to win than we did," coach Joel Walton said.


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GOUGE AWAY: Web site rates company practices fairly

Would you be interested to know who in the Wal-Mart corporation has contributed more than $1 million to Republican causes? Or how about the fact that Whole Foods has a history of treating its workers like garbage and using illegal tactics to break unions? Now, you can check a myriad of different companies on performance, fairness and political contributions through an innovative and useful Web site called BuyBlue.


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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cards lose in Bracket Buster

Even after Ball State had gone the final nine minutes without a field goal during the ESPN Bracket Buster on Saturday, the team still had a chance to win. With 18 seconds remaining, junior Skip Mills pulled up for a 3-pointer that would have broken the 69-69 tie with Tennessee State.


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THE DORK REPORT: Violence shows lack of human progress

I wonder if humans will ever evolve. The protests that have caused an international crisis in Europe and the Middle East following the publication in several European newspapers of cartoons satirizing the prophet Muhammad - which is considered a sacrilege in Islam - have only convinced me that the distance between Homo sapiens sapiens and our earlier ancestors isn't far.



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BASEBALL: Cards start season 1-2

After Saturday's baseball game was rained out, postponing the game to Sunday, Ball State University's offense came out red hot in the second of a three-game series with Alabama-Birmingham. The Cardinals lost the series 2-1, but their lone win in that second game came in thrilling fashion.


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TRACK AND FIELD: Broncos edge out Cardinals by one point in season finale

Standout performances highlighted the women's indoor track and field team's season closer Friday night. At the annual Ball State Triangular, Western Michigan edged Ball State University 106 to 105, while Miami finished in third with 87 points. Close races all evening spelled the difference as the Broncos and Cardinals stretched away from Miami and fought back and forth.


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OUR VIEW: Acting out

Today begins a Week of Action for Ball State University. It's a week of blood drives and cell phone collections, speakers and panel discussions, a craft night, a concert and even a poverty simulation. It's a week for students to realize they have voices and find ways to use those voices, Kathy Smith, associate director of Leadership and Service Learning, said.


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Student arrested on drug charges

A Ball State University student posed as a doctor's assistant to illegally acquire prescription drugs, state police reports. Arthur James Kistner, 21, 11329 Rolling Springs Road, Carmel, was arrested on charges of obtaining and attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud or deceit.



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MEN'S TENNIS: Ball State defeats two ranked opponents

The slogan around Bloomington is "IU is red hot." If that's true, at least on Sunday, it was Cardinal red that was hot.-á The No. 69 Ball State University men's tennis team demolished No. 60 Indiana 6-1 to earn their seventh straight victory and third consecutive win against a ranked opponent.


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Rockin' reviews

Jack Shepler got his start in rock journalism at an early age. As an eighth-grader, he ran a Geocities-hosted music Web site called FreakCentral.com, which featured album reviews of Christian rock bands. Today, Shepler is the editor, web developer and main promoter for rockmusicreview.



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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: No. 8 Ball State to play IPFW

With targets on their backs, Ball State University is now on the wrong side hunting season.-áAs the only undefeated team in the nation, the Cardinals have a bull's eye on their back. The No. 8 men's volleyball team has a tough road weekend ahead of them starting in Fort Wayne as they battle IPFW.


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LETTERS: Racial discrimination not only on-campus prejudice problem

Dear Editor, One Saturday night, while taking a walk down McKinley Avenue with my friend, I saw a car full of drunk girls speed by. "Hey fat-ass baby," one screamed out the window. I have heard comments like this many times before, and not a week goes by without some idiot yelling out his window to "Go to Weight Watchers" or something equally demeaning - but it still hurts every time.


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BASEBALL: Cardinals begin regular season against Alabama-Birmingham

Ball State University opens its 2006 baseball season with a trip to the south to play Alabama-Birmingham for the third meeting between the two teams. The Cardinals swept the series last year, 3-0, but the overall series is tied at three games a piece. The sweep should serve as extra motivation for UAB," Ball State coach Greg Beals said.


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BSU student runs for county council

A Ball State University graduate student running for a seat on the Delaware County Council hopes to bring in young blood and fresh perspectives. Christopher Flook, 25, is running for the District 2 seat, which includes part of Yorktown where he grew up. He is a graduate student in the digital story telling program and received his undergraduate in telecommunications from Ball State in 2003.


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Brown Bag event to address global women's issues

Too many students are unaware about women's issues that affect people across the globe, Maude Jennings, assistant professor in English and Women's Studies, said. To help shed light on issues ranging from abuse to abortion, Jennings will facilitate a Brown Bag discussion today as part of Vagina-Friendly Week.


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New justice joins colleagues for first time in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito joined colleagues in the courtroom for the first time Thursday, just for show, before the real work begins next week on issues including abortion, presidential wartime powers and the environment. Less than a handful will likely be picked for oral arguments.


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MEN'S TENNIS: Two ranked in-state rivals await Ball State this weekend

The No. 69 Ball State men's tennis team will be playing two tough in-state matches this weekend. Today, the Cardinals (7-3) travel to Purdue (4-2), which comes into the contest ranked No. 71. The Boilermakers are coming off two straight defeats at the hands of Notre Dame and Western Michigan.




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