Web site becomes mobile
February 3, 2006Students can now access Webmail, library services and check the weather on their cell phones with the help of Ball State University.
Students can now access Webmail, library services and check the weather on their cell phones with the help of Ball State University.
The Indiana General Assembly has seen growing support to pass a bill that holds universities accountable for their graduation rates, the state's education commissioner said. The Indiana Education Roundtable, a committee made up of educators, business leaders and Indiana General Assembly representatives, listened to a plan Tuesday proposing incentives for universities that raise their graduation rates.
ATLANTA - Coretta Scott King, who worked to keep her husband's dream alive with a chin-held-high grace and serenity that made her a powerful symbol of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s creed of brotherhood and nonviolence, died Tuesday. She was 78. The "first lady of the civil rights movement" died in her sleep during the night at an alternative medicine clinic in Mexico, her family said.
Ball State University's partnerships with Apple Computers, Inc. and Gateway, Inc. benefit students by providing discounts, faster computer repairs and financing for university projects. Of the estimated 10,000 university-owned computers on the Ball State University campus, roughly 20 percent of them are Apple Macintosh computers.
When students returned to Muncie in January 2005, an ice-cold city without power or heat awaited. On the anniversary of one of Muncie's most devastating natural disasters, find out what's changed - and what hasn't. Then, learn how a winter storm develops with an exclusive DN|interactive graphic.
Getting an education might be the most expensive thing most of us do - even our houses, cars and future lifestyles most likely won't leave us with the same levels of debt that these few years at Ball State will. And for those not graduating this semester, look for it just to get worse if the recent cuts to student loans are put into effect.
Dear Editor, The day after the president's State of the Union address, in which George W. Bush equated good jobs with a good education and promised an increased investment in our future, Congress voted to move the country in exactly the opposite direction by passing a $39.
After yet another unsuccessful road trip on Wednesday, Ball State University returns home this weekend to play Eastern Michigan, ready to move on past another sour loss. The Cardinals fought back and forth with Northern Illinois for most of the game before succumbing in the final minute when the team's defense lapsed and let the Huskies score a wide open lay-up.
During World War II, the Federal War Production of the United States put regulations on textiles, lengths and designs for clothing so the soldiers would have proper and adequate amounts of fabric for uniforms. This caused the fashion industry to come to a halt.
In Super Bowl XL, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks square off in Detroit. Get a gameday preview and much more.
WASHINGTON - A politically weakened President Bush declared Tuesday night that America must break its long dependence on Mideast oil and rebuked critics of his stay-the-course strategy for the unpopular war in Iraq. "America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world," Bush said as he sought to drive the election-year agenda in his annual State of the Union address.
Next fall, the Ball State University campus will look much different between Bethel Avenue and Petty Road, complete with smoother streets, a new bridge and a second duck pond. Muncie's Board of Public Works and Safety signed off on construction engineering work Wednesday to begin the second phase of the McKinley Avenue Project, which will cost about $3.
Four fraternities will come to Ball State University this month to consider opening new chapters in the coming semesters. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will visit campus today and will take part in an open forum from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
The Ball State University's women's indoor track and field team is set to head to Notre Dame for their biggest challenge yet. The two-day event starts on Friday, as the Cardinals head to South Bend, Ind., for the Meyo Invitational. The field of participants for this meet consists of several powerhouses from the likes of the Mid-American Conference, Southeastern Conference, Big East and Big Ten conferences.
WASHINGTON - Samuel Alito took his place on the Supreme Court Tuesday after winning Senate confirmation, a political milestone in President Bush's campaign to give the judiciary a more conservative cast. The 58-42 Senate vote was largely along party lines as Democrats registered overwhelming opposition to Bush's choice to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, whose rulings have helped uphold abortion rights, affirmative action and other legal precedents of the past 50 years.
A man who was sentenced to 85 years in prison for the March 2004 murder of Ball State University student Karl Harford was sentenced Thursday to another 10 years for crimes that were committed before Karl Harford's murder. "We're happy to see Damien Sanders get another 10 years," said Tom Harford, Karl Harford's father.
Basic redlining policies allow students changing programs of study to drop courses they did not perform well in if the courses are not required for their new major. Some University Senate members want to bring the issue to the table - find out who and why.
Second-year architecture students who have spent about six weeks developing models of Muncie will display their work today. The opening will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Muncie Civic Center lobby, and the models will be on display throughout the month at various downtown locations.
For more than two years, the two largest communities in Delaware County have been embroiled in a raging war for more taxable property. Muncie has been - and will always be - the central town of Delaware County and east central Indiana. However, Yorktown has challenged Muncie's claim to a large sum of land north of Jackson Street and west of County Road 400-W.
The future for college graduates is rather grim. College debt is at an all-time high, and graduates tend to bounce from one job to another, sometimes settling in a field unrelated to their schooling. Kind of makes you wonder what exactly we paid for by going to school.
