Chirp: X-factors against Akron
By Jake Fox / October 21, 2016Jake Fox, the Daily News football reporter, is covering the game and offered up some key insights on the key positional matchups.
Jake Fox, the Daily News football reporter, is covering the game and offered up some key insights on the key positional matchups.
On a gray, unseasonably warm Tuesday afternoon in October, the only glob of color at Muncie Central’s football practice is the red facade of Muncie Liquors across the river. The Bearcats are running through seven-on-seven drills when senior defensive back Gino Taylor is blocked by a receiver, the ball carrier bursting past him. Head coach Adam Morris’s sharp whistle pierced the air, but where other coaches might yell and shriek, his voice was calm — yet still firm.
Scheumann Stadium holds 22,500 people. The team it houses is 4-3 this year, already more wins than last year, and looks like it will become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013. And the stadium is rarely even half full.
The last practice before Air Jam is an exciting one for Outlet dance troupe. Some come to the studio in costume, clad in jean outfits and light-up sneakers to see how the clothing affects their dancing.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — As a tumultuous campaign nears an end, undecided voters across the country watched the final debate of the U.S. presidential race with a mix of skepticism and rapt attention Wednesday night.
There have been a number of close Homecoming football games in Ball State's past, but the 1993 game set a number of records that still stand to this day. To say the Cardinals fell in an early hole is an understatement. Toledo scored on five of its first eight possessions and jumped out to a 30-3 lead at Scheumann Stadium. But behind a quarterback by the name of Mike Neu, Ball State stormed back with 28 straight points and scored a touchdown as time expired for a 31-30 victory — still the largest comeback in Ball State history.
Students jumped from their seats as the 2016 Air Jam dance crews exploded onto the stage with choreographed songs and lip-synced performances.
An annual tradition that has been at Ball State every year since the '80s is the bed race down Riverside Avenue.
Split in two shows due to limited seating at John R. Emens Auditorium, Air Jam 2016 persists as contestants dance it out to win it all. There will be a winner from each show, as well as an overall winner announced at the end of the 9 p.m.
Freedom of speech is one of the most important aspects not only in this presidential election, but in the everyday lives of Americans. 41 percent of participants found the First Amendment to be the most important amendment in the Bill of Rights, according to a survey conducted by YouGov.
Not everything that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump says is true.
Media reports from Mid-American Conference schools Eastern Michigan University and Kent State University show that universities are experimenting with a new marketing strategy: selling beer at stadiums. Will Ball State see beer at Scheumann Stadium anytime soon? Shawn Sullivan, Ball State’s assistant athletic director for marketing and fan engagement, says there have been discussions but nothing anywhere close to final decisions. “I think it’s always a discussion point, and we’ve certainly had internal discussions about it,” Sullivan said. “But there are several discussion points that may increase revenue and attendance and that’s just one of many options that we talk about.” While there are no plans to sell alcohol in the immediate future, one thing is clear — attendance at Cardinals football games was one of the lowest in the country in 2015.
Wear red Friday or be deemed a “Cardinal Culprit.” The Student Government Association is holding a Paint the Campus Red initiative the day before the Homecoming football game against Akron.
More students have voted for Homecoming royalty than the Student Government Association executive board in the past nine out of 10 years. In 2015, nearly 700 more students voted for royalty than SGA. This may not seem like a lot, but only about 4,000, or a fifth of Ball State’s student population, vote in these elections.
It's supposed to be cold at tailgate — start this chili in the morning and stay warm the whole afternoon.
With the return of alumni and events all week, Homecoming's 90th year is a time for celebration on and around campus.
Only four teams make the Mid-American Conference field hockey tournament, and right now Ball State (6-9, 1-2 MAC) is in that last spot. Half a game back in the standings is Missouri State (7-8, 1-3 MAC), which hosts the Cardinals Friday at 4 p.m. “It’s a must-win game, 100 percent," said senior forward Lexi Kavanaugh. "We have to [win].”
Words cannot even describe how much Scott Mescudi’s music has meant to me over the years. I am sure I'm not the only one. It has been in my headphones, my car, my room and my laptop.
TThe vote to rename the Latino Student Union resulted in a stalemate on Oct. 19.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s debate was all the talk on Oct. 19, but there was one other debate that was a bit less divisive.
