Mellencamp plays sold-out show, reminisces 'old times'
By Amanda Belcher / April 13, 2016Crowds of all ages packed into John R. Emens Auditorium April 13 for John Mellencamp’s Plain Spoken tour, which made a stop at Ball State.
Crowds of all ages packed into John R. Emens Auditorium April 13 for John Mellencamp’s Plain Spoken tour, which made a stop at Ball State.
The 2015 NCAA men’s volleyball championship was the first time two teams from the same conference, other than the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, played in the championship. Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association rivals Loyola and Lewis played in the conference championship that year.
After accidentally becoming a playwright, a Ball State alumnus has published his first work.
This month, there are a half-dozen 5k races taking place in the Ball State community, but these events take more work to plan that one would think, organizers said.
Sharing a name with a father who was sent to prison for robbing a bank is not the legacy James Wells aspires to have. Instead, the future Student Government Association president said he has vowed to make sure his name means something more.
Former president Paul W. Ferguson has applied for a position at a new university.
Today's Birthday (04/13/16). The sky's the limit this year, and preparation key. Make professional moves after 5/9, with travel and studies after 8/13.
Political correctness was a hot topic when Aaron W. Dimmock came to speak to a group of students. The U.S. Navy Commander, who serves as the Navy Representative to the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism, had an open discussion with students April 12 on issues the nation is facing today.
Members of Ball State’s International Justice Mission chapter are taking a 24-hour stand for freedom.
Ball State baseball (21-12, 7-2 MAC) will take its Mid-American Conference-best offense to Bloomington April 13 when it takes on Indiana University (17-13, 4-2 Big Ten), which has the Big Ten's second-best pitching staff. In the National Collegiate Athletic Association RPI, the Cardinals ranked 118th, 49 spots ahead of the No. 167 Hoosiers.
Dear Ball State, "Ask Benny" is now available for all of your advice needs!
On April 12, Ball State senior Katie Ake will board a plane with her boyfriend, Evan Layman. They are headed to Tijuana, Mexico, in search of answers to Evan’s aggressive cancer, answers they feel the United States can’t give them.
Two Ball State professors published a book to help their students transition into a professional nursing role.
In the last week, St. Louis Cardinals rookie outfielder Jeremy Hazelbaker has made his first Major League start, hit his first career home run and stolen his first career base. The Muncie native and Wapahini High School graduate is 10-19 at the plate so far this year with five runs scored, five RBIs, two doubles, a triple, two home runs and two stolen bases.
Bri Kirkham is a senior telecommunications and journalism news major and writes "Miss Brihavin'" for the Daily News.
Colby Golden's passion for art animation started at a young age. The graduate student grew up watching “Wallace and Gromit” short films and became infatuated with stop motion animation and the idea of being able to act through a puppet.
A number of players, coaches and teams earned awards at the second annual Chirpies award ceremony.
Ball Bearings Magazine is hosting a panel to talk about where students' money goes.
The Indiana-born artist, and Hall of Fame member behind hits such as "Jack and Diane," "Hurts so Good" and "R.O.C.K. in the USA," John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp will perform at John R. Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m April 12.
All the major campus roads, including McKinley Avenue, Neely Avenue, Riverside Avenue, University Avenue and Talley Avenue now have a new speed limit of 20 miles per hour, a change from their current 30 miles per hour speed limit.
