Future SGA secretary has hockey in his blood
By Sabrina Childers / March 23, 2016It's safe to say that Brock Frazer’s life has revolved around hockey.
It's safe to say that Brock Frazer’s life has revolved around hockey.
The Ball State football team, along with new head coach Mike Neu, met at Scheumann Stadium on March 22 for its first spring practice.
Under a fresh cloud of overseas violence, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded wins with their chief rivals on Tuesday and attacked each other's worldviews as the 2016 presidential contest turned into a clash of would-be commanders in chief.
Ball State (12-10) baseball came back from a seven run deficit to beat in-state rival Purdue (4-13). In the bottom of the second inning, the Cardinals trailed 7-0 but came back to score all nine of its runs over the next three innings. In the second, Mid-American Conference player of the week and junior outfielder Matt Eppers doubled to right center to score junior shortstop Alex Maloney for the Cardinals first run of the game.
Architecture students have had a chance for their work to be brought to life on campus. The East Mall is a student-designed architecture project to improve the area from the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center to Ashland Avenue near the Village, in the area around Noyer and Woodworth Complex.
What was supposed to be a four-game tournament turned into two after the Ball State softball tournament had two games rained out on March 19 in College Park, Maryland. Senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach posted a complete game shutout in the Cardinals' 2-0 win over Massachusetts.
Junior center fielder Matt Eppers was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week after going 8-13 at the plate in a four-game series against Dayton this weekend. Eppers was a perfect 4-4 at the plate in Sunday's 3-1 loss. Head coach Rich Maloney said "it was one of the best games he's ever played." "I'm certainly happy for him and his star sure shined today," he said after the game. Eppers also scored the lone Cardinals' run in the game.
Ball State senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach won her third Mid-American Conference West Pitcher of the Week award this season. Over the weekend of March 18-20, Steinbach pitched against Massachusetts and Boston at the Maryland Tournament. She collected two wins to add to her team high total of eleven.
When RJ Mitte was a child, he had leg braces and sometimes casts on his legs. He considered this a normal part of life until he went to school and was bullied because of his cerebral palsy, which he was diagnosed with at the age of 3.
After the bomb scare in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Feb. 17, some students said Ball State’s emergency alert system is timely and got to them on time.
Ball State football returns to action March 22 as the Cardinals have the first of their scheduled spring practices. The Cardinals will be in Scheumann Stadium on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 3:30 p.m., as well as Saturdays beginning at 9:25 a.m.
Having multiple tattoos could have surprising health benefits, a recent study suggests. The American Journal of Human Biology published an article after research found that people with multiple tattoos have a better immune response to new tattoos than people who are getting tattooed for the first time.
Ball State gymnastics had five individual gymnasts qualify for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Iowa City Regional. The five gymnasts who will be competing at the University of Iowa on April 2 include: senior Denasiha Christian, juniors Sarah Ebeyer and Kayla Beckler, as well as sophomores Baylee Bell and Jordyn Penny. Throughout the 2016 regular season, each one of the Cardinals' qualifiers competed in at least two of the team's events at each meet. As a team, the Cardinals broke the school record in the Mid-American Conference Championships with a score of 195.650. At Regional's, these five gymnasts will compete individually.
It’s Wednesday March 23rd, and for most people it is just another hump day.
Ball State soccer started its spring schedule with two wins as they look to experiment with tactics and integrate new mid-year players. The Cardinals will play eight games this spring as a tune up for next year’s competitive fall schedule.
Michelle Kaufman is a freshman journalism news major and writes "Michelle Tells All" for the Daily News.
DWNTWN’s 2016 Muncie Gras did not result in any arrests by the Ball State University Police Department.
Ball State women's basketball (22-10, 13-5 Mid-American Conference) lost to the University of Saint Louis (26-7, 13-3 Atlantic 10) 59-55, in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
A former U.S. State Department employee was sentenced on March 21 to nearly five years in federal prison for hacking into college women's email accounts from his computer at the American Embassy in London and threatening to expose their sexually explicit photos.
An annual survey on college freshmen found nearly 30 percent of respondents did not identify with a specific religion, but this does not show all students’ faith is declining, an Indiana University professor said.
