MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump seized decisive Super Tuesday victories with math and momentum on their side, leaving rivals scrambling for last-chance, long-shot strategies.
Though Ball State and Central Michigan had a close number of points in the paint and a nearly identical field goal percentage,
Inside Burkhardt Building, the aroma of Greek’s pizza was mixed with talk of politics as Super Tuesday polls closed and the results were announced.
After hitting a season-high 18 points in its last matchup, Ball State men's basketball only made five 3-pointers during its 65-57 loss to Central Michigan. With a victory, the Cardinals could have clinched the Mid-American Conference West outright, but after the loss, the two are tied for the division lead, both sitting at 10-7 in the conference. “I don’t think there was a high expectation,” junior forward Franko House said.
Summit won the 2016 Student Government Association elections with a close margin — only by 2 percentage points.
After two weeks of campaigning, Summit won this year's Student Government Asociation election and will serve as the executive board during the 2016-17 school year.
The number of strokes occurring in people under 50 is sharply increasing. The majority of people who have strokes are older, but the number of people ages 15-44 who had a stroke increased by more than a third between 1995 and 2008, according to an American Heart Association study.
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Brendan Burns earned the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week award. Burns won his first start of the year in the Cardinals' 9-3 win over Milwaukee Feb. 27. He struck out six, allowed four hits and walked four batters in six innings pitched. As a freshman, Burns posted a 7.58 ERA in 38 innings, but through 10.1 innings in 2016, he has 10 strikeouts and has only allowed one earned run. Ball State returns to action March 4 against Ole Miss in the Chanticleer Classic in Conway, South Carolina.
For some, opposing political views can be tricky to navigate. For two Ball State friends, it’s their way of providing entertainment.
A group of architecture students are building a mobile greenhouse to help support urban farming in Indiana.
The Ball State Women's golf team posted a three-day score of 925 to place 16th at the Rio Verde Invitational this past weekend. The team posted individual round scores of 311, 304 and 310 over the weekend and were lead by junior Allison Lindley's nine-over-par performance of 225. Lindley lead the team by remaining incredibly consistent posting three straight rounds of 75.
Ball State track and field will head to Akron, Ohio, Feb. 26 and 27 for the Mid-American Conference indoors championships.
The Blue Man Group brought its unusual characters to John R. Emens auditorium Feb. 29, and the audience responded with cheers and laughter.
The Ball State men’s swimming and diving team has officially closed out its regular season and is entering the Mid-American Conference Championship beginning March 2. Under head coach Bob Thomas, the team has been preparing for the tournament since the beginning of November.
The Political Science Department is hosting a watch party for Super Tuesday election results. From 7-10 p.m. March 1 in Burkhardt Building, room 109, there will be free pizza, drinks and discussion with other students interested in the primary results.
When Ball State (19-10, 10-6 Mid-American Conference) hosts Central Michigan (16-13, 9-7 MAC) March 1, it will be fighting to stay on top of the MAC West Division. A victory would secure the Cardinals' first outright MAC West title since the 2001-02 season, as well as Ball State's first 20-win season since that same season. Ball State has won four out of its last five games, including a record-setting night in its last game against Eastern Michigan. Central Michigan has won two in a row but trails Ball State by one game in the MAC West.
March is Disability Awareness Month, and Alliance for Disability Awareness and the Disability Services Office are hosting a month of events to spread awareness. They are partnering with the Governor's Council on People with Disabilities to organize the month.
The Ball State men’s volleyball team's win streak is now at 10 matches — the recent success has come from a variety of players in the starting lineup.
Men may think their male classmates are smarter than female classmates, according to a study at the University of Washington.
The Ball State women's swimming and diving team wrapped up its competition at the Mid-American Conference championships with 131 team points and an eighth place finish. During the course of the four-day competition, the Cardinals had eight top-16 finishes as well as top-8 finishes in five events. After the festivities wrapped up on Feb.
