Ball State names new head softball coach
By Jake Fox / July 22, 2015Ball State has named Megan Ciolli Bartlett as the new head coach of the softball program.
Ball State has named Megan Ciolli Bartlett as the new head coach of the softball program.
The proposal for a new health professions building was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees.
On Saturday, the Ball State forward will hear his name called as he walks across the stage to graduate.
Two Ball State graduates will be opening their third technology repair shop next week in an effort to expand their burgeoning business.
After his first experience in Slovenia in 1995, Dom Caristi has gone on one more Fulbright trip to Greece, become a Fulbright ambassador and is Ball State’s Fulbright adviser. He has even applied to go on a third trip. “I’m their biggest cheerleader ... There are plenty of more prestigious Fulbrighters than me. There are members of the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives. There are captains of industry,” Caristi said. “They’re more famous and more accomplished, but there’s nobody who’s more enthusiastic about it than me.”
At the end of this month, take some time out of your day to make your own wizard wand to celebrate Harry Potter’s 35th birthday and J.K. Rowling’s 50th birthday, both on July 31.
Strength coaches David Feeley and Ben Armer wanted to do something fun for the players this summer. The players dressed up as superheroes to "hulk-smash" max-out leg day, resulting in a YouTube video that has amassed in over 100 thousand views.
The event, sponsored by the Ball State athletic department and Terrance Smith Distributing Inc., will be free for families to come and meet the Clydesdales while enjoying a movie on a giant screen.
For the second straight season, Ball State senior center Jacob Richard has been named to the Rimington Award Watch List.
Renovations continue in the Writing Center, updated for the first time since 1984.
Emily Griffis is a senior literature and creative writing major and writes DIYs for The Daily News.
Ball State was higher than the national average, as it brought in 1,660 patrons per contest through 15 home games. The Cardinals averaged 782 fans per home game in 2013-14, according to ballstatesports.com
NCAA men's basketball experienced a boost in attendance this season, as 32,510,647 fans came to watch games across all three divisions in 2014-15.
Just a week and a half after a flash flood warning on June 26, the National Weather Service issued another flash flood warning for several Indiana counties until 8 p.m. The warning, issued at 2:05 p.m., includes Boone, Delaware, Hamilton, Hendricks, Madison, Marion, Clay, Morgan, Putnam, Montogomery, Tipton and Hancock counties.
Athletic director Mark Sandy announced that Sallee's extension will run through the 2019-20 season. Sallee has led Ball State to a 52-47 record during his tenure.
A recently established Muncie bar feels like “home,” said a local musician. The Acoustic Room, which opened March 27, is a bar and music venue located on Kilgore Avenue.
The Supreme Court’s Friday ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide prompted celebrations around the country, but local LGBT organization says there's still work to be done.
With Independence Day just around the corner, make your own door wreath to set the mood for the festivities. What you’ll need: Wire wreath frame Burlap (regular, red and blue) Ribbon Wooden stars White paint Paint brush Glue gun Scissors Step 1: Using a paint brush, paint your wooden stars white.
Second only to his family, Bill Bryant loved Ball State. After graduating in 1986 with a degree in telecommunications, he returned to spend 26 more years teaching and promoting the university. The University Media Services Production Manager spent his time at Ball State not only leading students and faculty in creating video products for the university, but also working to enhance the lives of everyone he interacted with, said Alan Gordon, director of university media services.
Ball State is developing ways to deal with rising water in a bid to minimize damage in the future after floodwater entered several campus buildings Friday. While Jim Lowe, director of engineering, construction and operations, said he did not have an estimate of the total cost from the flood, he said a lot of the costs would be from the manpower.
