On the second floor of the Art and Journalism Building, there is a particular hallway where glass display cases containing the work of student artists attract the eyes of students rushing to their next class.
One bike store owner considers an updated bicycle code an improvement for Muncie, but still thinks the city has room to improve.
Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison April 15 in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him.
Gilbert, a freshman running back, graduated from Arsenal Tech High School in December 2014 and began classes at Ball State in the spring 2015 semester. He is working with the team in spring practice to try and get a leg up in the team's starting tailback competition.
The truth comes out at 8:30 p.m. April 16 in the Student Center Tally, as the kNOw More Secrets project breaks open old diary locks, recovers middle-school poetry and shows off embarrassing childhood artifacts to open up its participants to an audience of support and understanding.
When he was four years old, the future president of the Student Government Association made a contract with himself stating that after college, he would move to Los Angeles to pursue acting. And 17 years later, Jack Hesser, a junior microbiology and botany major, plans to keep that promise. “I’m going to do it because I don’t want four year old Jack to be disappointed in me.
Holocaust survivor Martha Raviv addressed her gathered audience with a thick, Hebrew accent. “In order to tell you my story, I have to tell you the origin,” she said.
The Ball State softball team appeared to have Butler beat. Up 4-2 with two outs in the seventh and final inning, Butler's Riley Carter hit a two-run home run and tied the game. Bulldogs' pitcher Kristin Gutierrez shut down a Cardinals' offense in the four extra innings of play to earn the win. Butler's offense also struggled against Ball State's Kelsey Schifferdecker, who saw her first extended period of play since returning from injury.
After each game, the Ball State coach gets emailed on/off statistics for the game – how the team performed with certain players on or off the court.
The Ball State Men's Volleyball is the first of nine Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association teams to finish their regular season, as the young Cardinals now prepare for the postseason. After defeating McKendree in the final regular season game, the Cardinals enter post season with a 13-15 overall record and currently sit in sixth place in the MIVA with a 6-10 record. The final placement for the Cardinals is uncertain and they will not know who they are playing in the conference tournament until the remainder of the conference games conclude this weekend.
Students accepted to Ball State aren’t receiving the decade-old “Education Redefined” tagline on letters like students before them.
The Ball State softball team swept the Mid-American Conference West Division weekly awards after a 5-1 record last week.
Talking to students about sexual assault on college campuses can be a tricky conversation to broach, but one Ball State junior did just that for "The Hunting Ground," a documentary produced by an award winning director. "The Hunting Ground" will be shown April 15 on Ball State's campus by Step In. Speak Up.
Matthew Jones has a recipe for popularity. Step one: acquire a ukulele. Then, play that ukulele anywhere and everywhere. Finally, bask in the attention that follows.
In the final Cave show of the season, Ball State students present an original play written by one of their own.
Ball State hosted its first-ever Chirpies awards show on Monday, honoring its athletes at Emens Auditorium.
After a 1-1 weekend, the Ball State men's volleyball team finished the regular season with a 13-15 overall record and a 6-10 record in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
Ball State fell twice in three games to Kent State last weekend April 10-12. Ball State's two losses 0-3, 7-11 casued ball state to loose its first series this season after winning 16 strait series. "We have the whole season ahead of us", head coach Rich Maloney commented after the series, "We still have big series comming up with Central Michigan and Toledo to name two". Ball State was held scoreless for only the second time this season in the cardinals first game with the Kent State golden flashes.
Ball State employees affected by the recent rash of identify thefts and income tax fraud—at least 140 in number—are part of a larger national trend, a government official with the Indiana Attorney General's Office said. During his April 8 visit to Ball State, Rich Bramer, director of the Indiana Attorney General's consumer protection division, addressed concerns about the recent accounts of income tax fraud facing Ball State employees with a presentation on how to protect against it and what to do if affected. Bramer said after observing the national trend he plans to meet with his colleagues in other states and take it to the federal level. "I am supposed to meet with a representative of FBI’s cybercrime task force sometime next week," he said.
Behind strong pitching performances, the Ball State softball team has won seven of its last eight games and sits alone atop the Mid-American Conference West Division.
