Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a four-part series on campus sexual assault for Ball State’s sexual assault awareness week. Hearing about a friend’s sexual assault is never an easy situation to be in.
Ball State announced Monday it would host three forums this month on the income tax fraud, identity theft and the Anthem data breach. The forums will host representatives from the Indiana Attorney General's Office and Anthem Inc. as well as an FBI computer science expert.
Big men Frank Kaminsky and Jahlil Okafor were a key matchup in the National Championship game on the night of April 6.
The amendment to Muncie’s human rights statutes in the city ordinance that passed at the monthly City Council meeting on the night of April 6 will go into effect April 7, something Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler said is “unprecedented.”
Ball State President Paul W. Ferguson’s plan for starting construction of another new residence hall will happen—it’s just a matter of whether it lies within his “18 by ‘18” frame, said Alan Hargrave, director of housing and residence life.
From her earliest memories, Jessica Craft remembers competing in sports with her twin brother, Jacob. The rivalry with her brother developed an intense competitive nature in Jessica that was tested after suffering her second injury in less than a year at Ball State in 2012.
Freshman Colin Brockhouse was named the Player of the Week, while sophomore Zach Plesac earned the league's Pitcher of the Week award.
Strong pitching performances over the weekend let the Ball State baseball team to a series victory over Akron and kept the Cardinals in a tie for first in the Mid-American Conference West Division.
Students will have the opportunity to try on and keep hijabs regardless of their religion, during the university’s Islam Awareness Week.
Editor’s Note: This is the second story in a four-part series on campus sexual assault for Ball State’s sexual assault awareness week.
When Dave and Sara Ring opened The Downtown Farmstand eight years ago on the corner of Main and Mulberry streets in Downtown Muncie, they didn’t know the full impact their Muncie store would leave on the community.
If a person commits sexual assault on Ball State’s campus, they are not likely to ever sit behind bars.
The Ball State men's volleyball team dropped its fifth straight match Saturday, falling to IPFW in a three-set sweep. Senior Shane Witmer and junior Marcin Niemczewski returned to the court for Ball State, combining for 15 of the Cardinals' 27 kills on the match. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 12-14 on the season - 5-9 in conference - and have dropped from the national rankings. After its victory against Princeton on March 18, Ball State sat in fifth place in the MIVA with a 12-9 record. Since, the Cardinals have been swept four times and have only managed to win two of 17 sets.
Monte Hitchcock visited what’s now called Kirk’s Bike Shop for the first time as a 9-year-old. Kirk’s has been around since 1865, the same year Muncie was founded. It’s changed names, locations and owners, but Muncie residents like Hitchcock have always been able to enjoy it.
Walking into the Ball State University bookstore, nothing seems out of place. Popular reads on the right, a slew of red and black gear on the left and office supplies in the back. Recently, however, the university added a new addition: Star Wars apparel.
The Sexual Threats and Oppression Prevention (STOP) team is sponsoring a week of events for sexual assault awareness. During one of the events, called "The Talk Show," students will be able to better learn the components of consensual sex, as well as what counts as sexual assault and the effects of it.
So when Trey Moses, the Eagles’ senior basketball star, asked Ellie Meredith, a freshman with down syndrome, to prom, it may have surprised some. But the two “best friends” spend time together every day.
No one can stand still at a Wednesday evening Zumba class in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. That’s not uncommon for an exercise class based on dance movements, but there is something different about the course—the gender of the instructor.
Ball State students are creating a new energy plan designed to save the school energy and money while running the Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchard Greenhouse on campus.
The university will tear up and redo Riverside Avenue this summer as they install new geothermal piping.
