To the future vice president of Student Government Association, Gandhi is more than a figure in a history textbook. Her grandfather worked for him, promoting his regime in Southern India.
Ball State’s 24-year-old improv comedy group has had plenty of time to entertain students over the years, but no improv festival of their own to perform in. So they created one.
He had never thought about playing volleyball until the coach approached him and asked him to play. But after some tension between he and the varsity baseball coach, Welsh-White decided to give volleyball a try.
After a member of Greek life was diagnosed with breast cancer, Ball State’s Panhellenic Council decided to step up and do what they could to help.
In the final Strother show of the season, the Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Iphigenia 2.0” by Charles Mee, a modern-day version of Euripides’ classic, “Iphigenia in Aulis.”
Starting in August 2014, Ball State implemented an online education program for all incoming freshmen and transfer students called Think About It. Of the incoming freshmen in 2014, 86.7 percent completed the program, which Tom Gibson, associate vice president for student affairs, said was a good completion rate. In order to encourage students to finish the course, students receive weekly emails reminding them to take it.
Lauren Chapman is a senior journalism news and telecommunications major and writes ‘Miss Know-It-All’ for The Daily News.
Coming off a 7-2 win against Eastern Illinois in the first game, Ball State secured a 4-3 win in eight innings over the Panthers to sweep the doubleheader.
Ball State took another short break from Mid-American Conference play to face off against Eastern Illinois in a double header.
Although Ball State has the highest percentage of students taking 15 or more credit hours per semester in Indiana, the four-year graduation rate is still lower than Indiana University and Purdue University’s, according to the College Board. In fall 2014, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education sponsored Fifteen to Finish Indiana, encouraging students to take at least 15 credits per semester in order to graduate on time.
The Ball State men's tennis team picked up its third straight win with a 7-0 sweep over IU Southeast at the Muncie YMCA on Tuesday.
Indiana’s personal income is growing slower compared to the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the federal government.
Sheep, to lion, to child: these are the three stages of transcendence which local artist and L.A.M.E. Crew member J.Green said guide his path. And although he is several years out of high school, he said he tries to become more of a child as time goes on.
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.
