INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has approved changes to new law that sparked boycotts of the state amid fears that it would allow discrimination against lesbians and gays. Pence had asked lawmakers to clarify language in the religious objections law earlier this week as businesses canceled conventions and governments banned travel to the state.
The Ball State women's tennis team's No. 1 doubles pair of Rosalinda Calderon and Courtney Earnest has been named the Mid-American Conference Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week.
Days after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order prohibiting state-funded travel to Indiana, the University at Buffalo will not travel to Muncie to play its scheduled women's tennis and softball games this weekend.
How to tell you're a theatre major as told by theatre majors.
A seventh-inning rally led the Purdue Boilermakers to a 10-9 victory over Ball State on their home field April 1.
Five former Ball State football players worked out in front of NFL scouts on April 1 for the school's Pro Day at the Fisher Football Training Complex and Field Sports Building.
Indiana State recorded one more hit than Ball State, but scored nine more runs to beat the Cardinals 14-5 on their home field April 1.
Editor’s Note: This is the second of four stories to run that will feature the slate leading up to their inauguration. The future treasurer of the Student Government Association not only loves the "Harry Potter" series, she sees herself in the characters.
As the controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act continues, Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler is working with the city council to adopt a resolution stating their opposition to the law.
The legacy of a former Ball State professor who was arrested in March on child molesting charges will not be altered while the case is in courts, dean of the College of Communication, Information and Media Roger Lavery said.
Kay Bales has heard the call for significant changes in the selection of student award winners, including the John R. Emens Outstanding Senior Award.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday called for changes to a religious objection measure facing a backlash from businesses and gay rights groups, saying it wasn't intended to sanction discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Republican governor said he wants changes to the bill lawmakers sent him prohibiting state and local government from infringing upon someone's religious beliefs without a compelling interest.
Ball State’s Busted Space Theatre Company will be producing its first full-length show, “Mr. Burns: a post-electric play.” The play delves into the ways that “the human race tells stories and how we keep out humanity in a crisis” by following a group of survivors after a nuclear melt-down, said senior theatre management major Bob Prescott. Prescott is the director for the show and managing director of Busted Space.
Get the artistic blood flowing from 5-8 p.m. April 2, at Downtown Muncie’s First Thursday. Local artists and art students exhibit their work and present meet-and-greet type sessions and purchasing opportunities on the first Thursday of each month in Downtown Muncie, or DWNTWN.
The insertion of a steel rod in his leg and about 6-8 moths of recovery will keep the Cardinals' most experienced running back out for the 2015-16 season and the rest of his career.
The Ball State baseball team scored 13 runs on 18 hits to defeat Valparaiso 13-4 at Ball Diamond on March 31.
While Indiana debates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Ball State has been dealing with its own issues of diversity and tolerance. After a student who formerly owned a Confederate flag won the John R. Emens Outstanding Senior Award, some students felt they were not being fairly represented on campus. They called for a university-wide diversity workshop; this alone demonstrates the depth of the concern about diversity on campus.
A Ball State student leader finally had the chance to talk about the university’s silencing of multicultural organizations. David Jones, current president of the Ball State Black Student Association, said at the Beneficence Dialogue March 31 that the executive board had its funding threatened for discussing the recent John R. Emens Award controversy with both the media and its members.
As part of Ball State's goal to focus on current sophomore students as they transition to junior year, the university created the first Sophomore Engagement Initiative.
Days after the NCAA spoke out against Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the Mid-American Conference is following suit.
