WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Guard signs national letter of intent
By Staff Reports / November 12, 2014Ball State women's basketball coach Brady Sallee announced the signing of Logansport senior Nakeya Penny to a national letter of intent Wednesday.
Ball State women's basketball coach Brady Sallee announced the signing of Logansport senior Nakeya Penny to a national letter of intent Wednesday.
At the end of the fourth quarter, Massachusetts defeated Ball State 24-10.
The goal to start an on-campus food pantry will soon become a reality for the Student Government Association.
At Ball State, 72 percent of students in the class of 2012 graduated with debt, according to projectonstudentdebt.org.
Ellen Collier is a senior journalism graphics and telecommunications major and writes ‘Ellen’s Eats’ for the Daily News.
To meet the demands for stronger science, technology, engineering and math programs – and to increase elgibility for state funding – Ball State is relying upon one of its traditional strengths – teaching.
If the Ball State men's basketball team is going to compete in the Mid-American Conference in 2014-15, it will do so with a roster littered with youth and inexperience.
As the lone senior on the women's basketball team, Shelbie Justice will be asked to step outside her comfort zone and become a more assertive leader. "[Justice] says the right stuff. She's just not an extroverted kid," head coach Brady Sallee said. "She's not one to really step up and scream and yell and get in somebody's face ... There's a time and a place where she's got to put her foot down as the senior, as the leader, as somebody they all respect, and say, 'Listen, this isn't good enough.'" Despite her quiet demeanor, Sallee thinks Justice is willing to become the leader Ball State needs, but knows she will need help showing her teammates the "Cardinal way."
The Ball State men’s basketball 2014-15 television schedule was announced on Wednesday, and fans can expect at least 10 games to air on television or online networks. As part of the Mid-American Conference’s agreement with ESPN, Ball State will have a pair of MAC games aired on ESPN3. The Ball State Sports Network has also selected four games to air for its package. WIPB will televise those games locally.
Just one week after losing its top corner, the Ball State football team will be asked to respond in a big way on the road against Massachusetts.
Basketball returns to the court this weekend and will be looking to have a fresh start after a terrific season last year. The Cardinals finished the 2013-2014 season with a record of 18-17 and a Mid-American Conference record of 9-9.
Although fewer veterans graduate within six years from 4-year institutions at the national level, the percent of average and veteran students who graduate within six years at Ball State are almost identical. At Ball State, the number of veterans that typically graduate after enrolling is close to the national standard, with 58.7 percent of veterans graduating in six years from the university in 2012, said Beck Hannaford, Veteran Benefits and Financial Coordinator.
Ball State used $5.8 million out of the university’s $9.3 million contingency fund to accommodate for the $12.623 million missing after the Ball State fraud case. The university took $6.7 million of the loss out of university interest earnings on other investments.
Overall diversity-related complaints from faculty increased 80 percent increase from the 2012-2013 academic year to the 2013-2014 year, according to data from the office of university compliance.
Another year, another successful season in the Mid-American Conference for the Ball State women’s volleyball team.
For the first time in 5 years, Seattle based coffee giant Starbucks will release a new drink. The Chestnut Praline Latte hits coffee shops today, but if that's not your thing, here are a few takes on the classic Pumpkin Spice Latte.
Award-winning author Michael Poore is the devil. At least he pretends to be in his novel, “Up Jumps the Devil.”
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Lembo's Language is a weekly article in chief football reporter David Polaski dissects statements made by Ball State head football coach Pete Lembo in his press conference.
It's been said that a sign of a true champion is the ability to bounce back after a key loss, that's exactly what starting quarterback, Jack Milas, will look to do after throwing three interceptions against Ball State rival Northern Illinois last Wednesday.