Tears, thanks and lots of references to Disney’s “Frozen” came from the Student Government Association podium Wednesday afternoon as the executive board passed its roles to the successors.Cardinal Connection, consisting of president Nick Wilkey, vice president Carli Hendershot, secretary Rahissa Engle and treasurer Sidney Staples, was sworn-in Wednesday afternoon as the 2014-2015 executive board of SGA.
There are not enough hours in a week for an out-of-state student to work a minimum wage job and pay for one semester’s worth of tuition.To pay for Ball State tuition, an out-of-state student would have to work 206 hours per week during the 16-week semester, and an in-state student would have to work 75 hours per week.
Five candidates have been interviewed to succeed President Jo Ann Gora.Wayne Estopinal, presidential search committee leader and Board of Trustee member, said the candidates were interviewed for about 90 minutes each and the committee has a “short list.”
At the beginning of the academic year, the president of the Student Government Association resigned, following backlash from racially insensitive tweets he published.The incident could easily have isolated SGA from the rest of the student body. Instead, it seems outreach has been this executive board’s strongest platform.
In a show that honors one of its own, the Department of Theatre and Dance presents its last production called “Design & Dance.” Sarah Mangelsdorf, assistant professor of dance, has worked at Ball State for more than 40 years and was an integral part of the process of creating the dance major.
Students destroyed a car Tuesday night to release end-of-the-year stress.University Program Board hosted the event, Smash Bash, in the University Green for students to relax before finals.
Bodybuilding often conjures up images of orange glow tans and masculine bulk. But for two women on campus, the large, rippling muscles don’t stop them from being feminine.Ashley Farley, a junior human resources major, and Anika Matsenko, a graduate actuarial science major, found friendship while participating in amateur bodybuilding competing.
After taking on two Big Ten opponents this season, the Ball State baseball team travels to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Hoosiers.
Farm-based ammonia pollution costs Americans more than $36 billion annually in health impacts, and Indiana is in a high-risk zone because of its location, farming and weather, a new study says.East-central Indiana, including Delaware County, could be especially at risk, said Harvard researcher Fabien Paulot, co-author of the study. The report said the cost of ammonia pollution may even outweigh the net value of U.S. farm exports.
Starting next January, students may be able to chose a brand new major — one that looks to help save the planet.If the major is approved, students would have the option of taking one of five tracks: social, environmental, business, build environment or an interdisciplinary. Some classes will have to be created, but a large portion already exist through the minor.
This semester, students learned how to connect and develop a relationship between music and art in a new immersive learning course.
The names started with Emmett Till and finished with Jordan Davis. Black students, wearing hoodies in honor of Trayvon Martin, marched out in a line. White students with “justice” spelled out in red letters on their backs mimicked shooting a gun and one by one, each black student fell down as a representative of the names.
When a student dies, on or off campus, the university decides on a case-by-case basis whether to announce it.
When friends and family met Saturday to commemorate the life of Ball State student Toby Wilt, they did it how he would have preferred: privately.
The university is looking at ways to deal with a small number of professors who “retire in office” after receiving tenure.
Some students crave doughnuts enough to climb inside of dumpsters to get them.
After dropping the first match up against the Broncos, the Cardinals needed strong performances from their team to take the series.Those came from Alex Maloney and T.J.
All season, the Ball State softball team has made its name by getting important hits during important situations.Head coach Tyra Perry knows her team well and said the moment is never too big for her bunch.“We have tremendous potential, especially at the plate,” she said.
Staying in Muncie this summer and need a few adventures to keep life interesting? Here are some local activities to look forward to.
Fans inside Scheumann stadium waited patiently for a glimpse of what they hope will be an explosive Ball State offense next fall.With the end of the spring game drawing near, quarterback Jack Milas dropped back and shuffled to his left.
