With only a few months left before her retirement in June, students will be able to thank and meet President Jo Ann Gora at a reception today.The
When one student returned from nine months in the United Kingdom, he had trouble adjusting to work at home and school.
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Police officials say the 25 parking lot thefts in 2012 is not “staggering,” but the university is undertaking a continued effort to revamp security cameras campus-wide.In 2012, there were 60 incidents, including 25 thefts, according to the most recent University Police Department records. In 2011, 29 incidents occurred in parking lots — 18 of those incidents were theft. One rape was reported.
Today, a Ball State assistant head coach was introduced as head men’s basketball coach at Western Illinois.
Ramzi Fawaz will speak at
Content in video games may not be the cause of violent tendencies in players, a new study shows.
For its final show, the Cave Theatre cast explores the ability of love to overcome secrets and the barrier of time in William Allen Brooks’ play “Hope and Fury.”
The phrase "Muncie and comics" usually brings up images of a fat, lazy cat with a love for lasagna, but probably not four guys sitting at a table, rolling an eight-sided die. However, that scene is popular in Ball State almnus Jolly Blackburn's comic strip, "Knights of the Dinner Table."
To promote the prevention of violence against women, Eta Sigma Gamma will paint fingernails red, starting today at the Scramble Light.
Melissa McGrath, a Ball State assistant professor of speech and language pathology, was at mile marker 23 when two pressure-cooker bombs went off at the Boston Marathon. The day was stressful for her family back in Indiana, who had trouble reaching her when they heard what had happened. A year after the event, McGrath reflects on the Boston Marathon and the bombing.
An Indiana State Police program that has trained more than 70 schools, churches and businesses how to respond in an active shooter situation looks to assist the state’s colleges and universities, the program’s director said.
The Ball State women’s volleyball team continues its spring slate of exhibition matches Tuesday when it takes on Dayton.The team has already taken on Purdue, and went to Indianapolis last weekend to participate in the Circle City Spring Tournament.The spring matches give younger and less experienced players a chance to show head coach Steve Shondell how much they’ve improved over the offseason.It also gives him a chance to incorporate new plays and different strategies into his offense and defense.Several starting positions are up for grabs after Ball State graduated five seniors who all played vital roles last season.Middle blockers Kelly Hopkins, Lauren Gross and Amanda Raker are looking to fill in an empty spot left by Mindy Marx, while Sabrina Magnapora will look to replace some of the lost offense that was provided by outside hitter Kylee Baker.The match begins at 6 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Conan O’Brien kicked off the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night with a challenge to gain 50 celebrity cameos for his opening segment, a shtick with Will Arnett that merged two categories, best fight and best kiss, and a musical number about hating musical numbers in big awards shows.Walking out to a track by rapper Rick Ross, O’Brien joked that he was almost injured by the show’s flashing pyrotechnics.
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Their is no lack of offensive production for the Ball State softball team. The Cardinals currently lead the Mid-American Conference in runs with 182, hits with 285 and average a league best .325 mark at the plate.
Jeremy Ervin is a sophomore magazine journalism major and writes ‘No Sleep Til Muncie’ for the Daily News.
High-kicks, splits, cartwheels and twerking were signature moves throughout Saturday’s performances at Spectrum’s annual spring drag show.Performers worked the stage at Ball Gymnasium as audience members waved their dollar bills in the air.
For about a decade, Bob Fey met with his barbershop quartet, City Limits, every week for several years.
