Though the sweet aroma of carnival foods and strobing lights have yet to overtake the C1 commuter lot, the gears are in motion for this year’s Late Nite Carnival.This is the 11th year Late Nite has hosted a carnival, which is running a week earlier because of Easter. The Carnival is free to attend for Ball State students that bring a student ID, but guests, faculty and staff will be charged $5 for admission.
After adapting to a new culture, many study abroad students see their own personalities change.A 2013 study by Jena Julia Zimmermann and Franz Neyer, two German psychologists at Friedrich Schiller University, found that students’ personalities can develop and mature from studying abroad.
The past two Student Government Association elections have seen two maximum fines, elections code loopholes, a presidential resignation and potential disqualifications.SGA took steps to change elections code by entering amendments that were voted into place Wednesday.Typically, the elections code is amended in the Fall Semester or before the election season in February, but Anagnos said she wanted to make changes before she leaves office.
With only a week to transition from life in the U.S. Navy to life on campus, one graduate student had some difficulty adjusting.Hondo Tamez, an information and communication sciences graduate student, got out of the Navy in August 2009 and came to Ball State a week later.
Technology issues can add to the stress of taking the Writing Proficiency Exam, but a shift to Blackboard is looking to correct this issue.Ball State students have to take the pass or fail Writing Proficiency Exam when they have at least 60 credit hours, but they must pass it before they have 89 credit hours — the test is a graduation requirement. If they do not pass on the second attempt, or opt out, they must take the seven-week WPP 393 Writing Proficiency Course.
• 72 students from Africa will be on campus for two weeks.
A couple inches of rain last week called attention to gaps in insurance coverage when property was damaged from flooding.
Ball State’s pool of applicants for the 2014-15 academic year so far is not only larger than previous years, but also smarter.As of publication, 17,749 students have applied — the largest number in the university’s history, Taylor said.
Not everyone has a five-minute walk across campus or a 10-minute drive to get to class in the morning. Some professors commute more than an hour to get to work multiple times a week.
A presidential search committee member said the committee will likely recommend its final two candidates to replace President Jo Ann Gora during the last week of April.Wayne Estopinal, Board of Trustee member on the search committee, said they are doing background checks and calling references before setting up interviews with the five current candidates.
It was around 2 a.m. in February 2008 when Judy Proctor heard the stereo in her son Andrew’s bedroom still booming. She knew something wasn’t right.She went upstairs to his room to find that Andrew had died by suicide.
In late spring of 2002, Carmen Diaz and her three siblings sat in the car with their father. He turned back to them and said, “Hey, I just want to let you guys know that I love you so much and that everything is going to be OK.”
Students and community members walked around campus Sunday to help shine light on the conversation about suicide.
Legislators called Thursday’s meeting with president Jo Ann Gora “productive” in a joint press release sent today.
As the lights went out and the first speaker of the night took the stage, the hushed sound of a hundred conversations ending swept across John R. Emens Auditorium.
A former Cardinal died Tuesday, but his influence continues to live on campus and in his communities.Nathan Trapuzzano, a 2011 Ball State alumnus, was
More than an inch and a half of rain since midnight triggered minor flooding and other high-water aggravation across campus today.The G15 faculty and staff yellow parking lot next to Lucina Hall started to flood early this morning, according to an email sent out by the University Police Department.Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities, said the email was sent out as a preventative measure."[The flooding in lot G15] is an issue with inadequate drainage, and it’s beyond our control,” Kenyon said.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The head of Ball State University’s presidential search committee says it plans to interview five finalists seeking to become the school’s new leader.The new president will replace Jo Ann Gora, who plans to retire in June after 10 years leading the 18,000-student university in Muncie.Search committee chairman Wayne Estopinal tells
A bill debuted Wednesday in the Student Government Association Senate could ask the university to change its policy regarding teacher evaluations and grades. The resolution requests the university to stop withholding grades unless students complete their course evaluations.
Problems during this year’s Student Government Association elections can be prevented in the future if proposed changes to the elections code are adopted. On Wednesday afternoon, SGA shared a draft of changes with the elections code.
