Nutrition, alcohol and drugs were all health concerns students discussed at the fourth annual Halloween-themed health fair. Free to students and faculty, Welloween took place on the main floor of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center on Oct.
Weather caused the first Howl-O-Scream to end 30 minutes early tonight. After a month of planning, National Pan-Hellenic Council, MultiCultural Greek Council and the Black Student Association had a low turnout. “I think we raised $40 to give to them,” said Sydney Wharton, a senior public communications major. The carnival-themed event, which included eight game stations with tickets for 50 cents, ran from 6 to 8 p.m.
Ball State’s first Howl-O-Scream will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Student Life Office at the L.A.
Ball State administration has asked the faculty council to decide what stance it will take on House Joint Resolution 6 after an email was sent to President Jo Ann Gora Wednesday.
In an effort to increase campus safety and become more energy efficient, Ball State’s Student Government Association passed a bill Wednesday to replace lights on campus with LED lights as they burn out.
The walls of Vivimos in the Atrium were painted beige Monday night after the dining hall closed, covering a graffiti-style mural that was recently painted. Jon Lewis, Ball State Dining director, said in an email that they were “trying something a little different,” but did not like the end result.
A new Twitter account will launch by the end of the semester for emergency notifications, said a university spokesperson. Tony Proudfoot said Ball State Marketing and Communications began considering it at the end of the last academic year, when student demand increased.
Students at Outdoor Pursuit’s “Heights and Frights” Halloween event today were scared more times by the mechanical spider hanging from one of the climbing wall ropes than dangling 36 feet in the air at the top of the wall.
Merrie Spaeth will present at 8 p.m, tonight in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center for the 35 Annual Vernon C.
When students register for classes this week, they will be missing one piece of information usually available: physical class locations.
University officials said it is unclear whether or not the reported zero hate crimes on campus is an accurate representation of Ball State’s diversity climate. The 2012 Campus Security Report showed that no hate crimes took place in 2010, 2011 or 2012, but it is only required to report hate crimes that occur on university-controlled property.
Campus master plan consultants returned to campus Tuesday afternoon in order to begin the “analysis phase” of the nearly $500,000 project.
With a week to go, Ball State Dance Marathon has mobilized social media fliers and more to get 10,000 students to the football game against Central Michigan University. The athletic department will give the group $10,000 if they can get 10,000 students to the Wednesday game. Zach Brown, BSUDM director of media relations, said he still thinks the group will achieve its goal. “It’s definitely surfacing,” he said.
The climbing wall in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center will get a frightening makeover Wednesday. From 7-10 p.m.
Alumnus David Letterman gave his view on university President Jo Ann Gora’s retirement announcement for June 2014.
At the end of Jo Ann Gora’s 10 years as president of Ball State, she will leave behind a focus on immersive learning, more than $520 million worth of construction and renovations and a renewed interest in athletics. But mostly, Gora will leave behind big shoes to fill. The goal for the 2008 Ball State Bold campaign was $200 million by 2011.
The Board of Trustees approved a roughly $800,000 increase in funding for construction on the new planetarium Saturday. Based on construction bids from Oct.
Ball State President Jo Ann Gora hosted a press conference Oct. 28 about her impending retirement. Here are some tweets from the event.
The search for the next Ball State president is in its infant stages but it will most likely be a closed one, President of the Board of Trustees Hollis Hughes said. Hughes said the board hasn’t had much time to begin preparing for the search and will likely know more at their monthly meeting in December. Gora said she was a part of a closed search when she was hired by Ball State in 2004 and it allows the best pool of candidates.
The process for finding a new university president is still unknown. The Board of Trustees has not announced its plans for hiring a president following the announcement of Jo Ann Gora’s retirement in June 2014.
