Sorority raises money for member's cancer treatment
By Staff Reports / November 17, 2014A pledge of Kappa Delta is raising money for one of their members who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The page has since raised more than $3,000 since Nov. 4.
A pledge of Kappa Delta is raising money for one of their members who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The page has since raised more than $3,000 since Nov. 4.
After getting a spot on FunnyOrDie.com, a group of students are looking to take their web series further with a Kickstarter campaign.
Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and, Humanities was ranked the number one high school in Indiana by Niche.
A former Ball State student's thesis is getting some exposure from Canadian rock band Tegan and Sara.
Burglars entering through unlocked doors and stealing electronics prompted the university to warn students ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Police have made no arrests in connection to the crimes, University Police chief Jim Duckham said, and students should be on the lookout for suspicious activity.
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.
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.
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.
Ball State is requesting $22 million more for the 2016-17 academic year from the state than it did for 2014-15.
Despite Ball State being ranked the best Indiana college for sexual health, Delaware County had the third highest chlamydia rate out of Indiana's 92 counties in 2012.
Student enrollment in the teacher education program has declined 25 percent, said the dean of Teachers College.
Will Long has found a way to express himself through comics. By creating the Ball State Comic Book Club he has helped others to do the same.
Police are looking for the car that ran over a Ball State Student’s feet near Studebaker West Complex late last night. Anna Moore was sitting on the curb of Neely Avenue near Studebaker West Complex smoking a cigarette when a car rolled over her feet and continued down the street, Joan Todd, a university representative said.
