It is easier to hate a group than it is to hate a person, Ball State University students said at Spectrum and the Multicultural Center's "Freedom to Marry" event Wednesday afternoon."Everybody is scared of the unknown," senior music education major David Zimmerman said.
Darcy McNiel's opinion on mandated health care is one many Ball State University students can relate to."If you're an adult and you don't have a chronic illness, health insurance shouldn't have to be forced on you," the senior telecommunications major said.Some say she has a point. Between paying off college debt, having a low income and being in good health, few groups can make a better argument against mandated coverage than 19 to 29 year olds.
Ball State University Computing Services will take iLocker offline for maintenance at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
Half of Ball State University's parking lot west of Carmichael Hall could reopen by the end of November because the geothermal project is ahead of schedule, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said."We have roughly 500 of the 1,800 boreholes dug for the North Energy building," Lowe said.The project was originally budgeted at $70 million, will save the university roughly $2 million a year — while cutting its carbon footprint dramatically — and is predicted to be finished by the end of 2010. The entire project is predicted to take five years.
Your body is giving you away.Comedy Sportz, an improvisational group with locations around the country, presented a program Tuesday at Ball State University, teaching students in the Excellence in Leadership program lessons about body language.
Spectrum will have a table set up in the Atrium on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Straight Alliance Week.Members of Ball State University's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally organization will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to spread awareness about what a straight ally is and to squash misconceptions of the GLBT community.
Monday morning, the University Senate Agenda Committee discussed reforms that will affect student life.The committee talked about doing away with Fruesday classes, using Cardinal Cash in the Village and possibly banning on-campus smoking.
T.I.S. Bookstore general manager Pam Suminski said she has noticed a difference in her customers Ball State apparel preferences compared to last year."Last year when our customers came in, they were looking for shirts specifically relating to football," she said. "This year they're not necessarily as adamant about finding something with a helmet or football on it, they're just buying general Ball State logos."
Orchids are the largest group of flowering plants and also the point of interest for tonight's presentation hosted by Friends of the Library.At 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library Room 104, internationally recognized orchid horticulturist Russ Vernon will give a presentation on "Orchid Art and Conservation."
After one year of a less-than-perfect economy and three months after Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) stopped supporting local earmarks, Ball State University has no immediate plans to expand its campus borders.Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Management, said Pence's self-imposed ban stalled construction on the third phase of McKinley Avenue improvements, which would have included Riverside Avenue, from the Cooper Life Science Building to New York Street.
The Freshman Connections program will continue its discussion about conflicts in African and Middle-Eastern countries tonight with a speaker panel of Ball State faculty from African countries.Students can learn about the panel's first-hand experiences in Africa at the "A Long Way Back : Reflections on Conflicts in Africa" panel at 7:30 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175.
Family Weekend has become narrowed to a Saturday afternoon visit with parents and siblings, yet business owners are thankful for the revenue it generates.Many of the hotels in Muncie were booked three months in advance of Family Weekend.Alicia Gooden, a Ball State University student who works at Holiday Inn Express, said the hotel offered a Ball State rate for people who booked a room three months or more in advance.
Businesses in downtown Muncie and the Village are getting ready for Family Weekend and are expecting to have more customers.In the past five years, Downtown Development has sponsored tours to downtown Muncie for parents during freshman orientation to attract more parents and students to the area.
The University Senate and University Council canceled their October meetings, but that doesn't mean they're not doing anything.Brien Smith, Chairperson of the Department of Marketing and Management, said fall is a time to reconvene and elect officers.
University Program Board is showing a double feature of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" tonight, and the later showing is expected to sell out.UPB president Dillon Kimmel said they would be showing "Harry Potter" at 6 p.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom and at 9:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
University Police Assistant Chief Robert Fey can't remember the last time a week like this happened on Ball State University campus.A female Ball State University student was accosted from behind at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday morning around Woodworth and DeHority Halls, the second time a student has been confronted by an assailant this week.
After being taken down a few days after being installed, the new electronic sign in front of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center was reinstalled Monday evening.
Muncie and Ball State University are partnering to develop a grant proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency that could allocate up to $400,000 to address environmental problems in the city.
For some groups on Ball State University's campus Spring Break will mean helping people instead of traveling for enjoyment. Members of The Revolution church, greek students, Student Voluntary Services and people involved in the The Timmy Foundation will be traveling to various locales to help those in need.
University Marketing and Communications has been working for 18 months to conceptualize a three-part system that will reduce the number of irrelevant e-mails students receive from Ball State University.
