New King reigns over Homecoming Week
October 8, 2010John Towle was overwhelmed Thursday night when his name was announced as this year's Homecoming king.
John Towle was overwhelmed Thursday night when his name was announced as this year's Homecoming king.
Holding a dozen red roses and standing in front of a sold out Air Jam show at John R. Emens Auditorium, senior Morgan Smith had a crown placed on her head as she became the 2010 Homecoming Queen.
A member of Sen. Richard Lugar's advisory board for renewable energy spoke on campus Thursday night.
With a full crowd of singing, screaming and cheering fans, 21 acts performed at the 2010 Air Jam, Homecoming's traditional dance and lip sync competition.
Thousands of students stood along Riverside Avenue to cheer on more than 200 student who were racing makeshift bed carts down the street.
The 415 participants in this year's Air Jam weren't the only ones dancing and singing Thursday night. Emens Auditorium had a full house watching 21 acts as they attempted to win one of the prestigious Air Jam awards.
Information Technology students dressed their best for an afternoon of networking and learning at the Horizon Convention Center.
In its 31st year, the annual Ball State Bed Race competition returns to campus Friday.
Determining the cause of death isn't so different from popular television shows like "CSI" for forensic pathologists.
Janice Fisher — the final member of the generation following the five Ball brothers — died Tuesday. Fisher was the daughter of Edmund B. Ball.
Students at John R. Emens Auditorium said the music was so loud they couldn't even hear the fire alarm.
A new poll shows most Indiana voters favor a ballot measure that would put property tax caps in the state constitution.
Indiana state government took in 5.8 percent more in tax revenue in September compared to a year ago, but collections came in less than the most recent forecast.
It's the battle to the end tonight as four teams compete for the championship title and prizes in the annual flag football game.
Recent bed bug infestations in universities around the country and in Indiana have brought Ball State's Housing and Residence Life office to launch a campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
Gov. Mitch Daniels reacted strongly Tuesday to an ethics flap roiling the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, firing the panel's chairman, ordering opinions involving a Duke Energy plant reopened and sending the matter to his inspector general.
After weeks without campaign ads, Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth returned to the airwaves with a commercial Tuesday as a new poll showed him far behind Republican Dan Coats in the race for Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat.
Freshman Krystal Worrell became one of Ball State's "Dreamgirls" Tuesday night after winning the female vocal and overall categories in the Homecoming Talent Search.
The Ball State Board of Trustees announced the speakers for the upcoming Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 Commencements.
Federal spending for higher education could increase by $2 billion in the next four years — for community colleges, not four-year institutions like Ball State.
