UPD strives to promote campus safety
August 18, 2010Campus crime took an unusual turn last school year and the University Police Department is trying to prevent it from happening again.
Campus crime took an unusual turn last school year and the University Police Department is trying to prevent it from happening again.
The Muncie City Council approved a $2 million bond last week to pay for repairs needed to reopen the city's only public pool in Tuhey Park downtown.
The Ball State Alumni Association named three graduates to receive the 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Two men have been arrested for suspected posession of child pornography, one a Ball State student who is accused of accessing pornography from a computer in his dorm room.
Construction started on North Quad, one of the first buildings on campus and a historical landmark, in the beginning of summer. The renovation, which includes some demolition work on the inside and the installation of new elevators, will be divided into three phases, each of which will last a semster.
NEW YORK — Shares of for-profit education companies slid Monday as government data showed that many of their students aren't repaying school loans, which could imperil the ability of their students to receive federal financial aid, the bulk of the schools' revenue.
Changes are happening everywhere around campus with construction, new buildings and even Parking Services. This year Parking Services raised the cost of parking permits, and also added a new parking lot at Kinghorn Hall.
Within the past four years, the Ball State Village has seen the location of former bars Moe's Tavern, Doc's on Dill and, most recently, Charlie's Library come and go. This year, one more will try to make it work.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court put same-sex weddings in California on hold indefinitely Monday while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.
It changed the core curriculum two years ago and strengthened students' rights in the academic honestly policy, but it did not come up with a plan to replace Fruesday. It is the University Senate.
Changes are happening everywhere around campus with construction, new buildings and even Parking Services. This year Parking Services raised the cost of parking permits, and also added a new parking lot at Kinghorn Hall.
Most college students want to make the grade; well, the good grade that is, but it's never as easy as it seems. For some in the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the GPA requirement proved to be a challenge.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Monday it is requiring environmental reviews for all new deepwater oil drilling.
(AP) — A new website that allows students to bet on the grades they'll receive could amount to illegal online gambling, an Indiana University spokesman said.
(AP) — Republican Sen. Richard Lugar said he'll urge Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to run for president and that he believes President Barack Obama will not win reelection in 2012.
INDIANAPOLIS — The four museums that line the downtown Indianapolis canal are all seeking ways to boost their attendance, with one aiming to attract people from the crowds drawn to the waterway during the warm-weather months.
An alumna contributed more than $49,000 to the Ball State University Foundation for the creation of a scholarship in her name.
Students not ready for school to start could use the argument that it's dangerous to their health, and they may be right.
While greek life is small, representing only 8 percent of the Ball State population, a report released by the Office of Student Life midsummer shows that the community continues to grow despite a slowing Spring Semester.
