Playing in the Mid-American Conference has its challenges for Ball State's defense. One week the focus can be on stopping a quarterback who can run as well as pass effectively. The next week the focus can be on stopping an offense that relies heavily on screen passes.
Making minors dump out their 24 pack of beer, a jug of Captain Morgan and other liquor is just another traffic stop on third shift as a University Police Department officer.
NEW YORK - It's a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 public high schools, sometimes even before they have had sex.
Students who weren't able to move into Studebaker East at the start of the academic year because of construction delays will move into the renovated building next month. -á
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi reiterated a call Tuesday for the lifting of sanctions against her impoverished country, and vowed to use her new parliamentary role to foment more change.
NEW YORK - The NFL has upheld the Seahawks' 14-12 win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.
Saturday wasn't just a great day for Ball State football, it was a great day for the Mid-American Conference as well.
The Ball State greek community councils are teaming up to participate in National Hazing Prevention Week by passing out anti-hazing pledge cards and showing a film about hazing on campus.
In the midst of Mid-American Conference play, Ball State has hit a consistency that had been missing for the better part of a month.
-á With model penises, condom races and bingo, safe sex education is the topic of conversation during the "Safety in the Heat of the Moment" event this evening.
The Ball State women's golf team won the Cardinal Classic on Saturday. The Player's Club field in Yorktown included 11 other schools, including a handful of Mid-American Conference teams.
TRENTON, N.J. - Amtrak is going to break the speed limit this week in the Northeast Corridor. -á
WCRD sports analyst Pat Boylan talks about the significance of Ball State's big win over South Florida during Family Weekend.
For the first time together, candidates for Indiana House District 34 will meet for an organized debate.
Indiana State Excise Police continued to crackdown on underage drinking this weekend with 72 arrests at Notre Dame.
WCRD sports analyst Pat Boylan talks about the significance of Ball State's big win over South Florida during Family Weekend.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A New Jersey lawmaker wants towns to have a say in the filming of reality TV shows within their boundaries before a Situation develops. -á
CHICAGO - The presidential candidates are criticizing each other in new television commercials aimed at winning working-class voters who could help swing the election, pitting Republican Mitt Romney's wealth against the loss of American jobs to China on President Barack Obama's watch.
LONDON - Global health officials are closely monitoring a new respiratory virus related to SARS that is believed to have killed at least one person in Saudi Arabia and left a Qatari citizen in critical condition in London.
To feed my curiosity, I attended Safezone training Monday evening at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The most interesting aspect of the training was observing and listening to what straight allies had to say. I watched as they learned the different definitions of sexual minorities. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about heterosexism, because they comprehended what societal mold LGBTQ people live in and must adapt to.
