Almost one week after signing a major league contract, former Ball State University baseball player Jeremy Hazelbaker has already began his professional career. After eight games, Hazelbaker is batting .174, with four hits from 23 at bats. Hazelbaker also has notched two runs, an RBI, six walks and three stolen bases.
One of Ball State University's new classes is being offered entirely in a virtual world known as Second Life. The class, "Building 101: The Building Blocks of Second Life," is an eight-hour course that includes lectures and hands-on-building in the world of Second Life.
Five incoming freshman for the Ball State University football team will get one last chance to suit up as high schoolers Friday at the Grange Insurance Indiana North/South All-Star Football Classic. Out of the eight total recruits from Indiana that are in this year's freshman class, all but three of them will be playing in the game.
Imagine sitting in a room next to one of the most influential television journalists in America's media industry with camera's constantly rotating around you. The lights are shining in your face and you are being asked difficult questions about politics from around the entire world in a complex jargon that only politicians speak in and you know that you are being viewed by millions upon millions of Americans.
A roof replacement at the Applied Technology Building won't affect use of the building. Director of Engineering and Operations Jim Lowe said the project specifications call for the contractors to only remove as much of the roof as they can replace the same day.
It is nearly impossible to spend a day on Ball State University's campus without hearing about its immersive learning projects. They have been touted as something that sets Ball State apart from others. And especially during the past several years, the projects have been doing just that.
A steady rain will ruin a lot of outdoor athletic events. But a wet day was actually a help for some of the 1,150 people competing in the Muncie Endurathon on Saturday. "It's just been so hot here in past events," Johan Dejong, who has run, biked and swum the triathlon for about the past 20 years, said.
After being delayed eight months from its original release date last November, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is poised to become a huge summer blockbuster when it opens Wednesday. The sixth movie in the hit franchise boasts the largest budget - $250 million - of any of the films so far, which indicates that the special effects and overall atmosphere of the wizarding world could be top notch.
Ball State University men's golfer Ross Cosat has been named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar Team. Cosat is one of 108 players to be named to the team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. In order to qualify for the team, golfers must have a minimum 3.
A 12-year-old girl and her mother stand in the makeup aisle at a Walgreen's drug store comparing shades of lipstick and mascara. The girl's mother gives pointers on how to apply different products for different applications and different looks. She has no idea she is infecting our culture with a poison that we may never be able to leach out.
Muncie City Council adopted a resolution last week asking U.S. Rep. Mike Pence to reconsider his one-year ban on earmark requests. The resolution was passed in a 6-3 vote last week. Congressman Pence's current stance on earmark requests prevents Ball State University from continuing its renovation of McKinley and Riverside avenues, Phil Sachtleben, vice president of governmental relations at Ball State, said.
Former Ball State men's golfer Brian Maurer shot a 6-under-par 66 in the third round of the Indiana Open Championship on Thursday and is now tied for eighth place.
A newly elected student member of Ball State University's Board of Trustees was announced earlier this week. Junior finance and economics major Nicole Vauter said she will jump right in at her first meeting, where she will be voting on the budget and tuition rates for the upcoming school year.
Saturday morning at midnight, ESPNU will be replaying the football game from Nov. 25 between Ball State University and Western Michigan University. The game was originally aired on ESPN 2. Ball State beat Western Michigan 45-22 at Scheumann Stadium and, in doing so, secured a perfect 12-0 regular season.
A resolution discussed at Monday night's city council meeting could affect the amount of taxes employees in Muncie will pay starting in 2010. The resolution, which proposed an income tax rate increase of 1.25 percent to provide funding for public safety, was tabled at Monday's meeting to be further discussed at the next city council meeting in August.
TodayEvent: Doctor of Arts Piano Lecture Recital: Jessica Briggs, Piano Time: 5:30 p.m. Venue: Music Instruction Building Cost: Free FridayEvent: Eight Stories High album release party Time: 7 p.m. Venue: Doc's Music Hall (21 years old or older) Cost: $5 (cover includes album and food) Event: Freaky Tikki Friday featuring Tom Kat Brothers Time: 7-11 p.
The Ball State athletics department announced Tuesday that 2009 season tickets for the Cardinals are now on sale. Season packages include tickets to Ball State's 11 regular season home matches and admission to all six matches in the Active Ankle Challenge.
The university announced Wednesday that President Jo Ann Gora approved sponsoring the Discovery Charter School in Chesterton, Ind.
Traffic and construction near Kinghorn Hall were halted Wednesday morning after an truck carrying asphalt burst into flames. Although the official report of the incident wasn't available as of Wednesday night, Gene Burton, director of public safety at Ball State University, said the fire was caused by a propane tank that was on the back of the truck.
It is a crazy idea. We all have them and hope they come true one day. At some point in everyone's life, a thought pops into your head about doing something completely out of the ordinary at some point in your life. Ball State University graduate student Jason Glassburn had his and he's now living the thought out - spending his summer and fall walking from coast-to-coast across the United States.
