News Update: 11/16/09
November 16, 2009A daily newscast of the top stories from The Ball State Daily News.
A daily newscast of the top stories from The Ball State Daily News.
Coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said her team likes the natatorium at IUPUI. Over the course of the House of Champions Invitational over the weekend, the women's swimming and diving team made its presence known, winning the invitational by almost 200 points."We had so much depth, that's what won it for us," Seibold-Caudill said.
Brandon Crawford and Tanner Justice may be two of the most unlikely senior starters in Ball State University history.The two will be among the 11 seniors honored before their final game at Scheumann Stadium on Wednesday against Central Michigan University.
Ball State University student Kelsey Koch and her sister Karly are two of 11 people in the world with documented cases of a rare genetic immunodeficiency disorder.Union Chapel Ministries and Commonway hosted a "Be the Match" bone marrow donation Sunday to help the Koch family.
A rare tropical orchid is blooming for the first time at Ball State University and will be on display in Christy Woods this week.
Members of Ball State University's Greek community helped Muncie Mission, a local food pantry, by hosting a canned food drive this weekend.The second annual "Stuff the Bus" took place Saturday at the Marsh at 3910 W. Bethel Ave.
Michael Daehn says he's "not a normal comic book guy," but some may disagree. An assistant professor of theater education and directing, he started reading comic books at the age of six, growing up in Wisconsin. "It was a way for my parents to encourage me to read," he said. Nagging them while waiting in line at the grocery store didn't hurt either; his parents would rather get him a comic book as opposed to candy or toys. As he got older, the collection began to pile up. By the time Daehn was in higher education, he amassed nearly 20,000 comic books, including the first 25 X-Men and earliest of the Fantastic Four series.
After sitting out last year with a medical redshirt, junior Ali Bishel was not about to let her shot at nationals slip away."I had already waited two years for this chance to advance to the championships," Bishel said. "I was not about to wait another year and leave with excuses."
Concerns about losing two junior starters in his infield to the MLB Draft in June led coach Greg Beals to focus on adding depth in his 2010 recruiting class.Beals said that in addition to All-Mid-American Conference second baseman Kolbrin Vitek, who is likely to be a high-round pick, shortstop T.J. Baumet could also be lost to the draft.
With two games left in the season, destiny was on Ball State University's (14-15, 7-9) side. Win both matches and the Cardinals earn the right to host a Mid-American Conference Tournament game Tuesday night. Lose one of the two matches and things could get messy.
Sophomore Nick Dunning has decided to spend this month resembling a popular video game character."When I walk out, people are like, ‘You're the guy on Mario! Luigi!'" he said.Dunning is growing a moustache throughout the month of November along with the rest of the Ball State University men's lacrosse team in supporting "Movember," a cause dedicated to spreading awareness about men's health, specifically testicular and prostate cancer.
The Ball State University and Muncie communities had a good weekend of generosity.Muncie Mission and members of Ball State's greek community held "Stuff the Bus" on Saturday. People donated more than 1,000 cans of food on top of monetary donations.
Ball State defeated Akron 25-21, 20-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-9 on Saturday in Akron, Ohio. With the victory, the Cardinals get the No. 8 seed in the conference tournament and will play the Zips in the first round of the MAC Tournament on Tuesday at Worthen Arena.
Junior Ali Bishel qualified for the NCAA Cross Country National Championships after finishing seventh at the Great Lakes Regional on Saturday.
Setting higher goals doesn't automatically lead to better results; you've got to put in the work to achieve those goals or they are meaningless. We've set lofty goals for Indiana education, including higher graduation rates and drastic increases in student achievement and preparedness for college or the workforce. To reach our goals, we need to reassess the way we educate children, and in turn, we need to reassess the way we prepare and train teachers.
News and notes from Ball State's 26-20 loss at Northern Illinois on Thursday night.
It establishes a national exchange that lumps thousands of insurers together so consumers can compare prices and offers. It has an employer mandate to purchase insurance for companies that employ more than 25 workers. It offers generous subsidies to help business owners with the expense of purchasing insurance for employees. It bars insurance companies from dropping coverage to avoid paying out claims. While it's not as strong as it should be, it also contains a public option.
Students danced and twisted at Kappa Delta sorority's "Twister Tournament" Friday night in Irving Gym II.This tournament was a philanthropy event raising money and awareness for cancer. All proceeds from the tournament went to the American Brain Tumor Association.
