Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean is speaking at 7 p.m. today in Emens Auditorium about the importance of student participation in politics and government. The event is free and open to the public.
This time last year, a lot of us were rejoicing over President Barack Obama's victory over Sen. John McCain. We and other people in our age group turned out in the largest numbers we have seen since 1972.
Muncie has several music festivals every year featuring its many talented bands, giving the Ball State University and Muncie communities to opportunity the experience them.
As a screenwriter, I spend most of my free time doing one of three things: writing movies, watching movies and ‘reading movies.' The first I do for obvious reasons, but the others I do purely for education and practice. They give me a pretty good idea what to do and what not to do when writing a screenplay.
The Ball State University student radio station WCRD has been nominated for the "College Radio Woodie" award at mtvU's annual awards show.The radio station beat out numerous other college radio stations to remain in the top five. The University of Missouri, California State University at San Bernadino, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Puget Sound were with Ball State in the fan voted category, according to the mtvU press release.
There is a Graduate School Fair from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. today in Bracken Library.
Students and athletics officials from Ball State University were within grasp of the most prestigious individual trophy in college football Monday.The Heisman Trophy was on display for people to touch and take their picture with at three Muncie businesses.
Campus and city police officials said Halloween brought about weird crimes as people enjoyed the holiday.Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said Ball State University Police made 12 arrests on Saturday, and some people were issued more than one citation.
Brian Getz has always been the type of person who likes to make things. As a child he was into toys such as Legos, model rockets and K'NEX. Now he has moved on to balloons.
It's Election Day again. About one year ago at this time, the campus was buzzing with people getting ready to vote, debating and anxiously waiting to see everything from if then-Sen. Barack Obama could beat Sen. John McCain to if Indiana would ditch Gov. Mitch Daniels. This year, though, it isn't that cool. Unless you get excited for dog catcher elections or Indianapolis hospital funding votes, this is not the year for elections.
Senior Spanish education major Jennifer Rusher said she remembered the first time she used her fake ID to get into a bar."I was very nervous at first," she said. "But after I saw there was no problem, I kept going."Rusher said sometimes she was asked for an ID. However, not all establishments verify the age of their clients.Indiana State Excise Police, the law enforcement division of the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, created the Survey of Alcohol Compliance in 2007, an inspection in which police officers hire decoys of ages 18 - 20 to go to an establishment and try to purchase alcohol.
Sometimes unlikely combinations can be the best thing.Ball State University middle blocker Kelsey Brandl is the epitome of an unlikely combination. Best known for her blasting kills on the court, the 6-foot-4-inch Brandl has more than meets the eye.
"My Name is Jerry," the first professionally produced commercial film to be funded by Ball State University, took top honors at the International Filmmaker Festival held Oct. 26-29 in Kent, England.
When senior Sarah Kehe walked into morning swim practice Monday, she was greeted by her teammates like a long lost friend.When the women's swimming and diving team began practicing the second week of the semester, they started without Kehe.The senior missed preseason training because she was preparing for the cross country season. In all, Kehe participates in three sports: cross country, swimming and track.
From the beginning Christine Talhelm was given a choice.Growing up in a family of runners, she had always been around track and cross country. Talhelm competed in both sports from fifth grade up until high school. Upon entering Ball State University, Talhelm decided to pursue track and field, giving up cross country altogether. Little did she know, the latter is where she would end up making her splash.
Ball State University students can now sign up for the National Academic Quiz Tournament.Registration for teams of four began Monday for the Ball State tournament in the Office of Student Programs. The tournament will be held on Dec. 5 in L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
If I've learned anything as an English major, it's that a piece can change exponentially depending on which perspective or theory is imposed upon it. Recently, I read an essay on "The Wizard of Oz" that left me questioning Dorothy's sexual tendencies. Applying theories and perspectives to different forms of media not only further illuminates them, but instills a greater appreciation or a new understanding. Similar to English, application of perspective can be done in real life. This is commonly referred to as someone's "attitude," how we look at the world and what we think about such serious subjects as the seasonal flu, for example.
