INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command won't say how close F-16s came to shooting down a small plane that left its flight plan and later crashed in eastern Indiana, but NORAD says that's always an option in such cases. F-16s were scrambled to intercept the flight Wednesday after it overshot Grand Rapids, Mich.
Delaware County is a great place for alternative energy initiatives, a panel of alternative energy company executives and a state senator, said. Ball State University's Miller College of Business hosted a forum called "Community Readiness for Alternative Energy" Wednesday evening in the Alumni Center.
The twinkle is still in Stan Parrish's eye four years after quarterback Aaron Opelt chose the University of Toledo over Ball State University. There's no reason to feel sorry for Parrish and the Cardinals though; Opelt chose the Rockets only after Nate Davis decided to come to Muncie.
Ball State University's Homecoming theme of the "Best Week Ever" continues tonight with the week's most popular event, Air Jam. The 22nd annual Air Jam, a lip-syncing and dance competition, will be held at 9 p.m. tonight in John R. Emens Auditorium. Twenty acts participating in three categories are scheduled to perform.
Those planning to attend the Tommy Emmanuel concert tonight can expect a full house as the show has been sold out due in part to Emmanuel's work with pledge drives for public television, his manager Gina Mendello said. Emmanuel, a two-time Grammy award nominated guitarist, will perform in Pruis Hall at 7:30 p.
Ball State University students rushed the field at Scheumann Stadium for the first time this year after Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta won the Homecoming Flag Football Championship game. Students, the community of Muncie and Charlie Cardinal gathered at the stadium Wednesday night to watch Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Zeta defeat Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Delta 25-0.
International fashion trends are making their way off the runway and onto McKinley Avenue as the fall season begins, and some local and online stores are stocking their shelves with globally inspired accessories.
Simply piecing together a five-person lineup to run a meet was challenging enough for coach Randy Heisler last year. Take nagging injuries and limited options into account and it was a difficult season for Ball State University. As far as the team is concerned, the 2009 campaign is a whole different ball game.
Junior Shaun Bussert may look like another athlete wearing his Ball State University tennis sweatshirt on campus, but academic pursuits are where he has earned the most recognition. Bussert has made the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team both years at Ball State.
When we chose to attend college, we decided to open ourselves to a new environment and a deeper education. Of course, the parties and extracurriculars are nice, but those are just added benefits. Education isn't just sitting in classrooms and reading from textbooks though.
One suitcase, two children and a husband is all that Lucretia Goe took with her as she fled her native country of Liberia in 1990 to come to the United States. Tuesday night Goe spoke to about 100 students about her family's experiences with the Liberian Civil War of 1990 as part of Ball State University's Freshman Connections program.
Earlier this school year, I wrote about how some Ball State University head coaches will be in the hot seat this season if their teams do not show some signs of improvement from the season before. In doing so, I mentioned that Cardinals football coach Stan Parrish was not one of those who should be heavily scrutinized should his team not have much of a successful season.
Many students would say that college is tough enough with finding a group to fit into and somewhere to eat, reading the many assignments and getting enough sleep. Imagine trying to figure all of this out in a different language that is not your native tongue.
The Ball State University Truth Movement tried to answer the question of why marijuana is illegal Tuesday in Pruis Hall. The group showed the film, "The Union: The Business Behind Getting High", a documentary about a group from British Columbia, Canada, researching the illegal business of marijuana production and distribution in the British Columbia Province.
Cheers spread through the crowd at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Emens Auditorium as the 25th annual Student Scholarship Talent Search began. Twenty acts, which had been practicing hours each day as the Talent Search approached, filled the room with energy and kept the audience entertained throughout the night.
The dream came true for Natasha Martz and her father, Kieth Martz, when they opened Lil' Daddy's Downtown Diner. The restaurant, which opened Sept. 14, is a new addition to the downtown Muncie businesses, offering traditional homemade food. Natasha Martz said the restaurant is a "casual family diner type.
The difference in talent between Auburn University and Ball State University was easy to spot in Saturday's 54-30 win for Auburn. The Tigers were bigger and faster than the Cardinals. But Ball State dominated the special teams aspect of the game. Auburn muffed two punts, leading to a Ball State touchdown, and had one kickoff go out of bounds.
Students seem to enjoy the light-hearted spirit of flag football. Good call Homecoming Steering Committee. You registered 16 teams for the Homecoming Co-ed Flag Football Tournament and hundreds more showed up to the preliminary and final rounds to watch their friends play.
