The Mid-American Conference coaches don't think this cross country season is the year for Ball State University. Ball State was ranked 11th out of 12 teams in the conference's preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday evening. The defending MAC champion Miami University was picked as the favorite.
Art professors took the trash-to-treasure concept into practice in choosing pieces for "Art for Change - Reclaim, Reuse, Renew," now on display at the Atrium Gallery in the Art and Journalism Building. As part of the exhibit, professors looked at applications and photos of works from artists from around the world who took various items to remake them into pieces of art.
Students will once again have an outlet to voice their concerns regarding topics such as abortion thanks to a campus group dedicated to promoting awareness on the issue. The group, Students for Life, has a mission to "educate their members, as well as the Ball State community, about why they value life in all its forms," according to its Web site.
Six months ago, Ball State University students and administrators first heard about H1N1 in the news as a few remote cases appeared in Mexico. Since then, college students have been named a high-risk group for H1N1 by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, while campus officials have been preparing for a flu season intensified by the first global pandemic in 41 years.
Ball State University's Women's and Gender Studies program began this semester with a new title and director. Lisa Pellerin, associate professor of sociology, started her position as director of the program last week. Pellerin, who has worked at Ball State since 2001, said she decided to apply for the job because it sounded like an interesting challenge.
As school starts, I'm contemplating my course load with anticipation and some trepidation. Why? Because I think the world can be divided into two groups: those like me, and those like my wife. If you're like my wife, you're motivated, disciplined, organized and had half your essays already written by the start of August.
Several new businesses have been brought to downtown Muncie in an attempt to rejuvenate the area. One of the newest additions is Two Johnny's, which opened in May. The restaurant features homemade food, a variety of drinks and live jazz every month. Matt Zacek, owner of Two Johnny's, said he decided to open the store after finding a good location in downtown's Rose Court.
Ball State has started classes and students are moved in, but some students from the Honors College aren't living where Housing and Residence Life had once expected them to. The newly renovated DeHority Complex, which first opened in 1960 as four all-women's halls, was expected to house 600 men and women in the Honors College.
Ball State University students and faculty say they are excited about the renovations made to the L.A. Pittenger Student Center's Tally Food Court and plan to return soon. The new dining hall opened Monday after more than a year of construction. Though its lunch service wasn't as crowded as the Atrium's yesterday, the Tally, and especially its full-service Taco Bell, maintained a constant stream of customers throughout its opening day.
The women's volleyball alumnae team gave everything they had against the 2009-2010 team, but came up just short of an upset. The current squad won in straight sets 25-14, 25-12, 25-19 Saturday night in Worthen Arena. "This is so much fun. It's great to come back and get to play again at home," alumna Sarah (Obras) Steele said.
Campus is crawling in the sunny weather, as if students react to ideal conditions the same as animals at the zoo. We come out of our dorms, apartments and houses to see what is going on. (Not to mention we have our academic obligations.) The Fall Semester brings with it a new class of students and a thousand different species to observe, all of whom went to class on the first day, judging by the foot traffic on McKinley Avenue.
Stan Parrish has been associated with offense throughout his coaching career. From his time as quarterbacks coach at the University of Michigan and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to being offensive coordinator at Ball State University, Parrish has led powerful offenses.
College students sometimes ignore important issues until they are affected directly. Just as a lot of students aren't worried about the economy and lack of jobs because they are still in school, many people may not be afraid of the H1N1 virus because, chances are, no one they know has contracted the virus.
Comedian Steve Hofstetter never received a true "big break" into comedy. Instead, unemployment drove him to the profession. Hofstetter, whose second album made it to No. 20 on the Billboard comedy charts, will be performing for free at 9:15 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
A former Ball State University student was arrested early Saturday morning following an altercation at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house where, according to a University Police arrest report, police found a loaded handgun. According to the report, University Police arrived just after 3 a.
Junior Eric Steger, a member of the Ball State University men's golf team, is in the top 25 after the first round of a national tournament. Steger carded a 2-over-par 72 Monday and is tied for 25th place at the U.S. Amateur Championships at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.
A new bar will be opening up in the Village on Thursday night. Charlie's Library will serve customers at the same location Doc's on Dill St. formerly did.
Ball State was ranked 11th out of 12 teams in the conference's preseason coaches poll released on Tuesday evening.
Tuesday Welcome Information Tent 10 a.m.-3 p.m. University Green (weather permitting) Staff from the Division of Student Affairs will welcome and answer questions for new and returning students to campus. Wednesday Miller College of Business Welcome Back Picnic 4-6 p.
