Three years ago on August 21, 2006, I began my first day as a student at Ball State University. I woke up at 6:30 a.m., leaving myself an hour to sit alone in the Cooper Science Building waiting for my Astronomy 100 class to start. Although I arrived to my first class a tad bit early, I took the time to ponder what my college experience would be like.
Welcome to Scene Selection, your weekly look at films in theaters and maybe out of theaters. I try to find a film worth seeing each week, and let you know all about it. There is so much to say about any film, but I attempt to avoid spoilers as much as possible; so enjoy.
The Cardinals announced Monday that New York Yankees batting coach Kevin Long will help teach the Winter Hitting Camp on Dec. 18-20 at Ball State.
Greek's Pizzeria has been open for 30 years. Owner Andy Goth is looking to expand his business methods used at the pizzeria to his new tanning salon, Sunsations Tanning. Goth has owned Greek's Pizzeria for six years. During that time, multiple businesses in the Village have opened and closed for many reasons, both legal and financial.
People are starting to take a little more notice of the Ball State University football team this year. An event-record 1,766 people walked around Scheumann Stadium on Sunday afternoon meeting this year's Cardinals' football team at Ball State's Fan Jam. The Fan Jam - an annual event hosted by the athletics department for about five years - gave people the chance to meet and interact with the Ball State players and coaches.
Storm clouds may be gathering over the Mid-American Conference's volleyball landscape, but the sun is shining brightly over Ball State University's youthful, but experienced, team. After weathering the storm the last two seasons, coach Dave Boos feels the time is now to become a factor in the championship picture.
DETROIT - With a new commissioner and five new football coaches in the Mid-American Conference, this year's media day could have been marketed as a meet-and-greet. Jon Steinbrecher took over at the helm of the conference from Rick Chryst in March, after the last of five new coaches was hired in the conference.
This summer, three Ball State University professors traded in their gradebooks for binoculars. They took 10 boys, ages 13 to 17, from the Muncie Boy Scout Troop 22 on a week-long trip to Michigan's Isle Royale National Park, which is only accessible by boat or seaplane.
Change has come to The Ball State Daily News. You may not see it right away in this issue or in an issue next week. However, let me reassure you things are changing for the better at this national award-winning newspaper. My name is Vinnie Lopes, and I am the editor in chief of the Daily News.
After a 2-17 season in 2008, the future looks bright for the Ball State University women's field hockey team in 2009. The teams' two seniors, Tiffany Shifflett and Brooke MacGillivary, will lead a combined 14 juniors and sophomores to make up a deep and experienced team.
After losing just one senior, Vanessa Gilbert, from last year's squad, the Ball State University cross country team is gearing up for another shot at the Mid-American Conference championship this fall. Placing 11th at last year's championship, the Cardinals are looking to rebound and put in a much better finish this year.
Ball State University's newest study abroad program, the Costa Rica Centre, is recruiting for the Spring Semester. Jim Coffin, director of the Rinker Center for International Programs, said the decision to start a center in Costa Rica stemmed from the university's existing centera programs in London and Australia, which are the most popular study abroad options.
DETROIT - The Mid-American Conference is dominated by quarterbacks and has been for more than a decade. The phrase "quarterback league" was thrown around at MAC Media Day about as often as "we're taking it one game at a time," but for good reason. The list of signal callers to come out of the MAC in the last 10 years reads like an NFL draft board: Chad Pennington, Byron Leftwich, Charlie Frye, Ben Roethlisberger, Nate Davis, Dan LeFevour.
As Ball State University's greek community celebrates the 90th year of greek life on campus, it will be making a few changes to some time-honored traditions. Cory Schneider, Interfraternity Council vice president of public relations, said a big change was made this year in the rebranding of the greek logo, colors and tagline.
"If you want a good art scene, you have to just do it." Those words inspired senior studio art major Adam Huston to open his own nonprofit art gallery in his living room this past summer. The idea first came to him during the spring when artist Dina Sherman of Columbus, Ohio, came to speak at the Ball State.
It's that time again. Time to fork over a substantial amount of cash or credit for textbooks and course materials. The three bookstores around Ball State are all thought of when needing to buy books. T.I.S. College Bookstore and CBX Bookstore are located in the Village and Ball State University Bookstore is located on the first floor of the Art and Journalism Building.
The newly renovated north entrance of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center and its new dining facility will reopen just in time for the beginning of the Fall Semester, after more than a year of construction. Greg Graham, interim director of facilities planning and management at Ball State University, said although most of the renovations to the almost 50-year-old building consisted of upgrading mechanical and electrical systems, there are also many visible changes.
The Ball State University women's golf team is looking forward to their new season with a surge of confidence. "Match any of those players right now and they are higher right now because of the level of expertise on the roster," coach Katherine Mowat said of her expectations of the upcoming season.
Despite losing five players on its roster due to graduation in May, the Ball State University men's golf team still expects to have a successful fall season. With only one senior, Ross Cosat, coach Mike Fleck is hoping all his players step up and replace the leadership lost by those who graduated.
