The Ball State University track and field team will compete against 12 teams in its second meet of the outdoor season today at the Miami Invitational in Miami, Ohio. This past weekend Ball State went to the Mike Poehlein Invitational where the Cardinals turned in three first-place times on the score sheet.
It's been on the minds of all the players on the Ball State University men's tennis team since last April: take back the Mid-American Conference Championship from Western Michigan University. "We've had two years where we haven't won it," senior Jose Perdomo said in January.
A Ball State University student arrested on suspicion of taking a police officer's bicycle for a joy ride was formally charged with theft Thursday, according to court documents. Gavin Howell was arrested early Sunday after finding Ball State Police Sgt. John Foster's police bike parked behind University Square, Gene Burton, director of public safety, said Monday.
More than half of the players on the No. 15 Ball State University men's volleyball team received a conference honor Thursday. Eleven Cardinals were named to the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Academic All-Conference Team. To be eligible for the team, a player must have at least a 3.
FIJI fraternity started the second annual Ride the Purple Valley event with a successful blood drive this week. Bryan John, Ride Across the Purple Valley chairman, said FIJI registered 42 people for the blood drive and drew 39 units of blood. John said he and co-coordinator David Townsend set a goal of 75 donors.
A new social networking site is sweeping the interwebs, much like Facebook and MySpace before it. This one goes by Twitter. Twitter, accessible from Twitter.com, is a microblogging site that allows users to post 140-character messages known as "tweets" to their profile page as well as follow their friends' tweets.
Children in the Muncie and Ball State University communities can hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny today in the Quad. Samantha Maples, program director for University Program Board, said UPB's second annual Easter Extravaganza will have activities aimed at children but will also attract students.
Flanked by two tiki torches and dressed in suits and red masks, four new additions to the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity were unveiled Thursday night in front of the Atrium. Christopher McBride, Antwan Pratt, John Williams and Dayne Lewis were inducted into the fraternity in front of hundreds of students sitting in chairs and gathered around the fountains for "DINasty Takeover presents: The Four Side Step Show.
MITS is augmenting two of it routes to save money this summer. The board of directors held two public hearings, Wednesday and Thursday, to get community input on two new proposals. As a result of the meetings, an additional two trips have been added to the Riverside Avenue route at 6:15 p.
1. The Homecoming Steering Committee had students "touch" this last year. 2. Everyone will be dressed in black here on May 9. 3. This statue isn't of Michael Jackson, but it still had a nose job. 4. Going for this egg could lead to a sticky situation. 5.
The Ball State University women's basketball team received six votes in the final Division I USA Today Coaches' Poll, which was released today. The Cardinals received the ninth most votes of teams not in the top 25, which would put them at 34th in the poll.
Former Ball State University women's basketball guard Porchia Green was not selected in the WNBA Draft today.
A house rented by four Ball State University students caught fire after 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. No one was harmed. The flames appeared to be contained to the attic and chimney of the house, located on the corner of Reserve Street and Beechwood Avenue. At the time of printing, the fire was being extinguished and police and firefighters were unable to release information about the extent of damage to the home.
With the changes involving gay marriage occurring in state legislatures such as Vermont and Iowa, Continuum will present Indiana State Senator Sue Errington, who will address civil rights for the gay community. Errington will discuss legislative issues in the state house that target gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex community and also domestic partner benefits.
WNBA Draft Net projects the Indiana Fever to select Ball State University guard Porchia Green with the sixth pick of the third round, which is 32nd overall.
Fewer than three days before playing its final regular season conference match, the availability of the Ball State University men's volleyball team's all-conference setter remains unknown. Coach Joel Walton said Wednesday that he did not know if setter Ethan Pheister would play in Saturday's match against IPFW because he violated team rules during the weekend.
An art class was interrupted Thursday when a man slipped in and took a photo of a nude model before fleeing. Ball State University police received a call Thursday afternoon reporting someone ran into a sketching class on the fourth floor of the Art and Journalism Building, used his camera phone to take a picture of a nude model and ran out, Gene Burton, director of public safety, said.
Fans choiceElizabeth Milian With 13 votes, which was 100 percent of the total vote, Elizabeth Milian of the softball team won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Milian was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week after she posted a 1.
After some horrible weather forced some uncharacteristic scores by the Ball State University women's golf team earlier this week, the team will look to rebound in West Lafayette at the Purdue Ladies Midwest Shootout. The tournament will be Saturday and will consist of two rounds.
