Thomas Friedman announced that green is the new red, white and blue to a crowd of about 1,350 people Wednesday night at John R. Emens Auditorium. Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist, was the second speaker in the Bracken Environmental Speaker Series sponsored by the provost and president's office along with Gaylor, Mutual Bank, Old National Bank and STAR Financial Group.
Thirty-eight people flood the gates at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn., for a Predators game. Make that 41 people. Three reporters from the Tennessean came to cover the record crowd. Usually the players outnumber the spectators, so they were a little nervous.
The Ball State University track and field team rode home from the Mid-American Conference Championships with two heavy awards weighting down their bus. Cardinals junior Ali Bishel and fifth-year senior Amber Williams collected two out of the possible three honors received at the conclusion of the invitational held in Kent, Ohio, this weekend.
Cardinal Impact huddled together crying and laughing about five minutes before the 2009 Student Government Association elections results were announced. Before the results came in, SGA President-elect Beth Cahill said her stomach was knotted, she had trouble breathing, her hands were clammy and all she could do was pray.
Fans choiceTODD CHAMBERLAIN With 26 votes and 50 percent of the total vote, outside attacker Todd Chamberlain won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. Chamberlain had a combined 23 kills in the Cardinals' two wins during the weekend, including a team-high 10 kills against then-No.
The Office of Student Life finally received team applications for the McKinley mile bike race Monday afternoon. Four men and one women's teams signed up, graduate assistant Kristan Kanorr said, which is about the same as last year. "I'd like to see a couple more girl's teams come in and even out the playing field," she said.
The only blemish on the season against Mid-American Conference West opponents for the Ball State University women's basketball team came against Northern Illinois on Jan. 21 when the Huskies handed the Cardinals their first conference loss. Ball State (20-8, 12-2 MAC) looks to even the season series against the Huskies (14-13, 9-5 MAC) at 7 p.
Ball State University soccer coach Michael Lovett announced the signing of eight recruits to national letters of intent Wednesday for the 2009 season.
When University Coalition gathered at the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house to hear the results of the Student Government Association election, the slate wasn't sure what to expect. "All I know is that there's gonna be a big, green check mark graphic for whoever won," presidential candidate Kerri Cropper said.
Ball State University alumna Joanna Lees just finished stating her answers in the form of a question. Lees, a 2007 journalism graduate, was chosen for the popular television game show "Jeopardy!" earlier this year, but finished the show's taping Tuesday, she said.
Last Friday the Wall Street Journal wrote, "President Obama is attempting not merely to expand the role of the federal government but to put it in such a dominant position that its power can never be rolled back." This is in reference to his proposed budget for 2009 and 2010, which has soared to nearly 28 percent of GDP to more than $4 trillion dollars.
The Financial Aid Office had an informational tabling event in Bracken Library Tuesday to raise awareness of the March 10 Free Application for Federal Student Aid deadline. Here, Dave Mathews, assistant director of scholarships and financial aid, answers some frequently asked questions about applying for financial aid.
Sen. Richard Lugar, Indiana's senior senator and the U.S. Senate's ranking Republican, will serve as the Commencement speaker at Ball State University on May 9, according to a press release. Elected to his sixth term in 2006, Lugar is the longest serving U.
For the second straight week a member of the Ball State University baseball team was named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Junior center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker was the latest Cardinal to pick up the award after he went 6-for-10 in the Austin Peay Invitational.
The Ball State University football team was honored Tuesday by the Indiana General Assembly for its undefeated regular season. Coach Stan Parrish, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins, co-captains Brandon Crawford and Dan Gerberry and Dante Love attended the event on behalf of Ball State.
Despite not playing Tuesday, the Ball State University women's basketball team came one step closer to winning an out-right division title. Sitting in second place in the Mid-American Conference West Division, the University of Toledo lost to Central Michigan 80-70 in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Ball State University began drilling test holes today for its geothermal energy project that begins the day after Spring commencement. Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said test well fields are common for projects like this. The test holes will be used to test the capacity for heat exchange.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Ball State University men's basketball team lost 84-82 to host Western Michigan University tonight in the Cardinals' first overtime contest of the season.
