During the 2008 football season, Ball State University tight end Darius Hill struggled at times to catch the ball. He got another chance Thursday to prove to NFL scouts that he could bring in the passes. "I had a rough season catching the ball as a lot of people know," Hill said.
In the past few weeks Student Government Association President Frank Hood's administration has refocused attention on one of its original platform items: to change the Writing Competency Exam to a computer format. When Hood's slate began campaigning, it talked with Anna Priebe, director of the writing competency program, about making the switch.
1. Ball State University's men's volleyball team competes against IPFW at 7:30 p.m. in Worthen Arena. 2. Check out the Annual Student History Conference between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The conference features Caroline Ford as the keynote speaker.
Below is how the teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. Ball State is listed at No. 17 and have two conference home matches this week. The Cardinals will play IPFW on Friday and No. 14 Loyola on Saturday. 1. Pepperdine (lost to No. 4 Cal State Northridge; plays No.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO - For the second time this season, the Ball State University women's swimming and diving record books have to be rewritten. Junior Emily Hurst broke the Cardinals' record in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:05.56 on Thursday at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Bowling Green.
Center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker hit a game-winning home un in the ninth inning to defeat Indiana.
A debate among executive slates running for Student Government Association on Thursday gave the candidates a chance to answer questions from the audience and ask questions of each other. Unlike the moderated presidential and vice presidential debate Wednesday evening, Thursday's town-hall style debate was a more casual conversation between the three slates.
After leaving Ball State University in January to prepare for the 2009 NFL Draft, Nate Davis has returned to his nest. The former Cardinals quarterback said Tuesday he will return to the Ball State campus to prepare for the draft. He also said he will have his own Pro Day on the campus like the one his former teammates participated in Thursday on an undetermined date.
Two university services are working together to improve cell phone coverage on campus. Ball State Telephone Services and University Computing Services are using an online survey to collect information about the quality of cellular coverage, according to a press release.
The room was quiet as the crowd looked apprehensively toward the darkened stage. Freshman telecommunications major Tiara Thomas walked down the aisle of the lecture hall and sat on a chair with her guitar in hand. She made small talk with the crowd as she readied her instrument, and after a moment she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Talking into a megaphone and handing out promotional mini volleyballs for about 30 minutes, a Ball State men's volleyball fan in the Atrium promoted the team's 7 p.m. game.
The shotgun wedding that has been the Student Government Association election continued Thursday night with an open-to-the-public slate debate. Just one night after the presidential, vice presidential debate all members of all slates were ready to meet the public and address students' questions.
After picking up two Mid-American Conference wins on the road in Michigan this past week, the Ball State University women's basketball team returns to Worthen Arena to take on Western Michigan University at 1 p.m. Saturday. Although they beat both Central Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University on the road, coach Kelly Packard said she doesn't think the Cardinals (19-8, 11-2 MAC) are playing their best basketball.
With the first day of the Mid-American Conference Championships polished off, the Ball State University track and field team is seated fifth in the invitational at Kent, Ohio.
The Ball State University chapter of the NAACP was officially inducted into the Youth and College division of the nationally renowned organization Wednesday. The ceremony marked the return of Ball State's chapter after a 15-year hiatus from the university, making the group Indiana Unit No.
Hiding freshman first baseman Ian Nielsen won't be such an easy task anymore for Ball State University baseball coach Greg Beals. Nielsen hit .588 in his first weekend of college baseball and homered in his first at-bat. He finished the four-game series at Furman University with six RBIs, a 1.
Fans choiceEthan Pheister With 19 votes, which was 37 percent of the total vote, men's volleyball player Ethan Pheister won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. The junior setter had a career-high five serving aces in a sweep of Carthage College Saturday.
Debate over approachability, interorganization relations and leadership experience drove Wednesday evening's Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential candidates forum. The event, which aired live on WIPB, featured the top candidates from the three competing slates - Cardinal Collaboration, Cardinal Impact and University Coalition.
Ball State University dining establishments have been inspected at a lower frequency than preferred, Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said. However student health has never been in danger because of the lack of inspections, he said.
Cluttered Ball State University inboxes will soon be relieved of multiple e-mails per day when a new "multichannel communication system" debuts after Spring Break. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, spoke at Wednesday afternoon's Student Government Association meeting to explain how all school-related announcements would be listed in one central location.
