Attention seniors: I don't envy you. Soon enough you all will be graduating into one of the worst recessions our country has seen in decades. Finding a job will be difficult, finding your ideal job will be even harder and finding your dream job... forget about it.
Lindsay Shondell was hired as a women's volleyball assistant coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Tuesday. Lindsay Shondell is the granddaughter of Don Shondell - the original Ball State men's volleyball coach.
About 24 hours after the lone slate at the Student Government Association nomination convention was turned away, presidential hopeful Beth Cahill said the slate was disappointed in the Elections Board's decision. "All I can say is that to our knowledge all the signatures were genuine," she said.
Local musicians looking to get their names out have a chance to broadcast concerts live on the radio thanks to a Muncie venue. Doc's Music Hall, in conjunction with FM Music, hosted its second live radio show Monday night. The weekly shows will air on 93.
The Ball State University Clay Guild is providing an another option to students who want to eat in the Atrium today. The organization will offer three types of chili served in clay bowls made by the guild. The Chili Bowl event will take place in the Atrium from 11 a.
Get the complete breakdown of who the ranked teams will play this week to see if Ball State can climb back into the top 15 coaches poll.
Last weekend, members from the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils received awards at the Mid-American Greek Council Association in St. Louis.
As part of Homeless Awareness Week Alpha Phi Omega, the coed service fraternity, will be collecting change at the Scramble Light. The money will be donated to Coins For Kids, a nonprofit organization that uses donations to buy children items like clothes and books, Nitina Kolliesuah, Alpha Phi Omega president said.
The planetarium, located in the Cooper Physical Science Building, has benefited 60,000 Ball State students, 200,000 elementary and middle school students and more than 100,000 residents from the community since its installation in 1967. In four decades, though, some of the facility's equipment has become outdated, according to planetarium Director Ronald Kaitchuck.
Two players from the 2008 Ball State University football team will participate in the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine this week in Indianapolis. The combine is similar to a job fair for players entering the year's NFL Draft, which will take place April 25 and 26.
Students interested in running in the Student Government Association election have until Sunday at 5 p.m. to turn in an election packet, Elections Chair Marco Pretell-Vazquez said. The SGA election ballot is scheduled to be finalized next Monday. According to the election code, since no slate met the requirements to run at the first nomination convention Monday, students have until the ballot is released to enter their candidacy.
Have you ever wondered about language? If you're normal, probably not; most people don't think about such things. But nonetheless, some understanding of the basic structure of language is important. What are its limitations? How does it work anyway? So let's reason about this, and we'll see how many linguists we can anger with our amateur grasp of the subject.
Despite having slammed one student into the wood floor and demonstrated multiple knees and punches on others, Etay Furman says that he thinks of violence as being a last resort. Furman gave a demonstration Monday night at Irving Gym of Krav Maga, an Israeli system of self-defense.
Ball State University had the most chemistry students graduate with an American Chemical Society accreditation in Indiana, according to the society's latest report. A press release issued Feb. 10 said 44 students graduated with this accreditation in the 2006-07 school year, which was the most recent report.
When senior Jorge Rodriguez comes home to his apartment from school, he has to make sure no one is ready to jump him. That's because Rodriguez and senior Jose Perdomo have known each other for so long that surprising each other is almost expected. "He's always playing pranks on me," Rodriguez said.
Even though the Ball State University gymnastics team will be on the road Thursday, fans can still watch its meet live. Ball State's meet at Southeast Missouri State University will be available on a live webcast beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday. The webcast will be run by KFVS12.
With his lineup set and three days left before the start of college baseball season, all Ball State University baseball coach Greg Beals has left to do is make sure his players' uniforms fit. Beals was unsure of how sophomore Kolbrin Vitek would be used in the everyday lineup but has decided to use him as the Sunday starting pitcher and play him at third base the rest of the time.
