More than 120 cars were involved in accidents on I-69 South between mile-marker 5 and 34 Tuesday. Lt. Clint Bundy from the Pendleton State Police Department said at least 30 cars were involved in a pile-up near mile marker 8, resulting in two fatalities. I-69 closed at Exit 10 for more than seven hours Tuesday to deal with the accident.
Two internship positions from the accounting and investment departments on Ball State University's campus weren't replaced this semester because the funding to staff the students isn't available, David Bahlmann, president of the Ball State University Foundation, said.
The Ball State University football team will reveal its 2009 recruiting class today. The Cardinals will have its Signing Day Celebration event starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Alumni Center. The signing party is a free event for the public and there will be complimentary hot dogs and Pepsi products.
Fans will get to see the Ball State University soccer team play at home three times this spring as part of its spring schedule that was released Tuesday. Ball State will play five games this spring, including three at the BSU Soccer Field. All of the games will be played in April, which includes the team's annual Alumni Game.
Advance tickets for the eighth annual Muncie Gras are available. Cheryl Crowder, downtown development program manager, said she expects to have an exciting Muncie Gras this year. "We expect beautiful weather and tons of people," she said. "There will be many activities and there will be safe and free rides.
Five Ball State University students have a chance to showcase their entrepreneurship skills at the I-69 Collegiate Innovation Challenge on Friday. Ball State seniors Ashley Wiswell, Kamille Jones and Mike Beer, along with junior Zachary Alexander and sophomore Kaitlyn Caraway, will be teamed up with students from colleges on the I-69 corridor.
Although the Ball State University women's tennis team was in the warmth of the YMCA Tennis Center the frosty weather still affected their plans for Tuesday. A multiple automobile accident on Interstate-69 in southeastern Hamilton County left the Cardinals with only teammates looking across from the other side of the net, as their match against IUPUI was canceled due to the closing of interstate prior to the match.
The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team continues its dominance, this time against Ball State University beating the Cardinals 76-67. The Cardinals (14-8, 6-2 MAC) fouled the Falcons 23 times, sending Bowling Green (19-2, 8-0 MAC) to the free throw line 34 times where they made 32 free throws.
News Feed may not have sent birthday reminders or otherwise notified the site's 150 million users, but it's official - Facebook, one of the world's most widely used social networking sites, is five years old. Brainchild of Harvard alumni Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin during their junior year, the Web site was created in 2004 with the purpose of connecting students on college campuses.
The Ball State University football announced this afternoon that 22 players have signed national letters of intent to play for the Cardinals. Below is a list of the players. Jelani Alford - running back, Cincinnati David Brown - running back, Shelbyville Otis Brown - wide receiver, Gainesville, Fla.
Members of the Ball State University Truth Movement are hoping to make the campus a safer place through research done on a popular flu vaccine given at the Amelia T. Wood Health Center. The organization presented research to the Health Center's Medical Director, Dr.
The Office of Student Life is accepting team registration packets for the 2009 McKinley Mile Bike Race, according to a press release. The more than 50-year-old race will be April 4. Qualifying rounds will be March 18. The University Program Board is sponsoring the entertainment for the event on LaFollette Field, including inflatable games, a hot dog eating contest, food, music, prizes and more, according to the press release.
The Social Security numbers of 19 special events employees were leaked in an e-mail sent by another Ball State employee on Jan. 27, Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said in a press release. The incident occurred because the 19 special events employees mistakenly put their Social Security numbers in a column designated for Ball State ID numbers, Proudfoot said.
Black or white, gay or straight, Jewish or Muslim, across the country people are persecuted daily for being themselves. The most recent data available from the FBI indicate from 2003 to 2007, almost 45,900 people have been the victims of hate crimes. We're in the first week of Black History Month.
I read Wednesday in the paper about the Ball State University "Truth Movement" and its attempt to persuade Dr. Kent Bullis, director of the Amelia T. Wood Health Center, that a link exists between the preservative thimerosal and autism and Alzheimer's disease.
OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State University men's basketball team was outscored 40-10 in the paint and lost 59-41 to Miami University in tonight's Mid-American Conference action at Millett Hall. Leading the way for the Cardinals (10-9, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) is senior guard Brandon Lampley with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting.
The juice has been squeezed. Juicycampus.com, a gossip site targeted toward college students, will shut down effective Feb. 5, according to a press release sent by Matt Ivester, the site's CEO and founder. Decreased advertising revenue and funding are the two large contributors to the site's closing, according to the press release.
Prepare to be disappointed if you were hoping today's snow fall would force your teacher to stay home instead of showing up for your Tuesday night class. Hazardous road conditions have made driving difficult today on I-69. They haven't prevented teachers from commuting to their classes.
It started off as a unique social networking tool just for college students. Then it spread to high school. And then it opened up to the world. We call it Facebook, and today it turns five. For better or worse, no one can deny it's a social phenomenon. Just look at the numbers - they speak for themselves: More than 150 million active users combine for a total of more than 3 billion minutes spent clicking through its pages each day.
While Steelers fans cheered Sunday after their team's Super Bowl win, Franklin Hines was cheering for a different reason. Hines, a Ball State University alumnus, was the production assistant for the commercial that won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest 2009 and its $1 million prize.
