Two wins against then-ranked No. 7 UCLA last weekend earned Ball State University and individuals accolades this week. A day after the Cardinals moved up five spots in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll to No. 9, middle attacker Matt McCarthy was named the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player of the Week.
A pile of tattered sketchbooks says it all. At the center of the Atrium Gallery, filled with more than 40 creations from the past two decades, art professor Marilynn Derwenskus sits a display case holding a dozen open notebooks containing drawings, journal entries and photo clippings.
UPDATE 3:53 p.m.: Ball State University student Andrea Tallant is dead following an early morning accident on Interstate 69, police say. Officials continue to investigate the accident, which shut down the highway for about four hours.
A Ball State University banquet and catering employee claimed she and a co-worker were threatened with bodily harm during a campus event, according to a report filed with University Police Department. Maetta Vance and another employee were involved in a verbal altercation with two other people not affiliated with the university, Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said Tuesday.
Charisma just isn't enough. Andrews-Albritton '08 is a group of four personable, approachable people who gathered to try to change an organization on campus they felt was not functioning efficiently. However, it takes in-depth knowledge of the organization to know what needs to stay the same in order to make an effective, positive change.
Courtesy of my female roommate, the March 2008 issue of Cosmopolitan has graced the top of my toilet for the last few weeks. Its bright yellow cover with Rihanna taunts me every time I'm in the bathroom. It's not the magazine or its stereotype bugging me, it's just a particular series of headlines I can't help but cock my head slightly sideways at and painfully yell, "Why?" "YOUR VA-JAY-JAY," the cover said in large italic style.
Playing their final game at Worthen Arena, seniors Julie DeMuth and Lisa Rusche scored the first nine points in Ball State University's last regular-season game of the year. Despite their efforts, the Cardinals trail Northern Illinois University 22-21 after the first 20 minutes.
Learning the benefits and risks of surgery is an important step for patients, said Mary Theresa Seig, associate professor of English. Seig said she and doctoral student Corinne Renguette are researching the effectiveness of a new, interactive program designed to educate patients about bariatric surgery.
As Sophie Quist was sidelined for the Ball State University women's tennis team's match against Butler University on Wednesday, head coach Kathy Bull said the Cardinals were missing more than their No. 1 singles player and half of their No. 2 doubles team.
A player from the University of Minnesota women's volleyball team announced Tuesday she is transferring to Ball State University next season to play for the Cardinals. Rachelle Hagerty said got a scholarship and will enroll at Ball State in the fall after playing at Minnesota for two seasons.
Four Ball State University track and field athletes were rewarded for their performance at the Mid-American Conference indoor championships with spots on the All-MAC first team. Senior Terri Abraham, sophomore Ali Bishel and freshmen Ra'Jae Marable and Thekla Lorenz each won an event at the conference championships to earn a spot on the MAC team.
The Ball State University women's tennis team will play host to Butler University at 1 p.m. at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center. The Cardinals (6-3) are riding a three-match winning streak after losing 7-0 to No. 28 Indiana University on Feb. 17. Butler (5-7), which is also in the midst of a three-match winning streak following its 7-0 sweep of the University of Dayton on Sunday, returns two all-Horizon League players from last season.
Jabs, laughs and heated responses filled the all-slate debate Monday night as Andrews-Albritton '08 and Campus Alliance tried to convince students why they would be the best slate to lead Student Government Association. Like the Feb. 21 presidential vice-presidential debate, each slate was given two minutes to respond to a question.
After beating No. 7 UCLA twice this weekend, the Ball State University men's volleyball team is now reaping the benefits of those upsets, coach Joel Walton said. The Cardinals (12-6, 5-1 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) moved up five spots in the coaches poll released Monday and are ranked No.
A 1992 Mercury Cougar ran a signal at the intersection of East McGalliard Road and North Broadway Avenue, colliding with a Norfolk-Southern freight train. Crash Investigator Kyle Temple said the train's conductor reported the crash at 9:20 p.m. The train struck the car's passenger side, pushing the vehicle for 1,000 feet before coming to a stop, he said.
A coaching search that took almost two months ended Monday as an assistant coach from Virginia Tech was named the head coach of the Ball State University soccer team. Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins announced the hiring of Michael Lovett, who was an assistant at Virginia Tech the past two seasons, to fill the void left by the departure of former coach Michelle Salmon.
A Ball State University football player was released on $1,000 bond from Delaware County Jail after being arrested on charges of two Class C misdemeanors, according to jail officials. Police arrested Kenny Meeks about 2:20 a.m. Sunday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and operating with a blood-alcohol content of .
With the hiring of Michael Lovett as the Ball State University soccer coach Monday, Abby Richter lost her title as interim head coach and possibly her job at Ball State. Richter became the interim head coach when Michelle Salmon left Ball State to take the head coaching position at the University of Cincinnati Jan.
Night classes tonight will be canceled, Ball State officials said. The university will remain open and tonight's events will continued as scheduled.
Fresh off her record-breaking performance against Western Michigan University, Audrey McDonald was named Mid-American Conference West Division player of the week Monday. McDonald scored all of her career-high 27 points on her school-record nine 3-pointers, leading the Ball State University women's basketball team to a 74-69 home victory Saturday against the Broncos.
