After watching his second consecutive serve fall slightly long of left service court, Eduardo Pavia stared at the ceiling of the YMCA Tennis Center and vocalized his frustration. "Oh my God, land a serve!" the freshman said angrily as he fell behind two games to one against Indiana State University Sunday.
For the first time this season a Ball State University athletics team is nationally ranked. The men's volleyball team received 36 votes and was ranked No. 14 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association top-15 poll that was released Monday. Ball State has won nine of its last 10 matches.
At six foot five inches, Ball State University closer Kyle Heyne towers on the mound slinging his slider, fastball and changeup to close the door on his team's victories. Up until this past weekend, Heyne was tied for the Ball State career saves record with a self-described short, fat with little power pitcher from the 1980s.
The Ball State University women's swimming and diving team finished the Mid-American Conference championships with its worst finish in 28 years of competing at the meet. Ball State finished in last of the eight teams at the four-day competition. "I hate that fact," co-coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said.
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity members sat in Minnetrista, gathered together while a roasted pig was brought into the room. "We're bringing in the pig. We're bringing in the pig. We shall come rejoicing, we're bringing in the pig," the crowd of Phi Gamma Delta members sang together as the roasted pig came to the front of the room.
About one in every eight college students has an eating disorder, counselor Kasee Matters said. While most people monitor their weight and body image, it's when those concerns become unhealthy or obsessive that students might develop eating disorders, she said.
Let the seller beware: students using online marketplaces such as eBay or Craigslist.com might get rid of more than the items they want to sell. Linda Carmody, president of the Better Business Bureau of Central Indiana, said a form of consumer fraud known as an "overpayment scam" has resurfaced, affecting four people across the state this year, including two students who lost money.
University Senate passed the Beneficence Pledge Thursday. Jamie Manuel, the Ball State University Student Government Association vice president, said there was not much discussion about the issue. What was questioned was what would happen once it was passed, he said.
Two slates showed up to Cardinal Hall on Thursday with election materials in hand, eager to begin vying for the top spots in Student Government Association. These students decided to step up in response to last week's desolate SGA convention, but they showed up with a handful of vague ideas and issues that are already being addressed.
Open auditions for the College Idol Talent Showdown will be 6 p.m. Friday in Student Center Rooms 301 and 302. Derick Virgil, director of the Multicultural Center, said students who can sing, dance or rap are encouraged to compete for scholarship money and the opportunity to advance to the semifinal round, which is 9 p.
Vincente Rodriguez enters his dark, deteriorating house and pours himself a glass of water after working in sunny Ecuador. Rodriguez walks to his room to relax, but opens the door and sees a man with his girlfriend. The couple is locked together making love.
Three slates came to the second Student Government Association nomination convention after nobody showed up for the first convention on Feb. 12. Lynda Wiley, director of the Office of Student Life, said after the first convention that she did not recall a time since at least 1997 that no students announced they would run for SGA.
After winning five straight matches, the Ball State University men's volleyball team will now have to wait seven more days before it can attempt to get its sixth consecutive win. The Ball State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday the Cardinals' Saturday home match against East Stroudsburg University was canceled because of inclement weather in Pennsylvania.
Two executive slates announced they will run for office in the Student Government Association election. The slates are Campus Alliance and Andrews-Albritton '08. A third slate attempted to announce its candidacy, but it was denied because it did not meet an application requirement.
After winning five straight matches, the Ball State University men's volleyball team will now have to wait eight more days before it can attempt to get its sixth consecutive win. The Ball State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Thursday the Cardinals' Saturday home match against East Stroudsburg University was canceled because of inclement weather in Pennsylvania.
Riding a three-game losing streak, the Ball State University men's tennis team will try at its match against the University of Eastern Kentucky and Indiana State University at home this weekend to pull out of its slump. Standing at 3-6 on the season, coach Bill Richards said the Cardinals need to come through in tight situations and find a way to capitalize on opportunities to come out on top Friday against the Colonels and Sunday against the Sycamores.
A week after finishing 1-4 to begin the season at the Louisiana State Tournament, Ball State University softball coach Craig Nicholson said he expects a better performance from his team this weekend. The Cardinals are competing at the Panera Bread Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Motivation comes in a variety of forms. For Ball State University sophomore Ali Bishel, it came in the form of a medical condition. "I started running because I had exercise asthma," Bishel said. "My doctor said that running was the best thing for it, so I did it.
Ball State University is on its way to having a mostly smoke-free campus as March 17 approaches and the implementation of the ban begins. The implementation process is on schedule and has experienced no problems, Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said.
In the wake of the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University shootings, universities across the country continue to reevaluate emergency response plans and systems. These horrific killings reveal a harsh reality about the times we live in. Terror-inducing attacks like Virginia Tech and NIU's are impossible to prevent in a collegiate landscape.
