Four members of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars volunteered their efforts to help the less fortunate in Muncie and around the world Saturday morning. Nicole Rambeau, Lauren Steinmetz, Dan Sullivan and Nicole Tavernier participated in NSCS's February service project at Muncie Mission's New Life Center.
In the basement of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity's house, people in togas stood around a table set up for games of root beer pong. Sophomore Ryan Harkleroad was watching his opponent shoot his ping-pong ball and put it into Harkleroad's final cup. "They're a bunch of cheaters," he said in the relaxed atmosphere as the disk jockey upstairs blared music.
According to the New York Post, the season ending show of "Zoey 101" averaged 7.3 million viewers, which was more than double Nickelodeon's season average. Presumably, the increase was due to the bombshell news of 16 year-old star Jamie Lynn Spears' untimely pregnancy.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the ugly strip along McGalliard: the litter, signage and unappealing concrete. It's about time the city of Muncie begins to turn IN-332 into a welcoming, appealing, pedestrian-friendly center of commerce. More specifically, the city should rework the median to include greenspace and trees, regulate of the out-of-control signs, repave the strip and rework the curbs to include roadside parking and easy traffic.
In December coaches from the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association predicted the Ball State University men's volleyball team to finish the season in fifth place. Following Friday's match, Cardinals' players said teams and coaches in the conference need to rethink the preseason rankings.
An investigation of Delta Tau Delta fraternity has determined that about five members of the organization violated an alcohol prohibition, Interfraternity Council President Cody Willis said. According to a press release from the fraternity's headquarters, the Ball State University chapter is not allowed to have alcohol on its property until August 2009.
Competing at the Flamingos Golf Club in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the Ball State University men's golf team opened the 2008 spring season with its first tournament in program history outside the United States. After 36 holes, the Cardinals are in 13th place.
Over the last few weeks there have been a lot of people commenting on Ball State women's volleyball coach Dave Boos. The comments were spurred by the announcement that four players were quitting the program, or in all actuality kicked off. I've been appalled but yet not surprised by the people who have used this opportunity to bash Boos.
Four days after a gunman opened fire in a crowded lecture hall at Northern Illinois University, killing five people and himself, Ball State University students have begun to rally support from 300 miles away. Sophomore Zach Brubaker said he and a friend are organizing a candlelight vigil to support students at Northern Illinois.
Freshman outside attacker Marcus Imwalle said his family picked a good match to attend. Imwalle had about 20 family members travel to Ball State University to watch him get a career-high 13 kills in a four game win against No. 8 Ohio State University on Friday.
Attention Ball State University students and alumni: there is a Ball State University team playing in Worthen Arena that is on the verge of being nationally ranked. It's time to show up and fully support them. However, the team isn't men's basketball. It's not women's basketball either.
The 7-0 sweep the Ball State University men's tennis team witnessed at the hands of No. 64 Michigan State University Saturday left coach Bill Richards wondering about his team's inconsistencies. Finishing winless from a three-match road trip, the loss to the Spartans continued the trend of the Cardinals' struggles against ranked teams.
Despite a sixth straight loss to start the season, Ball State University coach Nadalie Walsh was happy with the performance of her team Saturday at the No. 13 University of Denver. The Cardinals dropped a 195.125 to 189.250 decision in the non-conference meet, setting a new season high for points.
Following a win against Bowling Green State University to open competition against the Mid-American Conference East Division, it looked as though Ball State University would breeze through its next five games against East opponents. Instead, Saturday's loss at Kent State University was the Cardinals' fourth in their past five games, dropping them to third in the MAC West Division.
Yes, Muncie, there is a winning streak. Ball State University clawed past the University of Toledo 59-52 Sunday afternoon for its second straight win. The Cardinals, who improved to 5-19, 4-8 in the Mid-American Conference, had last posted consecutive wins on Jan.
For the first time since Jan. 16 and 19, 2007, the Ball State University men's basketball team won consecutive games. The Cardinals beat the University of Toledo 59-52 Sunday to improve to 5-19 and 4-8 in the Mid-American Conference. Read Monday's edition of The Ball State Daily News for a a complete wrap up of the game.
The Ball State University men's volleyball defeated No. 8 Ohio State University 26-30, 30-28, 32-30, 31-29 on Friday. The Cardinals (8-6, 3-1 MIVA) had three players finish the match with more than 10 kills. Outside attacker Pat Durbin had 12 digs and a match-high 22 kills.
After spending all of its time practicing inside, the Ball State University softball team finally gets a chance to go outside and play on an actual field. Sophomore Elizabeth Milian said she is excited, because there is only so much the team could do in the gym.
E-mail scams, digging through trash, stealing mail and creating fraudulent Web pages are just a few ways thieves can steal someone's identity. The Federal Trade Commission released its annual "Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data" list Wednesday.
Having a non-conference competition in the middle of the season gives teams a unique opportunity to try new things in an effort to improve. Ball State University gymnastics coach Nadalie Walsh said she plans to take full advantage of her team's opportunity Saturday at the University of Denver.
