For the first time in its 47-year history, the Design Board has selected two students to help refurbish an Indianapolis home. Ball State University students, Raechel Ball and Katie Kane, received a $1,000 check from Carter-Lee Co. on Wednesday for their selection to the 2008 St.
In the mid-1990s Sarah Doyle dominated gymnastics at Ball State University like no one had before, and 11 years after her last performance she's getting the type of induction that only the best receive. Doyle, known as Mikrut during her competition days, is one of five former Cardinal athletes that make up the 2007-08 class for the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Intensity grew as Julius Caesar's armor-clad soldiers faced off against Tolomeo's bare-chested Egyptians with dramatic lighting and powerful singing adding to the mood. The Ball State University Opera Theatre presented "Giulio Cesare in Egitto," which is Italian for "Julius Caesar in Egypt," last weekend and will perform the opera again at 7:30 p.
Ball State University officials have not drawn any conclusions about whether Delta Tau Delta fraternity had alcohol at its house during the weekend, said Cara Luyster, assistant director of the Office of Student Life. Interfraternity Council President Cody Willis said Monday he would meet with Luyster to be briefed on the allegations Tuesday, but he could not be reached for comment.
Senior Danilo Santos' taste in Spanish music has increased his chances of winning an Academy Award. Santos, with some of his fellow telecommunications students, finished producing the university's first Spanish movie last week. The short film was produced in Spanish and English, Santos said.
With men's basketball teams shooting the 3-point shot effectively against Ball State University this year, some Cardinals' fans are wondering if coach Billy Taylor will change his defense to neutralize opponents' long-range attacks. However, Taylor said he looks at his defense in a different light.
Super Tuesday has left a super question for the Democratic Party, and Indiana could play a bigger role than in past primaries to determine who will receive the presidential nominations. On the Republican side, Super Tuesday served one if its purposes in producing a clear-cut favorite for the presidential nomination as Sen.
Congressman Mike Pence, who represents the sixth district of Indiana, will visit Ball State University at 10 a.m. Matt Lloyd, spokesman for Pence, said the representative will speak to an international relations class about the future of global HIV/AIDS funding in Arts and Communication Building Room 404.
Inclement weather caused a last-minute cancellation of the Sexual Assault Awareness Week keynote event for the second year in a row. Lee VanDonselaar, a member of the Ball State University Counseling Center's sexual assault team, sent an e-mail Monday notifying students of the cancellation of "Sex Signals," the week's keynote presentation.
Quarterback Brent Baldwin could not be much of a vocal leader during the first half of the 1995 Ball State University football season. Trailing late in the first game of the season at Miami University, Baldwin drove his team down the field and eventually found himself facing second and goal. The then-junior ran an option to the end and collided with one of the opposing safeties.
Judge Joel Roberts dismissed Democrats' petition for a special election today, according to Republican Party Attorney David Brooks. Democrat Party Attorney Michael Quirk filed the petition after Jim Mansfield's 11-vote victory over Republican Sharon McShurley was overturned in an official mayoral election recount last December, he said.
Police departments experienced uneven results in the number of arrests they made during Muncie Gras this weekend. Gene Burton, director of public safety for Ball State University, said the police department arrested nine people, which is about average compared to recent weeks, but the department did not increase patrols during Muncie Gras.
Outside the courtroom, Robert Duplain's face was a deeper color than his burnt orange shirt, tears streaming down his face, body shaking, as he breathed a huge sigh of relief. Around the corner, Katie McKinney, one of Michael McKinney's sisters, was also crying.
INDIANAPOLIS - A former Ball State University police officer did not use excessive force when he shot and killed a Ball State student, a jury stated Monday. The jury ruled in favor of Robert Duplain in the civil lawsuit the family of Michael McKinney brought against him four years ago.
Eleven Ball State University men will vie for the title of Mr. Phi-Nominal and a $500 prize tonight at Pruis Hall. Alpha Phi Sorority President Lauren Madden said contestants would display talents for a panel of judges such as singing, dancing and jumping rope for points.
Four months into its season, the Ball State University men's basketball team now knows who it will play Feb. 23. ESPN announced Monday the Cardinals will play a road game against Eastern Kentucky as part of the 2008 BracketBusters. Eastern Kentucky (11-10, 8-5 Ohio Valley Conference) has won five of its last six games and in second place in the conference.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team traveled to California in search of national respect. The team fell four points short of earning that respect, coach Joel Walton said. No. 7 Stanford University rallied from a two-game deficit to defeat Ball State 28-30, 25-30, 30-22, 31-29, 15-11 on Saturday.
Wincing in pain, Audrey McDonald slowly got up after she fell hard onto her left elbow midway through the first half in Sunday's game against the University of Buffalo. After the Ball State University guard walked off the court, the Cardinals offense with six players averaging in double figures was held to 20 points in the first half leading to the 73-62 loss and Ball State's second straight Mid-American Conference defeat of the season.
Through 20 games, the sight has become all too familiar for Ball State University men's basketball fans. The Cardinals fight their way through the first half, facing a manageable deficit or perhaps even a lead going into the locker room. Then, Ball State's opponent unleashes a long-distance barrage.
Student Government Association senators got back to business after a week off for Thanksgiving Break. While meetings normally consist of caucus and committee reports, Wednesday's meeting went by quickly because only committee reports were given. Below is a breakdown of what the committee chairpersons told the senators: Academic Affairs: Chairman Carson Lance said he sent e-mails to college deans, assistant deans and chairpersons to get feedback on mandatory teacher evaluations.
