A business executive is more hip than I. While boarding a plane following vacation, I can't help but notice the older man in suit and tie typing away on his Palm Treo phone. It's one of those phones with a small QWERTY keyboard on the bottom, the type that requires the peck of a finger or thumbs the size of Paris Hilton's waist.
A year removed from its first Mid-American Conference regular season championship, the Ball State University soccer team enters the 2007 season in a different role. Instead of a challenger vying for a shot at the title, the Cardinals are now the defending champions.
It's not uncommon for Ball State University students to travel during the summer. The difference for sophomore Ben Poor is that he made the 820-mile trip from New Palestine, Ind. to New Orleans entirely on foot. His goal? "Walking for those who have been poor," reads the slogan on his Web site.
More than 150 members of the Ball State University community came to the Worthen Arena lounge to watch as former Lehigh University head coach Billy Taylor was introduced as the new head coach for Ball State's men's basketball program. Taylor was a candidate for the position when Ronny Thompson was hired in April 2006, however, Taylor had not been mentioned as a candidate until a few days before he was hired.
Ball State University's Council on the Environment was presented with the August 2007 Lugar Energy Patriot award last week. U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar visited the Communications and Media Building and presented the award to President Jo Ann Gora, who accepted the award on the behalf of COTE.
In honor of David Letterman lending his name to the new Media and Communications Building, the Daily News presents the top ten stories you might have missed this summer. It's a list of the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Take it away Paul. 10. Parking cost increase - As if finances for college students weren't bad already, Parking Services was nice enough to increase prices at meters all over campus.
Fresh off a 12-18 record, several new faces will join the Ball State women's volleyball program as the Cardinals try to start a new streak of winning seasons. The team will accept a new coach and seven new players, which accounts for half of the Cardinals' roster.
Playing in a prime-time ESPN game at the University of Toledo last year, Ball State's football team won a 20-17 thriller in front of a national audience. In this year's rematch, the Cardinals will have a similar opportunity. The only difference is the worldwide leader in sports will be visiting Muncie.
A popular Village sports bar will move from its current location to the corner of McKinley and University avenues sometime during Fall Semester, but a definite date has not yet been determined, owner Scott Dalton said. The Giant Locker Room, currently located on the corner of University Avenue and Martin Street, will have outside seating, an additional bar and a doubled occupancy when it moves, Dalton said.
After leaning heavily on three seniors last year, the primary issue surrounding the Ball State University field hockey team entering the 2007 season is getting increased production out of its players. Last season the Cardinals' three-pronged attack of Carla Chiampi, Tara Reed and 2006 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Lindsay Quay combined to record 60 points, tallying 25 goals and 10 assists.
The Ball State administrator who saw 48 student-athletes violate the NCAA's "extra benefits" rule has been hired as assistant principal at an Indiana school. The Nettle Creek school board named David Land, former director of athletic compliance at Ball State, to the job at Hagerstown Junior-Senior High School on Tuesday.
When Billy Taylor entered the lounge at Worthen Arena to be introduced as the new head basketball coach of Ball State University, he faced a group of people who knew very little about him. During his tenure as head coach at Lehigh University, his team had never played a school from the Mid-American Conference.
Billy Taylor will be the new head coach of Ball State University, a university press release confirmed late Tuesday night. Taylor will be formally announced as head coach at an 11 a.m. press conference at Worthen Arena on Wednesday.
IUPUI head men's basketball coach Ron Hunter has taken his name out of the running to fill the vacancy at Ball State University, IUPUI officials announced Tuesday. ESPN's Andy Katz reported Monday that Hunter was close to signing a deal with Ball State and that an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.
Ball State University alumnus David Letterman will visit campus this fall when the Communication and Media Building celebrates its grand opening. The Board of Trustees announced this afternoon the building will be named after Letterman. President Jo Ann Gora referred to the building as the Letterman Communication and Media Building, but the official name has not yet been decided.
Ball State University is close to reaching a deal with IUPUI men's basketball coach Ron Hunter, ESPN.com reported Monday. Hunter has spent 14 seasons as head coach of the Jaguars and is the program's all-time leader in wins with 207. While at IUPUI, Hunter has also compiled a .
Two firefighters were injured while putting out a fire at a historic building in downtown Muncie Friday. The fire took place at the J.C. Johnson House, which was built in the 1890s and now houses Our Daily Bread Restaurant and Catering. The fire damaged the third floor of the building, which is an appartment.
For the first time in 50 years, a Ball State University student was crowned Miss Indiana. Nicole Rash, a junior majoring in fashion design and Spanish took the title Saturday at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center with a crowd of more than 1,500 looking on.
