Apparently the NCAA believes the NFL's draconian policy regarding publication of "accounts" of games is worthy of emulation. We've all heard the NFL's warning at the end of each broadcast: "This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience.
Jerry Maguire said it best in Tom Cruise's memorable film, "We live in a cynical world ... full of tough competitors." I love this film and there's a lot from it that we could all learn from. He's absolutely right, though, for the record when he describes our world.
Thanks to lawmakers, Indiana is on its way to becoming a healthier state. Dozens of new laws concerning everything from smoking to seat belts will take effect Sunday, and Hoosiers will face consequences for some of their unhealthy and dangerous habits. Indiana, which is the 33rd healthiest state, according to the United Health Foundation, should benefit from the new laws concerning health.
After recording the best 100-meter hurdles time in Ball State history earlier this month, junior Amber Williams didn't advance to the finals heat of the NCAA Championships. "I was a little disappointed that I hadn't made the finals [with my time]," Williams said of her 13.
Innovation Connector, a community business incubator that helps entrepreneurs launch new projects, moved from just off of the Ball State University campus 1.5 miles away to 125 N. Mulberry St. Monday. The company moved so Ball State could demolish the Marsh Street houses occupied by Innovation Connection to make way for the North Residence Hall, which is scheduled to open in 2010, Katie Frederick, executive director for the company, said.
At the sound of a siren, Center Township firefighters rush out the door and head to the emergency scene. The Ball State University students who volunteer at the station put themselves in dangerous situations to help and serve Muncie-area people. Student volunteer Morgan Ellis said the first fire she was on call for was a house struck by lighting.
College is more affordable and accessible than Indiana residents think, Terry Stradlin, co-author of a survey conducted by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, said. While 98 percent of the 906 Hoosiers surveyed said a college education is somewhat to very important, there is still a considerable misunderstanding of the cost of a four year education said Jeff Stanley, associate commissioner for policy and planning at Indiana Commission for Higher Education.
For the second consecutive year, Ball State University women's golf coach Katherine Mowat won the IWGA Mid Amateur Championship, which was held Monday and Tuesday. Mowat was the only competitor that posted a below-par score, shooting a one-under 145 in the two-round event.
Indianapolis International Airport, it would appear, has become one of the latest institution to strike a blow at cigarette smokers. They have done so by banning all smoking at the airport, inside as well as out, by January 1, 2008, save for those people working on the construction of the new terminal.
There's really nothing scarier than being involved in a car crash. But it seems like that here in the heartland of America, where we have nearly as many cars as we do people, that it's bound to happen sooner or later. Getting in an accident is like getting called for jury duty: it'll eventually happen, you can't control when, but you know it's totally going to suck when it does happen.
Ball State junior Amber Williams will compete with the best athletes in the world when she runs the 100-meter hurdles Friday at the USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. Assistant coach Steve Rajewsky said there isn't any pressure to perform to a certain level.
Ball State University students usually think of time as a commodity that is in short supply. Classes, homework and some semblance of a social life take up most of a typical day. Finding time to help others is a worthy cause that can slip under the radar with everything else going on in students' lives.
English professor Mary Theresa Seig helped produce an interactive DVD that won the 2007 Silver Muse Award, given by the American Association of Museums media and technology committee. The DVD, "Opening Doors to Great Guest Experiences," features the educational philosophy, theory and practice of museums.
The soon-to-be dean of the College of Architecture and Planning said he will use his broad affiliations to intersect the department's disciplines and create an international dimension in the college. "I am very excited about the potential that the College of Architecture and Planning offers," said Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco, who will leave his position as executive associate dean and director of outreach at Texas A&M University and begin working at Ball State University on August 1.
Incoming freshmen from six Ohio counties will likely continue to pay in-state tuition to attend Ball State University, Tom Morrison, associate vice president for Human Resources and State Relations, said. Incoming freshmen from Butler, Darke, Mercer, Preble, Shelby and Van Wert counties in Ohio pay the same as students from Indiana because of the 2004 Ohio Reciprocity Agreement.
A faculty member with extensive experience at Ball State University will soon take over as associate provost and dean of University College. Marilyn Buck is currently the associate dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Technology, but will take the new position beginning July 1.
With a 3.77 GPA, senior starting pitcher Ryan DeGeeter was one of 19 players selected for the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team for 2007. DeGeeter is the only Cardinal selected for this year's squad and is a exercise science major who was twice the MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week in the 2006-07 season.
Normally the Ball State University women's basketball program will host four camps in the summer, but not this year. Instead the Cardinals hosted one big camp with 21 high school teams. The camp began Friday night and wrapped up Sunday morning. "Basically they just come in and get a lot of games in," Kelsey Corbin, the camp's director said.
