This last week at the United Nations there were several moving speeches given by world leaders. Most of the speeches were about the concerns of the world in this day and age. But the speeches that got the most attention were from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and our own President George W.
As great as sports are, they are just a game. It's not life and death, do or die. Often that price tag is plastered on it, but that's just not right. However, there are times when the game we love does indeed transcend the level of just a game. These instances are few and far between.
The Ball State Athletic Department has hired Kyle Brennan to replace Dave Land for the position of director of compliance and eligibility, according to a document released by the athletic department. The tentative start date for Brennan will be Oct. 9, and he said he is very excited about coming to Ball State.
The results may not look great on paper, but the Ball State University men's tennis team is happy with its performance over the weekend in South Bend. Ball State competed in the three-day Tom Fallon Invitational at the University of Notre Dame. The Cardinals competed against Purdue University, Western Michigan University and host Notre Dame.
Ball State University's Bracken Library is getting more books thanks to President Jo Ann Gora's efforts in finding an additional $200,000. Faculty members brought up concerns last year in University Senate about the budget, which academic departments use to request materials for graduate classes and research.
After this past weekend's success, Ball State University women's volleyball head coach Randy Litchfield is ready to see what this week will bring. Last weekend the team started out great against Miami, and then fell short to Bowling Green. Litchfield has noticed that the team needs to improve on its back-to-back game play.
There was no Auburn, Iowa or Boston College on the schedule, and the Cardinals are still only one game better than last years 0-4 start, but this time, it's coming against non-ranked teams. With the exception of Purdue, none of the teams Ball State has played thus far have been rated in the AP top 25 poll in at least 20 years.
As the rain sprinkled outside Saturday, Muncie residents assembled inside the Cornerstone Center for the Arts to celebrate the diversity of their city at Unity in DiverCity 2006: The Many Faces of Culture. Organized by The DiverCity Group of Muncie, the event's goal was to open minds to the idea of diversity.
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The Ball State University Cardinals women's volleyball team traveled to Ohio last weekend in search of a much needed win in the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play. After two games, the weekend was halfway successful.
A 19-year-old Ivy Tech student was arrested on five charges Friday morning after police saw someone throw a stop sign and post into the grass at First Presbyterian Church at 1400 W. Riverside Ave. Nicholas Gaunt was arrested on charges of theft, resisting law enforcement, public intoxication, falsely identifying himself to officers and minor in possession of alcohol at 1 a.
People are getting more of their information from the Internet according to a new study, and Ball State University's News Research Institute is going to focus on that trend. The second part of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 2006 follow-up survey on media consumption, released on Friday, studied how often high school students paid attention to the news and from what medium they received news.
The Ball State University defense gave up 535 yards of offense to North Dakota State University, as the Bison came from behind for a 29-24 win. "We thoroughly got out-coached, out-played, out-toughed, out-efforted, out-everything and that's my fault," Ball State coach Brady Hoke said.
Saturday, the New York Times broke an article detailing a National Intelligence Estimate from April. -á Recall that a National Intelligence Estimate reports the combined opinion of the United States' intelligence agencies. This particular report indicates that the United States' belligerent invasion of Iraq has not only created a vacuum for terrorists in the Middle East, it has also served to strengthen and inspire the growth of radical Islam throughout the world.
Ball State University soccer coach Michelle Salmon had a good feeling heading into the opening weekend of Mid-American Conference play. The Cardinals had jumped out to a 5-1-2 record during non-conference play, and her team was also riding an attractive four-game winning streak.
By a show of hands, who here has ever heard the name Joshua Faris?-áThat many, huh?-á I can't say that I'm surprised.-áThe truth is, it's completely understandable.-á For you see, I'm the kind of guy who stays to himself, trying hard to blend-áin with the environment like a human chameleon.
For the first time in five years, the library is seeing a budget increase. The university added $200,000 to the library budget to make this possible; this increase brings the library budget to $1,180,500. The increase was needed to cover the rising costs of books and journals, as well as inflation.
Ball State's associate vice president for Marketing and Communications has been offered, and accepted with contingency, the assistant vice president for University Relations position at Michigan State University. "It was an opportunity that was a surprise to me," Heather Shupp, associate vice president for Marketing and Communications, said.
Led once again by the freshmen Sarah Kehe and Ali Bishel, the Ball State University cross country team took second place at the Bronco Invitational. Held at Pine View golf course in Kalamazoo, Mich. the Bronco Invitational featured three other Mid-American Conference rivals.
It might be weird of me to relate homesickness to spirituality, and even weirder that I compare all of that to nature, but in this particular case it's okay.-á High school is like living in a giant bubble. Everything that one would ever desire is at your fingertips and "senior year can't get any better!" My senior year was consumed with college applications, comforting my devastated parents as they geared up to send their last remaining child to college.
