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Mud volleyball extends registration

When Ball State University students dive in the mud and dress in interesting attire it means one thing: it is Mud Volleyball Tournament time. After four days of preparation, the 19th annual Mud Volleyball Tournament will begin Saturday outside of the Schmidt and Wilson Halls.


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FIELD HOCKEY: Cards hopeful in Big-Ten matchup

The word individualism may not be in the vocabulary of Ball State University field hockey player Lindsay Quay. Despite being a two-time All-Mid-American Conference first team player, and having led the Cardinals in scoring for the past two years, Quay has only goal this season: for her team to win a championship.


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Spam e-mail increases 616 percent

The amount of spam in Ball State University e-mail boxes is increasing, but students will have to make changes to stop it. E-mail at Ball State increased 79 percent from 2004 to 2006. However, spam has increased 616 percent between those two years, according to numbers from University Computing Services.


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OUR VIEW: Focal point

In 1952 the L. A. Pittenger Student Center might have been a central location for students. In the past 54 years Ball State University, the campus and the students who attend it have changed greatly. The student center needs to change as well, and plans for a new center shouldn't be filed away.



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Students design section of Indy

Instead of attending class, landscape architecture students spent the week in meetings and working with professionals from Colorado on an immersive project. Professionals from Design Workshop, a multi-national landscape architecture and urban design firm, have partnered up with Landscape Design students to design a section of Indianapolis The program's success lies at the core of the firm's ideals, Steven Spears, a firm associate and 1999 graduate of Landscape Architecture Department, said.


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THE UNSTEADY HAND: Eternal youth comes with consequences, cancer

Ever think about that pill?-á You know, the pill that keeps you young. The mythical pill which stops aging, perhaps even reverses the process. We're talking about the fountain of youth from the back of a pharmacy. -á It should only be a few years away. The idea's been floating around for ages now, and believe it or not there are some pretty freaky smart kids out there.


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SUPPPORT YOUR LOCAL CYNIC: Pluto still out there even if not a planet

It's been two weeks since Pluto was kicked out of the solar system. I should say voted out, since it was a group of scientists who eventually came to the consensus that Pluto no longer was able to hack it as a planet. It kind of makes sense when you look at it in the context of today's reality show-obsessed culture.



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Snips to success

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Juniors move off campus

Ball State University's Housing and Residence Life is looking for ways to retain more juniors in the residence halls. Alan Hargrave, director of Housing and Residence Life, said research suggests that sophomores have special needs,. If sophomores have a good experience on campus, then housing will be doing its job, and students will be more likely to stay on campus, Hargrave said.


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OUR VIEW: Home sweet home

Housing and Residence Life wants to keep more juniors and seniors living on campus. If it wants to do that, officials need to look at reasons why - other than price - students live off campus. In a market with "luxury living," competition is stiff. Money is an obvious factor.



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Ball State works to increase voter registration

Ball State University is one of 80 colleges and universities participating in an initiative to get more college students registered to vote. -á The Young Voter Strategies Project and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities are working together to coordinate the project for Ball State and the other universities.


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FOOTBALL: Ball State looks for road win

A lot has changed in the two years since Ball State University and Purdue University last played. It was Joey Lynch's first career start on the road and second overall. Purdue was starting a fifth-year senior at quarterback, Kyle Orton. It was a Purdue team that would be ranked fifth in the nation at one point in the season.


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Student creates blog-like Web site

Part blog, part confessional, Web site gives users a way to share deep thoughts and personal stories without giving away their identities.


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THE PEANUT GALLERY: People take many freedoms for granted

I've observed a few new aspects to Ball State University, and it hasn't been limited to the construction progress on the Communication and Media Building or the East Residence Park Hall. I've seen an individual in a wheelchair accompanied by a service dog, an individual guiding himself down McKinley Avenue with the help of a walking stick and a person being led by a guide dog.


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Career Fair brings job opportunities

While summer internships and graduation may seem far away for many students, Ball State University's Career Center is already bringing companies to campus to interview, and possibly hire, students. The Career Center is holding the annual Fall Career Fair in Worthen Arena from 10 a.


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RYAN KNOWS ALL: Swiss player maintains pace in U.S. Open championships

Two things are for sure right now in the world of individual sports: Tiger Woods never loses a major on the final day of play, and Roger Federer not only owns men's tennis, but he may soon break all the records the illustrious sport has ever had. Look out Rod Laver and Pete Sampras! Apparently, there is no real chink in Roger Federer's armor, other than maybe Rafa on clay.


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Professor commutes from Philadelphia

The 15-minute walk from Carmichael Hall to North Quad may not seem so far to Ball State University students when compared to the 613 miles Branko Kolarevic, 43, travels to work as a distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Architecture. Kolarevic pays thousands of dollars a semester to fly between Indianapolis and Philadelphia weekly to teach architecture and digital design classes.






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