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.
Bygones Bar and Grill had both a weekend-sized crowd and protesters Tuesday night because Girls Gone Wild's search for America's Wildest Bar bus tour was in town. Ten to 15 Muncie residents from three churches stood on the sidewalk outside Bygones to protest Girls Gone Wild being in the city.
It takes 158 pieces of glass, eight light bulbs, two people placing the glass and a crew of electricians to bring a new piece of artwork to Ball State University's campus. After two years of preparation, a 23-foot-tall by 40-foot-wide lightpainting is installed in the lobby of the Music Instruction Building at the corner of McKinley and Riverside avenues.
So far this season the Ball State University soccer team has handled everything thrown at them. En route to a 3-1-2 record, the Cardinals have contended with a daunting season-opening road trip, an hour-and-a-half lightning delay in their home opener and the challenge of beating a Big Ten foe on the road.
Tragedy is something our society tries to escape and ignore. As Americans we believe we are impervious to disaster. We too often ignore misfortune as a part of reality. We erroneously believe that human suffering happens only in the third world. No tsunamis here; our government will protect us, right? It can't happen here, television says so and helps us to ignore.
It has been a rough start to the season for the Ball State University football team's defense. After giving up nearly 460 yards per game last year, the Cardinals vowed this year's defense would be much improved. While they have held both Eastern Michigan University and Indiana University under that mark, it hasn't been pretty.
To protest Facebook's addition of news feeds last week, students across the country turned to the one medium they knew best for large-scale communication and networking. Facebook. To voice their opinions, users logged on to the same site they were protesting.
The atmosphere of this past weekend was something Ball State University desperately needed. The past couple of years, there seems to have been a lack of Cardinal pride on campus. Though this year has been considerably better, something has always been missing from Ball State.
We live in a society where perfection seems to be more important than character, integrity or originality. This competitive spirit that resides in us sometimes means clawing out the eyes of our competitors, hiring hit men to get to the top or turning our backs on friendship; and many of us can't get that fire in our bodies to do so.
A Burris Laboratory School teacher arrived at work early, at 6:30 a.m. Monday, to find the school dark and without power and called the police. Ball State University police responded to the call and discovered the electrical room in Burris had been vandalized overnight, causing the school to lose power.
Though the majority of college students come to college right after high school, there are some that chose alternative paths. Some people start college, then stop and do something else for a period of time. Some work right after high school. Other choose to raise children, putting family before their own education.
Despite the rain, Muncie residents, students and professors came together in a dimly lit church for a night of music in memory of the Sept. 11 victims. In honor of the fifth-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, the Ball State University School of Music put on a special concert.
For the first time in about forty years, college students are organizing. They have finally gotten off of the couch, out of the bars and away from their iPods long enough to realize that the world does not revolve around "Family Guy" and beer pong. Well, technically they aren't doing it the same way.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. An anniversary is always a good time to reflect and reevaluate what we've been doing. Sept. 11 was, unquestionably, an attack on the United States of America. Usually such an attack signifies the onset of war; this is no different.
Efforts to open the Bookmark Cafe in Bracken Library are doing anything but rolling along. The latest delay: food carts. The opening of Bookmark Cafe has been postponed - again. This is the third time the opening has been delayed. In the meantime, students still cannot enjoy the cafe they were promised last spring.
Starting college can be nerve-wracking for any student. Try jumping into the process for the first time at age 42. There are people who start or go back to college years - even decades - after high school. Non-traditional students have a number of years more experience to share, but traditional students don't often give them a chance.
Familial bonds and societal norms are tested in the play "House of Yes," written by Wendy MacLeod, premiering tonight at Ball State University's Strother Theatre. Audiences may know "House of Yes" from a film in 1997. The movie version starred Parker Posey, Tori Spelling and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Students looking to grab a bite to eat at the library will have to continue resorting to the vending machines until at least after Thanksgiving. The opening of Bookmark Caf+â-¬ has been postponed due to a delay in the delivery of food carts. Bookmark Caf+â-¬ is a caf+â-¬-style dining option that will be available in Bracken Library.
Ball State University is leasing a space in downtown Muncie for student media and design programs, providing room for facilities not available on campus. David Ferguson, executive director for media design, said the one-year lease of space in the Lofts at Mitchell Place, 301 S.
The competitive, rigorous opening schedule of Ball State University's soccer season culminated with Friday's wet and wild 3-2 victory over Indiana State University. With a consistently tied score, it looked as though the team that made the last play would come out on top.
