PART THREE OF A FIVE-PART SERIES: Credit cards, student loans and seemingly free money inundate college students. But eventually, college life ends, and it's time to pay the bill. Don't get stuck paying interest on that pizza you bought freshman year when you have bigger things on your plate.
For the past six years, Tracy Roller has said she's been trying to build a tradition for Ball State University women's basketball program. However, unless Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins gives Roller a contract extension by March 31, Roller will no longer be the coach of the women's basketball team.
College Spring Break is a time for students to relax and take a break from their busy schedule, but this year, eight Ball State University students headed down to Guatemala to provide medical care for those in need. Matt LaFlash, senior pre-medicine and Spanish major, said the Timmy Foundation, a non-profit organization out of Indianapolis, sponsored the trip, which lasted from March 10 to March 17 and included five professionals, including a pharmacist and lawyer.
Despite some tears and fumbled words, power exchanged hands smoothly Wednesday during Ball State University Student Government Association's Inauguration Ceremony. Team Lisec executives swore in senators and passed their titles over to the 2007-08 executives of U.
Students working sleepless nights to finish up final papers and projects now have a chance to work in the comfort of their homes thanks to a developing Google feature. Ball State University Libraries has begun using the Google Books Search Project, a large-scale book digitalization project of scanning books and placing their contents online where anyone can access the information.
Thinking back to the 2006 Student Government Association election, we're reminded of the similarity between The Cardinal Movement and Team Lisec in terms of platform ideas. In the end, professionalism scored Team Lisec the Daily News Editorial Board's vote, though the casual nature of Cardinal Movement's members made us wonder what fresh blood could do for SGA.
Ball State University's Kyle Heyne led the baseball team to two victories last week at Wake Forest, earning the Mid-American Conference West Division Pitcher of the Week award. Heyne earned his first win of the season after pitching 1.1 innings in relief on March 13, including a scoreless ninth inning to lead Ball State to a 7-6 victory.
The 1940s was a decade dominated by World War II. As men were sent to fight in the war, women were given more opportunity to work. Prices were down, and confusion overpowered many. Common items were restricted: food, money and fabrics. This atmosphere was the inspiration for Ball State University senior Mary Morris.
The four-year anniversary of the illegal war in Iraq began with a new method of insurgency: chemical weapons. A chemical weapon is one of the biggest fears of any fighting unit, the effects often further-reaching than most conventional weapons and more devastating.
Last season, Ball State University finished 3-5 in Mid-American Conference play. Despite consistently playing three freshmen, coach Kathy Bull feels her team can finish in the top half of conference play. The Cardinals will start their MAC season this weekend with two matches, hosting the University at Buffalo Friday and the University of Akron Saturday.
PART FOUR OF A FIVE-PART SERIES College students wanting to put a foot through the door of the stock market might find it easier than they thought. The first step is to determine the amount of money a person has to invest and the risk it carries, Terry Zivney, maxon distinguished professor of finance and insurance, said.
Patrick Barkey, director of economic policy studies at Ball State University, is looking for a change, and so he is leaving his life in Muncie and heading west for the mountains, hiking trails and rural economy of Missoula, Mont. Barkey said he finds his position as associate director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana a challenge.
The Ball State University baseball team had four errors, five hits and allowed eight runs in a loss to the University of Louisville, its final game before Mid-American Conference games begin. Ball State had won five of its last six games before the 8-2 loss Tuesday.
Although coach Mike Fleck was hoping his players would break 300, the Ball State men's golf team shot a 301 in the final round of the Pinehurst Invitational held in Pinehurst, N.C. Despite their best score of the tournament, the Cardinals finished second to last, with a team combined score of 931.
all State University is now providing spam filtering hosted by Microsoft Corp. for all Ball State e-mail accounts. For students and staff, this means fewer spam and virus-inflicting e-mails in inboxes and more space for legitimate correspondence. With the new hosted system, mail sent to all @bsu.
Ball State University students and faculty are invited to honor the memory of Purdue University freshman Wade Steffey by submitting original artwork to be sold at a silent art auction beginning Monday. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Wade Steffey Memorial Fund.
Students will see fewer spam messages in their e-mail inboxes because Ball State University began a new spam filtering service on Thursday, according to university officials. All e-mails sent to BSU addresses go through this filtering service, which automatically detects and blocks viruses and spam, said Loren Malm, assistant director of security, policy, systems and assessment.
Scroll through the map and click on the points to see where previous and more recent crime occurs on and around campus.
This pertains to those people who went to Mike Domirtz's "Can I Kiss You" speech Tuesday in Cardinal Hall. Yes, it was an entertaining speech. He was funny, charming and classy. However, he was wrong. At one point in the speech Domritz asked, "What could be problematic about asking?" He was referring to asking for the kiss instead of just going for it.
Ball State University took a leadership role in teacher education when it sponsored its first-ever technology workshop led by Apple Computer, Inc. on Sunday. The workshop, which ended on Tuesday, lasted three days and taught teacher education leaders from the Midwest how to bring 21st century technology into the classroom, Laurie Mullen, associate dean for teacher education, said.
