Despite undesirable weather and a two-hour rain delay, the Cardinals took home first place in the Butler Spring Invitational. And if first place wasn't enough, two Ball State University underclassmen had a playoff for the top individual score of the tournament.
Financial burdens can be described as one of the main stressors for a college student. The ideas that run around in a college student's head can be extravagant, ranging from wanting to buy tickets for the next John Mayer concert to buying a plasma screen television for that house you rented on Martin St.
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More than 50 Ball State University students and Muncie area residents joined together for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the four-year anniversary of the War in Iraq on Monday night. Members of the political action group MoveOn organized the vigil at 8 p.
Although the Ball State University men's golf team shot 12 strokes better than the first day of the Pinehurst Invitational, the Cardinals are still 40 stokes behind co-leaders Indiana University and University of Michigan. With a day two score of 309, the Cardinals are in 17th place out of 18 teams competing.
var uslide_show_id = "481a58c3-1b6d-4b09-a8f7-ccbf6779b80c";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = "";The Ball State University women's basketball team ended its season with a 85-82 loss to the University of Kentucky during Monday's NIT matchup.
The Native American Studies program invites students to attend "The Business of Fancy Dancing," a part of the Second Annual Native American Film Series, "Queer(ing) Cinema in Native America." The film will be shown at 7 p.m. today in Burkhardt Building Room 300.
PART TWO OF A FIVE-PART SERIES: Junior Julie Biddle said she pays all of her credit card bills on time. Her sister, on the other hand, said she avoids paying her bills. Don't think 25-year-old Jorie Thornton doesn't have bills, because she has plenty. She just chooses not to pay them, and she screens her phone calls to avoid the creditors, Biddle said.
It won't be long before Ball State University students see the familiar on-campus scene of representatives offering a free pizza or T-shirt - with an accompanying offer for a special credit card. These offers - and countless others - present a paradox for students: the struggle between risking debt with a credit card or purchasing with debit and cash to ensure finances stay in the black.
Upon arriving at Ball State University, Jill Christman, assistant professor of English and chair of the creative writing program, recognized a "gap" in the department. The gap lay in the student's knowledge about writing and publishing. To help remedy the issue, Christman began a program similar to one that worked at one of her previous jobs.
Several Ball State University students who live on Marsh Street and Neely Avenue have to find new places to live because the university is demolishing their houses to make room for North Residence Hall. A demolition crew tore down five houses as of Monday afternoon and three more will be demolished by Friday, said Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations.
Indiana State Police is looking for a helping hand in its attempts to keep up with the technology criminals use to evade detection. Senate Bill 411, which is now in the Indiana House, would give State Police authority to listen in on cell phone calls and intercept other electronic communications, such as e-mail.
Ball State University's women's basketball team's season is over due to the 85-82 loss to the University of Kentucky Monday, but a potential positive for the Cardinals in lieu of the loss will be the return of four starters from a team that finished 24-7. Leading scorer and rebounder Julie DeMuth should return along with Lisa Rusche, Porchia Green and Audrey McDonald.
Lacking funds and needing to save up money for summer, I decided to stay in Muncie and work over Spring Break. How bad could it really be? To make sure I didn't go clinically insane being in Muncie for 10 days straight with 90 percent of my friends in Florida, I went home to Indianapolis Friday, Saturday and part of Sunday.
BASEBALL The Ball State University baseball team played eight games over Spring Break, going 5-3. In the Myrtle Beach Hyundai-Isuzu Classic, the Cardinals lost 3-1 to Georgia Southern University on Mar. 9 then lost 5-0 to Coastal Carolina University Saturday.
Since Tomohiro Kemmochi began his graduate studies at Ball State University, he has only been to the Museum of Art once. But, his single visit was enough to inspire him to enter the museum's slogan contest, which began last year, and will end March 30. Carl Schafer, associate director of the Museum of Art, said the museum is looking for a slogan that is humorous and clever and "has a resonance with younger people.
The Ball State University women's basketball team will take the next step in its record-setting season with tonight's game in the second round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. The game against the University of Kentucky is the third time the Cardinals have been to the WNIT.
Even though Ball State University student Alyssa Couch died in November, her life-long best friend still writes messages on her Facebook profile. "I miss making picture frames, scrapbooking and setting the timer on our cameras so EVERYONE can be in the picture," junior Stephanie Marks wrote on Feb.
At halftime of today's matchup between Ball State University and the University of Kentucky, the Cardinals are trailing the Wildcats 45-40 in the second round of the WNIT. Scoring wise, Ball State has been behind the entire game, with a deficit as large as 12 points with 8:05 remaining.
With graduation approaching, college students' minds are occupied with thoughts of the future. Where should they live after college? Can they afford it? Will they find work? Indiana realtor Patty Torr said students' foremost concern should be finding a job.
