Women named host of second round WNIT game

March 14, 2007

After failing to earn an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament, it was announced Tuesday that Ball State University's women's basketball team will host a game in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinals earned a first-round bye in the NIT and will play their second-round game on in Worthen Arena on Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m. against the winner of the first-round matchup of University of Kentucky and Oakland University.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals' offense struggles in championship

March 10, 2007

CLEVELAND - Julie DeMuth, who averages 15.6 points per game, was held to seven, and Ball State University, a team that averages a 45.6 percent shooting mark was held was held to only 34 percent as Bowling Green State University completely shut down Ball State's offense.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Defense keeps Cards in tourney

March 10, 2007

Despite the combined 155 points scored in Ball State University's women's basketball team's 83-72 victory over Northern Illinois University, it was defense that won it for the Cardinals. Ball State was able to hold the Huskie's Kristin Wiener to 10 points and three rebounds.

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Experts fear problems when daylight-saving time begins early this year

March 10, 2007

Ball State University students should keep an eye on their computers this weekend, because technicians and analysts say a mini-Y2K is approaching. Because of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight-saving time will begin Saturday, about a month earlier than previous years.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cards to face Bowling Green for MAC title

March 10, 2007

Ball State University women's basketball team is one step closer to the "Big Dance" after topping Northern Illinois 83-72 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament Semifinals on Friday. Get the full report from Cleveland.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State eyes MAC title

March 10, 2007

All season long, Ball State University has waited for one thing - the chance to earn the program's first-ever NCAA tournament bid with a Mid-American Conference Tournament championship at the hands of Bowling Green State University. After an 83-72 win in the MAC semifinal game against Northern Illinois University and nearly four months of anticipation, the Cardinals' wait is over.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: DeMuth receives conference honors

March 10, 2007

CLEVELAND - Ball State University junior Julie DeMuth was named to the Mid-American Conference All-Tournament team following the Cardinals 67-53 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday. DeMuth joined Bowling Green's Carin Horne, Ali Mann and Kate Achter and Nothern Illinois Stephanie Raymond in the honor.

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Malfunction delays BAC results

March 8, 2007

A malfunctioning analysis machine contributed to a three-week delay for blood-alcohol test results in a fatal traffic accident involving three Ball State University students, a state official said Wednesday. The lab became backed up when a machine at the State Department of Toxicology stopped working properly after the department moved to a new location on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, department director Peter Method said.

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OUR VIEW: On a break

March 8, 2007

Dear Muncie, You've known this was coming. We made it through the snow blanket, the frigid environment you've left us in night after night and the air that, frankly, blows. We've turned a blind eye to our bragging friends in the south, with their glowing copper skin and ability to use sand in ways we only fantasize about around you.

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Bookmark Caf+â-¬ celebrates grand opening Wednesday

March 8, 2007

A giant pair of scissors appeared, an orange ribbon was cut and Ball State University President Jo Ann Gora declared the Bookmark Caf+â-¬ officially open. Although the caf+â-¬ has been open for business since January, the official grand opening was Wednesday afternoon.

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GYMNASTICS: Squad returns from two-week break

March 8, 2007

After a thrilling home victory Feb. 23 against Mid-American Conference foe Northern Illinois University, the Ball State University gymnastics team had a two week break from competition. The team will return to action this weekend when they travel to Ypsilanti, Mich.

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WOMEN'S TENNIS: 'Working vacation' over break for Ball State

March 8, 2007

As Spring Break looms and Ball State University students hit the road to exotic locations like Panama City Beach and South Padre Island, it gives them an opportunity to worry about absolutely nothing school-related for a week. Somebody forgot to inform the women's tennis team, however.

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OUR VIEW: Stay safe

March 8, 2007

Ball State University junior Todd Lamkin, 21, was behind the wheel of the car during the Jan. 27 accident that killed freshman Travis Smith. Muncie Police Sgt. Brad Arey said that in addition to officers at the scene smelling alcohol, Lamkin admitted to drinking prior to the accident.

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SLIDESHOW: Men's basketball MAC tournament

March 8, 2007

Check out photos of the Ball State University's men's basketball game in the first round of the MAC tournament. The Cardinals lost to Eastern Michigan University 51-48.

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Blue Loop transports more riders

March 8, 2007

The Blue Loop shuttle bus route was even more successful this year than last year, said Sue Weller, director of Facilities Business Services and Transportation. Originally the Blue Loop was set to end on March 2, but Weller extended the duration until today.

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MEN'S TENNIS: Cards up against Big Ten team

March 8, 2007

Ball State University men's tennis team, 4-6 on the season, plays University of Michigan, 8-3 for the season, Friday at Michigan.-áMichigan lost their last match to Texas A&M last weekend, 3-4.-áLast year, when the Cardinals played the Wolverines, they were defeated by Michigan.

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Avoid weary driver syndrome

March 8, 2007

Each year, thousands of students from all over the country leave their stressful, work-filled days for one week of vacation during the spring. Despite long hours of work and small amounts of sleep, some of these young men and women brave the roads. Sgt. Rod Russell, Indiana State Police public information officer for the Redkey district, said fatigue driving is a problem all year long, but it becomes more concentrated between mid-March and mid-April, or the time for Spring Breaks, because more cars are on the road.

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Students travel to Southwest

March 8, 2007

Ball State University students have an opportunity to travel to the American Southwest this summer, where they will hike 11 miles into the Grand Canyon, participate in an American Indian sweat ceremony and meet five different American Indian tribes. Jim Coffin, Rinker Center for International Programs director, said he will be taking up to 20 students on the trip as part of a field study offered by the Department of Anthropology, but there are only five spaces remaining.

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Birth control prices to increase at BSU

March 8, 2007

Women who purchase birth control through the Amelia T. Wood Health Center pharmacy might soon pay double for the product. The prices of all forms of birth control offered through the pharmacy will increase after the current supply is depleted, Lisa Dorer, staff pharmacist, said.

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Conference tourney loss brings bittersweet end to Mills' career

March 8, 2007

Skip Mills stood face-to-chest with Micah Rollin before Ball State University's starting center took one of the most important foul shots of his career. The Cardinals trailed Eastern Michigan University 49-47 with 51 seconds remaining in regulation, and Ball State's biggest player had the spotlight shining directly on his back.