Wow. Microsoft's slogan for its new operating system has generated significant buzz about the company's commercials for Vista, but at Ball State University, University Computing Services is saying 'wow' itself at the response the new software is getting from students on campus.
Scroll through the map and click on the points to see what crimes have occurred on or around campus.
Check out the interactive to learn various aspects of ice cream.
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var uslide_show_id = "459892db-f75a-4b1c-9c0a-59d7cfcc7bce";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Voting for SGA Election 2007 ends at 6:45 p.m. today. Click back here for DN|Online coverage beginning at 7 p.m., with updates and video from our partners at NewsWatch.
Both Student Government Association slates received fines on Monday for some of their campaigning efforts. SGA Elections Board fined Vote Bare $75 for placing huge banners on the McKinley Avenue Parking Structure. This violates the Elections Code sign-size limit and the rule against posting directly on a university building, Elections Board chairwoman Kiersta Barnes said.
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The lines at the Barnes & Noble coffee shop might be longer than normal today because students have the opportunity to receive a free cup of java. By filling out a survey for the Clean & Clear campus tour, students can get a free product from Clean & Clear as well as a free cup of Barnes & Noble coffee.
Carter's hot dog stand and Greek's Pizzeria have a new competitor providing a taste from south of the border to the late night crowd in the Village. El Camino opened its doors for the first time last Thursday, owner Felipe Polito said. "It was always my dream to have my own business," Polito said.
Out of the thousands of Indiana schools, Ball State University's Burris Laboratory School is one of eight nominated for the No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, Burris principal Jay McGee said. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program focuses on nation's No Child Left Behind Act and the act's reforms for high standards and accountability, according to the U.
As Dante tells us, Satan sits trapped in a frozen lake at the center of hell. He eternally chews on the traitorous Cassius, Brutus and Judas - one in each of his three mouths. Dante paints the scene with such grisly detail, but forgets to mention that country music is blaring overhead - a kind of hellish muzak piercing through the air over the screams of the damned.
The Daily News editorial board endorses U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative in the Student Government Association executive slate election. Despite this conclusion, some board members wouldn't have endorsed either slate. During their visits to the Daily News, both slates explained their platforms and answered questions from the editorial board.
Honestly, how difficult can it be? Every day while driving on or around campus, I feel as if people's brains are riding shotgun instead of being put to use in their head. I know, I know - the tirade that's forthcoming is one that I'm sure you and your friends have each and every day.
Ball State University students, faculty and staff now have the option of using credit or debit cards to purchase food from the Atrium, Noyer Retreat and Bookmark Caf+â-¬.-á Dining Director Jon Lewis said those locations got new cash registers because the old systems were more than 10 years old and the maintenance to keep them functioning was not worth the cost.
Many of you may have read, or heard, rumors that U.N.I.T.E.D Initiative has great new ideas on its platform. I would like to show you some of U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative's platform issues which are already being worked on, or are already implemented at Ball State University.
This just in: Edwin Yoder, principal of Woodlan High School in Woodburn, says discussion of homosexuality is inappropriate at the high school level, and has demanded full editorial control over the school's newspaper. The reason for his overreaction? An editorial, written by a high school sophomore, that of all things urged tolerance of homosexuals.
Ball State University initially struggled with Valparaiso University's unorthodox playing style, but the final score proved the Cardinals were up to the task. Valparaiso didn't make it easy, but the Cardinals defeated the Crusaders 6-1 in an unusual Monday morning match.
Twelve women dressed in red and black gathered on couches of the same colors for some casual and intimate conversation to discuss female sexuality Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom. Although it was a bonding experience for all who performed in "The Vagina Monologues" the experience had special significance for 45-year-old Avise Skinner, a nontraditional nursing major and her 17-year-old daughter Georgia.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated a ranked opponent for the first time this season, but then dropped its next match. The Cardinals (8-6, 3-1 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) upset No. 6 IPFW (9-3, 4-3 MIVA), 3-1 (30-27, 30-24, 19-30, 30-16) Friday.
A plethora of errors hampered the Ball State University softball team as it lost four of its five games in the Middle Tennessee State University Breast Cancer Strikeout Classic. The lone victory of the weekend for the Cardinals (3-7) was a 8-6 win against Belmont University Friday.
