As graduation closes in, one word comes to mind: bittersweet. It means "producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure," according to the American Heritage Dictionary, and it is the only word that comes close to accurately describing the feelings I have about moving on to the next phase of my life.
Let the jockeying begin. When Ball State University and Western Michigan University meet for a three-game series, the two Mid-American Conference schools will be fighting to move up in the West Division standings. With identical conference records (8-7), the Cardinals (22-18 overall) and Broncos (20-15 overall) will be jockeying for position to maintain pace with the rest of the division, in which all six schools are separated by three games.
Geronimo! Eggs will fly above the field across from Ball Memorial Hospital this morning as part of the third annual Iron Egg Drop competition. Teams of three to six high school students from Greenfield, Noblesville, Anderson and other area schools will compete in the competition, which begins at 10 a.
The Ball State University women's golf team is concluding its season and three seniors are concluding their college careers this weekend. The Cardinals will begin the Mid-American Conference Championship today at the Walden Ponds Golf Course in Hamilton, Ohio.
As Melissa sat at her desk in a 1990s workplace, she wasn't surprised to hear she was one of 10 pregnant women in the office that year. But she was surprised to hear one thing from her guardian angel dressed in white - her baby would be born gay. "One in every 10 children born in America are gay, and I just want to tell you you're the 10th," said junior Zac Davis, who acted as Melissa's queer guardian angel during a skit Thursday night, organized by Ball State University's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender straight alliance.
When University Senate decided to implement schedule changes to eliminate Saturday finals, it was supposedly for the benefit of students, faculty, staff and the university as a whole. Given that intent, the senate wanted to enact the policy as soon as possible, but senators were informed that schedule changes could not be made for the 2006-07 school year because the schedule was already set.
After the road trip to the north side of Chicago for the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament, Ball State University signed off on the final chapter of its season. No. 14 Ball State University men's volleyball opened that final chapter last night in the semifinal round against No.
For the Ball State University softball team, hopes of reaching the Mid-American Conference tournament may be decided by the end of this weekend. With eight games remaining in the MAC season and one game behind Northern Illinois University (18-21, 6-8 MAC) for the final postseason spot, the Cardinals (12-23, 5-9) will be traveling north to play in a doubleheader against Central Michigan University (16-22, 7-5).
Despite some less-than-stellar play in recent weeks, the men's golf team has high expectations for the First Energy Intercollegiate this weekend. "I want to go win the tournament," coach Mike Fleck said. Ball State University fell five spots to a ninth place finish in the final round at the Kepler Invitational two weeks ago, and finished tied for 10th out of 12 teams at the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational this past weekend.
A decision to move Fall Break a week ahead next year to avoid a conflict with Homecoming met opposition at University Senate because the senate was not involved in the decision. An all-BSU e-mail was sent out Thursday announcing Fall Break was moving to Oct.
If Iran does not comply today with a resolution to halt the enrichment of its uranium production, it could face economic sanctions from the United States, Britain and France. As a result, 15 Ball State University student ambassadors to the Model United Nations Security Council met Thursday to discuss the action that would be taken on Iran.
Online courses are taking off at Ball State and across the country. Find out how students are taking advantage of this growing trend in class flexibility.
As local elections are coming up Tuesday, political battles are getting hotter. In the case of the Mount Pleasant School Board race for three of the five spots, the race is getting out of hand. Recently, two candidates for the school board walked out during a candidate forum.
Muncie and Ball State University offer many events, restaurants and locations that students won't be able to experience once they graduate and move on to other places. If you're a senior, you have a week to complete as many of these as possible. For the rest, plan ahead and experience Muncie to its fullest.
Students have a chance to rename the Ball State University news oragnization NewsLink@9. The "Name Your News" contest allows students to submit suggestions for the television broadcast, which occurs at 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday during the Fall and Spring semesters.
A lot of people won't understand the sentiments of this column. After all, being a sports fan is not for everyone. Only the bravest souls undertake the roller-coaster ride that comes with choosing favorite teams and giving your heart and soul to them, even though there is nothing you can do to affect their fortunes.
With the start of the Mid-American Conference Tournament scheduled to begin today in Toledo, Ohio, the Cardinals will have to wait to see who their opponent will be. The No. 1 seeded Ball State University men's tennis team (18-6, 5-0 MAC) will face the winner of the University at Buffalo and Northern Illinois University at 10 a.
Miscommunication by Butler University's defense allowed Ball State University to take control in the bottom of the third inning. Three Bulldog defenders allowed a fly ball hit by second baseman Kyle Dygert to drop in shallow right center field, allowing first baseman Brad Miller to tie the game, 3-3.
Recent visitors to North Quad might have noticed flyers promoting the existence of a new, independent student organization. The exclusive organization is not affiliated with the university and has been the subject of some controversy in Ball State University's philosophy community.
