SLIDESHOW: Best photos of the week for Feb. 9
February 9, 2007Catch this week's most captivating images.
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Find out what gives this honey wine a local appeal amid a world full of beers and malt beverages.
Ball State is the only Indiana university participating in the national Recyclemania contest. The university is competing against approximately 200 schools to collect the most recyclable materials. Presidential slates and senate candidates will be announced at the Nominational Convention Monday at 7 p.m.
Although Midwestern contestants did not do well on "American Idol," the Indiana University Helene G. Simon Hillel Center hopes to give the state's students a chance to do better. Campus Super Star is an annual singing competition based on the TV show "American Idol" and is for any college student enrolled in a state university, IU's Hillel Assistant Director Andy Gitelson said.
After four consecutive losses, the Ball State University men's tennis team should dominate its two matches this weekend, senior Joe Epkey said. Saturday the Cardinals (1-4) will play host to Valparaiso University (0-2) at 11 a.m. and the University of Indianapolis (0-1) at 4 p.
Ball State University students have only a week to take advantage of faster speeds and better signals for wireless Internet before the university concludes a six-month research study. Ball State is the first place in the United States to test WiMAX, a more powerful form of wireless Internet access, O'Neal Smitherman, vice president of information technology, said.
Last week a summary of the global warming trend was released in Paris - preceded by criticism. The initial criticism came from top United States climate scientists who rejected the forecasts in favor of more dismal predictions. The summary of the report was written on obsolete data and did not take into account recent ice sheet melt off in Greenland and Antarctica.
The Democrats in Washington wasted no time raising the federal minimum wage. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that it was one of her top priorities when the 110th US Congress convened and it was. If signed into law, the minimum wage would increase to $5.
Throughout the season, Ball State University has won games on its offensive depth and defensive intensity. However, the Cardinals (17-4, 8-2 Mid-American Conference) found themselves on the wrong side of both statistics in an 86-76 loss Wednesday at No. 17 Bowling Green State University (21-2, 10-0 MAC).
After losing all of its doubles matches in the previous two contests, the Ball State University women's tennis team swept IPFW in doubles play Wednesday. Ball State (2-2) defeated IPFW (3-5) 6-1 to end its two match losing streak. Coach Kathy Bull said the Cardinals doubles teams are coming together to give the team a boost.
After a 6-1 victory against IPFW Wednesday, coach Kathy Bull hopes her team's play can carry into its two matches this weekend against the University of Cincinnati and Michigan State University. It won't be easy. Cincinnati (3-2) is much improved from last year, when the Cardinals (2-2) defeated the Bearcats 6-1.
Operation Pull Over will be in effect in Muncie for the next two weeks. This means Ball State University and Muncie police departments will be pulling people over for speeding and seat belt violations. In years past, this campaign has focused on different areas, but this time UPD officers will be paying extra attention to both McKinley and Riverside avenues.
As Valentine's Day nears consumers are craving more than just candy, and Verizon Wireless has unveiled two new phone offerings to help lovelorn techies find gifts for loved ones. The Strawberry Chocolate, announced by Verizon Wireless Monday, is the newest flavor of the carrier's LG Chocolate line of phones, which also includes White Chocolate, Cherry Chocolate, Mint Chocolate and the original Dark Chocolate.
Ohio proved to be a fertile recruiting ground for Ball State University in its 2007 recruiting class, with nine of its 24 recruits coming from the Buckeye State. Those recruits provide a bulk of the talent, ranked fourth in the Mid-American Conference (79th overall) by Rivals.
Ball State University needs student opinion on moving the Multicultural Center into the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The Campus Action Team will discuss issues involved with the move at an open forum from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in the Student Center Forum Room.
After winning 10 consecutive games, Ball State University's women's basketball team has lost two of its last three contests. The Cardinals will look to return to their winning ways Sunday at 3 p.m. when Ball State plays Kent State University at Worthen Arena.
var uslide_show_id = "cae15735-8413-42ac-9729-fdc09228be1d";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; In a game that featured 36 turnovers and 55 fouls and lasted more than two hours, Ball State University's men's basketball team won 79-73 against the University at Buffalo.
Check out photos of the Mr. Phi-Nominal Talent Show. The event was hosted by Alpha Phi sorority and all proceeds went to cardiac care.
Motorists better think twice before pushing the pedal to the metal or not snapping in a seat belt during the next two weeks. The Ball State University and Muncie police departments are participating in Operation Pull Over, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration road safety campaign, Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said.
var uslide_show_id = "22e8f23e-4a0d-4ecf-8dd4-1cc690246a45";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; At about noon, snow began blanketing Muncie and Ball State University, eventually covering roads, cars and buildings with as much as 6 inches of wet packing snow, according to the National Weather Service. It fell too thick for snow plows to keep up, so many roads remained covered until it stopped. Police reported accidents all over the city, and two people died when two semitrailers hit head-on 10 miles north of Muncie on I-69. While most students bundled up in hats, coats and gloves, some still went to class in shorts and T-shirts despite temperatures that peaked at 12 degrees Fahrenheit but dipped as low as -2 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NWS.
