The performance is fluid, precise, controlled and intense. It may look like a dance, but it's a fight - a fight with an invisible opponent, a fight against yourself. Kata, a series of fighting moves, was one of several presentations Sunday night during the martial arts demonstration, which ended a week of events celebrating Asian culture.
While spending the past weekend in Toledo, Ohio, for a conference, I noticed the small-town charm of the city, complete with families visiting the local museums and playing in the park. It was very refreshing to see so many people spending time with each other, seemingly without a care in the world.
The Ball State University softball team traveled to Kalamazoo, Mich., this weekend to play division leader Western Michigan University with one consistent streak. After splitting a double-header with Northern Illinois University on Friday, the Cardinals (9-16, 3-5 Mid-American Conference) had won one game and lost one game in its three MAC series.
Students will be able to get lunch at the library after the Bookmark Cafe @ Bracken Library is built this summer. The cafe will feature Seattle's Best Coffee and will serve sandwiches, salads, soups and more.
Poets, rappers and spoken word enthusiasts will have the opportunity to strut their stuff in frofeir peers at Ball State University's first university-sponsored poetry slam. The event, which is organized by Ball State's Campus Programs and Publicity Design, will take place at 7:30 p.
Our president prefers to paint a picture of himself as a man who is distanced from the slings and arrows of political and ideological mind games. This is the man who has said that he doesn't read any newspapers - which is worrisome - and that he looks to a higher power for guidance - which is more so.
I once had the really evil idea of having a bunch of T-shirts printed with Chinese-language obscenities and insults, then selling them to people saying they meant "Harmony," "Life" and so forth. Fortunately, I didn't let my bratty prankster side get the better of me.
Ball State received four bids Thursday to correct the crossover point between the L.A. Pittenger Student Center and the administration building, where the traffic light is not working, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said. Lowe said the university would make a recommendation for the award this week.
After hours of library research and staring at a computer screen, eating a Milky Way bar or a tiny sandwich from a vending machine can't always satiate a student's appetite. Opening a caf+â-¬ in Bracken Library, therefore, seems to be a brilliant plan - the caf+â-¬ will create a place where students can eat a meal while studying or drink coffee while holding group meetings.
Entering the weekend series against Ohio University, the Ball State University baseball team was on a hot streak offensively. The bats cooled against the Bobcats (10-14, 4-5 Mid-American Conference) though, as the Cardinals (16-14, 6-3 MAC) lost two of three games.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team ended its Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association season on a high note this weekend as it traveled to The Ohio State University and Mercyhurst College. The Cardinals (19-5, 7-4 MIVA) upset then-No. 14 Ohio State University (17-11, 5-5 MIVA) to lock up the third place in the MIVA tournament, then defeated Mercyhurst College on Saturday to conclude the conference season.
In a match up against two seemingly equal teams, at least on Saturday, the end result was bound to leave one opponent wistfully disappointed. Fortunately for Ball State University, it was the University of Toledo that left Muncie disheartened. The Cardinal men's tennis team was able to stave off Toledo to win 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.
A Ball State University student fell through a pane of glass in the entryway of Studebaker East Complex on Friday night. Johnathan P. Beckley, 19, received lacerations on his arms and back, according to a police report. He was treated at the scene and then transported to Ball Memorial Hospital for further medical treatment, the report said.
A Ball State University student is recovering in Ball Memorial Hospital from lacerations to his arms and back, which he received Friday night. Freshman Johnathan P. Beckley, 19, fell through a glass window in the entryway to Studebaker East Complex. He was treated at the scene and then transported to BMH for further medical treatment.
As the end of the semester approaches, students tend to find themselves sitting in front of their computers at 5 a.m. scouring the Internet for sources to fill out their papers, which are due in three hours. What they come up with, most often, are sites such as Wikipedia and Gabe's House of Everything You Need To Know About Animal Testing Regulation - sources most professors don't especially appreciate seeing on works-cited pages.
For the final month of school, students will have access to resources in Bracken Library for 24 hours a day. The second trial of 24-hour library service begins at 10 a.m. Sunday. If this trial is successful, University Libraries Dean Arthur Hafner intends to officially begin 24-hour library service in Fall 2006.
After earning its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season last week, the Ball State University men's tennis team will look for its second straight MAC win this weekend. The Cardinals (14-6, 1-0 MAC) will play the University of Toledo at 1 p.m.
When you hear "Operation Iraqi Freedom was the single greatest thing to happen to Iraq in its history," you might think you're hearing the opinion of one of President George W. Bush's cronies. It sounds like somebody trying to defend the loss of more than 2,300 brave American soldiers.
After more than a two-week layoff, the Ball State University men's golf team returns to competitive action today, competing at the Marshall University Invitational in West Virginia. The 20-team tournament features six Big Ten Schools and eight Mid-American Conference schools, including nationally ranked University of Toledo (11th).
Don't expect the Ball State University women's tennis team to look past Northern Illinois University. "Last time we squared up with them, all of our singles players went three sets against them," said coach Kathy Bull, whose Cardinal squad lost 5-2 the last time the teams played.
