Picture the typical party scene: There's the somewhat - excuse my bluntness - skanky-looking and not-so-modestly dressed girls who seem to mistake the living room for a strip club on the south side of Chicago. Then you have the smokers outside who sometimes don't even make an appearance into the actual party, as they seem more content standing outside yelling at girls who walk by.
After a two-week layoff, the Ball State University softball team (4-8) will resume its season with four games this weekend. The Cardinals travel to Iowa City, Iowa to compete in the Iowa Hawkeye Classic. The tournament consists of four other teams: South Dakota State University (12-11), Loyola University (4-14), North Dakota State University (6-18) and Iowa University (13-12).
When Ball State University's football team takes the field for the first time on Saturday several returning players, from a team that finished 4-7 last season, will be moving to the opposite side of the ball. Running backs Jovens Degage and Corey McGee will move into the secondary as cornerbacks.
Nine months after its establishment, Rainbow Cathedral, the first gay-oriented church in Muncie, had cancelled its service for the first time last Sunday. After the recent resignation of the pastor, Rainbow Cathedral's congregation has dropped from 15 to 20 regular members to only four, including a member who has been substituting as pastor while the cathedral is looking for a new alternative lifestyle minister.
The 14th annual Kappa Delta sorority philanthropic event, ShamRock 'N Bowl, will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Clancy's Village Bowl. The cost to bowl is $10 per person or $40 per team of four. The cost includes 3 games and shoes. The proceeds collected benefit Prevent Child Abuse America and the Very Special Arts of Muncie.
The Ball State University women's track and field team kicks off its outdoor season Saturday at the Southern Illinois Classic in Carbondale, Ill. For most squad members, this will be the first time they have competed since Feb. 24-25 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships.
Professors have more to worry about than teaching classes these days. Even at traditional teaching schools like Ball State University, professors nationwide are facing pressure from administration to apply for research grants. A statewide budget crunch that's causing decreases in state funding to public universities is making grants a place to turn for additional money.
A freshman at Ball State University, with the American Civil Liberties Union, filed a lawsuit Wednesday aiming to overturn a law that keeps students who are convicted of a drug violation from receiving federal financial aid. Alexis Schwab, a public relations major, is one of three individuals involved in the lawsuit, teaming with the ACLU and the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation.
Dear Editor, This letter is written in response to the recent redesignation of men's basketball coach Tim Buckley. Let's not have a short memory here, Cardinal fans and friends - Buckley can coach. This year's team went without Peyton Stovall due to injury.
With more than 20,000 students attending Ball State University, the possibility of at least one student facing relationship violence is high. "Someone on this campus is dealing with this issue," Derick Virgil, director of the Multicultural Center, said. "We can be assured of that.
The Ball State University women's tennis team (6-6) will open conference play this weekend as it travels to play Toledo and Eastern Michigan. "They're more emotional," coach Kathy Bull said. "Everyone is more attached because there's history there. These are always really challenging matches.
Breaking news: If you're between 18 and 35 years old and male, chances are you'd be OK with having more access to alcohol on Sundays. By only a smidge, Indiana residents prefer to keep alcohol from being sold in stores on Sundays, according to a poll released Monday by The Indianapolis Star.
With the NCAA basketball tournament underway and the IHSAA state basketball finals this weekend, Hoosier Hysteria is in full swing. In the spirit of March Madness and Indiana basketball fever, the University Film Committee will present "Hoosiers" at 7:30 p.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team travels to No. 10 Loyola today as it looks to improve its recent slump. The Cardinals (15-4, 4-3 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) beat Loyola in three games in February. They hope for the same results Friday evening against the Ramblers.
From the looks of the University of Akron's recent pitching performances, the Ball State University baseball team might get out of its offensive slump. In their last three games - and five of the last six - the Zips (5-12 overall) have given up 11 or more runs.
With budgetary tightening and reductions in state appropriations, schools across the country are feeling the pressure to increase research programs to bring in more funding. And Ball State is no exception. The tension arises over the argument that the more a school emphasizes research, the less time most professors have to dedicate to teaching classes and serving students.
The quadriplegic, rugby-playing star of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Murderball" might not be able to stand, but he can definitely kick your ass. In front of a crowd in Cardinal Hall on Thursday, Mark Zupan recounted his life as a quadriplegic athlete and the film that put quadriplegic sports on the map.
For players on Ball State University men's basketball team, the last month of the season was unsuccessful. The Cardinals finished the season losing five of six games while rumors circulated the locker room that their coach, Tim Buckley, may not be around next season.
Seven highly-ranked schools are coming together at 2 p.m. Saturday in Kalamazoo, Mich. for the Mid-American Conference gymnastics championship. Ball State University's opponents include Central Michigan , Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green and Kent State.
Almost all of the 120 undersized seats in room 217 of the Museum of Art were occupied as the second annual In Print Festival got underway. Joy Castro, Victoria Chang and Ander Monson captivated the audience as each read from their newly published books. The stage at the front spanned the room's length, but the authors read behind a singular podium positioned clear to the left.
