This is the first semester that Geology 101 students will not spend a class period in a lab each week. The class will still be worth three credit hours, but will be split into 75-minute lectures twice a week. The adjustment was made in part to accommodate students’ schedules. Making scheduling easier will allow more students to be exposed to geology, said Scott Rice-Snow, chairperson of the Department of Geological Sciences.
A state bipartisan campaign, aimed at giving more representation to small business owners in the Indiana General Assembly, will make its way to Muncie on Thursday.
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday warned that any “punitive” action taken against Syria for an alleged chemical weapons attack last month would be illegal without Security Council approval or a sound case for self-defense.
NEW DELHI — One woman dies every hour in India because of dowry-related crimes, indicating that the country’s economic boom has made demands for dowries even more persistent, women’s rights activists said Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio corrections officials say Ariel Castro who held three women captive in his home for nearly a decade has committed suicide at a state prison facility.
Student Government Association president Malachi Randolph responded Tuesday night to racially insensitive comments posted on his Twitter account.
Food trucks, one of the newest trends to hit Muncie, won’t be on campus anytime soon.
A Garmong Construction truck parked on the Cardinal Square site means progress for the Village Square parking garage, the first phase of the Village redevelopment project.
Not all tigers have a loud roar.
Trends popular with males and females may not ring a bell with the opposite sex.
Ball State’s volleyball team doesn’t have time to dwell on its Saturday defeat.
There will be no shortage of opportunities to build on last season’s run in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
WASHINGTON — Congressional aides say the top lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reached agreement on a resolution about using military force against Syria.
Students could be affected if Ball State does not renew its 10-year accreditation in October, but the Higher Learning Commission says the university is in good standing.
Efforts to shore up the Muncie Community Schools have exposed a divide that Mayor Dennis Tyler cautions could hurt efforts to bring businesses and residents to the city.
For at least six years, federal drug and other agents have had near-immediate access to billions of phone call records dating back decades in a collaboration with AT&T.
If Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl were to grade the crowd and atmosphere at Scheumann Stadium for the season opener, he’d give it a high grade.
The Brazilian government condemned a U.S. spy program that reportedly targeted the nation’s leader, labeled it an “unacceptable invasion” of sovereignty.
