Where do you turn when you want to keep your kids occupied for a half hour? You put on a movie they'll enjoy, but not a movie you'll miss watching. You put on "Star Wars," which only succeeds in one thing: failing horribly.
Still looking for its first win of the year against an in-state, Division I rival, Ball State University will have two more chances this week starting with Indiana State University on Tuesday.
Ball State University students logged hundreds of hours at 18 locations in the Muncie community this past weekend in the Ball State Student Action Team's fifth annual 24 Hours of Service.
Student replies to an "armed intruder" alarm that went off in Bracken Library on Sunday have reached Dean of University Libraries Arthur Hafner, showing anger about the confusion caused by the false alert.
Four buildings in the Village owned by Myles Ogea — University Square, mt Cup, Mugly's Pub and Eatery and Jimmy John's — are targets for mortgage foreclosures, some of which date back to 2007.
With drooling smiles and wagging tails, all types of dogs came to Pet'n'Play along with their owners and Ball State University students.
Ball State University Purchasing Services has advised departments to be on the look out for scams involving toner for printers, copiers and fax machines.
Proper proofreading is a profitable practice. Alliteration aside, checking and re-checking one's own work before submission can mean the difference between "Let's eat Grandma!" and "Let's eat, Grandma!"
An engineer and a computer science major join the stage with choral experts to belt out traditional songs in Latin, while a nursing major chimes in with a sharp soprano in Hebrew. Singing in six different languages, Ball State University students will showcase their talent in the last of the four performances this year.
ELKHART — The five Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate drew rousing applause Saturday for their views on government spending and other issues at a forum sponsored by tea party activists.
Illinois State University won the team meet, finishing with 144 points. Host Louisville fell one point shy from being at the top of the leaderboard, followed by Central Michigan University (132 points) and Ohio State University (81 points). Ball State finished last in the five-team meet, but it was able to post several top-10 finishes, coming away with 46 points.
Junior Georgina Thomson's knee injury during the Akron match caused the Cardinals to adjust against the Zips and Buffalo, as Ball State lost both matches on the road.
Spectrum ended its Spring Week with the annual spring Drag Show Saturday night.
No. 15 Ball State swept No. 13 Loyola University 30-25,30-28,30-28 Saturday night in Worthen Arena and denied Loyola's bid a sharing the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association regular season title.
The crucial point Sunday came in the fifth inning when Ball State was nursing a 3-1 lead. Back-to-back singles by Lisa Rozanski and Alicia Barkley were followed by a double steal that put runners on second and third with nobody out. However, Kent State ace Kylie Reynolds induced two strikeouts and a popped-up bunt to end the threat.
Ball State (16-19, 9-3) won the first two games of its series against the University at Buffalo (16-17, 4-8) before falling 11-7 in 11 innings Sunday. The Cardinals have won their first four MAC series for the first time since 2005.
Temperatures in the mid-50s and winds of around 30 mph didn't keep students from coming outside to the parties at Elliott Hall's back lawn and Noyer Bowl on Saturday.
Be the Cure arrived at the Ball State Atrium searching for matches for two individuals with DOCK8, a genetic disorder.
Buffalo (12-6, 5-0 MAC) got things rolling in its favor early by claiming the doubles point, winning at No. 1 and 2 doubles. Ball State won three of the six singles spots, but it wasn't enough.
Ball State hopes for a strong performance after taking a step back in last week's Missouri Intercollegiate. The Cardinals placed eighth as a team out of 15 schools and didn't have an individual crack the top 15. Freshman Tony Lazzara was Ball State's top performer, tying for 20th place.
