OUR VIEW: Careful with credit
February 25, 2010Credit, and borrowing in general, is kind of iffy for college-aged people. Some of us are responsible. But it's safe to say some among us aren't fiscally savvy. Either way it's a dangerous endeavor.
Credit, and borrowing in general, is kind of iffy for college-aged people. Some of us are responsible. But it's safe to say some among us aren't fiscally savvy. Either way it's a dangerous endeavor.
It's too bad that we have to look back on the good old days of an arena that's not even 20 years old. But that's exactly what I found myself doing at halftime of last week's crucial Mid-American Conference West Division showdown between Ball State and Central Michigan.
Lynn Nottage's award-winning play "Intimate Apparel" will debut at Strother Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. Junior acting major Ashley Harrison will play, Esther, the lead character. Esther is an African American seamstress looking for love. The play takes place in New York City in 1905. "Intimate Apparel" touches on several different ideas including relationships, religion, race and class. The show will be directed by Dwandra Lampkin. Tickets are $8.50 for the general public and $6.50 for students.
ndependent filmmaker Morgan D. Mead had great success last year with his film "My Name is Jerry," which won various awards and honors on the film festival circuit and received widespread praise.
With a new interim director and plans to open a park in the center of Muncie, members of Muncie Downtown Development looked optimistic to take the next steps in revitalizing the city
The Chirp TV crew previews the match between the men's volleyball team and IPFW
Even in the middle of the flat Midwest, far from the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, there is barely any snow left, but two men snowboard down a hill and onto a pipe near a construction area by the White River. Junior telecommunications major Gregg Bedinghaus and senior public communications major Kyle Harris have lived near slopes for most of their lives but both said snowboarding in Muncie is manageable as well.
Assistant photo editor Sam Householder and chief photographer Bobby Ellis host their weekly entertainmnet-review podcast live from the DN newsroom.
Downtown Development will meet today to address events and financial issues.
The week long anticlimatic Student Government Association executive slate elections will most likely come to a swift and equally anticlimatic ending this afternoon. As the only slate running in this year's race, Student Connection's fate will be decided in a room filled with about 40 student senators deciding whether the slate should be voted into office or given a vote of no confidence. It's not exactly the great democratic process.
Robert Mugge, Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball endowed chair and professional filmmaker, and several of his students will film the blues band's performance at Key Palace Theatre as part of Mugge's newest documentary. The project, tentatively called "Big Shoes: Walking and Talking the Blues," will focus on how blues music has been preserved in the Midwest.
Coach Laura Seibold-Caudill said her confidence in her team has continued to rise over the course of the season as Ball State took the University of Toledo, Ohio University and Michigan State University to the final event of each meet before coming up short.
Two-thirds of the vending machines on campus will accept credit cards as a form of payment by mid-March.
Ball State alumna Hartman is president and CEO of her own consulting company called Insights Consulting. The company has 200 employees and supports 600 Indiana residents with developmental disabilities. In 2009, the company was chosen by the Indianapolis Star as the sixth best place to work in Indianapolis for companies its size. She will speak at 7 p.m. in Room 301 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center as part of an Excellence in Leadership workshop titled, "Finding Your Passion."
Former Nightline broadcaster Ted Koppel had a conversation with a packed house in Pruis Hall last night.
The oldest building on campus is getting one of the oldest names on campus.
Each week, The Ball State Daily News sports staff picks its PPQ — the player, play and quote of the week. And, with the help of our online readers, the weekly fan choice is also featured. To vote in next week's poll, be sure to visit Monday's online edition of The Ball State Daily News.
We live in a meritocracy, right? Where hard work can get you security and a high-paying job? That's the American Dream. But is it just a fantasy, or is it reality?
Former Nightline anchor Ted Koppel spoke at Pruis Hall on February 23, 2010 on the campus of Ball State University.
Building and improving connections between people and organizations is what Matt Whitlock and his aptly named slate, Student Connection, want to do if elected today.
