Ball State University placed in the top 10 for the Victoria's Secret Pink Collegiate Collection this week.Ball State made it up to ninth place this week in the online voting contest for colleges to be included in the Victoria's Secret Pink Collegiate fall line.
Ball State University and the Muncie community will be able to hear first hand accounts of the civil rights movement from Muncie natives along with musical performances in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. at 8 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall.The Office of Institutional Diversity and the School of Music are sponsoring the Martin Luther King Memorial Concert to honor the many achievements made throughout his life.
The Student Government Association election season is approaching which means potential slates are forming as well as a new elections board.President Beth Cahill said Cory Schneider, senior advertising major, has been appointed as this year's elections board chair. Schneider will announce the other six members of the elections board at the senate meeting Jan. 27.
The Cardinals open the 2010 Spring schedule on Saturday when they host the University of Dayton as Ball State interim coach Amy Behrman makes her debut just five days after her hiring.
The CHIRP TV crew previews the No. 13 Ball State men's volleyball team's season opener against Loyola.
Unlike the United States Congress, the Indiana General Assembly is only a part-time legislature. This year the House of Representatives and the Senate will gather until March 14. The session, from what I learned, will come down to two issues – property tax caps and ethics reform.
Eating healthy foods and exercising are just two of many resolutions that were made on New Year's Eve. It may not have been too hard to set the resolution but maintaining it can be. Between going to class, studying, working on projects, getting enough sleep and doing extracurricular activities, it can be difficult to exercise and eat healthy on a regular basis.Brittany Kilgore, junior elementary education major, is just one student who made the New Year's resolution to workout more.
Since the new year has begun, let's take a look back at the best films that you should see from last year.
Two Ball State University teams made it to the second round in the Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders Skills Challenge, an international competition for Cisco Systems, Inc.
Delaware County is generating positive tax revenue per capita, defying the deficit trends for urban Indiana communities.The Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research issued a study of tax revenues generated by counties in Indiana. The study found that most urban counties across the state are receiving less money from the state than they are paying in taxes, while rural communities are receiving more than they pay.
With the Colts reaching for the Super Bowl, the local economy for Indianapolis and surrounding areas cannot be doing any better, some experts think.However, economists doubt there are any effects from sport teams on local businesses.
What is more refreshing during the days of summer than a chilled glass of lemonade or a bowl of fresh, crisp fruit salad? Not a whole lot. Summer's easy – give anyone something cool and fresh with lots of water and he's good to go. But what do we do about winter? What kinds of foods should we eat, especially with New Year's resolutions that deal with weight loom overhead? And something chilled is not a first choice when it's below freezing outside.
Entering Saturday's meet at Bowling Green State University, it returns some talented upperclassmen, such as All-Mid-American Conference honorees Ali Bishel, Brittany Ade and Katie Johnson. But the team also has 17 freshmen on the roster.
The Homecoming Steering Committee is now accepting applications for next school year.Applications can be accessed from the Ball State University Web site by clicking the Homecoming tab on the Alumni Association Web page. Applicants are asked to submit applications to the Alumni Association, located on the second floor of the Alumni Center, by 4 p.m on Feb. 3.
For the second time this year, second baseman/pitcher Kolbrin Vitek has been named to a preseason All-American team. Ping! Baseball named the junior a third team All-American at the utility position.
After a convincing win at the Ball State Relay Invitational last weekend to open the season, Ball State University men's swimming team faces No. 19 Purdue University on Saturday.
A study released by Twix, a product from Mars Company, showed last month students would rather give up their significant other than technology when taking a study break.
Gov. Mitch Daniels' confidence in Ball State University showed Wednesday as he extended three members' stay on the Board of Trustees."The governor constantly monitors the progress of state universities, especially Ball State," spokesman Brad Rateike said. "The governor is pleased with the direction Ball State is headed."
The state of Indiana has seemed to run into the proverbial fiscal pickle. More than $150 million is being cut from higher education in the state. Thanks Gov. Mitch Daniels. Of that, $15.25 million is being cut from Ball State's budget. The administration has asked for input from all areas of campus. Hearing this call for help, I'd like to put forth these suggestions on how to cut costs at the university.
During his lifetime, John Fisher was a 55-year member of the Ball Memorial Hospital board and local industrialists, but his contributions to the community did not stop there. Months after his death Fisher is still making large contributions to the community.Officials announced Tuesday that Fisher left $2 million to the BMH Foundation in his estate.
