This is about the time of year when people have been pulling their hair out and grinding their teeth for a few weeks. There aren't enough hours in a day to eat, sleep, get work done and do whatever else needs to be done and the stress is building a skyscraper in our minds.
For Stan Parrish and Ball State University, the bye week came at just the right time in their schedule.Nine weeks into the season, the Cardinals were able to take a break for the first time this year. Now they are preparing for their final three games.
After starting the season strong last weekend, the women's swimming and diving team failed to find the same spark, losing to both the University of Akron and the University at Buffalo. With the losses, Ball State drops to 1-3, both on the season and in Mid-American Conference play.
The Ball State University athletics department has yet to begin its search for a new women's tennis coach, according to athletics director Tom Collins.
The Ball State University men's basketball team will have at least three opportunities in the first two months of the season to show Indiana where it stands among the best college basketball programs in the state.
The Muslim Student Association will hold activities on Nov. 17, 18 and 19 as part of a week of Islamic awareness at Ball State University.
Ball State University and Muncie community members are working on a bike trail that will lead through the city's historical and culturally significant areas.
Ball State University men's swimming and diving won seven events in their season debut Saturday, but fell short to the University at Buffalo, losing 158-137.
Ball State University's Teachers College is unsure of what a new teaching license proposal will mean for Ball State's education majors.
The H1N1 flu vaccine will be available for Ball State University students Monday at the Amelia T. Wood Health Center.
CHICAGO — A Northwestern University professor and journalism students who spent three years investigating the case of a man convicted in the 1978 killing of a security guard believe they have evidence that shows prosecutors put the wrong man behind bars. But in the quest to prove his innocence, they may have to defend themselves, too.
I was sitting in my public policy course last Thursday and the topic was about globalization and the middle class. The thought came up about how the middle class is being squeezed by stagnating wages as globalization takes manufacturing-based jobs to other countries, leaving only unskilled jobs or very highly skilled jobs. While there was an intense discussion among myself and several classmates as to the cause, there wasn't much time to get into how we could help smooth the inevitable transitions that were bound to take place in an increasingly globalized world.
Amanda Mills said she has always been a little overweight, but never thought much of it. The senior public relations major and Student Government Association vice president was comfortable with herself and how she looked. However, she said she's always had a gut feeling that she could be healthier, but she's never had the motivation or cared enough to make a plan and do something about it, she said. That all changed since she heard about the Health Education Center's Fall Weight Loss Challenge.
For safety Kyle Hoke, Ball State University football is a family tradition.His father, Jon, played for the Cardinals from 1976-1979 and his mother was Homecoming Queen and the daughter of former assistant coach Jim Hilles. And of course, Kyle's uncle, Brady, the former Ball State captain and head coach can't be forgotten either.
Audience interaction is the whole idea behind the IDEAS09 exhibit. This exhibit is more than art; it is created to be an experience. This exhibit uses more than one of your senses to experience the art.
What is Something Else?Something Else originally was a half-hour show. Now, the group produces sketch comedy for the Web. Members also produce a weekly radio show/podcast on WCRD and iTunes, produce short films, write and compose music and keep an online blog.
Junior libero Alyssa Rio was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week Monday afternoon. She is the first Cardinal player to earn the defensive award this season. Rio's combined performance over the weekend against Eastern Michigan University and Central Michigan University earned her the honor. Against Eastern Michigan Friday, Rio posted a season-high 34 digs. She followed that performance up with a 19 dig effort Sunday in helping the Cardinals to a 3-0 sweep of Central Michigan while holding the Chippewas to a -.412 hitting percentage in the third set, the lowest output by a Ball State opponent in rally scoring.
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