WOMEN'S TENNIS: Bull fired as violations emerge
October 21, 2009Ball State University women's tennis coach Kathy Bull was fired Tuesday because of violations self-reported by the Athletics Department to the NCAA on Monday.
Ball State University women's tennis coach Kathy Bull was fired Tuesday because of violations self-reported by the Athletics Department to the NCAA on Monday.
Trailing by seven strokes, the men's golf team only had 18 holes to defeat then-leader University of Toledo. By shooting 12 strokes less than Toledo in the final round on Tuesday, Ball State won its first tournament of the Fall season.
The quest for Ball State University's first win this year will have to continue without starting quarterback Kelly Page.Coach Stan Parrish said Tuesday that Page would miss the final five games of the season with a broken right thumb. The injury will require surgery that will keep the redshirt freshman out of action for two to six weeks.
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Editor-in-chief Vinnie Lopes and sports editor Matt Hudson discuss the firing of women's tennis coach Kathy Bull.
Children are so hard to incorporate into film and theater. The actors always are pesky, uncooperative and rarely any good. However, Max Records of "Where The Wild Things Are" stands out among today's young actors with composure, emotion and charm.
Classes at Burris Laboratory School have been canceled for the rest of the week after more than 20 percent of students were absent Tuesday because of influenza-like symptoms.Ball State University officials decided to cancel classes after consulting with the Delaware County Health Department, according to a press release.
Monday morning, the University Senate Agenda Committee discussed reforms that will affect student life.The committee talked about doing away with Fruesday classes, using Cardinal Cash in the Village and possibly banning on-campus smoking.
Students with class in the Burris Laboratory School will have a longer Fall Break this year.Classes for today and Thursday have been cancelled after more than 20 percent of students were absent on Tuesday due to "influenza-like illness," according to a press release.
T.I.S. Bookstore general manager Pam Suminski said she has noticed a difference in her customers Ball State apparel preferences compared to last year."Last year when our customers came in, they were looking for shirts specifically relating to football," she said. "This year they're not necessarily as adamant about finding something with a helmet or football on it, they're just buying general Ball State logos."
Orchids are the largest group of flowering plants and also the point of interest for tonight's presentation hosted by Friends of the Library.At 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library Room 104, internationally recognized orchid horticulturist Russ Vernon will give a presentation on "Orchid Art and Conservation."
After one year of a less-than-perfect economy and three months after Congressman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) stopped supporting local earmarks, Ball State University has no immediate plans to expand its campus borders.Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Management, said Pence's self-imposed ban stalled construction on the third phase of McKinley Avenue improvements, which would have included Riverside Avenue, from the Cooper Life Science Building to New York Street.
The Freshman Connections program will continue its discussion about conflicts in African and Middle-Eastern countries tonight with a speaker panel of Ball State faculty from African countries.Students can learn about the panel's first-hand experiences in Africa at the "A Long Way Back : Reflections on Conflicts in Africa" panel at 7:30 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175.
Spectrum and the Multicultural Center members will be hosting the event "The Freedom to Marry" Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.They will also be showing the film, "In Sickness and in Health," a story of three homosexual couples fighting for the right to marry.
Spectrum will have a table set up in the Atrium on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Straight Alliance Week.Members of Ball State University's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally organization will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to spread awareness about what a straight ally is and to squash misconceptions of the GLBT community.
In 1991, President George H. W. Bush designated October as Energy Awareness Month. Since then, the White House and the U.S. Department of Energy have used the month to encourage and teach Americans to make their daily lives more energy efficient. This year's theme is "A Sustainable Energy Future: Putting All the Pieces Together." Here are a few simple ways you can put the pieces together in your home to conserve more energy:
Ball State University women's tennis coach Kathy Bull was fired Tuesday because of violations reported to the NCAA on Monday.
Coach Stan Parrish announced Tuesday afternoon that starting quarter back Kelly Page will miss the remainder of the season with a broken thumb.
