Your body is giving you away.Comedy Sportz, an improvisational group with locations around the country, presented a program Tuesday at Ball State University, teaching students in the Excellence in Leadership program lessons about body language.
Led by junior Eric Steger, Ball State University enters the second day of play at the Dayton Flyer Invitational tied for fourth place.
Students learned about the conflicts of several African nations Tuesday night during "A Long Way Back: Reflections on Conflicts in Africa." "A Long Way Back" was a panel discussion with speakers from Nigeria, Uganda, Egypt, Congo, Liberia and Zimbabwe. The speakers informed students about conflicts happening in their home countries.
Half of Ball State University's parking lot west of Carmichael Hall could reopen by the end of November because the geothermal project is ahead of schedule, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said."We have roughly 500 of the 1,800 boreholes dug for the North Energy building," Lowe said.The project was originally budgeted at $70 million, will save the university roughly $2 million a year — while cutting its carbon footprint dramatically — and is predicted to be finished by the end of 2010. The entire project is predicted to take five years.
INDIANAPOLIS - The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday that shooting down a small plane that left its flight plan and later crashed near Muncie, killing the pilot, was always an option.
Ball State University men's basketball coach Billy Taylor looked refreshed as he sat before the media at Worthen Arena."It's exciting to see everybody in the room," Taylor said. "It means the season's really upon us."Taylor and his team hosted Media Day on Wednesday afternoon, unofficially kicking off the 2009-10 campaign for the Mid-American Conference West Division defending champion Cardinals.
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Brett Spotten traded in his dream of working for a Chicago construction company to enter the Navy. During his four years at Ball State University, Spotten said, he had a clear idea of what he would do with his degree. He wanted to get a job as an estimator for high-rise construction projects and work in downtown Chicago. Spotten said he expected to make $50,000 to $60,000 starting out in the field.
The struggles college graduates faced to find jobs in the past year may soon come to an end.More than a year after the economy's historic 773 point drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 10,000 last week for the first time since Oct. 7, 2008 -- a milestone that Michael Hicks, director of Bureau of Business Research says is a good sign for college graduates still seeking that first job."The recession was probably over in the beginning of summer," he said. "The problem is it doesn't feel like it's over if you don't have a job."
Astonished faces stared as Loren "Freakshow" Foley dangled irons from his tongue, walked barefoot on broken beer bottles and swallowed various types of swords Saturday at the Minnetrista Cultural Center.
Family Weekend has become narrowed to a Saturday afternoon visit with parents and siblings, yet business owners are thankful for the revenue it generates.Many of the hotels in Muncie were booked three months in advance of Family Weekend.Alicia Gooden, a Ball State University student who works at Holiday Inn Express, said the hotel offered a Ball State rate for people who booked a room three months or more in advance.
"Society is a factory ... We produce the people you see on the street. We are, to a certain degree, responsible for what they've done, what they're doing and what they will do," says Karen Kessler, a faculty member of Ball State University's Department of Theatre and Dance. She says this referring to Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, the convicted killers of Matthew Shepard.
As all of us know, the economy's been in a rut for a while, and as I'm sure most of us know, there was a so-called "stimulus package" passed and signed into law earlier this year, to the tune of just less than $800 billion. The problem with it is that there's little actual stimulus.
Students and their families went on tours on Saturday afternoon at the E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center Open House as part of Family Weekend at Ball State University.More than 30 people went on private guided tours of the former Ball family home between 3 and 5 p.m. The number of attendees made this year's open house a success compared to last year's, Nancy Lindley, the center's facilities manager, said.
Colorful paper leaves and streamers adorned the walls of the music room at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Friday evening as children's excited voices mixed with the sounds of parents' and volunteers' conversations. Pumpkins, face paint, apple cider, cookies, a bean bag throw, Frisbee toss and more were all a part of Student Voluntary Services' Fall Festival.
Students had fun busting watermelons at the 37th annual Watermelon Bust sponsored by the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the Alpha Chi Omega sorority Sunday at LaFollette Field. Watermelon Bust was a huge success this year, junior organizer Austin Gerber said. More than 70 teams competed and raised more than $10,000.
The best of all fall foods came together at a Sunday morning brunch for Minnetrista's annual Flavors of Fall event. Four chefs from the American Culinary Association each prepared their own special autumn treat, informing the audience about preparation techniques and helpful cooking tips.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team will play a regionally televised match in the country's third-largest television market this season.Lewis University announced earlier this month that the Flyers' home match against the Cardinals on April 6, 2010, will air on the Lakeshore Public Television station.
"College education is a costly proposition with tuition, room and board at some colleges topping $50,000 a year. Is it worth it? Increasing evidence suggests that it's not." This is the opening line of a recent article written by economist Walter Williams.
Curly hair, high heels, baggy jeans and lots of glittery sequins were common sights Saturday at Spectrum's annual Drag Show, this year titled "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." Spectrum, Ball State University's gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally organization, took over Ball Gymnasium, transforming it into the land of Oz, complete with a rainbow curtain of balloons and a yellow "plywood" brick road.
