The reasons for Ball State University's offensive resurgence can be debated, but its hard to argue that anyone has benefitted from it more than wide receiver Briggs Orsbon. Orsbon, last year's leading receiver, caught only three passes in the first two games of the season as the young offense floundered.
Indiana State Excise Police issued 19 citations during Homecoming tailgating: - One adult jailed for public intoxication and disorderly conduct - One juvenile jailed for minor possession of alcohol and public intoxication - 11 juveniles issued citations for minor consumption and possession of alcohol - Two adults issued citations for possession of marijuana less than 30 grams - One juvenile issued citation for minor possession of alcohol and possession of false identification The State Excise Police are the law enforcement division of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.
An emissary from Japan presented a seminar discussing the evolving relationship between Japan and the U.S. in Sursa Music Hall Thursday morning. George Hisaeda, Consul General of Japan at Chicago, gave a diverse crowd of faculty and students his presentation, "Japan in America: Building for the Future.
Ball State University has started to bend the rules on sorority housing. Since the 1950s, a pact of sisterhood kept sororities from building houses until every chapter on campus could afford it. However, when five sororities suites were torn down during the DeHority Complex redesign, accommodations for sorority housing had to be made.
Weekend Preview Japanese Culture Celebration Where: Atrium and Studio Room When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday Cost: Free UPB Movie: Stand and Deliver Where: Pruis Hall When: 9 p.m. Cost: Free But Not Forgotten-art exhibit Where: Anderson Center for the Arts, 32 W Tenth St.
Nine teams will face off today at LaFollette Field for University Program Board's annual Student Paint Balloon fight. The Paint Balloon fight is exactly what it says - groups of students will spend two hours throwing balloons filled with paint, instead of water, at each other from 4 to 6 p.
ANDERSON (AP) - Ivy Tech Community College plans to build a new central Indiana campus along Interstate 69 in Anderson. School and city officials announced Tuesday that the new $20 million campus would be built on a 40-acre strip of farmland near the exit for Indiana 9 into the city.
To ensure that there is not a repeat of last Sunday's match against the University of Toledo, coach Michael Lovett is putting his team through a tough week of practices. Senior midfielder Megan Ridley said it is the toughest week of practice she has been through.
Fourteen Ball State University English education students are having a bake sale on the first floor of Robert Bell Building today and Friday. Students can buy 50-cent homemade cookies, brownies, puppy chow and hot apple cider at the sale, which will take place from 10 a.
Whether it's walking across campus or driving through Muncie, some form of art is always around us. This art takes many forms: the architecture of buildings, the graphic design of billboards, the songs on the radio or the landscape. Although most of these things were created by professionals with years of experience, there are other places where art is being created by students and amateurs that often sadly go unnoticed: the local arts scene.
Two lovers wait inside a large castle, dripping wet from the rain storm outside. They've been greeted by a strange hunchback named Riff Raff and are waiting for the master of the house. Farther inside, a group of people dressed in suits and sunglasses are singing and dancing.
Officials at Ball State University say they were surprised by the grade the university received from the Sustainable Endowments Institute's annual report. So shocked, in fact, that Robert Koester, director of Center for Energy Research/Education/Service, has set up an appointment with the company later in the week to review the score.
The Cardinals (9-9, 2-3 Mid-American Conference) utilized a balance on the offensive end with four players reaching double-digit kill totals, while outhitting the Rockets (10-7, 1-4 MAC) .219 to .127 for the match.
The humans used their last hours to raise an army even stronger than last year's before the week-long zombie apocalypse started at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Humans vs. Zombies players were registering new zombies and humans Wednesday afternoon at the Scramble Light and Atrium to participate in their role-playing activity.
In two recent columns senior Derek Wilson ignited a fiery discussion over the value and purpose of a college education. I faced a firestorm of calls, e-mails and visits by outraged and offended students and faculty. The fire leapt onto the editorial pages of the Daily News where it gained fresh fuel, buoyed by the editorial's lack of understanding as to why the fire started and continues to burn.
Indiana revenue for September was $166 million short of a May forecast that lawmakers and Gov. Mitch Daniels used to put together a new two-year budget. Tax collections are down by $254 million for the first three months of this fiscal year.
For the next few weeks, about 250 students will don the unmistakable apparel of zombie hunters: green bandanas, Nerf dart belts, Nerf guns - one to several, depending on the dedication a given player has - balled-up socks, a keen awareness of their surroundings and shifty eyes.
Blaum made a defensive save - her second of the season - in the final seconds to secure the MAC victory over Missouri State. The win was the first conference victory of the season for the Cardinals (3-8, 1-3 MAC), snapping an eight-game losing streak in the process.
