BASEBALL: Ball State wins conference-opener vs. Akron
March 21, 2009Continuing its success in MAC openers, Ball State defeated Akron 3-2 Friday at Ball Diamond.
Continuing its success in MAC openers, Ball State defeated Akron 3-2 Friday at Ball Diamond.
The 2009 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships will be held at Ball State University, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals (4-13, 1-5 MAC) hold the fifth place spot in the conference standings, edging Western Michigan University (3-12, 0-6 MAC) by one win.
Ball State University students will get to test their paper airplane skills in Irving Gym Saturday as part of the Red Bull Paper Wings Qualifier, according to a press release. Students will test their homemade airplanes in distance, airtime and aerobatics.
Traveling is starting to get a little bit old for coach Joel Walton. Having already played six road matches in two weeks, the Ball State University men's volleyball team will travel to the East Coast for two more road matches this weekend. Ball State will play Rutgers-Newark University at 7 p.
The Office of Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that the Ball State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has failed to provide equal intercollegiate athletic opportunities for women.
Ball State announced today that it signed four players to national letters of intent for the 2009 season.
A reported gun theft ended in a police chase and five preliminary felony charges for a non-traditional Ball State University student who has already served prison time, according to police reports. James Cleo Robertson Jr., 40, 701 W. Jackson St., Apt. 501; remained in Delaware County Jail on a $32,500 bond as of Thursday afternoon, according to jail officials.
Continuing its success in MAC openers, Ball State defeated Akron 3-2 Friday at Ball Diamond.
Members of Up 'til Dawn learned of the group's fate Wednesday as Ball State University cut all ties with the student philanthropy that benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Megan Johnson and four other members of the group's executive board were told in what they were told would be a formal meeting regarding how the group felt they've worked through the Office of Student Life.
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The all-time winningest basketball coach in NCAA history had only good things to say about Ball State University women's basketball program and its performance this season. University of Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt said Wednesday that her team would not take Ball State lightly in their upcoming NCAA Tournament first-round game.
The 2009 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships will be held at Ball State University, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals (4-13, 1-5 MAC) hold the fifth place spot in the conference standings, edging Western Michigan University (3-12, 0-6 MAC) by one win.
Ball State University will try to stay atop the food chain in Indiana as the men's tennis team will play Indiana State University Sunday. The Cardinals are 4-1 on the year against in-state opponents. Unlike other varsity sports, Ball State and Indiana State don't appear to have a recruiting battle for local talent.
Finals survival kits are on sale through the Residence Hall Association until April 20. Kate Webber, director of alumni and student programs, said the kits include a variety of snacks and food. A game or puzzle and school supplies including pens, paper and high lighters are also included in the kit, she said.
A student filed a lawsuit against Ball State University after she slipped and injured herself on campus, her lawyer said Wednesday. Brittany Manora's attorney, Tim Rowe, filed the lawsuit on her behalf March 3 in Delaware County Circuit Court 4, which Judge John Feick presides over, according to court documents.
The leadership of Student Government Association officially changed Wednesday. Campus Alliance's government of the student body concluded, and it was not bad. The slate was put together in 10 days after 2008's first SGA nomination convention failed to yield a single slate, but it was still able to come away with a successful term.
More than 4.5 million people are expected to need a blood transfusion this year, and more than 100 Ball State University students took the chance to help those people during the Angels for Life Blood Drive Wednesday. But the number of donors is still too low, blood drive organizer Kim Hiatt said.
Muncie weather decided to hold off long enough for the Ball State University softball team to win the first game of its doubleheader against Valparaiso University Wednesday. The second game of the doubleheader, which were Ball State's first scheduled home games of the season, was canceled after half an inning.
