The struggling economy is crippling companies throughout the country, but it isn't having the same effect on local restaurants' and flower shops' Valentine's Day sales. Several popular Valentine's Day restaurants aren't seeing much difference this year. Marcia Thompson, co-owner of the White River Landing, said she wasn't worried about getting less business on Valentine's Day despite having fewer reservations than previous years.
The Ball State University women's basketball team finished off its last Mid-American Conference East division opponent with an 80-72 win against Ohio University on Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Bobcats took the lead early with a 3-point basket but junior guard Audrey McDonald hit back-to-back threes to take the lead, which the Cardinals (17-8, 9-2 MAC) never relinquished.
The Ball State University men's basketball team upset the Mid-American Conference East Division-leading University at Buffalo 53-51 today in Worthen Arena.
Below are the match results from teams in this week's the top 15 coaches poll. Ball State is unranked - listed at No. 16 - and will play the Milwaukee School of Engineering at 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (plays Harvard on Friday and No. 14 Ohio State on Saturday) 2.
A Ball State University student and another man were arrested late Wednesday night after robbing a Pizza King deliveryman on the 300 block of North Calvert St. At about 10:30 p.m., Ball State student Adam Sickmann, 20, and Andrew Weddle, 21, threw Pizza King employee Nathanael Rigney to the ground and kicked him, according to the police report.
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One year ago today, students at Ball State University were shocked by a shooting that left five dead less than 300 miles away at Northern Illinois University. Student Steven Kazmierczak killed five and wounded 18 other students before he killed himself last Valentine's Day.
The Ball State University women's tennis team will travel to Indianapolis on Saturday with some momentum after grabbing its second consecutive shutout victory Tuesday. The Cardinals defeated IUPUI 7-0 last week and Valparaiso University with the same score earlier this week.
The Ball State University women's basketball team will take on Ohio University - its last Mid-American Conference East opponent for the regular season - at 1 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena. The Bobcats (8-14, 4-6 MAC) have lost four of their last five games this season but have a balanced team and "a couple of kids that just play really, really hard," Ball State coach Kelly Packard said.
Sophomore journalism major David Boulton spent his freshman year searching for his niche in Ball State University's student media only to come up empty-handed. However, in 10 days, Boulton's wish for his ideal media outlet created from his own inspiration may be come true.
The Ball State University's men's tennis team hopes the third time is the charm as it plays its third Big Ten team of the season. Both of Ball State's losses this season were to Big Ten teams, and Northwestern University wants to keep the streak alive Sunday in Evanston, Ill.
Climbing the rickety ladder leading up to the barn's hayloft, I could smell the cigarette smoke. Long out of use, the barn was a musty place, drab, lifeless and full of cobwebs. Memories color it black and white, like the old movies that used to come on late at night and lull me to sleep.
The first of two remaining Mid-American Conference matchups for the Ball State University gymnastics team will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Michigan University. Ball State (1-4, 0-4 MAC) has witnessed the brunt of conference opponents in the preceding weeks, but being one of two teams that remain winless in the MAC doesn't sound as bad as it might look, assistant coach Katie Malott said.
The Office of Victim Services' 13th annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week comes to a close today. Speakers had resources for victims of assault, self-defense classes and lectures on building healthy relationships. The Wall of Healing also was displayed in the Art and Journalism Building.
Below are the match results from teams in this week's the top 15 coaches poll. Ball State is unranked - listed at No. 16 - and will play the Milwaukee School of Engineering at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (plays Harvard on Friday and No.
As women's volleyball coach Mick Haley sat in his office at the University of Southern California this week, he could still vividly remember his college career. Riding his bicycle down McKinley Avenue, the future Olympic coach and his teammates spent afternoons at Ball State University in the early 1960s petitioning students and fighting to make men's volleyball a varsity sport.
Will you be my valentine? I know sometimes I don't live up to your expectations, but I want to make it up to you. There have been times in the past when I've said things you didn't want to hear, and there have been times when we've disagreed. These kinds of problems are to be expected in any relationship.
Sheryl Alley is remembered by her friends and family as being selfless and giving. The accounting professor was close friends with Vicky Shipley, who teaches in Ball State University's accounting department. "Sherry was a wonderful friend," Shipley said.
The Ball State University chapter of the NAACP had two things to celebrate Thursday night. Food, entertainment and informative booths marked the initiation of Ball State's chapter into the Youth and College division of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
