OXFORD, Ohio - The Ball State University men's basketball team expected a bigger, more physical opponent in Miami University going into Wednesday night's Mid-American Conference road matchup against the RedHawks. What they did not expect was to be outscored 40-10 in the paint, and the difference down low was costly in the Cardinals' 59-41 loss in front of 2,481 fans at Miami's John D.
Two days after orginally being scheduled to play, the Ball State University women's tennis team will finally compete against IUPUI this afternoon. The Cardinals' and the Jaguars' non-conference meet will start at 3 p.m. at the YMCA Tennis Center. This match was scheduled for Tuesday but it was postponed after IUPUI could not arrive in Muncie on time due to multiple car accidents in the snowy weather causing Interstate-69 to close.
News flash: United States Olympian Michael Phelps got baked! Wahoo! After admitting to "behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment," Phelps has received stern criticism for his actions. While I do not condone what the 23-year-old swimmer did, I would like to use Phelps as an example of human behavior and decision-making.
The Recording Industry Association of America has decided to stop suing groups of students for file sharing. Most college students' gut reaction to that news goes something like this: Woohoo! There's no doubt that fewer broke college kids getting sued is definitely for the best.
Below are some notes about the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team. The Cardinals will play George Mason University at 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena. George Mason's left outside attackers Kyle Gramit and Brandon McLaughlin led the Patriots in kills per game average.
Despite recent tests on Indiana rivers indicating high levels of mercury in their water, the White River tested among the lowest in the state. According to a report from the Environment News Service, Indiana is sixth in the U.S. in the amount of mercury its industrial facilities emit.
Population explosions, vaccines and tornadoes: Are we standing in nature's way? I noticed there's a ballyhoo involving flu vaccines on campus. Kelly Allen wrote an informative article regarding the matter on Tuesday. The article said one of the two flu vaccines (Fluzone) offered at the Amelia T.
JuicyCampus addicts will have to find a new place to get the 411 on student affairs at Ball State University. JuicyCampus founder and CEO Matt Ivester said in a press release Wednesday that today would be the last day for the site. The company's lack of funding and its exponential growth had outpaced its ability to get more resources.
Fans choiceJ.D. Gasparovic With 15 votes, 52 percent of the total, men's volleyball player J.D. Gasparovic won this week's Fan Choice Player of the Week. The middle attacker was the MIVA Player of the Week after recording a career-high 15 kills in a sweep against then-No.
It's a two-sided issue that has stimulated the health world for some time - are flu vaccines safe? Much of mainstream science has concluded the perservatives in flu vaccines don't offer any significant health risks. Some studies suggest otherwise. Yesterday, we covered the Ball State Truth Movement's protest of the preservative Thimerosal, which is used in one of the flu vaccines offered in the Amelia T.
When coach Stan Parrish addressed Ball State University football fans Wednesday night, he said there is only one statistic they needed to know from this year's recruiting class: 18-for-18. All 18 players who committed to Ball State when Brady Hoke was the head coach kept their commitments to the Cardinals, Parrish said at the team's National Signing Day Celebration in the Alumni Center.
As the Student Government Association nomination convention draws near, both SGA President Frank Hood and Elections Chair Marco Pretell-Vazquez confirmed at least one slate will officially announce intentions to run Feb. 16. "I know there have been discussions of at least one slate forming, but who they are, where they come from I can't really say," Hood said after Wednesday's SGA meeting.
They're sitting in the Atrium eating lunch. She's enjoying a bread bowl, a salad and an apple. He went for a cold-cut sandwich, a salad and fruit yogurt. Passers-by and students enjoying their lunches don't look twice; they don't have a reason to. From the outside it's a typical lunch in a typical Atrium setting on a typical Sunday afternoon with two typical people.
After waiting two more days to face off against the Jaguars of IUPUI because of a postponed match, the Ball State University women's tennis team rolled to its second victory of the season Thursday. With the win, the Cardinals brought their season record back to .
The Ball State University track and field team has highlighted today and Saturday with a thick red circle on its calendar in anticipation of the Meyo Invitational. The Cardinals will travel to South Bend to compete in the 22nd annual invitational with host University of Notre Dame.
Ball State University men's basketball coach Billy Taylor said points will come at a premium as the Cardinals travel to Miami University for a pivotal Mid-American Conference matchup against the MAC East Division second place RedHawks. The West Division-leading Ball State (10-9, 5-2 MAC) come into the game tied with the University of Akron for first place in the MAC in scoring defense at 59.
It's signing day in college football, and we have a good idea of what next year's freshman class will look like. Twenty-two future Cardinals signed their John Hancocks to Ball State football coach Stan Parrish today. The official breakdown is 12 from Ohio, six from Indiana, two from Florida and one lone soul each from Missouri and Kansas.
Below is how teams in the top 15 coaches poll have fared this week. No. 13 Ball State University will play George Mason University on Thursday and Rutgers-Newark University on Friday. 1. Penn State (plays Springfield College on Saturday) 2. Pepperdine (idel this week) 3.
Facebook is five years old today, and our means to celebrate the birthday are limited. We have cake on our front-page, but we can't provide one large enough for 150 million users. We're pretty sure it's unsafe to take one shot for every Facebook friend you have.
