While Steelers fans cheered Sunday after their team's Super Bowl win, Franklin Hines was cheering for a different reason. Hines, a Ball State University alumnus, was the production assistant for the commercial that won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest 2009 and its $1 million prize.
University police officers will have the authority to enforce the law outside of campus if a pending bill passes through the Indiana House of Representatives. If House Bill 1023 passes through the House Ways and Means Committee, police departments on campuses across the state will be given the same jurisdiction as state and local police agencies.
The past 50 years have made countless changes to Ball State University's campus, faculty and students - and Tom Ray has seen them all. The professor of continuing education said he has been teaching at Ball State for 50 of his 81 years and has been associated with the university for 63 of its 90-year existence.
The last time the IUPUI women's tennis team visited Muncie, it put forth one of its better performances of the season. The Jaguars' doubles tandem of Vanessa Carna and Emily Holsapple captured a flight C doubles championship in the Ball State Invitational last fall in Muncie.
For the first time in his career, Ball State University men's basketball freshman center Jarrod Jones was announced Monday as the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Jones joins Northern Illinois University guard Mike DiNunno as the only freshmen to win the award this season.
The Ball State University women's basketball team lost to Bowling Green State University 76-67 Tuesday in Bowling Green, Ohio. Despite shooting 45.9 percent from the field, Ball State had 21 turnovers in the loss - 10 more turnovers than Bowling Green (19-2, 8-0 Mid-American Conference).
While some might think the newspaper industry is on a down-hill slope, Monday's Professionals-in-Residence gave hope to students in the College of Communication Information and Media about the future of news media. Gretchen Letterman spoke to a packed David Letterman Communications and Media Building about the future of the news industry and reminded students about the impact digital media is having on every-day life.
Students can enjoy trips to Wishbone Gifts, Inc. without venturing more than a few blocks off campus. The 420 Underground, an 18 and older extension of Wishbone, officially opened at 420 N. Martin St. on Monday after a "beta opening" Thursday and Friday. Employee Kassie Ferguson said the last three days went well and saw good business.
The Ball State University women's basketball team travels to Anderson Arena to take on a red-hot Bowling Green State University team at 7 p.m. Ball State (14-7, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) is coming off a win against conference-foe Miami University on Saturday but will now have to face the team with the best record in the MAC.
Even though the road conditions on I-69 have been hazardous throughout the day, classes have yet to be significantly influenced Tuesday. More than 120 cars were involved in accidents on I-69 southbound between mile markers five and 34, Pendleton State Police Lt.
A group of Ball State University students are worried a preservative found in a flu vaccine meant to keep you healthy could lead to harmful side effects. Tony Farmer, president of Ball State's Truth Movement, has been leading his group in a protest against faculty in the Amelia T.
Ball State University junior Danielle Gratton was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Monday. The 6-foot 1-inch forward helped the Cardinals win both of their games last week, defeating a non-conference foe in the University of North Dakota 88-80 in overtime and conference-foe Miami University 81-66.
Ball State University has now joined the ranks of Texas A & M University, Kansas State University and University of North Carolina. However, we aren't talking about winning awards, gaining prestige or sports teams. We're talking about security breaches and leaks that have resulted in the records of employees and students being compromised.
Last week the House of Representatives voted to pass the $819 billion stimulus package. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, this package would cost more than the entire Iraq War. The plan includes many different spending agendas - some of them making you wonder what they actually have to do with economic stimulus.
10. Doritos Not only was the chip company's crystal ball ad created by a Ball State professor, but it also cracked us up when the snow globe went through that vending machine. 9. Bud Light It's hard to go wrong with a tall, pale guy in a sequined shirt, and Conan O'Brien really sparkled in this ad.
Stan Parrish moved closer to finalizing his coaching staff for the Ball State University football team Monday with the announcement that he will keep two coaches from former coach Brady Hoke's staff. Parrish announced Monday he promoted Jay Steilberg to assistant athletics director for football operations.
As middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic walked off the Worthen Arena court Friday night he could not help but feel a sense of relief. After the last three weeks, its understandable why the players on the Ball State University men's volleyball felt that way. Entering the season ranked No.
Ball State University officials have spent some weeks considering whether scheduling classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday would be better for the school, and so far they haven't come up with much. The administration now says more Friday classes would alleviate scheduling problems many students face by freeing up more time slots for classes each day.
After being out of the top 15 coaches poll for a week, the Ball State University men's volleyball team is right back where it started the season. The Cardinals moved up to No. 13 in the newest poll released Monday - the same ranking it held at the beginning of its season - following a sweep against then-No.
The Ball State University women's swimming and diving team fell to Ohio University Saturday. The team won four events in the meet. Freshman Emily Haifley, who broke the school record in the 200-yard breaststroke last week, won both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke.
