Once a staple in elementary school classrooms, teaching the art of cursive writing may be a thing of the past. As the elegant penmanship behind the language has been tossed out due to more technology entering the classroom, some Ball State University education majors are in debate as to whether too much time is being spent teaching cursive writing to students.
Worthen Arena, get ready for Jerome Tillman. The Ball State University men's basketball team plays host to Ohio University on Saturday, led by the 6-foot-6, 235 pound Tillman, who leads the Mid-American Conference with 19.7 points per game and 9.1 rebounds per game.
The second day of cleaning up 12.8 inches of snow from the Muncie streets went "pretty good", **Ron Ball, Muncie Street Department maintenance supervisor, said. The winter weather caused the Muncie cleanup crews to work from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, mainly concentrating on the primary roads.
Players on the Ball State University men's volleyball team have heard all the talk about No. 11 Lewis University leading up to their conference opener tonight. With the preseason poll predicting Lewis to win the conference title, the Flyers said they have the belief that this is their year to win a championship and advance to the NCAA Final Four.
The Ball State University track and field team will stay close to home for its third meet of the indoor season at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational. Ball State will venture about 35 miles away from the Cardinals' nest to Marion to continue the duration of their indoor season.
Below is how teams in the coaches poll top 15 have fared this week. Ball State is listed at No. 16 and will play No. 11 Lewis at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Worthen Arena. 1. Penn State (defeated Juniata; plays No. 14 St. Francis on Friday and Springfield College on Saturday) 2.
More than a foot of snow fell in Muncie on Wednesday. More than a foot of snow probably remains piled up around your car. If you are a Ball State University student who lives in one of the near-campus neighborhoods with characteristically small streets, chances are high you haven't dared to drive.
Do snow days kick buttocks or what! I remember being a youngster and enjoying the freedom and bliss of a day without the pain of school. Of course, those days were further back for me than for most students. The signal for school cancellations then were less advanced than Wednesday's e-mail notification.
A Ball State University football player faces a preliminary felony charge after he reportedly refused to pay for his taxi fare, according to an arrest report from Ball State police. Dane Cook, who was a sophomore free safety on the 2008 Ball State football team, was arrested on the preliminary charges of public intoxication and theft at about 4 a.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team will play No. 11 Lewis University starting 7:30 p.m. at Worthen Arena. Below are some notes about the match. Matt McCarthy returns Middle attacker Matt McCarthy will return to the starting lineup for tonight's match against Lewis, coach Joel Walton said Wednesday.
"No" wasn't an acceptable answer for Cassy Herode. Whenever somebody told her that 6-foot-2-inch women's volleyball players weren't supposed to play good defense or be able to pass out of the back row, Herode utilized extra practice sessions to improve in that area of her game.
April Abernathy n Chief Reporter Campus fraternities are kicking off Spring Informal Recruitment with their own Super Bowl parties Sunday. Spring recruitment will run through Friday, Cory Schneider Interfraternity Council vice president of public relations, said.
With snow still falling on the 12.8 inches Muncie received the last two days and the university canceling classes, the Ball State University men's volleyball team remained where it always is Wednesday mornings: Worthen Arena. Less than three days before opening its conference season against No.
Fans choiceROB GILES AND EMILY HAIFLEY Each receiving nine votes and 38 percent of the total vote, men's basketball guard Rob Giles and freshman swimmer Emily Haifley tied for Fan Choice Player of the Week. This is the first tie in the one-year history of the Fan Choice Player of the Week.
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The Ball State University men's basketball team lost 62-58 to host Bowling Green State University in Wednesday night's Mid-American Conference action at Anderson Arena. With the loss, the Cardinals fall to 9-9 overall and 4-2 in MAC play, but remain in a tie with Western Michigan University atop the MAC West Division standings.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Facility has moved to the second phase of a two-part renovation process. Jason Adamowicz, associate director of recreation services, said construction is still on schedule to be completed by August of 2010. Phase 2 began by tearing down a large section of Irving Gym's main floor and surrounding office areas.
An unexpected amount of snowfall Wednesday morning caused the Ball State University administration to cancel classes after they already began. Ball State doesn't have an official policy regarding snow days, administrators said, but a system is implemented in case of severe snowfall.
After about 50 years in one location, Michael and Mary Concannon expanded Concannon's Pastry Shop to a second store on Morrison Road on Wednesday. "It's been in the same family for 50 years now," co-owner Mary Concannon said. "You don't see that very much anymore.
