There's something rather special about land. It's not a tangible object that you can produce, but you can own it nonetheless. Pieces of land are parceled out by invisible lines; there's usually no obvious indicator that you've suddenly violated someone else's property rights by trespassing.
North TexasDate: Sept. 3 at home 2008 record: 1-11 (0-7 Sun Belt) Last season: Lost to Tulsa 56-26 and its one victory was a 50-41 win against Western Kentucky Pay day: Ball State will pay North Texas $175,000 for this home game Quick fact: North Texas averaged a conference-worst 20 points per game and scored 10 or fewer points in three games last season Series history: This will be the first meeting between the two teams; Ball State will play a road game against North Texas in 2013 New HampshireDate: Sept.
Routine has always been important for former Ball State University football coach Paul Schudel. But he is willing to make a trip to Muncie to join the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame. Schudel compiled a 68-40-4 record from 1985-94 at Ball State and is now the offensive line coach of Division III Albion College in Michigan.
As the Unity Pageant ended Saturday afternoon, Ball State University alumnus Ivy McConnell looked at the 10 contestants and noticed something was missing from the event. Each of the contestants who stood in line on stage were black. McConnell said she realized the pageant itself could be truer to its title of "Unity".
The Ball State University men's tennis team's 6-1 loss Saturday had some bright spots. For instance, playing No. 16 University of Michigan which won its second match of the night, although the Cardinals avoided a shutout thanks to a new teammate. Cliff Robinson, who is from South Africa and has been on the Cardinals' roster for two weeks, defeated Mike DePeitro 6-4, 6-1 in the No.
Informal Sorority Recruitment starts today and will have activities for women interested in joining sororities all week. The events are open to any female students who did not complete Fall recruitment or who want to join a sorority, said Jennifer Eakins, Panhellenic Council vice president of public relations and Phi Mu fraternity pledge educator.
A week of practice devoted to fine-tuning the small things didn't appear to pose any threat to Kent State University winning their 10th straight Mid-American Conference regular season meet. The Ball State University gymnastics team (1-2, 0-2 MAC), lost 190.
The Ball State University football team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2009 schedule on Monday. The Cardinals will open the season with home games against the University of North Texas on Sept. 3 and the University of New Hampshire on Sept.
Returning from central Pennsylvania on Saturday night, players on the No. 13 Ball State University men's volleyball team sat in silence for the beginning of their bus trip back to Muncie. After arriving on Thursday with an opportunity to get two wins and defeat the defending NCAA Champions, coach Joel Walton said all his players left only thinking about what could have been from a disappointing weekend.
Despite being down by double digits, the Ball State University women's basketball team rallied back to defeat the University of Akron 61-55 on Saturday at Rhodes Arena in Akron, Ohio. The Cardinals (12-7, 5-1 MAC) trailed by as many as 14 points in the early stages of the second half before coming back, using 3-pointers to their advantage.
University of Toledo men's basketball coach Gene Cross remembers Jarrod Jones well. Cross spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame where he was recruiting coordinator, and said the Irish had some interest in the 6-foot-9-inch Jones, who is a 2008 graduate of Michigan City High School about 30 miles from the Notre Dame campus.
With one second remaining on the shot clock Sunday in the second half of the Ball State University men's basketball team's game against the University of Toledo, senior guard Brandon Lampley was at the right place at the right time. Fellow senior guard Rob Giles' pass deflected off a Toledo defender and right into Lampley's hands, and his 3-pointer with 5:54 remaining in the game put the Cardinals ahead 10 points at 50-40 and ultimately proved as the exclamation point to a 66-53 victory against the Rockets in front of 3,504 fans at Worthen Arena.
If you walked through the Letterman Building on Monday, you likely noticed the silence that filled the usually bustling lobby. Students still filed through the building on their way to classes, but instead of pausing to chat with friends, they paused to stare at dozens of pairs of shoes.
In a mass assemblage of 1,200 competitors at the Gladstein Invitational, the Ball State University track and field team managed to stand out by achieving individual season bests. The Cardinals had eight top-three finishes in the meet at Bloomington, which did not have team scoring, to continue the beginning of their season.
Below are last week's match results of teams ranked in the top 15 coaches poll. This week's coaches poll will be released around 5 p.m. Monday. Continue to check bsudailynews.com Monday night to see if Ball State can remain the top 15. 1. Penn State (defeated No.
Riding the wave of confidence from their most recent victory against Wright State University, the Ball State University women's tennis team ran into an Indiana University team that proved to be too much to handle in a 7-0 Hoosier victory. After the matchup between Ball State and Indiana, coach Kathy Bull said there was overwhelming playing by the Hoosiers players.
The Super Bowl has yet to be played and the NFL Draft is still months away but it's not too early to start looking at where Ball State University quarterback Nate Davis might be drafted. With the Senior Bowl now played, the focus turns to all the draft prospects and not just the ones that graduated.
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