After a two-game road swing, the Ball State University women's basketball team returns to the winning surroundings of Worthen Arena to take on the University of North Dakota in a non-conference game. The Cardinals (12-7, 5-1 MAC) cannot gain position or slide in the Mid-American Conference standings against the Fighting Sioux (10-9), but coach Kelly Packard said she looks at the game as an opportunity for her team to progress.
The slick snow has made driving conditions hazardous on roads close to Ball State University, but drivers have been successful in steering clear of major accidents. "It's been quiet so far," Indiana State Police trooper Jarrod Alexander said. "We haven't had any major accidents since the snow started falling.
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Firefighters were called to Brayton/Clevenger halls in LaFollette Complex about noon today in response to a fire alarm. Students who were in the building were evacuated and accounted for by residence assistants outside the building. After more than 30 minutes, students were allowed to reenter the residence hall.
Heidi Prater lay in her room, sick and helpless. She picked up her cell phone and tried to call someone to help her, but it didn't have a signal. She reached for the landline, dialed the number and a friend quickly arrived to help. Many universities throughout the country are deactivating landlines in student housing because of the unnecessary cost and so many students using cell phones, according to an Associated Press article.
The last time a Ball State University swimmer broke the women's 200-yard breaststroke record, Emily Haifley was learning her ABC's in her kindergarten class. Now a freshman at Ball State, Haifley entered her name in the record books, shattering the 13-year-old record by two seconds by swimming a 2:19.
For the first team this season, the Ball State University men's volleyball team will play a match as an unranked team. The Cardinals dropped out of the top 15 in the newest coaches poll released Monday following four-game loses to No. 1 Pennsylvania State University and then-unranked St.
Rows upon rows of weathered combat boots, some decorated with roses and photographs, others bearing only a name tag, lay gravely in the lobby of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building on Monday. "Eyes Wide Open: An Exhibit on the Human Cost of War" came to Ball State University at the invitation of the Ball State Truth Movement, a group aimed at engaging students in conversation about the role government and corporations play in society.
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.
