The Ball State University biology department recently received a grant worth more than $250,000 from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to study the yellow perch population on Lake Michigan. "It's a great working relationship where many students are hired for work after they complete the study," professor Tom Lauer, who has directed the program since 2000, said.
A Student Government Association senator was arrested about 1 a.m. Saturday after police said she was intoxicated and fought with officers. Junior telecommunications major Andrea Watts, 21 of Westfield, also was charged with spitting on an officer at the jail.
There is an increased risk of theft at the beginning of each semester, Gene Burton, director of public safety. "Trends have shown that students provide more opportunities for thefts to occur during these specific times of the year," Burton said. "The move in process often means that valuable items are left out in the open, and students who are naive to the opportunities they are creating are most at risk.
After last year's lackluster performance against Navy's triple-option offense, stopping the Midshipmen's rushing attack is Ball State coach Brady Hoke's primary focus Friday. Perhaps the surprise is how influential the Cardinals' secondary, particularly their safeties, will be on the effectiveness of Hoke's defensive game plan.
After vehicles at the Delaware County Fairgrounds dispersed Aug. 29, Director of Public Safety Gene Burton started to assess changes to the new game-day parking migration. With a week to prepare for Friday's football game against Navy, changes were made to Ball State University's fairground parking to better help students, Burton said.
Ball State football is 1-0, a great start to the season for the Cardinals. However, according to The Star Press, only 22,500 can be held in the seats of Scheumann Stadium. Only 13,068 fans filled the stadium for the Northeastern University game, including 35 percent of the student body, which equates to about 53 percent of the arena (The Star Press).
When making a slasher, horror film, it can be difficult to think of an original weapon for the killer. But first-time director Jack Messit and his producers conceptualized a weapon nobody has ever thought of: A large combination of a knife and a corkscrew.
Now that students have settled into their schedules, the Ball State University Student Government Association had its first meeting of the school year yesterday. As is common with its meetings, the senators took the time to gather in their caucuses and committees.
Tying for seventh out of 12 teams at the Rutherford Intercollegiate in Farmington, Pa., the Ball State University men's golf team began its fall season with a slow start. Even though the Cardinals posted the third highest score in the third round, Ball State was unable to move much in the leader board.
Ball State University sophomore Bethany Planton sipped on a strawberry smoothie under the hot sun, though hidden by the shade of a beach umbrella. She was surrounded by huge green plants and the sounds of a waterfall. Planton only had one complaint. "They need beach volleyball," she said.
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The technology available on Ball State University's campus has been a valuable resource for student Jacob Williams. "Campus technology is easy to access," he said. "In the next couple of years, it will be even better." Digital Corps has something to do with that easy access to campus technology.
Warm, sunny weather has beamed down on Muncie for the past several days, making for sweaty walks home from class where air conditioning (or at least a fan) has awaited us all. About 1,000 miles away, many people from the Gulf Coast are filtering back home to find they don't have much of one left.
When Candice Jackson was crowned Miss Muncie Black Expo on Aug. 23, it wasn't thoughts of world peace that danced through her head. But it was close. Instead, the senior telecommunications major was thinking of ways to help the Muncie community. Her first mission was to start a chapter of the NAACP at Ball State University.
The secret to the mixed CD, or even the mixed cassette tape, exists. The art of creating the perfect song compilation that touches people's tastes but pushes their musical boundaries - that "grabs them by the throat" - exists. And Travis Harvey of Village Green Records has the skill.
Director Deb Hagan's first full-length film, "College," is a sorry excuse for a flick attempting to follow-up last year's hit, "Superbad." "College" follows the cliché underaged trio of Kevin (Drake Bell), Carter (Andrew Caldwell) and Morris (Kevin Covais) to Fieldmont University where they become the prey of the Beta Phi Tau house, "hook up" with sorority members and reinvent their friendships.
The presidential race is, for all intents and purposes, a zero-to-zero tie at this point. Hypocrisy and hearsay is everywhere we look, and we need to start back at square one with the issues. Otherwise, this race is going to get offtrack very quickly, and come November, we will not be voting for the right reasons.
Although ESPN will be at Friday's game and a large turnout is expected inside the stadium, it is unknown how many people will gather before the game in the tailgating parking lots. Having never experienced a Friday night home game, Associate Athletics Director Matt Wolfert said, he is not sure how many fans will pack the tailgating lots prior Friday night.
The first week of school introduced several students to a law enforcement agency devoted to preventing their underage debauchery. Indiana State Excise Police Cpl. Brian Lang said excise officers have issued about 25 citations since move-in weekend. The majority of them were issued to students, he said.
For the second time in his college career, Ball State University's cornerback B.J. Hill has received a weekly conference award. Hill was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday. In Ball State's 48-14 season-opening win against Northeastern University, Hill returned three punts for a combined 90 yards.
