As MiQuale Lewis watched his team lose to Rutgers University during the International Bowl on a freezing January afternoon, he yearned to throw on his uniform and join his teammates in the huddle. The only thing preventing Lewis from buckling his helmet straps and running onto the field was an ACL tear he suffered in his right knee at the University of Nebraska in the fourth week of the season.
After failing to live up to expectations last season, the field hockey team will start 2008 without much of that extra baggage. Ball State University was picked to finish fifth of six teams in the Mid-American Conference by the league coaches in a poll released last week.
As more than 3,800 freshman enter Ball State University this fall, 122 will find themselves living in study lounges to begin the year. For the first time in three years, the number of freshman admitted to the university has outnumbered the amount of rooms available for the students to live in, Director of Housing and Residence Life Alan Hargrave said.
Students will have to move their cars from Scheumann Stadium to a new location this year as Ball State University's first football game draws closer. Instead of parking on campus like previous years, vehicles parked in the stadium parking lot are being forced to move to the Delaware County Fairgrounds to better accommodate people commuting to Ball State.
I am extremely interested in seeing the progress that CAMPUS Alliance produces this year. While I have a lot of faith in the leadership ability of Frank Hood and the rest of his slate, I have not been convinced that their platform can be entirely successful.
Devout Cardinals fans who ventured to Toronto in January experienced the foul taste of a bitter defeat. Ball State University's 52-30 loss to Rutgers University at the International Bowl punctuated - what was the best season we've had in 11 years - with a question.
When Brady Hoke assumed the helm of Ball State University's football program, it would've been difficult to imagine the Cardinals opening a season with a tune-up game. Hoke had more pressing issues to consider, such as capturing a winning record and turning a program more shaky than a roller coaster into a consistent contender.
Working as a tour guide for the Ball State University Museum of Art has made the building feel like a second home for senior English major Kim Bortnem. "It's just such a peaceful place," she said. As the new semester gets underway, other students also have the chance to feel at home at the museum with upcoming exhibits.
For five years the Mid-American Conference and its athletes have had a bit of a problem with following the rules. While the MAC is still striving to become a national presence on the athletic fields in the way the Big Ten or any other BCS conference is, it has done a fairly good job of keeping pace with the big guns in national scandals.
A Ball State University student is in good condition after being struck by a car Tuesday afternoon at the scramble light intersection of Riverside and McKinley avenues
A slow start in the regular season opener for the Ball State University soccer team got coach Michael Lovett off to a slow start with the Cardinals. In the first game under their first-year coach, the Cardinals lost 1-0 at Valparaiso University on Friday. "We had a hard time coming out of the gates," Lovett said.
The Ball State University women's volleyball team was picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll released by the league office Monday. The Cardinals return three starters - junior outside hitter Julie Breivogel, junior opposite hitter Elaina Kakatolis and sophomore libero Alyssa Rio - from last season's team that was 5-25 overall and 4-12 in MAC play.
With the raised expectations for the Ball State University football team has come an increase in the season tickets sold for the 2008 season compared to seasons passed. On Monday Rob Richards, director of ticket operations for Ball State, said season tickets sales were up by a few hundred compared to last year at about 3,700 and that the number will rise as game day approaches.
Hairstylist Judith Ann started to lose her train of thought as she concentrated on cutting a Ball State University student's hair while attempting to carry on a conversation on the busy corner of University and McKinley. "I'm sorry, I'm trying to talk," she said.
When Democratic nominee Barack Obama concluded his speech at Ball State University on April 12, the Illinois Senator proclaimed he wanted to turn Indiana blue this November. Obama's words turned some heads. Indiana's traditionally conservative roots haven't classified it as a swing state since Lyndon Johnson won the 11 electoral votes for the Democrats in 1964.
Whether for fitness, recreation or transportation, Ball State University cyclists say the bicycling trend is taking hold. Kyle Perry, architecture student and president of the Ball State Cycling Club, said the club has increased membership from two students a few years ago to as many as 30 this year.
The construction dust might not be settling for a few more years, but Recreation Services is still offering a full list of programming this semester, including free BSU Fit classes for the rest of the week. Associate Director Jason Adamowicz said his goal for Recreational Services is to maintain the standard menu of programming as facility construction carries on into next semester.
Growing up, Nick Linvill enjoyed traveling to different places and was considered by friends and family to be an eclectic person. He was a 4-H exchange student during high school and went to places such as Japan, Mexico City and Poland. He became fluent in Spanish and tested out of several Spanish classes at Ball State University.
Hearing his alarm clock blare every morning two summers ago at 6 a.m., a Muncie Central High School senior football player constantly faced a decision most would rather not contemplate at the crack of dawn. On one hand, he could take the easy road and remain locked underneath his covers in his air-conditioned room.
When Ball State's two football captains take the field for the first time Thursday night, fans will see a familiar figure standing at midfield. The Cardinals' players selected captains Friday night and chose two of the more experienced members of the team.
