Matt Gunter doesn't like his tomatoes to be pretty. While plump, uncracked, bright red tomatoes might be appealing to many grocery shoppers, Gunter says those tomatoes are riddled with pesticides and fertilizers and haven't the slightest bit of real flavor.
As reporters flocked to Nate Davis at the Mid-American Conference's Media Day, Ball State punter Chris Miller waited patiently to be approached. The fact Miller is an All-American punter didn't seem to earn him many points with media members. Similar to game situations, those in attendance preferred to see the Cardinals' quarterback instead of their punter.
Annette Payne is sure there are a few things she can count on from her team. "We always have a team that believes in working hard, believes in showing up ready to play and take on challenges," Payne said. Those challenges will start early for the Cardinals, who will open their season with four games on the road before returning home to play Big Ten-power Michigan.
Sometimes the best part of an experience also can be the most overwhelming. Ball State truly is a great school. I know it sounds like one of the pamphlets the administration puts out to get parents excited about sending us here, but it is true. Ball State will let you experience so many different things.
In the world of education, many teachers agree there is no tool more valuable to possess than personal experience in their field. This experience gives the students a better grasp of the realities of the jobs they will one day hold. This school year, students studying political science and architecture will get a rare chance to listen to an instructor with experience that is hard to match.
Ball State University police work hard to make sure students are safe and campus crime is low, Director of Public Safety Gene Burton said. "I believe Ball State University compares very well to other universities in terms of campus crime and student safety," he said.
Congratulations Ball State. Once again the administrators have put students' best interests to mind. The university prides itself on having top-notch professors with several years of experience in their fields, and one newly hired professor could not get much more experience than being the former mayor of Indianapolis.
Urban legends and hauntings have a home even at Ball State University. The Anthropology Club has offered haunted tours of Ball State in the past years to give students a chance to discover some ghosts.-á Elliot Hall is said to have an eerie past that started with its christening in 1937.
When Ball State University German professor Ron Warner commutes the four miles round-trip to and from his office on campus, he doesn't use a car. Instead, he hops on his Raleigh 500 two-tone gray commuter bike. Warner is among a growing number of people who, for various reasons, have parked their cars and opted for a more fuel-efficient, athletic and environmentally friendly mode of transportation - the bicycle.
SEX AND THE CITY New York's chic sex and love columnist, Carrie Bradshaw [Sarah Jessica Parker], and the posh posse she molded years ago sent longtime fans and newbies with Prada and Gucci in tow to the big screen for the seventh installment of HBO's hit "Sex and the City.
var uslide_show_id = "6aa9de70-712c-4afd-be6b-c9c3776ef9c9";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Stepping into the Alumni Center on Tuesday was like stepping into another world. With the appearance of organized chaos, people ran back and forth, speaking into their walkie-talkies, moving camera equipment and shouting orders to one another. While it seems like any other set, this film had one major difference; it was set in Muncie.
With his palms sweating and heart pumping, Dean Anna stepped into the batter's box for his first professional at-bat and stared at a pro pitcher prepared to blow three fastballs by him. As the ball contacted Anna's bat, the crack of his first professional home run reverberated throughout the stadium during the June 22 game.
More workers in Indiana lost their jobs than in any other state last month, with the unemployment rate jumping from 5.3 percent to 5.8 percent. According to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, this translates into a loss of 17,900 jobs, the largest increase in unemployment in the U.
According to the 2004 U.S. Census less than 50 percent of young adults in the 18- to 24-year-old age demographic voted during the 2004 presidential election. Gary Crawley, assistant professor of political science, attributes this low turnout to the fact that many young adults are not very well established in their careers and communities.
During the next four years, several Ball State University buildings will undergo two phases of construction, a university official said. The Teachers College, North Quad and Applied Science and Technology buildings will be renovated, with completion planned by 2012, said Randy Howard, associate vice president of finance and assistant treasurer.
A Village staple since 1970, the Discount Den could close by the end of the month, store manager Heather Seybold said. Its 50 cent sodas, selection of tobacco products and greek life apparel make it a beloved business to Ball State University students. The exact closing date is unknown at this time, however, because prospective buyers had become interested, Seybold said.
At first glance, Chris Bauchle, Andy Heck, Kyle Trees and Kyle Martin might appear to fit into the typical young adult male stereotype. They sit in the parking lot of The Launching Pad in the Village, wearing jeans and T-shirts, talking to friends, yelling and making fun of each other while running around the parking lot hitting a beach ball back and forth.
Usually a man in full Virginia Tech apparel would seem out of place on a Ball State athletic field. But this was no ordinary day for new women's soccer coach Michael Lovett. The date was April 16, the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech campus shooting that killed 33 students in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.
