For Steve Hunsberger, his son Travis was a light. Travis was a light when he chose to become a Green Beret and spread freedom to foreign lands. Travis was a light through practicing Christianity and being a good man. And for his family during these hard times, he continues to light the way toward coping with what happened.
The July 4th holiday means big business at Ball Memorial Hospital. Ball Memorial Hospital Emergency Room has yet to see its first firework injury this year. However, the hospital is not setting aside its typical preparations for the holiday. With July 4th on a Friday this year, the hospital plans to provide an extended staff, including an additional registered nurse and technician, to be properly prepared for the weekend.
The Ball State University Police Department reintroduced its bicycle police force for the summer after the program has been on and off over the past decade. Sgt. Rhonda Clark said the program consisted of three men; officers Coby Shields, Brad Clark, and Sgt.
The interior of Ball State University's Bracken Library experienced a facelift this summer that is getting positive reviews from students and faculty. A number of the familiar blue oak chairs, located in the library since its opening 30 years ago, have been replaced by new multicolored chairs.
Scroll through the map and scroll over the points to see where crime has occurred on and around Ball State University's campus.
Two new officers for the Ball State University Police Department are currently attending the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy before they can begin working in the field in early August. The police department hired Eric Reffitt and David Huff, both residents of Delaware County, in April after a six-month process to fill the two open positions.
Dear Gigolo Joe: I've had a roommate for a long time, and the one thing that keeps bothering me about him is the fridge. We really are at a loss for how to divide space in it. And a lot of times, I find my food gone or partially eaten because my roomie loves to eat (to say it nicely).
10. Riding on sidewalks when they are not supposed to. 9. Putting baseball cards in the spokes. 8. Being a traffic hazard late at night. 7. Reporting their stolen bike after going to check something inside a building. 6. Trying to build a two-seater bicycle for two police officers.
Imprinted on his bracelet were the words "Never Forgotten." Brandon Qualls has worn the bracelet in memory of fallen police officers since he went to the Police Academy one year ago. Qualls, a Ball State University police officer, hasn't taken the bracelet off all year - throughout the 30 weeks of police training - and won't for the rest of his time as an officer.
Officer Brandon Qualls is an example for all students on Ball State University's campus. He had a dream, and he went out and achieved it. He didn't see his college days as the best times of his life, but instead used his passion to get a job at the University Police Department while in school.
This spring, Ball State University English professors Victoria Barrett and Andrew Scott created Freight Stories, an online literary magazine, which released its second issue to the Web Sunday. Barrett and Scott, former co-managing editors for New Mexico State University's journal, "Puerto del Sol," said year ago they wanted to put their skills to use while bringing attention to emerging fiction writers alongside well-known authors with their own literary magazine but found the cost of creating a print publication without university affiliation to be too restrictive; however, with the emergence of online outlets, such as Narrative, the two fiction buffs decided the Internet might be a practical source for the work they wished to display.
Steven Fleener never asked for anything he wasn't entitled to. He never took what he hadn't earned. He went through his days and took care of those he loved. The most remarkable thing about this man, though, was not his humility and his accomplishments; it was that he was one of many men just like him.
When it came time for Cincinnati native Tim Issler to make a decision that would fulfill his lifelong dream of playing Division I baseball, he said he had two potential career paths. The first was to stay in Ohio and play for Wright State, which plays in the Horizon League.
Walking into the Ball State University athletics department, it's difficult to witness the smiles and laughter of administrators happily at work and think the environment was ever viewed negatively in the national scope. That's precisely the perception Ball State's athletics department held one year ago.
Something is becoming more and more apparent to me as this election goes on. Given the profiles of our candidates, there is ample room for assumptions to be made, whether they are accurate or not. From the start of his presidential campaign, Sen. Barack Obama has had a tough time with criticisms of both his past and current beliefs.
One year ago, the Ball State University athletics department had a different working atmosphere. Ronny Thompson headed the basketball team, and despite a 9-22 record, everything was suitable. But it all changed June 24, 2007, when Thompson found seven note cards, each containing three words, one of them being a racial slur.
Sex sells. Teen sex causes controversy. An ad for department store chain J.C. Penney earned honors at Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last week, sparking not only a viral marketing epidemic, but a corporate blame game bloggers are having a field day with.
Several Ball State University students are spending their summer days at a local education program centered around a gardening project. The Ball State students are working with Muncie grade school students attending Motivate Our Minds this summer. The area grade school students are participating in a summer-long program called Growing Entrepreneurs in which they learn to grow produce in their own garden.
Ball State University students will have to find a new location to satisfy their caffeine cravings. University Dining officials announced this week the Starbucks located in the Arts and Journalism Building would close next summer. Starbucks currently operates in the Barnes and Noble Cafe adjacent to the Ball State Bookstore.
The Indianapolis Colts are a favorite around Indiana, but for one fan, they will leave a lasting impression. Ball State University senior Kim True said she soon would be getting a horseshoe tattoo to show how much she likes the Colts. "You couldn't really ask for a better group of guys," she said.
