Obama to speak at Anderson High School Saturday

Sen. Barack Obama will visit Anderson on Saturday, the presidential candidate's campaign office announced Thursday. Obama will speak at Anderson High School where he will have a town hall meeting. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and the event begins at 2:15 p.m.



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College Bowl team heads to national event for first time

Instead of studying for final exams, five Ball State University students will spend the weekend in St. Paul, Minn., where they will be putting their knowledge of trivia to the test. Ball State's College Bowl team will compete Saturday and Sunday at the national level at Macalester College for the first time in the competition's 55-year history.


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WRIGHT ON!: Diesel power offers green alternative

In a few short years, many Ball State University students will make one of the biggest purchases of our lives-a new car. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, automakers revealed a trend you may want to consider when shopping for a new ride.


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Spectrum to have silent lunch as part of nationwide event

Students interested in learning more about the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community can attend some of Spectrum's biggest traditions this weekend. Spectrum President Travis Schilla said anyone can come to the last three events of the organization's week of events.


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Students can vote before semester ends

With the May 6 Indiana primary less than two weeks away, Ball State University students who registered to vote in Delaware County can cast their ballots early this year. A new state law, in its first application, requires county clerk's offices to open 30 days prior to election day for early voting.



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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Championship match

We selected the 33 players - one automatic bid from each team and 16 at-large bids - seeded them and placed them into a bracket. However now it's your turn to vote who should win The Ball State Daily New's player of the year award. Starting with the play-in game, each issue of the Daily News will be a new round of the tournament, with the championship game being April 24.


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North Hall construction to begin in a few weeks to meet 2010 completion date

Fall 2010 will not only bring new faces to Ball State University, but also a new residence hall: North Hall. North Hall, which will be located across from Studebaker West, is on its way to making its first appearance on campus. In order to meet the scheduled August 2010 completion date, on-site construction will begin in a few weeks.


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TRACK AND FIELD: One more hurdle to Beijing

When Amber Williams' high school track coach told her to try hurdles one day in practice, her reaction wasn't exactly positive. "'No, because I don't want to fall on my face,'" Williams said, recalling her response. "You always have that initial fear at first.


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SOFTBALL: Offense, defense struggle

Too many errors and too few hits led to two losses for the Ball State University softball team at Ohio State University Wednesday. The Buckeyes (29-20, 5-11 Big Ten) limited the Cardinals (31-27, 6-8 Mid-American Conference) to three hits in each game of Wednesday's doubleheader while Ball State committed three errors to lead to the 2-1 and 7-0 losses.



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SOFTBALL: BSU to play crucial games

This weekend will be one of the most important in the Ball State University softball careers of seniors Abby Gross and Amanda Pick. With two weekends remaining in the season, Ball State (31-27, 6-8 Mid-American Conference) is in sixth place in the MAC standings.


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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards sign Burris player

A women's volleyball player from Burris Laboratory School signed a national letter of intent to play for Ball State University Wednesday. Christie Waters is the fifth player to join the Cardinals for next season, joining Jennifer Boyd from Evans City, Pa., Brittany McGinnis from Fraser, Mich.


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MEN'S TENNIS: Cards enter tournament as second seed

Starting the year, the men's tennis team laid out two goals: winning the Mid-American Conference championship and competing well in the NCAA bid. Now, as the team prepares to play as the second seed to the conference tournament, it is one step closer to accomplishing those goals.


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WOMEN'S TENNIS: Coach feels her team will compete in Friday's MAC Tournament opener

The last time the Ball State University women's tennis team matched up against Miami University on March 22, the RedHawks claimed a 7-0 shutout in which the Cardinals scrapped up one win at the No. 3 doubles spot. Head coach Kathy Bull said when her team plays Miami Friday in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals at the University at Buffalo, the Cardinals will look to play more focused and smarter singles.



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BASEBALL: Cards try to hold on

Fighting to stay in the top half of the Mid-American Conference West Division, the Ball State University baseball team begins a three-game series at Western Michigan University Friday afternoon. The Cardinals (22-15, 7-5 MAC) are in third place in the MAC West, tied with Central Michigan University, and need to avoid being swept by the Broncos to stay ahead of them in the division.


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WOMEN'S GOLF: BSU is confident for conference meet

Entering the Mid-American Conference tournament, coach Katherine Mowat has never been more confident in her team. The Ball State University women's golf team is entering the conference meet as the winner of three of its last four events after winning two events in Mowat's three previous year's as the team's coach.


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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Peckler: Not thinking about school record

Potentially one match away from setting a school record, senior libero Ian Peckler said breaking the record is the last thing on his mind. Eleven digs shy of the all-time career record and playing in what could be his final collegiate match, Peckler and the No.


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Families help build schools

His elbows on the table, holding his head on his hands and his eyes rolling at each line of the text, Yosuf Sajad, a 23-year-old Afghan-American, prepares for a test. He is majoring in pharmacy at Ball State University. Sajad and his family came to the U.


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TRACK AND FIELD: Weekend is year's biggest

On the weekend that Ball State University track and field head coach Randy Heisler calls "the biggest weekend of the year" in college track and field, the Cardinals are headed to Indianapolis for the Stan Lyons Invitational. About 50 teams have been invited to the meet on the IUPUI campus, and although not all are likely to show, Heisler said, he thinks the competition will be plentiful.


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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals win, play for MIVA title Saturday

Ball State University men's volleyball team will play in the conference championship match. The Cardinals defeated No. 15 Lewis University 30-28, 30-26, 27-30, 31-29 in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.


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BSU investigates buildings

After the April 18 earthquake Ball State University is as prepared as it can be for these emergency situations. Kevin Kenyon, chairman of the crisis management team and associate vice president for facilities planning and management, said the earthquake measured 5.






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