In an attempt to retrieve his confiscated IDs, Ball State University basketball player Kevin Ford called the police to Dill Street Bar & Grill on Sunday morning. However, Ford's IDs ended up being shredded and he ended up in jail. According to police documents obtained Thursday, Ford was arrested at 2:44 a.m.
After losing their previous five games, the Ball State University field hockey team gets to reset its record at 0-0 with the opening of Mid-American Conference play Saturday. The Cardinals will face Miami University at 1 p.m. Saturday at BSU Turf Field to open league play.
After a three-month investigation into who placed racist notes around the men's basketball offices, the Ball State University police department announced Thursday it was closing the case even though it was unable to find out who did it. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said all available leads in the case were exhausted and new evidence will be needed to find the source of the notes.
Guitar Hero, slide shows, cookouts and songs were all part of the week-long process for Ball State University's fraternity and sorority recruitment. Panhellenic Council President Deanna Pogorelc said recruitment was a week-long, formal process where all potential new members who sign up for sororities rotate in groups, visit and learn about each one.
Two members of the Ball State University men's basketball team arrested in the last week are no longer with the Cardinals. Forward Kevin Ford was dismissed from the team and guard Jalon Perryman voluntarily decided to leave the program, according to a statement Friday by coach Billy Taylor.
A Ball State University basketball player was released on a $6,000 bond from Delaware County Justice Center at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday after being arrested on multiple charges, according to jail officials. Junior Jalon Perryman, 20, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, minor consumption and failure to appear in court late Tuesday, according to jail officials.
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Ball State University students interested in business attended an organizational fair coordinated by the Miller College of Business Thursday. There were 12 organizations at the event, which was from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second floor of the Art and Journalism Building.
An advisory board of the White River Watershed Project partnered with Ball State University students to improve the quality of the White River, Muncie's primary drinking water source. Holly Challie, Watershed coordinator for the Delaware County soil and water conservation district, said a watershed is a water-gathering area that might flow into the main body of the White River and bring pollutants such as pesticides, carcinogens and mercury.
I like to believe I'm pretty hip. I'm dope, illin' and poppin' fresh...yo...or whatever it is the youngin's are saying these days. I'm 22 years old already, I'm beginning my fifth year of college and I've hit that age where I'm close to telling kids to kindly remove themselves from my lawn, but I've still got the 4-1-1 on trends around campus.
The inclusion of Ball State University students, prison inmates and nursing home residents might have skewed results in a survey that stated Muncie had one of the highest poverty rates in the nation, Clive Richmond, senior program analyst for the American Community Survey, said.
The Muncie police officer involved in the "joyride" that ended when he crashed his squad car into a light pole in front of LaFollette Complex Aug. 28, has resigned. Six-year veteran Jason Lyons, 38, submitted his resignation letter Friday at the end of his 10-day suspension, Muncie Police Chief Joe Winkle said.
Ball State University students can attend a Student Organization Fair put on by the Miller School of Business from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday on the second floor of the Art and Journalism building. Emily Walter, adviser for student services at the Miller School of Business, said the fair will feature representatives from Miller to discuss job and internship opportunities with students.
The Ball State Daily News editorial board does not support a campus-wide smoking ban. That, however, does not mean everyone supports smoking. Here's the breakdown: 18 out of 19 editorial board members voted against the ban at a Wednesday night meeting. Out of those 19 voters, three smoke about three packs a week, one smokes approximately a cigarette a day and one quit less than a week ago.
The elevator that trapped more than 16 Ball State University students Tuesday night was caused by overcrowding, not a mechanical error, Alan Hargrave, director of housing and residence life, said. "The people who overloaded the elevator, that was the problem," Hargrave said.
A member of Ball State University's men's basketball team was arrested over the weekend. Kevin Ford, a junior who transferred to Ball State from Southern Idaho, was arrested for public intoxication Sunday. Ford, who spent his freshman year at New Mexico State University before transferring to Southern Idaho University, was recruited to play at Ball State by Ronny Thompson and stayed after Thompson resigned and was replaced by Billy Taylor.
More than 6,600 Ball State University students voted on the campus-wide smoking ban referendum. That is about 2,500 more votes cast than for last year's Student Government Association elections. Senators and about 30 students gathered in front of the Art and Journalism Building to hear the results of whether Ball State should become a smoke-free campus or continue its current policies on smoking.
Entering the Mid-American Conference season Saturday with a home game against Miami University, coach Annette Payne is looking for one thing from her Ball State University field hockey team senior class: Leadership. "She's made clear that the seniors are supposed to guide the team," senior midfielder Lauren Cruz said.
Applications for Air Jam, Talent Search and MC auditions are due by 4 p.m. Thursday in the Alumni Association Office on the second floor of the Alumni Center, Homecoming adviser Michelle Johnson said. Most of the Air Jam spots have been filled, Johnson said, but some spots are still available.
Economic development, property taxes and improved relations between Ball State University and the Muncie community were the hot topics Wednesday when the two Muncie mayoral candidates came to speak. Democratic candidate Jim Mansfield, 58, and Republican candidate Sharon McShurley, 45, addressed about 30 audience members on how they would best serve as mayor.
