The three Ball State football captains for the 2007 season will be senior linebacker Cortlan Booker, fifth-year senior strong safety Chris Allen and junior center Dan Gerberry, coach Brady Hoke announced Monday. Booker started all 12 games last season, recording 64 tackles and leading the team with 14 tackles for loss and five sacks.
A City of Muncie police car sped around a corner, hit a light pole and skidded across the curb around 1 a.m. Tuesday in front of LaFollette Complex, according to eyewitness accounts. Freshman exercise major Ryan Lee said he was in his room when he heard the screech and looked out his window.
Multiculturalism will take center stage Wednesday as slam poets, cultural dances, alternative rockers and drag performers gather at Woodworth Complex to "Espresso" themselves. For those looking to express themselves, from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m Wednesday, Woodworth Complex and the Multicultural Advisors will be hosting "Espresso Yourself: A Multicultural Open-Mic Night.
Less than a week before Ball State University's first football game, coach Brady Hoke announced Monday freshman Jake Hogue will be the Cardinals' place kicker and kickoff specialist. Hogue will fill the position after Ball State lost former kicker Brian Jackson to graduation.
Witness reports say that a City of Muncie police car sped around a corner, hit a light pole and skidded across the curb in front of LaFollette complex around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Freshman exercise major Ryan Lee said he was in his room when he heard the screech and looked out his window.
Although kickoff for the season opener is still two days away, the Ball State University athletic department is already reaching out to the fans. Starting at 11 a.m. the athletic marketing department will host a two-hour event at Frog Baby, located outside Bracken Library.
Since arriving at Ball State University in 2006, women's soccer coach Michelle Salmon has implemented an attacking style of offense. Salmon's offense led to 39 goals for the Cardinals last season, second most in school history. "We're a high pressure team," junior Sarah Schumacker said.
Reggie Miller officially put to bed any possible comeback attempt Aug. 23. The 42-year-old said he could have done it physically, but the grind of an 82-game season wasn't worth another chance at getting the elusive NBA Championship that eluded him for 18 seasons.
After Ball State University Dining introduced an online ordering system during the summer, students are taking advantage of the technology's features. Web Food is a system that allows students and faculty to use their meal points to order food online and schedule a pickup time.
After winning its first match of Ball State University's annual Nike Active Ankle Challenge Friday, the Cardinals' women's volleyball team could not manage another win. Ball State beat the University of Maine (26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 25-30, 15-13) in its first match, but lost to Southeast Missouri State University (30-22, 30-23, 23-30, 27-30, 15-13) and The Ohio State University (30-21, 30-28, 30-23) in matches two and three.
The Late Loop trolley returned Thursday to Ball State University with a different route to offer a safer night life, but riders will have to pay a fare. Mary Gaston, Muncie Indiana Transit System assistant general manager, said the route now includes another block north of University Avenue.
Ball State University students, activists, faculty and Muncie community members will gather 8 p.m. Tuesday at Frog Baby for a vigil to protest the United States' current military involvement in Iraq. The vigil is being sponsored by MoveOn.org, a Democrats in Action group, and Ball State's Peaceworker organization.
Ball State University Dining increased meal plan allowances and introduced more food selections, but some students are unhappy with the prices. Freshman Dan Pruitt said he has difficulty finding healthy food at affordable prices in the cafeterias. "It's cheaper to eat less healthy food," said Pruitt.
var uslide_show_id = "6b2d8bd8-f830-4a3a-9213-d7d234dae9bd";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Advertisements promised this year's Quad Bash would be "bigger, better, and wetter than ever," but a thunderstorm caused a change in plans for the Ball State University Programs Board on Friday. The sun was shining until about 7:30 p.m. when the clouds rolled in.
Unlike her brothers Nick and Lee, Danielle Meyer had only three matches in Worthen Arena to make an impression. After scoring 42 kills in three three-set matches and earning the 2007 Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Most Valuable Player award, the mission was accomplished.
After hitting the final note of Roger Boutry's "Divertimento," senior Nate Bogert was blown away by applause as the audience that included his teary-eyed mother leapt to its feet to give him a standing ovation at Illinois State University's Braden Auditorium on June 25 as part of the Music for All Summer Symposium.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Ball State University among the nation's top 40 colleges for freshman transitional programs for the fourth year in a row. The programs are designed to make the transition between high school and college easier for incoming freshmen, Lynda Wiley, director of Student Life and assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said.
Students who upload information to iLocker or iWeb now receive increased security while transmitting information, said Tobey Coffman, University Computing Services security group leader. This semester, UCS mandated all students use a Virtual Private Network when uploading information to these two sites.
Ball State University students are missing out on professional-level programs offered by the Center for Organizational Resources, according to the center's staff. Shelby Taylor, assistant director for the center, said students do not take full advantage of the programs.
The Ball State University field hockey team split two games over the weekend to open the 2007 season. The Cardinals beat Villanova University 3-2 in overtime Saturday when sophomore forward Brooke MacGillivary beat Wildcats' goalkeeper Maura McCormick eight minutes into the extra period.
