For the first time in more than five years the Ball State University men's volleyball team is ranked in the nation's top seven. The Cardinals moved up two places in the national coaches poll that was released Monday and are now ranked No. 7, the team's highest ranking since January 2003.
At the beginning of Wednesday morning's practice the No. 9 Ball State University men's volleyball team was doing a drill for about two minutes when coach Joel Walton walked out to the middle of the Irving Gym court and told his players to stop. The coach then spent the next 20 seconds instructing his players to do the warm-up drill right or not do it all.
The shootings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech University brought campuses across the nation together in mourning for students whose futures were lost. The aftermath, however, might save the futures of Ball State University students in years to come.
Forget corn: tourists wanting to try something authentically Indiana can choose from foods including pork tenderloin, gummy bears and sugar cream pie. A group of Ball State University Business Fellows began working last semester with Indiana Foodways Alliance, a non-profit group that promotes culinary tourism around the state.
Almost two months into the season, the Ball State University gymnastics team is still winless at 0-8. In search of the elusive first victory, the Cardinals will travel to the University of Illinois-Chicago for a Saturday meet. The Flames haven't had much luck either.
When Northern Illinois University guard Jessie Wilcox hit a well-contested 30-footer to force overtime Tuesday, Lisa McDonald could've easily flashed back to the last time her team played an extra period. If she had, Ball State University's acting head coach would've remembered the Cardinals' game at Ohio University, in which they allowed the first nine points before suffering a six-point loss.
Hoping to make Ball State University a safer place, some school officials are urging the campus community to increase the less than 25 percent of people who have subscribed to the emergency text message alert system. Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said Ball State reflects the national average of students and employees who signed up for the service at other schools, which is about 25 percent.
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Sitting at .500 with a 4-4 record, the Ball State University baseball team will be heading to one of the Carolinas next on its annual trip around the South. The Cardinals will be in Conway, S.C. for three games this weekend against two teams. On Friday they will play Long Island University followed by Saturday and Sunday matchups against Coastal Carolina University.
Misspelling a web address can lead students far from the site they intended to visit and put them at risk for viruses and security concerns. Sarah LaChat, coordinator of technology documentation and support services, said companies and individuals might register a misspelled version of a more popular domain name in an attempt to get "accidental hits" or visits to their Web sites.
Spring Break should be a time of rest, relaxation and vegging. While some of you might get that opportunity as you're lying on the beach or enjoying your vacation wherever that might be, others of us are stuck with papers to write, books to read and other such responsibilities.
When the dual-match season started in January the Ball State University men's tennis team ironed out two goals for its upcoming schedule: win the Mid-American Conference championship and earn a NCAA tournament berth. At the end of Monday's practice, Ball State men's tennis coach Bill Richards gathered his players and talked about where the Cardinals stand in accomplishing the early ambitions the team had set.
As Senior Night ceremonies began following Wednesday's home win, Ball State University head coach Tracy Roller joined the select crowd at center court to honor the Cardinals' two graduating seniors. Walking through the small group, seniors Julie DeMuth and Lisa Rusche looked Roller in the eyes and hugged their coach tight enough to encompass her two-month absence from the team.
The end of another Ball State University men's basketball season is approaching, a season more reliant on Cardinals' freshmen than many in the past. Ball State's final regular-season game is Sunday afternoon at Western Michigan University. The Broncos have already clinched the Mid-American Conference West Division title.
Students and faculty in the Department of Communication Studies discovered selling coffee is good for the heart. The department had a fundraiser Wednesday near the walkway between the David Letterman Communication and Media and Ball Communication buildings.
The Ball State University women's tennis team looks to play the role of spoiler when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee brings its four-match winning streak to the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center at 1 p.m. The winning streak is the longest in Wisconsin-Milwaukee team history since they joined NCAA Division-I competition in the 1990-91 school year.
After three weeks of playing all of its games on the weekend, the Ball State University softball team will play a schedule in the next 10 days that more mirrors its upcoming schedule. For the first time this season, the Cardinals will play games that are not on Friday, Saturday or Sunday when they travel to the University of South Florida Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tampa, Fla.
When Daniel Vidal came to Ball State University in the fall of 2004, he was lost. "I didn't know where classes were and what to do in class," he said. "I was afraid to speak out loud when people were asking where you are from and what your major is. "Just knowing I was from a different place, people would look at you weird.
Campus Alliance won Student Government Association's presidential election with an eight percent margin of victory.
Although snow has prevented the Ball State University women's golf team from practicing outside, the Cardinals will begin their spring season this weekend in Arizona. The Cardinals will open their season at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, which lasts through Sunday in Rio Verde, Ariz.
