"Celebrate, remember, and fight back" is the theme for the 2008 American Cancer Society's Relay for Life that will be held from 3 p.m. April 18 to 9 a.m. April 19 at LaFollette Field. Relay for Life is an overnight charity event held throughout the United States to celebrate cancer survivors, remember people lost to cancer and to promote cancer awareness.
Comparatively inexpensive, abundant and easily stored, coal is the fuel source of choice for Ball State University's heat plant. However, as the plant prepares to install a new boiler, capable of operating from a variety of fuels, some faculty members wonder if the environmental consequences of coal should lead to its reduced use on campus.
Feelings of joy and sorrow resonated through the Ball State University Student Government Association as senators had their last formal meeting of the legislative term Wednesday. Senators, caucus chairpersons and committee leaders thanked and congratulated everyone on the work they have done this year.
Recently, the Ball State University College Republicans put up fliers around campus regarding the Democratic primaries. As Alex Carroll noted in his column Monday, the fliers were torn down during the following weekend. If this was the work of angry liberals, as Al thinks, it indicates that there are some bratty liberals on campus.
The Ball State University softball team swept the Mid-American Conference West Division awards this week. The conference announced Wednesday that junior Tiffany Garofano earned the pitcher of the week award and senior Amanda Pick won the player of the week award.
I've had only one part-time job in my four years at Ball State University. No, it wasn't wiping down tables in the Atrium, and no, it wasn't pushing book carts at Bracken. For an entire school year, I made my way up and down the back elevator in the Art and Journalism Building to the fourth floor where I posed nude for drawing classes.
Conversations filled the air Tuesday night about which Ball State University Student Government Association slate would best serve SGA and the students. About 50 people scattered throughout the about 170-person lecture hall in the Art and Journalism Building.
Slightly more than a month ago, Ball State University's women's basketball team used a 25-point home win against Central Michigan University to respond from its first Mid-American Conference loss of the season. This time, the Cardinals are attempting to continue a two-game winning streak when they travel to Mount Pleasant, Mich.
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Weekends in Muncie, especially for the under-21 crowd, provide ample time to sit at home watching movies. This weekend, however, a rather exhilarating entertainment opportunity is presenting itself. The No. 14 Ball State University men's volleyball team has won three consecutive matches against nationally ranked teams and is currently in first place in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
A team of Business Fellows students is putting the students' classroom knowledge to work to help the Muncie YWCA better serve the community. Team leader Jonathan Lynch said the students learned about how efficiently the YWCA uses its resources and facilities, and the team will submit a more efficient plan in April.
Students' e-mail accounts are exposed to a new form of e-mail spamming, which bypasses spam filters, consuming space in the accounts. Loren Malm, Ball State University's assistant director of security, policy, systems and assessment, said spam e-mails were reported to be circulating in university e-mail accounts as of Monday.
Disappointment seems to be a common occurrence in this year's Student Government Association election. The slates disappointed us the first time when they weren't at the first nominating convention. They disappointed again when we got to see their platforms, riddled with vagueness and limited feasibility.
A group of Ball State University students have put school on hold while they are in Fort Stewart, Ga. training with more than 3,000 soldiers. The students are members of the 76th Infantry Brigade of the National Guard, which, according to the Indiana National Guard's Web site, will be deployed to Iraq in early March.
Monika Starling woke up drenched in sweat with a 102-degree fever. She slowly pulled herself out of bed but had to sit down quickly and wait for a wave of nausea and dizziness to pass. Her roommates had already left for the day, and it took all she had to drive herself to the Amelia T.
Six comedians will perform stand-up at "A Night of Comedy" at 8:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall. Joey Martin, senior telecommunications major, said the comedy program is an extension of his and fellow telecommunications major Ryan Ehresman's weekly stand-up comedy shows at MoTini's.
Relegated to the bench for the second consecutive game, Lisa Rusche could have easily pouted at her seemingly diminished role on Ball State University's women's basketball team. Instead, the senior took over when her team needed her down the stretch of Saturday's game at Eastern Michigan University, leading the Cardinals to a 64-53 victory against their Mid-American Conference West Division rival.
Northern Illinois students returned to class Monday in an attempt to return to normalcy. Ten days have passed since the Northern Illinois University shooting. Nearly one year has passed since the Virginia Tech shooting. Two events that have altered collegiate life as we know it.
As the Ball State University women's tennis team's No. 1 and 2 doubles pairs found themselves sweating out every point in Saturday's match against Youngstown State University, No. 3 doubles player Katherine Rist had plenty of time to focus on her upcoming singles match.
The hits just keep on coming for Ball State University. The Cardinals' latest heartbreaker came Saturday night in a 51-48 loss in their BracketBuster game at Eastern Kentucky University. Trailing 49-48 with 16.6 seconds to go, Ball State (5-21, 4-9 Mid-American Conference) put the ball in the hands of junior forward Anthony Newell for a jump shot.
