WOMEN'S TENNIS: Doubles dominate in win

The Ball State University women's tennis team played pretty in pink Saturday when it defeated visiting Valparaiso University, 6-1. The match was the kickoff of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics' "Think Pink" weekend, and the squad wore pink T-shirts to help promote breast cancer awareness.



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BSU station to be aired off campus

CardinalVision57, Ball State University's student-run television station, has begun broadcasting to the Muncie community. Promotions Director Joe Huber said broadcasting on basic cable makes sense for Ball State, which is well-known for its telecommunications department.


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GYMNASTICS: Cards fall to BGSU

An abundance of falls cost the Ball State University gymnastics team its first win of the season Friday against Bowling Green State University. The Cardinals lost by a score 188.100-187.050 dropping their season record to 0-5 and 0-4 in the Mid-American Conference.


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TRACK AND FIELD: Sickness hinders Ball State at Meyo Invitational

Sickness plagued the Ball State University track and field team this weekend at the 21st-annual Meyo Invitational, held at the University of Notre Dame. Head coach Randy Heisler said he couldn't believe how many of his athletes were either unable to participate or visibly hindered by poor health.


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MEN'S TENNIS: BSU loses matches, controversial call

As the final doubles point was still in play against the University of Washington on Sunday, Bret Berryman got caught up in the action of his own match. When Berryman yelled "Come on" before the point was done, their Washington opponents argued to the referee that Berryman's outburst disrupted play.



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MEN'S TENNIS: BSU prepares for another nationally ranked opponent

Getting back on track with the start of the season, the Ball State University men's tennis team will travel to Seattle this weekend to play nationally ranked talent for the third time on its spring schedule. Losing to No. 8 University of Illinois and No. 21 Michigan University earlier in the season, the Cardinals will play No.


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GYMNASTICS: Ball State returns home confident

Having scored a season-high 188.625 last weekend, the Ball State University gymnastics team has confidence coming into its meet against Bowling Green State University at 6 p.m. Senior Erica Gilkerson said the team's confidence is at a season high right now.


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OUR VIEW: Future famers

After 10 or more years of waiting, five former athletes will be inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend. After the decade-long waiting period, athletes have to be unanimously voted into the hall of fame by an 11-person committee with members ranging from former student athletes to athletics employees.



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BSU seeks profit from research

Ball State University is working to allow professors to profit from some of their work done outside the classroom. Provost Terry King said the university might allow professors to commercialize intellectual property, which is a patent or copyright on academic research and textbooks with potential commercial value.


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ANALYZE THIS: Pay attention: politics matter

Like so many others in the last few months, I have jumped on the political bandwagon. After solemnly swearing to never write about anything political in this column, I am conforming to social norms and writing my column about none other than the dreaded political affairs.


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Organic food store looks to attract more Ball State students

After nine months in business, The Downtown Farm Stand wants more Ball State University students to explore the benefits of organic living. Co-owner Dave Ring, a local organic farmer, estimated Ball State students account for less than five percent of his customer base.


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INTERACTIVE: Hall of Fame

Click here for a DN|interactive presentation on the 2008 inductees into the Ball State Athletic Hall of Fame.



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Kicking down the door

Brad Maynard leaned over the cue ball, emptied his cluttered mind and prepared to pocket a shot on a pool table that stood in the middle of a packed Fast Freddie's Pizzeria. Told he would be selected as early as the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, Maynard, along with his family and a small group of friends, rented a banquet room in the Westfield restaurant. Before he struck the ball with his cue stick, Maynard heard the restaurant explode with raucous cheers.


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WOMEN'S TENNIS: Cardinals don pink uniforms for match

The Ball State University women's tennis players will have a different look when they warm up for their match against Valparaiso University at 1 p.m. The Cardinals will wear pink T-shirts to kick off the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics' "Think Pink" weekend to promote breast cancer awareness.


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THE BOOGEYMAN: President's spending way out of hand

President Bush calls himself a conservative. Ironic, isn't it? The marks of a true conservative are limiting government growth and fiscal restraint. By contrast, Bush is spending like a drunken sailor; his new budget, according to the Office of Management and Budget, proposes record new government spending of $3.


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Storms rip through Indiana

BLOOMFIELD - For the second time in a week, powerful winter thunderstorms produced at least one tornado in Indiana as they marched across the state, damaging homes and buildings. The basement of Ball State University's North Quad experienced flooding when water from the rain seeped into the building late Tuesday or early Wednesday, said Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities planning and management.


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Hoke inks 21 recruits, adds depth to program

Using its first bowl appearance since 1996 as a major selling point, Ball State football coach Brady Hoke said Wednesday he could tell last year's success paid recruiting dividends for his program. Hoke introduced 21 future Cardinal football players that comprise this year's recruiting class on Wednesday's Signing Day. The group is ranked sixth in the Mid-American Conference and 95th in Division I, according to Scout.com.


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Senators of SGA look to fill more seats

With several seats still unfilled, the Ball State University Student Government Association met Wednesday to discuss issues being worked on and yet to get started. Throughout the meeting senators urged their peers to look for constituents to join SGA so more students could be represented.






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