Most of the season, Ball State University coach Billy Taylor has espoused the philosophy of creating offense by getting defensive stops. An early second-half scoring spurt by the University of Akron prevented the Cardinals from doing that Saturday night, resulting in a hole that Ball State couldn't get out of as it lost its sixth straight game, 70-61 to the Zips.
Wearing a black swimming cap, a red Ball State University jacket and a aqua-colored towel, Addison Del Rio walked through a tunnel of her teammates Saturday as they shot confetti through the air and fans cheered. Del Rio and the other senior women of the swimming and diving team: Michelle Huang, Valerie McGowan and Stephanie Paul, were presented with bouquets of flowers and gift bags for their senior day.
Cardinal Battalion Army ROTC cadets lined up in Army uniform, accompanied by dates in cocktail dresses and tuxedos Friday evening at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Cadets planned and presented the annual ROTC "Dining Out" ceremony to more than a dozen tables of fellow cadets, Army officers and their companions in Cardinal Hall.
As of last week, when Governor Mitt Romney dropped out of the race, it has become quite apparent John McCain is not the first choice of most Republicans. While he did remarkably well on Super Tuesday and has mathematically all but sealed the nomination, McCain still has to convince many Republicans he is the right man for the job.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team defeated No. 14 George Mason 33-35, 30-24, 26-30, 30-26, 17-15 on Friday. Middle attacker Matt McCarthy had a team-high 18 kills and was one of four Ball State players to finish the match with at least 10 kills.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
