As tourists' morbid curiosity about our world's natural disasters increases, tourism itself runs the risk of becoming an additional threat to our faltering planet. A rising number of tourists take pleasure in other people's misery as they keenly follow ongoing news reports of natural disasters hitting remote parts of the world.
Players on the Ball State University men's volleyball team said they are ready for conference play, regardless of when they play their conference opener. The Cardinals will start their Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association season with road matches against Quincy University at 8 p.
The commitment to women's soccer at the University of Cincinnati was the deciding factor in Ball State University soccer coach Michelle Salmon's decision to leave the Cardinals. The two-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year was officially named the head coach at Cincinnati Thursday after two seasons at Ball State.
It is not uncommon for students to tell professors they cannot complete reading assignments because they cannot afford the necessary textbooks - a solution is out there. Ball State University history professor Frederick Suppe said he often has students approach him near the beginning of the semester to tell him that the textbooks are out of their price range and they don't know what to do about it.
Freshman applications have increased for the third year in a row, but enrollment numbers don't reflect the increase, according to Tom Taylor, vice president for enrollment, marketing and communications. As of December, admissions had received 10,357 applications, which is a 30 percent increase from Fall 2006.
Reported crimes on and near Ball State University's campus spiked during Winter Break, which is a trend that has developed over recent years, according to police. Gene Burton, director of public safety, said the increase in crime, most of which were burglaries and thefts, is most likely because of students leaving the campus area during Winter Break, leaving their valuables unprotected.
Ball State University's latest opponent knows what it's like to struggle at the beginning of its season. Central Michigan University, like the Cardinals, started 0-5 in 2007-08. Also like the Cardinals, four of those defeats came by a margin of 13 points or fewer.
Lining the northeast corridor of Worthen Arena are 175 plaques, each portraying the face of prominent member of Ball State University's 87-year athletics history. From Darrell Jones, a high jumper for the Cardinals from 1927-31, to Blaine Bishop, who played safety for the Ball State football program from 1989-92 before playing 10 years in the NFL, each plaque has been posted along the hallway as the Cardinals' Athletics Hall of Fame fraternity has grown.
Ball State University failed to sell 80 percent of its allotted International Bowl tickets. The university community failed to show up for the game on multiple levels. Ball State didn't rally around the cause. The athletics department, the alumni association, Student Government Association and Ball State in general didn't push the game well enough.
After dealing with adversity throughout its sub-par non-conference season, Ball State University's women's basketball team anticipated an opportunity for a fresh start in its Mid-American Conference opener Wednesday. Before they could find their rhythm, however, the Cardinals fell behind 12-2 in the first five minutes against Western Michigan University.
Bowling Green: 88 Akron: 56 Bowling Green took a lead less than 30 seconds into Wednesday's game and never relinquished it en route to a 88-56 win against Akron. The Falcons improved to 12-3 with the win to open MAC play. The Zips fell to 5-10 on the season with the loss.
Before the women's basketball season, Ball State University athletics director Tom Collins ordered coach Tracy Roller off a lift next to a team billboard, ending a public relations stunt aimed to sell tickets. With offseason practices in full swing, Collins wanted to ensure Roller was healthy for the upcoming season.
Crayola marker covered my cheeks Saturday morning. My face, if you need that clarified. While I'm not one to pull off the whole body paint mess, I felt conditions warranted the appearance of "Ball" and "State" just below my right and left eyes, respectively.
Ball State University will participate in one of the most prestigious teaching fellowship programs, Roy Weaver, dean of the Teachers College, said. Beverly Sanford, director of communications for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, said the foundation selected four universities out of 41 in Indiana as the first participants in the program, which will provide financial aid to highly qualified teaching students who wish to pursue a master's degree.
Coming off of a win against Western Michigan University on Wednesday to start Mid-American Conference play, Ball State University women's basketball acting head coach Lisa McDonald said the team is trying to keep a hold of what went well in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Beyond the noise of Facebook and MySpace's fight for advertising, the creative layouts and personal connections, junior social work major Brandon Hanshew does his usual check on Facebook and MySpace. He patrols these social networks an hour a day to see if the juvenile delinquents he supervises are out of trouble, all while disregarding the advertisements.
The Ball State University track and field team is set to begin the 2008 season at 4:30 p.m. when it plays host to the 2008 Ball State University Open. The team is headed by a pair of former Olympic athletes in coaches Randy Heisler and Sunder Nix. Heisler begins his second year leading the Cardinals after being named head coach in January 2007.
Central Michigan A former University of Michigan runner will be an assistant coach for the Central Michigan women's track and field team in the 2008 season. Adam Kiesler was named the Chippewas new coach Wednesday and will primarily work with multi-event competitors and jumpers, according to cmuchippewas.
After a fun meet to resume their seasons Tuesday, it is time to get serious for the Ball State University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams. The Cardinals swept every event at the House of Champions Relay on Tuesday at IUPUI. They return to Indianapolis Friday to face IUPUI, Western Illinois University and St.
A part of the greek system changed once again as Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity took down its letters, and the members left the house during Winter Break after the university bought the house. Chapter President Derrick Stalbaum said the letters began coming down on Dec.
