Dinner teaches students table manners

October 30, 2007

Ball State University Career Center representatives emphasized the importance of manners Tuesday at the professional etiquette dinner. Participants were divided into two groups in the Alumni Center for a networking lecture before the meal. James Mitchell, assistant director of the Career Center, said 90 percent of all people are afraid to mingle with people they do not know, but 99 percent of executives consider social skills important to business.

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Mills, Davis give U.N.I.T.E.D. platform update

October 30, 2007

When the U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative slate campaigned to be elected to the Ball State University Student Government Association, they had 33 platform ideas they wanted to complete. Each item was put into one of three tiers with all of the items needing to be addressed by the end of October.

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Flea market frenzy

October 30, 2007

Booths filled to the brim with cookie jars, guitars, jewelry and Garfield the Cat memorabilia await those willing to haggle and search for unique collectibles and bargains not easily found online or in retail stores. Located just off of Exit 34 in Daleville, Ind.

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SGA, MITS consider new late loop plan

October 30, 2007

Although the North Late Loop is set to begin Thursday, another late loop plan is under consideration. The Ball State University Student Government Association and the Muncie Indiana Transit System are considering combining the downtown loop with the north loop to make a "figure 8" route.

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Two frightful comics for Halloween chills

October 30, 2007

Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on a Serious Earth Arkham Asylum has been a mainstay in the Batman myths for more than thirty years, but it has never been explored so deeply until modern master Grant Morrison gets his hands on the asylum that has housed almost all of Batman's villains over the years.

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Children trick-or-treat on campus

October 30, 2007

Children, candy and costumes filled residence halls as Ball State University students passed out candy to trick-or-treaters. Students were able to hand out candy to children from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Participating students put a sign on their door to let children know they would pass out candy.

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Text test encounters initial delay

October 30, 2007

Joe Cermak n Chief Reporter During Monday's testing of the text message alert system, Ball State University overcame an initial delay and recorded a time of 17 minutes to send about 4,000 texts. Loren Malm, assistant director security, policy, systems and assessment, said the delay was caused by a simple coding error attributed to the large number of message recipients.

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WCRD plays music outside of library

October 30, 2007

The south side of Bracken Library was filled with music, calling those within earshot to the building, as part of a collaborative effort between WCRD and the library on Tuesday. WCRD promotions manager Jade Sullivan said the radio station was doing a live remote to support Bracken and to encourage people to read while they listen to the radio.

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BASKETBALL: Meet players, coaches at Fan Jam

October 30, 2007

Fans will have the opportunity to meet players and coaches from the Ball State University men's and women's teams today at Worthen Arena. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will host "Fan Jam," from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free event will be similar to the football "Fan Jam" the department has held the past two years, said Chris Taylor, director of communications and marketing.

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LAST YEAR ON EARTH: Privacy fosters desensitization

October 29, 2007

I spent a week and a half of my summer with my friends Ethan and Richard in Southern California, and it was full of new sights and experiences. At Mission Beach, tightrope walkers dug posts into the sand and danced on air, twirling hoops and batons. In Hillcrest, San Diego's "gay district," rainbow flags flew over Afghan, Greek, Armenian and Thai restaurants, considered by locals to be the area's best dining.

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INTERACTIVE: Halloween hangman game

October 29, 2007

Click here for a DN|interactive Halloween-themed hangman game.

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GREAT WHITE HYPE: NFL game worth hype

October 29, 2007

Many months ago when the National Football League announced its 2007 season schedule, one game stuck out. It's finally here as week nine is upon us. The game is the rematch of the AFC Championship game from last season. The game stars the Indianapolis Colts hosting the New England Patriots.

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FOOTBALL: Another 'almost'

October 29, 2007

var uslide_show_id = "fb2b808e-be6f-47aa-b293-fb1cd802f2c0";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; Saturday's game against the University of Illinois at Memorial Stadium must have felt like "Groundhog Day" for Ball State University - it was the same bad movie with a slightly different script. For the fourth consecutive time, the Cardinals competed against a BCS opponent into the second half and held a lead. However, Ball State was unable to make a few plays that could have changed the outcome in a 28-17 loss to Illinois.

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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Ball State tries to break streak at IPFW

October 29, 2007

The last time the Ball State University women's volleyball team won a match was Sept. 29, against the University at Buffalo. Since then, the Cardinals (3-21, 2-10 Mid-American Conference) have lost eight consecutive matches, the second-worst streak in program history.

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OUR VIEW: Fix text alerts fast

October 29, 2007

Ball State University's text alert system is one step closer to functioning, but the 17 minutes it took for 4,000 phones to receive messages is too long. Hopefully, the university will productively spend time until the next test working out bugs as quickly as they can so this can be a practical form of communication.

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Asian Celebration

October 29, 2007

The Ball State University L.A. Pittenger Student Center is dressing up for Halloween. In celebration of the holiday, the Asian American Student Association will transform the Student Center Ballroom into an Asian folklore-inspired haunted house. Sophomore Noel Kunz, AASA vice president, said haunted house visitors can expect to be scared but also informed about Asian culture.

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Students organize cornhole tournament

October 29, 2007

Bags soared through the air of the Field and Sports Building Saturday, where 26 teams dueled for cornhole supremacy. The thuds of dozens of bags hitting the wooden boards echoed around the room, evidence that the class project was a success. Senior Adam Smith, a sports administration major, said he and his 31 classmates organized the tournament for their event management class.

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SOCCER: Ball State fails to clinch MAC

October 28, 2007

A 1-0 loss at the University at Buffalo Friday prevented the Ball State University soccer team from clinching the Mid-American Conference regular season championship this weekend. However, the Cardinals (11-5-1, 8-1-1 MAC) maintained their MAC lead with a 2-1 win at Kent State University (7-9-1, 5-5 MAC) Sunday.

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INTERACTIVE: Letterman building

October 28, 2007

Click here for a DN|interactive presentation about what's inside the new David Letterman Communication and Media building.

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FIELD HOCKEY: BSU loses despite outshooting Bears

October 28, 2007

Take away the score from the stat book, and one might have assumed Ball State University's game against Missouri State University on Sunday was one-sided. The Cardinals outshot the Bears 21-8, forced Missouri State's goalkeeper Kim Kinsella to save 16 shots and had two forwards get more shots on goal than the entire Missouri State's team.