Ball State University announced its plans to open new charter schools throughout the state in 2009 and 2010. President Jo Ann Gora approved the new plans for the opening of a charter school in Hammond in 2010 last week. The new school, Hammond Academy for Science and Technology, will be one of three schools opening in 2010.
The Department of Theatre and Dance has released the list of productions for the 2009-2010 season. The upcoming season offers a wide-range of productions in order to benefit both students and patrons alike. Jennifer Blackmer, managing director and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, deliberates with other faculty members for months when deciding what productions to include for a diverse season.
On this week's continuing installment of Scene Selection, I introduce to you a foreign concept: foreign films. I watched a couple of foreign rentals this past weekend, and one stuck in my mind. Without stalling any further, I present my selection for this week: "The Devil's Backbone.
Ball State University students, alumni and Muncie community members will gather to protest departmental changes at noon Friday. The protest, which is due to changes to Ball State's Women's Studies Program, will start at the Burkhardt Building and lead to the Administration Building.
The House voted 52-48 Thursday to approve a one-year budget Democrats said would increase state spending on schools by 2 percent and boost funding for higher education.
This weekend's Relay for Life event at LaFollette Field represented eighteen hours of vigilance in honor and memory of those affected by cancer.
With the coming of summer, so comes a series of celebrations. Across the nation, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and supporters of the GLBT community gather to celebrate and relate their love, struggles, pride and hope. In 2009, the festivities began in Phoenix on April 17 and will spread all the way to the East Coast and back again, ending in Palm Springs, Calif.
A trio of members of the Ball State University men's golf team finished among the top competitors at a weekend invitational in Knightstown. Eric Steger won the Indiana Golf Association Public Links Championship Sunday at the Royal Hylands Golf Club. Steger shot a 132 to finish two strokes ahead of the second place finisher.
The time to sing and dance down McKinley Avenue has come for Ball State University students who love their musicals. The Department of Theatre and Dance recently released their schedule for the upcoming school year, which includes productions of "Hair" and "My Fair Lady.
Eastern Michigan University's women's basketball team was one of 14 teams in the nation to receive a grant from the NCAA to help increase the team's marketing campaign in hopes of raising attendance. The NCAA gave about $750,000 to the 14 teams and four collegiate conferences to help bring in more fans to women's basketball games.
Less than a week after being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round of the Major League draft, Ball State University center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker has added three more accolades to his résumé. Baseball America named Hazelbaker a Third Team All-American on Monday.
OK, so in case you haven't seen it, here's the recap. Ball State University alumnus and late night talkshow host David Letterman made a joke about Gov. Sarah Palin's trip to New York last week, and said she was going to Bloomingdale's to get a "slutty flight-attendant" outfit.
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Two Ball State University students will be competing in the Miss Ohio Scholarship Program. Kristy Moneysmith and Ellen Bryan are two of 24 contestants competing for the state crown beginning tonight in Mansfield, Ohio.
House Democrats tweaked their one-year budget Wednesday, with Republicans opposing some amendments. The House could vote on its budget plan Thursday, sending it to the GOP-led Senate.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning helped launch a campaign with Ball State University and the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent to help fight childhood obesity on Monday.
This past weekend, 36 pilots of model airplanes and helicopters traveled from around the world to compete in the 8th Annual International Extreme Flight Championships. Pilots between the ages of 13 and 40 from 10 countries, including the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Israel, Canada, Germany, Norway and Korea gathered at the National Model Aviation Museum in Muncie to participate in the event.
The music scene in Muncie today is far different than it used to be. "It changes every four years with the politics," Dan Schepper, drummer for the well-known Muncie band Everything, Now!, said. In 2003, a revolution of sorts was taking place here with the formation of new bands and shows being thrown.
A proposed one-year state budget from Indiana House Democrats includes a 2 percent increase in higher education. Rep. Dennis Tyler, whose district includes Ball State University, said the bill is better than the governor's proposal for Ball State. He said the governor's bill has a decrease in higher educations funding, which would force Ball State to either layoff employees or raise tuition, Tyler said the governor's budget would also hurt Muncie schools.
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