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.
2008 is a shining, brand-new year, and like every new year, now is a good time to evaluate ourselves and look ahead to the future. What does 2008 hold for you, for me, for Muncie, for the U.S.? What will happen in 2009? 2010? What will transpire in the next few decades? It's hard enough to foresee next week, let alone 2028.
Cold and flu season is in full swing, but few Ball State University students take advantage of free flu shots and student health insurance plans, said Kent Bullis, director and physician for the Amelia T. Wood Student Health Center. Although students make their way into the Health Center for treatment, they don't take advantage of flu shots as much as they should, Bullis said.
Courses worth one to two credit hours are ideal for the students who need only a few credits to graduate or to fill their schedule, but they might not be as easy as students think, Tony Mahon, associate chair of the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science, said.
The academic Gamma Iota Sigma fraternity was awarded with three awards at the Gamma Iota Sigma International Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. during Winter Break. Gamma Iota Sigma Advisor Dana Kerr said the university had won the Chapter Management Award, Membership Development and Public Relations Award.
In his first two days as the athletics director at Lambuth University, Ken Brown said he was extremely busy looking for a new football coach. Brown said he talked to Ball State University football coach Brady Hoke about possible candidates, including some from the Cardinals' staff.
The Ball State University Athletic Department is losing employees right and left - and something needs to be done about it. The department doesn't seem to be a popular place, and the university hasn't seen a department lose so many employees in such a short amount of time since the admissions department lost eight people in Fall 2006.
After finishing the non-conference season 4-9, the Ball State University women's basketball team is almost an exact opposite of its 9-2 record at this time last year. Assistant head coach and acting head coach Lisa McDonald said the answer to the team's start has shown in practice.
