Autumn has arrived and with leaves falling from the 8,000 trees on campus, maintenance and landscaping crews have their work cut out for them. Out of mowing grass, plowing snow and raking leaves, leaf pickup is the least time consuming, but still an important part of campus maintenance, Mike Planton, director of environmental management, said.
At the 2009 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, the one surprise competitor turned out to be a woman. Mother Nature attempted to insert herself into the men's golf tournament with the first significant rainfall in Muncie since Aug. 28. However, golfers from 15 teams still completed the 36 holes that were scheduled at the par-70 Delaware Country Club.
Junior music technology major Trevor Junga said he isn't surprised Ball State University's School of Music was ranked among the top 10 percent of music schools in the nation for a second consecutive year by In Tune Monthly magazine. "I definitely think they deserved their mention," Junga said.
After beginning the season with seven road matches, the Ball State University field hockey team is ready for their home opener against Ohio State University today at 3 p.m. This marks the third Big Ten opponent in ten days for the Cardinals. Despite a five game losing streak, Cardinals' coach Annette Payne said she knows her team remains in high spirits.
At first glance it wasn't pretty, but the game film provided a different perspective for coach Stan Parrish on the play of his quarterbacks. Kelly Page and Tanner Justice combined for four interceptions that lead to 17 points for Army in Ball State University's 24-17 loss last Saturday.
Harvey Pekar started reading comic books between ages 6 and 11 but soon grew tired of their formulaic nature. But the problem was not with comic books themselves, he said at the introduction to the University Film Committee's screening of "American Splendor" Monday in the Art and Journalism Building.
The Multicultural Center partnered with the Native American Studies minor program to bring Native American Music Award winner Michael Jacobs to the stage at Pruis Hall on Monday. "Hope you're all ready for this," Jacobs said prior to beginning his performance.
Morality is a tricky term to set in stone. Depending on religion, beliefs, culture and upbringing it differs among each individual. For one man right and wrong are black and white, while for another it is reversed or even faded to grey. It is dealt with in films almost every weekend in theaters.
The University Senate Agenda Committee spent much of its meeting time Monday debating over voting procedures following the discussion of a document revision proposal. The Agenda Committee met in the Applied Technology Building amidst a surprise downpour on Monday morning.
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Bill Rancic, entrepreneur and winner of the first season of the NBC show "The Apprentice," will be at Ball State University on Tuesday to talk to students about 'How to Use Challenging Times to Your Advantage.' Rancic said that making good business decisions in college is vital for a student's future.
With drier weather conditions and a dazzling sun to boot, the third round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational proved to be Ball State University's best. The men's golf team posted the best third round of the tournament to finish in second place out of 15 teams at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie.
Unlike most collegiate sports, where a home-and-away schedule dictates the competition, golf teams usually get one chance a year to play near their university. Monday, in its only home tournament of the season, Ball State University will host the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational at the Delaware Country Club.
Sophomore Cliff Morrison had his coming out party this weekend. Morrison was named the Men's Singles Champion of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic and also won the sportsmanship award for the weekend as well. "It went very well," Morrison said. "Had one of the best tennis weekends of my life.
Sophomore Cliff Morrison had his coming out party this weekend. Morrison was named the Men's Singles Champion of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic and also won the sportsmanship award for the weekend as well. "It went very well," Morrison said. "Had one of the best tennis weekends of my life.
Two of my five roommates have dogs - one a Rat Terrier and the other a German Shorthair. Two of my other roommates recently visited the Muncie Animal Shelter and hope to add a German Shepherd and Samoyed to the mix within a few weeks. Despite the nearly incessant barking, I'm remaining positive about the prospect of four dogs.
The few square miles in Middletown that we're calling home for a few years have come a long way to distinguish themselves in the past few years. In the past few years we've seen a few million bricks shape into state-of-the-art facilities, we're in the midst of seeing a few thousand holes drilled in the ground to become the first geothermal heating system of its size in the country and the university has received recognition for many of its academic programs.
A recommendation at the Heorot was what inspired Joel Savage, owner of Savage's Ale House, to enter into the hand-crafted beer world. Savage's Ale House opened Sept. 1, offering a wide selection of beer and something different from the rest of the downtown Muncie restaurants, Savage said.
In the past two years, Ball State University has struggled against Big Ten opponents. Ball State looked much better against No. 17 Indiana University on Saturday, but the result was the same. The Cardinals fell 2-1 Saturday against the Hoosiers, marking their fifth-straight loss.
