After four years of selling records in the same location, Dan Walter, owner of Dan's Downtown Records, will be moving to make room for Ivy Tech Community College's expansion in downtown Muncie. "I've managed to pack a lot of stuff down here in four years; it's going to be a real challenge to move," said Walter, a 56 year old Muncie native and 1971 graduate of Muncie Central High School.
Ball State University student Tyler Van Meter encompasses the mindset of a vast amount of college students around the country. As a college sophomore, Van Meter is already seasoned in the art of maintaining his finances, or at the very least, making sure he has money in his wallet for food.
If you're worried about the space-time continuum breaking down, don't be. I don't think the time warp is very strong; it won't take you back to the Jurassic period or anything like that. It's a subtle field that surrounds buildings on campus. Don't be surprised if you didn't realize it until now.
Mitch Gilfillan, a former player of Ball State University men's basketball coach Billy Taylor joined the program as director of basketball operations. The announcement was made on Tuesday along with the promotion of Bob Simmons to associate head coach. The Director of Basketball Operations position was opened last week when Matt Laur left to become assistant coach at SIU-Edwardsville.
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, an organization focused on connecting with and providing opportunities to the community, is asking local businesses to give back. The organization will collaborate with several Muncie restaurants to form "Dine on the Nines.
It's been the best of times, and the craziest of times. I am, of course, talking about greek life. Ball State University is on the cusp of greek recruitment as today marks the first day of sorority recruitment and Monday marks the first day of fraternity recruitment.
The Scholarship and Financial Aid office claims it was keeping up with processing applications for financial aid fairly well until August. However, some students say they have been waiting all summer for their loans to go through. Denise Spudic, a graduate assistant for communication studies, said she filled out her student loan forms in mid-July, requesting the maximum amount of subsidized loans.
The swine flu virus has found its way to Ball State University, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kay Bales said. The university has two confirmed cases of swine flu, she said. Bales did not have exact information about when the students contracted the virus, but said both students have since recovered.
The farewell tour for Ball State University running back MiQuale Lewis may be getting an encore. Coach Stan Parrish announced Monday that paperwork has been filed requesting a medical redshirt for the senior, meaning he would be eligible to play for the Cardinals again next season.
The Ball State cross country team has dropped out of their meet this Saturday in Bloomington to focus on the upcoming Indiana Intercollegiates, Associate Director of Media Relations Brad Caudill said Tuesday. The meet is scheduled for Saturday, September 18 in Terre Haute.
Brittany McGinnis, Ball State University's best women's volleyball setter couldn't be found in her normal position this weekend. In an unexpected turn of events right out of the gate, two injuries to defensive players and ball handlers forced the women's volleyball team to try something radical.
Without warning or explanation, the Ball State University administration decided to take away the smoking area behind the Arts and Communications Building on Tuesday. A story giving Ball State's explanation appears in today's issue of the Daily News. But what if we hadn't called and asked about it? Would the powers that be ever explain why they did it? The decision is fine.
Ohio State University released its men's volleyball schedule, giving Ball State University fans their first look at when the two teams will get together for a rematch of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship Game. The Buckeyes will visit Worthen Arena on Friday Feb.
President Barack Obama's address to the students of the U.S. today has garnered quite a lot of controversy and criticism. Republican critics and parents are worried this is just an attempt to push his ideals on children. But the idea of people, especially parents, not supporting a call to action for students to work hard and do well in school is terrible.
Ball State announced Tuesday that it eliminated the designated smoking area between the Arts and Communications Building and Pruis Hall.
Despite outshooting both opponents over the weekend, the Cardinals struggled to find the back of the net over the weekend dropping both games this weekend putting them .500 on the season. The Ball State University field hockey team dropped their first game against Fairfield University 5-4 in a tough overtime affair.
Recession is a dirty word. No one likes to hear it, let alone experience it. Many people fear recessions. They think of the suffering, despair and uncertainty. But, I'm here to tell you that recessions aren't bad; in fact, they are wonderful occurrences that don't happen enough.
The championship match of the Active Ankle Challenge pitted the Cardinals against each other. On one side was Big East power Louisville (4-2) and the other, the Ball State University women's volleyball squad (2-4). Louisville took the Active Ankle Challenge championship in four sets 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-16.
One year after Ball State University launched its "Ball State Bold: Investing in the Future" campaign to raise $200 million by 2011, the university announced Friday it obtained 88 percent of its goal. Ball State Bold is a fundraising campaign the university started to subsidize campus improvements, such as renovations to the Ball State Museum of Art, building the Glick Center for Glass and the creation of new immersive-learning opportunities and scholarships, according to its Web site.
The Ball State University soccer team dropped it's fourth consecutive game to start the season Monday. After the team's 3-2 loss to Valparaiso University last Thursday, the team suffered a 6-1 loss to No. 14 Purdue University at the Boilermaker Challenge Cup.
