SGA awaits approval to open library for 24 hours during finals week
By Raymond Garcia / November 19, 2014As of Wednesday, the Student Government Association has yet to get approval to open Bracken Library for 24 hours during finals week.
As of Wednesday, the Student Government Association has yet to get approval to open Bracken Library for 24 hours during finals week.
When a few visiting students from Mexico went to their first Ball State football team practice Sunday, they saw something they had never seen before – snow.
The Managed Print Services program has been under scrutiny from faculty and staff since departments have started switching to the centralized system.
The walls and floors of the underground tunnel starting under Burkhardt Building were dirty and covered in dust. The beginning of the tunnel was bigger – tall enough to stand up straight and walk, even though the pathway was narrow and crowded with pipes
A new proposal to tighten tenure review could lead to the termination of long-term faculty who don’t do their job.
A pledge of Kappa Delta is raising money for one of their members who was diagnosed with breast cancer. The page has since raised more than $3,000 since Nov. 4.
After getting a spot on FunnyOrDie.com, a group of students are looking to take their web series further with a Kickstarter campaign.
Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and, Humanities was ranked the number one high school in Indiana by Niche.
A former Ball State student's thesis is getting some exposure from Canadian rock band Tegan and Sara.
Burglars entering through unlocked doors and stealing electronics prompted the university to warn students ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Police have made no arrests in connection to the crimes, University Police chief Jim Duckham said, and students should be on the lookout for suspicious activity.
The goal to start an on-campus food pantry will soon become a reality for the Student Government Association.
At Ball State, 72 percent of students in the class of 2012 graduated with debt, according to projectonstudentdebt.org.
To meet the demands for stronger science, technology, engineering and math programs – and to increase elgibility for state funding – Ball State is relying upon one of its traditional strengths – teaching.
Although fewer veterans graduate within six years from 4-year institutions at the national level, the percent of average and veteran students who graduate within six years at Ball State are almost identical. At Ball State, the number of veterans that typically graduate after enrolling is close to the national standard, with 58.7 percent of veterans graduating in six years from the university in 2012, said Beck Hannaford, Veteran Benefits and Financial Coordinator.
Ball State used $5.8 million out of the university’s $9.3 million contingency fund to accommodate for the $12.623 million missing after the Ball State fraud case. The university took $6.7 million of the loss out of university interest earnings on other investments.
Overall diversity-related complaints from faculty increased 80 percent increase from the 2012-2013 academic year to the 2013-2014 year, according to data from the office of university compliance.
