While eager freshmen wheel suitcases and lug furniture up to their new home for the semester, it’s not uncommon to picture what the future may hold for them at Ball State.
When first built in 1934, the Multicultural Center was a two-story residential structure, however, its purpose morphed in the early 1970s to “respond to the requests of African-American students who wanted a place of solidarity and support on campus,” according to the center’s about page.
In an 11-minute meeting Thursday, the Ball State Board of Trustees decided to remove Schnatter’s name from the university, passing the resolution 8-1.
Four days before classes officially began, the university sent out a campus-wide Public Safety Advisory email after a sexual assault was reported in the 1100 block of W. Riverside Ave.
The Art and Journalism Building, or AJ to most students, was complete in 2001, along with Shafer Tower and Scheumann Stadium.
In 1968, Franklin was pictured on the cover of Time magazine and had more than 10 Top 20 hits in 1967 and 1968.
Throughout the group’s 50-year history, the Ball State University Singers have held a number of performances, some featuring stars like Liza Minnelli and Olivia Newton-John, and earned multiple honors.
Ball State alumni and Versa Media co-founders Kenneth Stevenson and Andrew Bennett plan to push the boundaries of science fiction storytelling as they debut their episodic television series, “Cerebral,” on the international stage this summer.
Construction at Ball State is nothing new, but projects on campus continue to roll out and develop.
Lemuel Arthur “L.A.” Pittenger, Ball State’s fourth president, was born in Delaware County and went to Indiana State University.
Nearly 18 months have passed since Craig Nichols, the former building commissioner of Muncie, was arrested on the grounds of wire fraud and money laundering.
Ball State is changing its application criteria for those applying for the fall 2019 semester.
What began as one bad night and a spur-of-the-moment catchphrase turned into a viral video and a variety of television appearances.
Students and visitors to campus will now have to take a slightly different route as the northern entrance to McKinley Avenue has been modified.
The road that runs through the heart of Ball State’s campus did not become a road fit for foot traffic until 2005.
While his initial presidency was only supposed to last six months, Ball State’s fifth president Winfred E. Wagoner’s tenure was extended to last from 1943-45.
With its first season taking place in 1941, Ball State men’s swimming and diving is still in search of its Mid-American Conference Championship victory despite holding an all-time record of 341-245-3 to sit above .500.
Ball State has been the source of many famous and influential people over its century of existence, and none may be quite as well-known as David Letterman.
After a three-year pilot program, the university is making a switch from Blackboard to Canvas starting May 2019.
Thank you for your thoughtful e-mail to the Ball State University community regarding the recent remarks from John Schnatter and the future of your support for the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise named after him.
