On the court at Worthen Arena for the first time since March, Ball State Men’s Volleyball returned to action quickly. The Cardinals swept Maryville University in their 2022 season opener by scores of 25-12, 25-18 and 25-13, respectively.
Throughout each day, I tried my hand at quick media coverage via Twitter and had updates on what the Cardinals were doing at each of the events. While this type of coverage was an adjustment for me as a student journalist, it was also extremely rewarding.
Sitting in the press box at the Camellia Bowl at the end of my first semester, preparing to cover my first bowl game on Christmas Day and looking back on how I felt on day one, I found that anxiety comically overestimated.
When Ashra Wickramathilaka, second-year graduate urban and regional planning major from Galle, Sri Lanka, came to Muncie, she didn’t know any family members or friends who lived in the area. This, coupled with homesickness, made adjusting to American life difficult, she said.
Chicago-based actor E.M. Davis remembers entering their freshman year at Ball State as a “wannabe actor.” Davis wanted to major in acting in college, but they had some discouraging conversations about becoming an actor with previous high school teachers and family members.
Ball State Women’s Basketball defeated Eastern Michigan 83-73 Jan. 12 behind a season-high 17 points from Latimer. In replacement of redshirt junior Anna Clephane, Latimer also grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.
When Audrey Barcio, Ball State assistant professor of art, was a child, she would watch her grandmother paint and sit by her side, working with her own watercolors, bonding over creating art, growing closer as they painted and discovering new techniques.
To continue providing students with hands-on opportunities to apply their studies, Ball State’s College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) has taken up the challenge of designing and building a net-zero energy house for the 2023 Solar Decathlon held by the U.S. Department of Energy.
In its 84-74 loss against Akron Jan. 11, freshman center Payton Sparks scored a career-high 23 points. He also recorded a team-high 10 rebounds, earning the first double-double of his career.
Despite Ball State Men’s Basketball's 84-74 loss to Akron, head coach James Whitford and freshman center Payton Sparks said they believe the Cardinals are starting to play together with good chemistry as Mid-American Conference play begins.
Alabama will take the field against Georgia in a rematch of the 2018 College Football National Championship, where the Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 26-23 in overtime. Our sports staff gave their predictions for the title game.
Kent State junior guard Katie Shumate connected on two free-throws to extend the Golden Flashes to three with three seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. After a Ball State timeout, junior Sydney Freeman missed a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime as the final horn sounded.
Ball State women’s basketball defeated Northern Illinois 83-82 in overtime Wednesday night. The Cardinals went down early in overtime and junior Sydney Freeman hit two clutch 3-pointers to put the game within reach.
Femininity itself is not toxic. But controlling and weaponizing femininity certainly is.
Since Dec. 9, 2021, individuals ages 16 or older who received a full series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are eligible for a third booster shot at least six months after their second dose. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said in a statement such a move will help “strengthen the protection against Omicron and other variants.”
Senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir recieved a pass from junior Sydney Freeman with seven minutes and 26 seconds left in the third quarter and connected on a 3-pointer to reach 1000 career points.
The only constant you will ever have, for every new year you celebrate, is yourself, so you may as well treat yourself kindly and give yourself room to grow.
With the holiday season nearing its end, it can be tempting to spend more time with family and friends to ring in the new year. However, with the growing threat of COVID-19 and its variants, large gatherings and parties may not be the best idea, especially for those who are at a higher risk of contracting the virus. Nevertheless, 2021 is ending and 2022 is beginning, which calls for some celebration. Here are five fun and safe ways to celebrate the beginning of a new year during the pandemic.
For most football fans, including myself, the name John Madden is synonymous with his yearly football video game. I can still remember Christmas of 2008, ripping open a present revealing Madden NFL 09 for the Nintendo Wii, with Brett Farve of the Green Bay Packers on the cover. Thanks to John Madden, I fell in love with the game of football. But Madden should be remembered not just for his contributions to virtual football, but to the entire game itself.
The Cardinals’ mantra for 2021 was to “Run it back” following the previous year’s success. But as head coach Mike Neu said following the Cardinals’ 51-20 loss against Georgia State in the Camellia Bowl, success is hard to replicate.
