The building that once stood at 217 N. College Ave. is now a parking lot. There is virtually no hint that a newsroom once stood in its place — no sign that student journalists once walked south down North McKinley Avenue after class to shuffle into a house that was once home to The Ball State Daily News.
Established in 1917 in honor of pioneer journalist and newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, the Pulitzer Prize aims to honor exceptional journalistic achievements. Over the last 100 years, it has remained one of the most prominent and acclaimed awards for journalism.
The newsroom wasn’t always Doug Toney’s home. When he was a freshman at Ball State in 1969, Toney was on track to become a history teacher. Born and raised on the farm, he said it made sense to have summers off and help his family out on the property. But, after one mass communications class with George Harper, former professor of journalism, Toney was “hooked.”
On August 19th, 2020, at around 8:32 p.m., inside Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, right fielder Nicholas Castellanos of the Cincinnati Reds is facing an 0-1 count against Kansas City Royals pitcher Greg Holland. Holland sends a pitch inside, and Castellanos blasts a shot to deep left field for his ninth home run of the season, giving the Reds a 4-0 lead. Nobody watching the broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio cared. All they were paying attention to was longtime Reds’ commentator Thom Brennaman.
Wahee dreamed of hearing his name called during the NFL Draft, and now, Wahee and 11 other Ball State Football alumni are one step closer to achieving that goal.
After scoring a combined 55 runs in March 19-21’s four game sweep against Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponent Bowling Green, Ball State Baseball stayed hot by winning both games in their doubleheader against Western Michigan.
With a bottle of water, reading materials and a phone charging on the table beside her, Sharon Kay Brown sits in her favorite rocking chair every Tuesday evening and tunes into NBC’s “Chicago Fire.”
We support the journalists who continue to serve a world in need of news 24/7, but what do we do to protect them?
Ball State reported four positive COVID-19 cases among students and employees March 21-27, according to the Ball State COVID-19 dashboard. This accounts for a 60 percent decrease in cases from the previous week.
On March 21, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts made a trade with the Atlanta Falcons that would have 14-year veteran quarterback Matt Ryan change jerseys for the first time since he was drafted by the Falcons in 2008.
It was another successful night of hitting for the Cardinals who had a .346 hitting percentage compared to the Lions’ .165. Ball State is averaging .358 on the season, second only to UCLA (15-3, 5-1 MPSF) with .359.
As people clung to their jackets holding protest signs and wind blew through University Green, several men picked a pair of heels in their size from a table and began buckling them onto their feet. With different heel height variations, the men gathered with women to “walk a mile in [their] shoes,” and to march in awareness of violent crimes against women.
In the series opener, the Cardinals didn't score a run in the first six innings while the Chippewas scored three runs in that span. Ball State’s drought was ended by a three-run home run hit by senior outfielder Faith Hensley in the seventh inning to tie the score at three runs apiece.
Graduate student Angelos Mandilaris and senior outside attacker Kaleb Jenness paced Ball State smashing 10 kills apiece while graduate student setter Quinn Isaacson dished out a team-high 19 assists and graduate student libero Colin Ensalaco finished with seven digs.
Bill Jenkins, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Ball State, said he has waited 20 years for his department to obtain more performance space to help students grow in their skills and experiences.
Coming from a house with two older brothers, both more than a decade older than me, I have never been one to let a man boss me around. From a young age, I learned I can be tiny and powerful at the same time using both my words and actions.
Jeffrey Mittman served in the U.S. Army as a master sergeant in the infantry from 1998–2005, which allowed him to travel the world and across military units, such as the 101st Airborne, as well as serve in the Gulf and Afghanistan wars.
After the departure of former Ball State field hockey head coach Stephanie Bernthal, Ball State director of athletics Beth Goetz announced former Kent State assistant Caitlin Walsh as the new head coach on March 24.
The Multicultural Center and GIS Research and Map Collection came together to host “Women of Ball State,” not only to honor memorable women in the Delaware County community, but to also raise awareness about community resources for women.
