An annual competition that consists of a variety of student organizations singing and lip-syncing to popular music for the title of Air Jam champions has become a Homecoming tradition.
The Pride of Mid-America’s history is long and dynamic, with its roots tracing back to Ball State’s fourth director of bands.
What now stands as “a symbol of commitment and celebration for members of the Ball State community,” according to Ball State’s website, began as a home purchased to support a growing family.
Doug Jones, who is used to wearing intense make up and portraying a variety of creatures, graduated from Ball State in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and a minor in theatre.
Ball State athletics teams were first known as the Hooserions, adopting the “Cardinals” name in 1927, but it wasn’t until 1969 that an important addition to the field was made — Charlie Cardinal.
After Papa John’s founder John Schnatter resigned as chairman of the board and as a member of the University of Louisville board of trustees last week, many Cardinals were left wondering if Ball State would take any action in response.
Jerry Anderson was 45 when he became Ball State’s ninth president in 1979.
Located by Christy Woods and the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse, the Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass is a place where the community can go to appreciate the glass arts.
Ball State women’s basketball has found its most consistent period of success over the past two decades.
The concept of New York City, full of energy and creativity, was an alluring one for one Ball State graduate who found opportunities and connections after overcoming the toughness of the city.
For those students looking for an extra academic challenge while in college, Ball State offers an option — the Honors College.
On Nov. 18, 1926, the first Homecoming was hosted at Ball State.
Throughout its history, Ball State men’s golf has known just three head coaches.
It has been more than two years since the first reports of the FBI’s investigation into Muncie City Hall.
NEW YORK (AP) — Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has resigned as chairman of the board.
The opening of John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium began as a dream of the university’s sixth president and the auditorium’s eventual namesake, John R. Emens.
When Robert Bell began his freshman year at Ball State, the university was only a Teachers College.
Hidden from the main roads of campus is a stretch of sidewalk commonly referred to as the Cow Path.
Newell Brands, the company who produces Ball jars, decided to close its Muncie manufacturing plant beginning next summer.
In 2005, Ball State began construction on an eco-friendly building that would be dedicated to one of the university’s most well-known alumni: David Letterman.
