When Lemuel Turner was picked from the crowd of incoming freshmen to take a free-tuition half-court shot on Aug. 20 during the annual athletics pep rally, he was hesitant to get up from his seat in the bleachers.
As freshmen move into the dorms to begin the next chapter of their lives, some are nervous, some excited. Students on the Premium Plan were able to move in Wednesday, Aug. 19, and new freshmen moved in Thursday, Aug. 20.
As a part of a push to make learning spaces more interactive, three new classrooms will be opened for use this fall.
Transzind Delivery Food delivery in Muncie is no longer limited to pizza and sub shops.
For the first time in four years, Target offered an after-hours shopping event exclusively for the university. About 2,000 students made their way to the store’s Muncie location between 10:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.
“Toy Story” was the first movie Nick and Patrick Rieth saw in theaters. Now the brothers are on the other side of the camera, with their own Muncie-based film company called Rieth Brothers.
For the second time, a Ball State freshman won a semester of free tuition by sinking a half-court shot.
This fall, four new majors will be added to Ball State’s course catalog after getting approval from the state.
For underage college students who may drink too much and end up hurt or in danger of alcohol poisoning, the Lifeline Law gives an opportunity to call for help without fear of repercussion.
Ball State University has the largest increase in on-time graduation rates over other universities in Indiana.
Ball State hired a new freshman retention and graduation specialist after former adviser Mitch Isaacs left in May.
Ball State’s Theta Chi fraternity is responding to the sudden hospitalization of one of its members after he went into cardiac arrest July 29.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's unemployment rate has dropped below 5 percent for the first time since the national recession was starting in 2008.
The proposal for a new health professions building was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — The latest on the Chattanooga shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence has directed the state Department of Health to investigate Planned Parenthood facilities in Indiana in cooperation with the Indiana attorney general to see if organs from aborted fetuses are being sold.
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — Byron Allen had been living in a motel near Gary's Miller neighborhood until his employer didn't pay him on time, and he got kicked out on the street. He drove up and down Broadway and finally found a homeless shelter, which didn't have room, so he hunkered down in his car in the parking lot, trying to get some sleep. A good Samaritan told him it wasn't the best idea, and he'd be safer if he parked outside the police station downtown.
Two Ball State graduates will be opening their third technology repair shop next week in an effort to expand their burgeoning business.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Many central and southern Indiana communities faced scattered road flooding and power outages after strong thunderstorms swept across the state. The National Weather Service has flood warnings in effect Tuesday morning for much of the Indianapolis area south to around Columbus, where officials helped people from some homes surrounded by floodwaters.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A loud boom that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair is still a mystery days later, and with no evidence of an explosive device and few clues in the sand, investigators and scientists are wondering whether this was a bizarre case of nature acting up. Among the theories that have been floated: some kind of seismic event, or a methane explosion caused by decayed seaweed or other organic matter under the sand. "I must confess to not understanding this particular unexplained event," said Stephen Porder, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University.
