Time to party
March 22, 2012Muncie's annual Mardi Gras festival is adding a few new attractions this year - including a zipline and wedding chapel that are expected to attract a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of at least 11,000 throughout the night.
Muncie's annual Mardi Gras festival is adding a few new attractions this year - including a zipline and wedding chapel that are expected to attract a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd of at least 11,000 throughout the night.
On Wednesday afternoon, gas prices ranged from $3.95 at a Marathon about five miles out of town to $4.19 at stations closer to campus. This exceeds both the state and national averages.
The death of an Indiana University student on Ball State's campus last year shocked the student body. Jarrod Polston was visiting friends for a weekend of partying when it was cut short by his death.
Only a third of the members of this year's Student Government Association executive cabinet were a part of the organization before accepting their leadership roles, making this year's SGA executive leadership one of the youngest in terms of SGA seniority.
Students at Ball State now have the opportunity to travel to surrounding cities without the hassle of expensive gas prices.
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana gay-youth advocacy group said it will seek legal help and fight to keep its specialty license plate despite opposition from lawmakers and conservative activists.
The Excellence in Leadership program and the Muncie Public Libraries are working as partners on a project that will help both students and the Muncie community learn about globalization and its effect on small towns and cities in the Midwest.
SAN DIEGO - The director of a wildly popular video about brutal African warlord Joseph Kony has been diagnosed with brief psychosis and is expected to stay in the hospital for weeks, his wife said Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels said Wednesday that he shares police groups' concerns that some people might misinterpret a new law that lays out when residents could be legally justified in using force against police officers.
INDIANAPOLIS - The company that built stage rigging involved in August's Indiana State Fair stage collapse wants a judge to order members of country band Sugarland to provide depositions in lawsuits filed over the deadly accident.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. - Hundreds of children returned to the business of reading, writing and arithmetic on Wednesday for the first time since a tornado tore through their school nearly three weeks ago.
DENVER - All that's needed is Peyton Manning's autograph.
A packed auditorium at Sursa Performance Hall helped dedicate Ball State's geothermal project today - a new venture that will save the school $2 million annually and has also led to an estimated 2,300 jobs.
The My BSU Web page is a central location for course registration, financial aid and personal information you won't want to share, said Jacquelyn Buckrop, assistant to the provost.
INDIANAPOLIS - Drivers are dodging fewer potholes on Indiana roadways after the mild winter, which also has meant a break for street departments that aren't spending as much money as usual patching the craters that typically appear with winter's retreat.
With funding opportunities nearly exhausted, Ball State will soon be at a slight standstill with its landmark geothermal project.
DENVER - Peyton Manning is negotiating to join the Denver Broncos, ESPN reported Monday.
This year's short session for the Indiana General Assembly ends March 14. Here are a couple bills that have been proposed that could affect Ball State students.
NEW YORK - Oil prices rose above $108 per barrel as optimism grew about a strengthening global economy.
-á Usually, severe weather isn't in Indiana's forecast until late to early April. However, this year has been particularly damaging.
