The Ball State University soccer team started its 2009 season with a 2-1 victory in an exhibition match against Xavier University on Monday. Two early second-half goals for the Cardinals helped the team take control of the match. The two teams used the first half to break themselves into the first game of the season.
Ball State University will issue a new mandatory University Core Curriculum in Fall 2010, but students may opt into the new system this year. After researching literature and practices of other universities, Ball State has decided to place more emphasis on analysis and critical thinking, Associate Provost Marilyn Buck said.
Ball State University students who are employed with on-campus jobs may work fewer hours this fall due to the increase in wages, a school official said. On July 24, Indiana's minimum wage increased from $6.55 to $7.25 per hour. This increase in minimum wage is the last installment from a bill passed by former president George W.
After a long day of shooting a film, a friend and I decided to catch the night's last screening of the film "(500) Days of Summer," a flick that has caught a lot of attention within the independent film community. It is a film about love, but not a romantic film.
The Ball State University women's tennis team looks to make strides by improving from a 5-13 record last season. Cardinal coach Kathy Bull has her players going through a 12-week off-season conditioning program that she believes will improve her players' stamina and fitness that go into making it through a whole season.
The newly-renovated Honors College residence hall on Ball State University's campus won't have enough room to house all Honors College students living on-campus this year. DeHority Complex, which first opened in 1960 as four all-women's halls, will now house 600 students from the Honors College.
During five years as president of Ball State University, Jo Ann Gora has built a reputation of getting out to sell the university. When Gora came to Ball State five years ago, she told the Daily News that she wanted to make the university more distinctive. "Some of it, frankly, is sheer marketing," Gora said then. During her time here, the university has increased its profile across the state and the nation, a trend Gora said she wants to continue.
College freshmen are usually excited to be away from home, but not so excited about their new living quarters. Living in the residence halls with a new roommate can be a little intimidating for first year students, but the process can be made much simpler with a little bit of organization.
Entering his third season, Billy Taylor - who originally signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of $182,000 - will now be signed contractually with the school until March 31, 2014, athletics director Tom Collins announced.
Entering this season's training camp, coach Dave Boos knew it would be different from the 2008 preseason when he had 10 new players. About one week into the Ball State University women's volleyball team's first official workouts, the third-year coach has not been disappointed.
The university announced that Ball State Day at the Indiana State Fair will be Saturday.
Twelve years ago, 6-year-old Jauwan Scaife would watch his older cousin and then Ball State University men's basketball player, Bonzi Wells, who was picked 11th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft play at Worthen Arena. Now 18-years-old, Scaife trains and works out with Wells everyday at the downtown Muncie YMCA to prepare for his freshman season with the Cardinals, just like his older cousin.
Running back MiQuale Lewis was one of more than 40 players selected Tuesday to the watch list for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation's top college running back.
Athletics director Tom Collins announced Friday that Ball State and women's basketball head coach Kelly Packard agreed to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2015 season.
Former Ball State forward Anthony Newell announced Tuesday that he signed a professional contract with Assigeco Casalpusterlengo in the Italy-A dilettanti league.
Ball State University senior Kenton Waltz considers himself to be a problem solver of sorts. He said that's what sets him apart as an artist. His ability to problem solve is what led to constructing his ring flash that helped get about 10 portraits in his exhibit at Cornerstone Center for the Arts.
DETROIT - The reigning Mid-American Conference West Division champions find themselves in a familiar place, despite the most successful season in Ball State University football history. The Cardinals were picked by the media to finish fifth in the MAC West one season after running the table in conference play.
Construction will begin in September on the new Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass, a facility that Ball State University officials say will make the school a center for the study of glass and art. "Its intentions are to bring [in] more students interested in that field," Greg Graham interim director of Facilities Planning said.
This weekend's Muncie RibFest will bring thousands of rib fans to downtown Muncie, including chefs determined to show off their best - and often secret - recipes, one organizer said. Between 4,000 and 5,000 people are expected on Walnut Street, which will be blocked off from Jackson Street to the roundabout for the event Saturday and Sunday, Cheryl Crowder, the event's director, said.
Ball State University senior Dan Finnen has been more than willing to sacrifice his mental health for his love of filmmaking. "[As] a director you sacrifice your sanity," Finnen said with a laugh. The telecommunications major has made more than 50 short films and two feature length films.
