Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning helped launch a campaign with Ball State University and the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent to help fight childhood obesity on Monday.
This past weekend, 36 pilots of model airplanes and helicopters traveled from around the world to compete in the 8th Annual International Extreme Flight Championships. Pilots between the ages of 13 and 40 from 10 countries, including the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, Israel, Canada, Germany, Norway and Korea gathered at the National Model Aviation Museum in Muncie to participate in the event.
The music scene in Muncie today is far different than it used to be. "It changes every four years with the politics," Dan Schepper, drummer for the well-known Muncie band Everything, Now!, said. In 2003, a revolution of sorts was taking place here with the formation of new bands and shows being thrown.
A proposed one-year state budget from Indiana House Democrats includes a 2 percent increase in higher education. Rep. Dennis Tyler, whose district includes Ball State University, said the bill is better than the governor's proposal for Ball State. He said the governor's bill has a decrease in higher educations funding, which would force Ball State to either layoff employees or raise tuition, Tyler said the governor's budget would also hurt Muncie schools.
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The Ball State University's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is already counting down the days to the first football game of the season against the University of North Texas. In only 80 days, the Cardinals will take the field for the start of the 2009 football campaign to what many expect to be a large, rowdy crowd.
Dear Incoming BSU Freshmen: Welcome to Ball State University. By now, you already have been or soon will be bombarded with a barrage of introductory information, so let me keep it short and sweet. For starters, the university is indebted to you for your decision to become indebted via several government approved lending plans.
When the L.A. Pittenger Student Center reopens in August, it is likely the lines will be constant for the new Taco Bell and other eateries in Cardinal Crossing. With all the excitement for 99 cent tacos coming to this campus, though, what shouldn't be forgotten is the small stage in the Talley's eating area.
From wine and white tablecloths to picnic baskets and blankets, people chose to enjoy the gorgeous weather and good music at Symphony on the Green in their own way. Thousands came to the North Quad and relaxed as the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and other musicians entertained.
The summer travel plans of a group of students from Ball State University took them far away from typical vacation spots. From Hanoi to Saigon, the group immersed themselves in Vietnamese culture on a three-week research trip sponsored by the anthropology department.
Lafollette North drive will be closed at the entrance to parking lots H2, G1 and R1 beginning today. The closing is being made to accommodate construction related to Ball State's geothermal project, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said. During the next eight weeks, about 600 wells will be placed in the parking lot next to Carmichael Hall.
When the 2009 United States Open tees off Thursday at Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, N.Y., Ball State University golfer Anthony Novak will not be among those trying to tame Tiger Woods. However, it will not be due to lack of effort. The Ball State sophomore was one of 18 amateurs who competed in the U.
The date: June 6, 2009. The location: Paris. The event: the D-Day commemoration, where Michelle Obama walks down the red carpet with France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Obama is wearing a fresh white dress down past her knees made by Narciso Rodriguez, a stunning silver belt above her hips and silver heels.
Baseball America named Ball State University center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker a third-team All-American on Monday.
Only a month since graduating, former Ball State baseball relief pitcher Tom Mueller has changed jobs, but is keeping the same work address. After interning with the Evansville Otters during the summer of 2008, Mueller was hired full-time as an account executive after graduation.
Muncie will layoff fewer firefighters than originally expected, Fire Chief Sean Burcham said Thursday evening. The city now plans to layoff 32 of its 109 firefighters. The city revised the number of firefighters it needs to layoff to avoid bankruptcy down from 40.
Middle attacker J.D. Gasparovic was named to the Volleyball Magazine All-American Second Team on Friday.
Sotomayor and other big distractions: read between the lines Last week, I talked about California's Proposition 8 and the ridiculous notion that the government should be able to ban gay marriage - a private matter pertaining to private citizens. This week, as promised, I'd like to talk about Sonia Sotomayor, her naysayers' prattle over things like "empathy" and how these issues are connected.
NEW YORK (AP) - Ball State University alumnus David Letterman and CBS are close to a deal that would keep the late-night comic on the "Late Show" through at least the spring of 2012. That represents a two-year extension of Letterman's current deal, set to expire next year.
Continuing the growing trend of budget tightening, the Mid-American Conference announced a series of measures it will take beginning next year to cut its costs. The council of presidents, which is comprised of every MAC school's president and headed by Jo Ann Gora, approved several recommendations that would cut the conference's budget by about $100,000.
