MEN'S TENNIS: Cards prepare for battles

April 3, 2008

Despite sweeping Chicago State University in its first conference match of the season last week, coach Bill Richards said he knew his team would have to play better to win upcoming matches. As the Ball State University men's tennis team approaches away matches at the University of Notre Dame Friday and Northern Illinois University Sunday, Richards' challenge remains one of the many obstacles in the way of Ball State University and another Mid-American Conference championship.

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards like prime matchup for senior night

April 2, 2008

Outside attacker Patrick Durbin said he and the two other seniors have waited a long time for Saturday's home match, especially because it's against a nationally ranked team. Durbin, middle attacker Justin Orr and libero Ian Peckler will be honored following the No.

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Humans v. Zombies returns to Ball State

April 2, 2008

At midnight, NERF guns reemerged as the leading defense against the wicked as the game Humans versus Zombies returned to campus. Sophomore art major Adam Austin said the week-long, campus-wide game would involve students who are role-playing as humans during an outbreak of a virus, which turns a few people into zombies.

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Roller leaves Ball State

April 2, 2008

Almost one year after receiving a contract making her the highest paid coach at Ball State University, Tracy Roller will no longer be coaching the Cardinals women's basketball team. The Ball State athletic department announced Wednesday Tracy Roller has resigned as a head coach for personal reasons.

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Two-time Pulliam winner shares career stories

April 2, 2008

As Kansas City Star reporter Lee Hill Kavanaugh spoke to a crowded room in the Art and Journalism building at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, she told the audience how much her hands were shaking. Mark Masse, professor of journalism, said Kavanaugh's fear of public speaking doesn't fit the "hard-nosed, go-getter journalist" stereotype.

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Students place 220 fish in pond

April 1, 2008

Ball State University's Duck Pond has a few hundred new residents that will help determine the quality of the campus' natural water. A fishery resource management class placed 220 channel catfish in the pond on the north side of campus Tuesday as part of a summer-long project to determine whether the natural water on campus is hospitable to wildlife.

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Senior wins competition selling 'poo'

April 1, 2008

Senior entrepreneurship major Matt Bare's business plan idea to sell feces took to the track Friday in the Nascent 500. Bare won a businessman competition held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his idea to mail people "poo," which is no more than worm excrements that can be used as a fertilizer.

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Red Bull to have egg drop challenge

April 1, 2008

Ball State University students will be tested on their ability to defy the laws of physics from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bell Tower. In its second year, the Red Bull Gravity Challenge will ask teams of up to three participants to test their homemade landing machine on an egg, which is to survive a 50-foot drop.

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Obama coming to Muncie

April 1, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama will visit Muncie on Friday, according to Obama's Indiana campaign office. The presidential hopeful will attend an event early in the afternoon. There was no further information regarding Obama's visit Tuesday afternoon. For more information, read Wednesday's issue of The Ball State Daily News.

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No fines yet for smoking ban

April 1, 2008

Two weeks after Ball State University implemented its smoking ban, the Office of Bursar's and Loan Administration has yet to receive a fine as of Monday afternoon. Kay Bales, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, said there have been no reported citations or complaints about the smoking ban.

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Party like a rock star

April 1, 2008

Greek Week Variety Show was full of dance groups and provided a fun time for greek members during a Greek Week with lower attendance than expected. Eric Maroun, Greek Week committee director, said before the show that it should attract a big crowd of non-greeks and greeks alike.

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BASEBALL: BSU to switch up lineup at home

April 1, 2008

The Indiana Institute of Technology isn't known for baseball, but that is exactly who the Ball State University baseball team will play this afternoon at Ball Diamond. The Cardinals (12-9) are fresh off a weekend series in which they swept the preseason favorite in the Mid-American Conference, Kent State University, and will look to continue the good play through two midweek home games.

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Sales tax increases

April 1, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - At least half the customers at Clarksville Schwinn Cyclery come from across the Ohio River in Kentucky, but owner Bob Peters is worried that might change starting Tuesday. That's when Indiana's sales tax will increase from 6 percent to 7 percent, while it remains at 6 percent in Kentucky.

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OUR VIEW: Gone fishin'

April 1, 2008

In Summer 2006, the Duck Pond was a wreck. Pond sediment was draining into a nearby creek and the levels of chemicals in the pond were questionable. Now, less than two years later, the pond is home to about 220 catfish. Students will chart the growth of 50 catfish to determine the habitat's ability to sustain life.

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Cards move up in poll despite loss

April 1, 2008

Walking off the court Saturday after No. 1 Penn State University swept his No. 7 Ball State University men's volleyball team, coach Joel Walton said the national rankings were the last thing on his mind. However, when he saw the other matches' results the next day, the coach said he knew his team had a chance to move up in the top-15 coaches poll.

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BASEBALL: Cardinals struggle early, rebound late for victory

April 1, 2008

Struggling early the Ball State University baseball team rallied late to defeat the Indiana Institute of Technology 11-6 on a cold, windy day at the Ball Diamond on Tuesday. Down 2-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cardinals (13-9) took their first lead with one swing of Ryan Chenoweth's bat.

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THE BOGEYMAN: Smoking ban basis is shady, inconsistent

April 1, 2008

We have had just more than three weeks of a "smoke-free" - more accurately, smoking-restricted - campus. How has it turned out? Is it really worth it? Speaking subjectively and as a non-smoker, it's nice to be able to walk around campus without having to inhale noxious fumes, and I must admit that I've also enjoyed the recent dearth of cigarette butts around my dorm's entrance.

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Ex-officer pleads guilty to 2 charges

April 1, 2008

A former Muncie police officer who crashed his car while joyriding with Ball State University students is on probation following a guilty plea in March, the Muncie City Clerk's Office said Tuesday. Jason Lyons, who had worked for the MPD for six years, pleaded guilty to charges of reckless driving and interference with reporting a crime, according to the clerk's office.

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WOMEN'S GOLF: Cardinals in lead after day one

April 1, 2008

A week after winning the Butler Spring Invitational, the Ball State University women's golf team is in position to win again. Ball State leads the Tina Barrett Longwood Invite after the first day of competition, which was shortened because of rain, by seven strokes.

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OH REALLY?: Campus-wide game calls for respect from all

April 1, 2008

For the next week, Ball State University students walking to class might have to avoid flying balled-up socks, darts and students chasing each other. Humans vs. Zombies, a large-scale game of tag played on campus, starts Thursday. The game was first played on Ball State's campus in October 2007 by about 350 students, according to the Daily News.