Coming off of a tournament win at the La Quinta Inn & Suites Thanksgiving Tournament, the Ball State University women's basketball team continues road play at the University of Temple on Wednesday. With its two losses coming to the University of Louisville and Indiana University this season, the Cardinals line up to face a Temple team that was defeated in the second round of the NCAA tournament last year.
For the third time this season, the Ball State University men's basketball team was able to force a more highly-regarded opponent to play hard the whole game, but were unable to get a victory, as it lost to St. Joseph's University 74-63. Ball State is now 0-5 on the season, although the last four defeats have been by 11 points or fewer.
Traffic slowed on McKinley Avenue for about an hour Tuesday as Indiana State and Ball State University police departments and Nye's Wrecking Service cleared an accident that involved two Ball State University students. Senior Dustin Goad said he was traveling south on McKinley Avenue in his Mitsubishi Eclipse.
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After the first winning season for the Ball State University football team since 1996, nine players were rewarded by the Mid-American Conference for their season. Four Ball State juniors were named to the All-MAC First Team. Offensive tackle Robert Brewster, tight end Darius Hill, receiver Dante Love and punter Chris Miller received the honor.
Thousands of dollars' worth of scientific equipment narrowly missed being damaged when a leak was discovered in the Cooper Science Complex Monday morning. Lynn Sousa, the acting chairman of the chemistry department, said the newly-renovated third floor lab that contains the valuable equipment was found with water-damaged ceiling tiles when staff arrived on Monday.
A Muncie birthing clinic is beginning to make funeral arrangements for its missing mascot after almost a month since its abduction, according to Expectations Women's Health & Childbearing Center. Barb Bechtel, certified nurse and midwife, said if "Gregory Peck," the six-foot-tall, wooden stork that once perched out front of the clinic, is not returned in the next few weeks, employees will have a memorial service to bid it a fond farewell.
With speculation swirling about Ball State University's possible bowl destination, Ken Hoffman, executive director for two Mid-American Conference bowls, is one of the few people who can make an accurate prediction. Hoffman, who will issue invitations to participants in the Motor City Bowl and International Bowl, said no decisions would be released until after the MAC Championship Game.
Ball State University football team's regular season is over, meaning it is time to hand out some hardware. So without further ado... Most Valuable Player: No question on this one, it has got to be sophomore quarterback Nate Davis. He finished the season with 3,376 yards, a Ball State record and 13th-most in the country ahead of quarterbacks like Andre Woodson from the University of Kentucky.
The football team's win against the Northern Illinois University on Saturday was a big win that increased Ball State University's chances to play in a bowl game. But next year, beating Northern Illinois will have even bigger implications. Apparently, the school is now our biggest rival, and we'll be competing for "The Bronze Stalk" trophy, which will go to the winner of the teams' matchup each year.
By the time I had finished the final bites of my Tofurky on Thursday, I was sadly feeling another family holiday sliding to a close. All of that anticipation for a few days of rest and relaxation, and Thanksgiving Break is over faster than you can say "meat alternatives.
This is a special time that only comes once a year. We've hit that mythical place and time author Norton Juster calls "The Doldrums." In one of my favorite children's books, "The Phantom Tollbooth," Milo makes a wrong turn on his journey to Dictionopolis and is utterly and hopelessly trapped in a place where thought is not allowed.
Following a six-point win to cement the Ball State University football team's most successful season in 11 years, two players received individual honors for their performances. Cardinals' junior tight end Darius Hill was rewarded for his season resume, while sophomore defensive end Brandon Crawford was honored for his play in the team's final regular season game at Northern Illinois University.
Despite LEED-certified buildings, hybrid buses and $170 million in endowments, Ball State University did not make the list of schools on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's Environmental Report Card. Mark Orlowski, executive director for the institute, said the organization annually assesses universities throughout the nation and grades their progress in the sustainability field.
A recount and a fraud investigation stand in the way of Muncie having an official mayor. Republican Party Attorney David Brooks said the party officially requested Monday that the votes in all city precincts be recounted. Recounts are typical when the results of an election are as close as they were this November, he said.
Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. This time of year is a disaster. Don't get me wrong, I love shopping - absolutely love it. I could shop till I drop everyday of my life from now on and be happy. I love family, friends, giving and the all those mushy feelings that come with the holidays.
Ball State University has had its issues getting the 2007-08 season off the ground at home. The Cardinals are 0-4 for the first time since 1974, including close defeats against Georgetown University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Evansville.
After ending the regular season Saturday with a 7-5 record, the Ball State University football team is in position to go to its first bowl game since the Las Vegas Bowl in 1996. While the Cardinals have some ideas about which bowl games they could potentially be selected for, nothing is official yet.
They are everywhere, if you take the time to look. They wash the floors hundreds of shoes dirty every day. They scrub toilets and dishes so everything is clean and safe for people to use. They don't party at tailgate, but instead show up after the festivities end to pick up the scraps and trash.
After the Ball State University's women's basketball team won its sixth straight mid-season tournament last weekend, senior Julie DeMuth was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week on Monday. DeMuth earned the award with her play in the La Quinta Inn & Suites Thanksgiving Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz.
