On Thanksgiving evening, when many families were sitting down at a table eating a meal, the Ball State University women's basketball team was practicing in Flagstaff, Ariz. That extra work paid off during the La Quinta Inn & Suites Thanksgiving Tournament.
Even before this year's football game between Ball State University and Northern Illinois University, the two schools announced next year's match up will have an extra incentive for the two sides to play for. Instead of a year of bragging rights, next year's winner will be rewarded with "The Bronze Stalk," according to a press release written by Ball State Associate Athletic Director Joe Hernandez.
The Blue Loop will begin today for the first time during Fall Semester and will run through Spring Break. Betsy Mills, the Ball State University Student Government Association president, said the route would go through the northeast side of campus. The neighborhoods would be around Neely, Riverside, McKinley and New York avenues, she said.
The Order of Omega and other fraternities and sororities spread some holiday cheer by donating toys to the Cornerstone Center for the Arts during the "Candy Cane Lane" event on Nov. 17. Terry Whitt Bailey, president and CEO for Cornerstone Center, said the event was for children of any economic status to enjoy the Christmas season by receiving gifts and visiting Santa Claus.
Officials have no reason to suspect foul play was involved in the death of Ball State University junior Michael Grembowicz, coroner Jim Clevenger said. The cause of death was asphyxiation by hanging, Clevenger said. "I think the Ball State Police Department as well as [the coroner's office] have found there's no reason to suspect it was anything but suicide," he said.
Black Friday - the busiest shopping day of the year always brings the best out in people. Grandmas hide clothes in other departments for their grandchildren, grown adults fight over extension packs to Guitar Hero, parents who are crazy enough to take their children shopping simply ignore that toddlers need a break from crisscrossing the mall multiple times and the husbands and fathers who stay at home let kids play video games until their pupils dilate beyond belief.
Just in time for chilly, wet weather, Ball State University is starting up the Blue Loop shuttle to transport students from neighborhoods east of New York Avenue to campus. It's a smart decision and a much-needed service for students who would otherwise trudge a half a mile or more every day to class or Bracken Library to study.
It has become fashionable to criticize the work done by the Bush administration. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Being able to criticize one's government is the essence of true democracy. However, this freedom should not be used to make outrageous hyperbolic comparisons to historical governments that undermine both administrations.
Although he was a telecommunications major, Michael Grembowicz's passion was professional wrestling; it was out of respect for his mother that he went to college, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity president Shawn Meier said. While she knew her son aspired to be a pro-wrestler, Meier said, Grembowicz's mother insisted he go to college to get a degree in case his dream career fell through.
As Ball State University senior guard Peyton Stovall headed back to the locker room following Wednesday night's 57-48 loss to fifth-ranked Georgetown University, he could be seen jumping up and down in excitement and yelling, "Man, if only we'd had [Anthony] Newell!" Newell, the Cardinals' 6'5" junior forward, fractured his foot in practice Tuesday.
Extra security will be on hand for Wednesday's basketball game versus Georgetown University, but it has more to do with an expected large crowd than it does with the special circumstances of the opposing coach's family, Pat Quinn, associate athletics director for facilities and operations, said.
With a time of 21:12, Ball State University sophomore Ali Bishel finished 52nd at the Division I Women's NCAA Cross Country Championships Monday. Bishel, who qualified for the national meet by finishing seventh at the Great Lakes Regional meet, finished about 1:40 behind the race leader.
With residence halls closing and plane tickets purchased months in advance, Ball State University students might be more likely to head home than to the men's basketball game against Georgetown University Wednesday. The residence halls close at 8 a.m. Wednesday while the game begins at 7 p.
Entering the final week of the regular season, many incentives ride on Ball State University's game Saturday at Northern Illinois University, including the possibility of the Cardinals' first bowl appearance since 1996. Don't mention that to the team, though.
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is considering whether a two-story home that once belonged to the son of one of Ball State University's founders should become the home of the Honors College. Honors College Dean Jim Ruebel said the university wants to move the college to the former home of Ed and Virginia Ball, which is near the Music Instruction Building on Riverside Avenue.
Three players signed national letters of intent to play for the Ball State University men's basketball team. They are the first to sign with Ball State since Billy Taylor became the Cardinals' coach this season. Ball State signed Maurice Hubbard, Pierre Sneed and Eric Wormely.
Former Ball State University basketball player Steven Horton was arrested Monday on two counts of failure to appear, stemming from alcohol-related charges, according to officials from the Delaware County Prosecutor's office. Horton left the basketball team in April to pursue other opportunities, according to a press release from former Ball State coach Ronny Thompson.
Four months ago, former Ball State University men's basketball coach Ronny Thompson resigned his position amid a wave of controversy. Now, the two-game deal Ball State signed as a friendly family rivalry becomes a whole lot more as No. 5 Georgetown University, led by Ronny's older brother John Thompson III, comes to Worthen Arena Wednesday night.
Nearly a week after experiencing a career game on Ball State University's first nationally televised home game, Cardinals' safety Alex Knipp earned his first Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week honor. Knipp had a career-high 15 tackles and added a second-quarter interception against the University of Toledo, helping Ball State to a 41-20 win.
Ball State University football player Wendell Brown was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Brown, a senior linebacker, had the second most tackles on the Cardinals last season team but suffered a pectoral tear during off-season weight lifting.
