Like Christmas, Easter is a Christian holiday that has become associated with modern novelties and non-religious traditions. While Christians still celebrate the resurrection of Christ during Easter Sunday services and throughout the day, many also participate in Easter-egg hunts and share the legend of the Easter Bunny with their children.
Leading 29-28 in game two Thursday, the No. 15 Ball State University men's volleyball team was unable to put away No. 12 Loyola University-Chicago and go up 2-0 in the match as Loyola won the game 31-29. Coach Joel Walton said not closing game two came back to hurt the Cardinals as Loyola defeated Ball State University in four games 28-30, 31-29, 30-23, 30-19.
Ball State University is currently working with the NCAA trying to resolve violations that occurred with its book-loan and softball programs, which the NCAA considers major violations. While the violations are not related and would be secondary if considered separately, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins said the NCAA considers all of the infractions together to be a major violation.
Ball State University's men's tennis team travels to the University of Toledo on Sunday for its second conference match.-áOne of the Cardinals' goals for the season is to win the Mid-American Conference.-áSo far Ball State has only had one MAC match, which was a win against the University of Buffalo.
Mistakes have prolonged innings and hampered the Ball State University softball team, coach Craig Nicholson said. An error with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday led to four unearned runs and a 4-3 loss for Ball State (11-20, 2-2 Mid-American Conference).
Earlier this week, Apple Inc. and the iTunes store made a deal with EMI Group that will tear down a lot of walls within the music industry. This is terrific news for the people who buy all their music online and play by all the rules and would never even think of pirating music.
One week ago the University Programming Board showed the movie "We are Marshall" in Pruis Hall. Today the Ball State University men's golf team will travel to Huntington, W. Va., where Marshall University lost thirty-seven members of its football team in a 1970 plane crash.
So last week they released the cover design for the last Harry Potter book, and from everything I've seen, it's a corker. It even made me want to read the book there for a minute - never mind that I quit reading after book four. Why did I quit reading, you ask? I'll be the first to admit that they're well-written books; if J.
Ball State University students interested in losing unsightly pounds and inches can take advantage of a free physical fitness challenge the State Department of Health is offering. More than 40,000 Indiana residents rose to Gov. Mitch Daniels' challenge to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks.
1 Microwave it (be prepared for a mess) 2 Experiment with your PEEPS at peepresearch.org 3 Think outside of the box and turn your PEEPS into interpretive art 4 Play Fuzzy Bunny: Players take turns putting a PEEPS in their mouth then attempt to say the words "fuzzy bunny.
Despite the historic divide between Ball State University and the Muncie community, a group of students is venturing outside its comfort zone to help fight local poverty. In a seminar called "Voice and Vision: Poverty from the Inside Out," 10 students are learning about the poverty that people overlook everyday.
For junior Hilary Gordon, observing Jewish kosher rules during Passover is an important part of faith. Gordon, who is vice president of Ball State University Hillel, a chapter of the national Jewish campus organization, has followed kosher style for Passover her whole life.
Although some students might lament attending classes on Good Friday, Ball State University has held school consistently on Good Friday for at least the past 15 years, Mike McCauley Director of Academic Systems, said. A possible reason for the consistency is that the academic calendar is made by replicating the calendar from the year before, he said.
The Ball State University softball team's double-header against IPFW was postponed Wednesday due to cold temperatures and a wind advisory. The double-header is rescheduled for April 20 in Fort Wayne. Ball State (11-20, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) lost to Eastern Illinois University 4-3 Tuesday.
Art lovers and the general community who explore the top floor of the Ball State University Museum of Art in April will be greeted by paintings with provocative content, steel structures and the occasional sounds of television static.-á The Ball State Museum of Art will showcase selected works from 85 student artists as part of its 72nd Annual Student Art Show.
Check out the images that were determined to be the best photos of the week.
You've seen the questions before. "Did this course help me develop professional skills?" "Did the instructor use class time effectively?" "Would you recommend this course to a friend?" These are just a few examples of the questions Ball State University students could be asked in the next four weeks when student evaluation forms are distributed.
John McCain had a busy weekend - an armored vehicle tour of Baghdad from the airport to the downtown shopping district where shopkeepers gave him gifts of souvenirs. Accompanying him were several Republican politicians, his new best friends - a platoon of fully armed soldiers - and some of the best aerial reconnaissance in the world.
Ball State University's slogan, 'Education Redefined,' isn't limited to the classroom. It also applies to athletics. The Ball State athletic department is currently reviewing its plan toward the Education Act of 1972, more commonly known as Title IX. The Act states no person in the United States can be prevented from participating in activities of any program funded by the U.
It has been a rough start to the Mid-American Conference season for the Ball State University women's tennis team. After dropping two matches last weekend, the Cardinals (6-10, 1-3 MAC) hit the road for matches against conference leader Western Michigan University Friday and Bowling Green State University Saturday.
