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WHO, ME?: CBS makes a March mistake

March 26, 2007

Viewers who tuned in to the regional semifinals and finals of the NCAA men's basketball tournament this weekend may have seen one noticeable change from past years - the lack of anyone screaming like a maniac as they announced the games. Unfortunately, for anyone who can call themselves a real fan of the annual March insanity college basketball brings us, CBS demoted their best announcer, Gus Johnson, from Sweet 16 and Elite 8 broadcasting duties this season, leaving him with only the first and second rounds.

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Ruckus aids against illegal downloading

March 26, 2007

In its continued quest to thwart illegal music downloading, the Recording Industry Association of America dispatched another wave of pre-litigation summary letters to 23 universities on March 21, including schools such as DePaul University, Boston University and nearby Purdue University.

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OUR VIEW: Plan for success

March 26, 2007

It took two years, an outside consultant and 120 people examining countless documents, but Ball State University's greek life is destined for greater success - as long as things go to plan. Members of the university and greek community unveiled a strategic plan more than a year in the making.

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Construction on track

March 26, 2007

Ball State University's Communication and Media Building is in its final stage of construction and the target completion date is early April 2007, Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations, said. Construction workers are painting the walls and putting in ceiling tiles, Lowe said.

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Car crashes into dry cleaners

March 26, 2007

A driver remains in unknown condition with a head injury at Ball Memorial Hospital after crashing his four-day old car into a dry cleaners. Ball State University graduate student Sarah Kincheloe and friend Amanda Scott were driving westbound on Bethel Avenue, heading home from Starbucks, when John Caldwell's 2007 Cadillac crossed over the opposite lane cutting them off at about 4:30 p.

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Local charity looks for help

March 26, 2007

"Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" isn't only a game anymore. In January, Kevin Bacon partnered with Network for Good, a nonprofit organization that helps people make charity donations online, to create a charity-donating challenge called the Six Degrees Project.

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Wii stimulates user interaction

March 26, 2007

Nintendo commercials for the Wii console attempt to lure in gamers with the slogan "Wii would like to play." Gamers worldwide are echoing that statement and letting Nintendo no that they too would like to play. Based on sales through January, the $250 Nintendo Wii is outselling the $500 to $600 Playstaion 3 and the $300 to $400 Xbox 360, according to the market research group NPD.

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MEN'S GOLF: Team travels to Arkansas for UALR Invite

March 26, 2007

After failing to finish in the top half of the field in six of its seven meets, the Ball State University men's golf team will returns to action at the UALR Collegiate Invitational in Little Rock, Arkansas. Coming off a 17th place finish out of 18 teams at the Pinehurst Invitational, the Cardinals look to find their stroke at the Chenal Country Club.

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Women's Week kicks off

March 26, 2007

A yoga practitioner, social inequality activists and activist grandmothers, among others, will entertain and inform Ball State University students this week about the role of women in today's society. Women's Week kicks off today with five guest lecturers who will discuss women's issues.

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Administrator takes position at California-Davis

March 26, 2007

Nona Richardson, who has spent the past five years as associate athletics director and senior woman administrator at Ball State University, will leave next month to take an athletic administration post at the University of California-Davis. Richardson was named senior associate athletics director at the school, filling a void left by Pam-Gill-Fisher, who retired.

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GYMNASTICS: BSU falls in final home meet

March 25, 2007

Down 1.075 points going into the floor exercise of Friday's meet, the Ball State University gymnastics team prepared to mount a comeback in front of more than 700 fans. Scores of 9.675 from junior Erica Gilkerson, 9.625 from senior Jenna Tarkington and 9.

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Birth control costs double across nation

March 25, 2007

Women who use the Amelia T. Wood Health Center's pharmacy to purchase birth control will soon be paying at least double for their prescriptions. "It's hard to know how it will affect [students]," Kent Bullis, director of the health center said Tuesday. "We've discussed it at great length and are very concerned about it.

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SOFTBALL: Squad plays well despite 1-3 record

March 25, 2007

Although the Ball State University softball team lost three of its four games this weekend, coach Craig Nicholson said the team played better than its record showed. Ball State (8-17) concluded the Iowa Tournament Sunday with a 5-0 win against South Dakota State University.

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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL: Host Cardinals win tourney

March 25, 2007

After losing the first two games to No. 9 Pacific University Saturday, coach Joel Walton had one message to the No. 15 Ball State University men's volleyball team during the intermission: He was embarrassed. The message was well received as Ball State (12-9) came back to defeat Pacific (14-11) in five games (27-30, 20-30, 30-23, 30-24, 15-13) and won the Don Shondell/Active Ankle Challenge.

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MEN'S TENNIS: Cardinals victorious on trip to Buffalo

March 25, 2007

The Ball State University men's tennis team kicked off its Mid-American Conference season with a 5-2 victory over the University at Buffalo. Coach Bill Richards said the trip to Buffalo, N.Y. can be very draining, but the team still played well. "We just took care of business one match at a time," Richards said.

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Students present plan at Speedway

March 23, 2007

Two Ball State University students will have 500 seconds to present a business plan in the back of the limousine today as it drives around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. If their presentation for the Nascent 500 Business Plan Challenge is successful, the students could win $10,000.

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