With Student Government Association election voting beginning Monday, presidential slates are getting their messages out to students. Student safety, village parking and cooperation between Ball State University and the Muncie community were key issues addressed at the Student Government Association Slate Debate on Wednesday night.
A former finalist on the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance?" is coming to Ball State University today to teach students hip-hop dance moves. Sarah Mangelsdorf, director of Dance for the Department of Theatre and Dance, said Daivd Krich, better known as Kasper, is making his third appearance at Ball State and will teach three classes.
Entering Ball State University's first home game in 10 days, coach Tracy Roller felt like her team's contest against Mid-American Conference West Division cellar-dweller Central Michigan University was a defining moment. After an 84-59 victory that clinched a 20-win season and at least a share of the West Division title, the Cardinals defined their season by completing a couple of year-long goals.
Most Ball State University students seeking federal income taxes forms will have to look beyond campus boundaries because the Internal Revenue Service is no longer providing tax forms to the university. Bracken Library used to provide the federal forms and continues to provide the Indiana state tax forms, said Diane Calvin, head of information services for university libraries.
Ball State University students and Muncie community members will combine efforts Sunday to create personalized pieces of interactive art. Using the exhibit "Engaging Technology: A History and Future of Intermedia," patrons of the museum will be able to create their own art using three programs made by Ball State students.
The Scramble Light, a staple on Ball State University's campus, will be replaced by a traditional intersection in the future. Jim Lowe, director of engineering and operations for Facilities Planning and Management, said he didn't know when this change would take place, but it will be part of the McKinley Project's upcoming work.
What if zombies were to rise tomorrow? What would you do? It's well-known that the living dead transmit their virus to the living through fluid contact, much like HIV. Therefore, your goal must be to survive as long as possible on the Ball State University campus without being bitten or otherwise compromised.
Outbursts of celebrity bigotry have become such a fad in recent months that somebody could probably strike gold with a reality show about them. First, we had Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant after his driving under the influence arrest, followed by Michael Richards' racist tirade at the Laugh Factory.
The two executive slates running in Student Government Association elections made a joint statement asking supporters and voters to avoid making personal issues such as sexual orientation part of the 2007 election. U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative and Vote Bare met Monday night to denounce some online conversations about the election.
After four consecutive seasons with less than 20 wins, the Ball State University softball team will look to change its mentality under new coach Craig Nicholson. Ball State's previous three softball coaches all left the university with losing records. The last four seasons under coach Terri Laux, the Cardinals won less than 40 percent of their games.
In America, we have the right to protest anything we want. The First Amendment, in its infinite wisdom, gives all Americans the right to peaceable assembly. If you feel that something is unjust or unfair or unfunny, you most certainly have the right to assemble and show your disdain.
For the first time since being diagnosed with a concussion on Feb. 12, senior Skip Mills practiced with Ball State University's men's basketball team on Tuesday. Mills said his concussion happened when the vehicle he was in was hit from behind days before the Cardinals played the University at Buffalo in Worthen Arena.
The Ball State University baseball team will play three games at the Music City Challenge this weekend, but coach Greg Beals said it doesn't matter who the Cardinals play at this point in the season. "I'm more concerned with playing better baseball," Beals said.
While playing the pursuit game "Sorry!" sophomore Heather Trojack saw a side of her friend she'd never seen before. "She was the meanest player I've ever seen," she said. "The minute that card came out she immediately got rid of someone on the board. Her anger and competitive side really came out.
In response to the Our View on Monday regarding the supposed lowering of cum laude standards at Ball State University, I would like to clarify a few points. First, let me state that it is not Student Government Association's intention in any way, shape, or form to lower the cum laude standard of a 3.
Ball State University students and ice cream chilled in a packed Pruis Hall to hear Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield speak about his company's beginnings and its philanthropic mission. Greenfield's message to students was businesses should have a spiritual side and shouldn't just exist to make profits.
In the last 17 days, the Ball State University women's basketball team has played four of its five games on the road, logging more than 1,000 miles. Saturday's 81-68 loss was the end of the Cardinals' longest road trip of the Mid-American Conference season.
Student Government Association slates, Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative, squared off Wednesday in the public debate before elections. During the debate, each slate fielded moderated questions about their initiatives and tried to show why they were the best for the job.
Political correctness is something that has come to envelope this country over the past few decades. It is in every aspect of our lives. We see it in the media. We see it in the workplace. We see it in our schools. Although political correctness obviously has merit in its goals of ensuring that people are not offended by others, perhaps it is going a little too far in running our day-to-day lives.
Student Government Association slates Vote Bare and U.N.I.T.E.D. Initiative will go head-to-head in a debate today. The debate, which will broadcast live on campus channel 57 and cable channel 61 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., is the only time students have to listen to the slates square off about hot topics and initiatives.
