In a battle of Midwest titans, Bears and Colts fans drew lines during Super Bowl XLI on Sunday night. See how local residents and Ball State University students reacted to Indianapolis' first national title. Also see a slideshow of area fans.
In 10 to 15 years our generation will be making the "big decisions" and companies have to pay attention to college students' wants and needs now in order to predict technology trends, Mike Sayre, Ball State University senior, said. Sayre and 10 other Ball State students were hand-selected by professors and the Center for Media Design to write for a blog on MediaPost, an online resource for advertising and media professionals.
January has come to an end. Everyone's least favorite month is now upon us. Let's face it; if someone tells you February is not their least favorite month, they're probably lying. There's a laundry list of reasons why February stinks. The most obvious one is the looming Valentine's Day.
While the rain gave enough reason to enjoy watching Super Bowl XLI on television, what stereotypical, self-respecting American consumer opts out of the chance to view the commercials? At a cost of $2.6 million per 30-seconds, marketing agencies spend a lot of time making sure their commercials will capture the attention of the national audience.
Despite 15 points and a career-high nine rebounds from Peyton Stovall, the Ball State University's men's basketball team could not keep up with one of the Mid-American Conference's best teams and fell to Akron 70-52. The Cardinals (7-15, 3-6 MAC) made 17-of-55 shots from the field and turned the ball over 14 times.
Kelly Watson won the all-around for the second straight match, but the Ball State University gymnastics team (1-4, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) lost to Bowling Green State University 191.425-188.925. The Cardinals, who were seeking their first MAC victory of the season after recording their first win from their last match, traveled to Bowling Green (3-1, 3-1 MAC) on Saturday.
For coach Bill Richards, the Ball State University men's tennis team's loss Sunday was due to a lack of toughness. Richards said the No. 75 Cardinals' (1-4) 6-1 loss to Michigan State University Sunday was extremely disappointing, and the lack of mental and physical toughness was the reason for the loss.
INDIANAPOLIS - The NFL's ban on mass viewings of Sunday's Colts-Bears Super Bowl game is forcing some churches to cancel their party plans for fear of violating copyright laws. The NFL objected to the church's plans to use a projector to show the game, saying the law limits it to one TV no bigger than 55 inches.
Check out the best photos of the week from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2.
(AP) - Purdue University student reported missing in El Paso is now believed to be voluntarily staying in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, El Paso police said. Authorities in El Paso said they tracked 33-year old Eric Michael Campbell to a Ciudad Juarez hotel where a desk clerk identified him from a photograph and reported that he seemed to be in good health when he checked in several days ago.
After last weekend's loss to DePaul University, Ball State University women's tennis coach Kathy Bull spent the past week making her team more aggressive on the offensive end. It's something the Cardinals need to improve if they expect to beat Indiana University Sunday.
Struggles with team size have been evident for the Ball State University women's track and field team so far this year. The Cardinals travel this weekend to the Meyo Invitational in South Bend to compete with a roster of sixteen members in a meet that hosts dozens of top-notch teams.
It's been a slow week for the Ball State University women's basketball team. For the first time in more than a month, the Cardinals have had a week off between games.-á The break gave the Cardinals a chance to catch their breath in the middle of the Mid-American Conference season.
Dim the lights and break out the tissues, because Ball State University students, faculty and guest professionals are presenting the tragic, romantic opera "Madama Butterfly" at 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow in Emens Auditorium. "We're talking about a standard opera repertoire piece that has been consistently performed for a hundred years," Joseph Levitt, assistant professor of voice and the opera's producer and director, said.
David Letterman, arguably Ball State University's most well-known alumnus, celebrated his 25th anniversary on late-night TV Thursday. Letterman has racked up 4,506 episodes of his popular "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS said. Letterman graduated from Ball State in 1969, and since then he's been back a limited number of times.
As Americans, we engage in several activities that define us as such. This Sunday, we will all sit down to engage in one of those activities: eating copious amounts of junk food. This isn't much different from any other day of the year, except for most we will be watching the Superbowl, which is another American institution: the yearly winner-take-all gridiron spectacle.
A courtroom is one of the last places a Ball State University student would want to spend his or her Friday evening. But for the seven members of the Ball State chapter of the Mock Trial Association, spending Friday evening presenting their case to a panel of judges means a chance at advancing to a national competition later in the semester.
Controversy about a recently released vampire pornographic film is putting Ball State University in the spotlight, and officials are scrambling to answer questions involving a situation they know little about. When Ball State allowed Muncie native Christopher Gregory to film a vampire horror movie in the Kitselmann Center, which houses the Virginia B.
The Ball State University men's basketball team will look to recover from a loss to one of the worst teams in the Mid-American Conference by playing against one the best. The Cardinals (7-14, 3-5 MAC) will be on the road for the second game in a row. They lost to Bowling Green State University Wednesday and have won one road game all season.
After recording its first win of the season, the Ball State University gymnastics team will attempt to record its first Mid-American Conference victory Saturday. The Cardinals (1-3, 0-2 MAC) will travel to Bowling Green, Ohio, to compete against the Bowling Green State University Falcons (2-1, 2-1 MAC).
