Junior Matt Lacy was unanimously approved for the position of Parliamentarian after junior Jaime Manuel's term as a senator ended. SGA is pleased with the success of the Blue Loop shuttle, which runs through the area east of campus. About 150 students per day rode the shuttle this week, and the number of riders has doubled since the start of last week.
Unity Week at Ball State University is a chance for students to experience different cultures, and Wednesday night the Multicultural Center gave students a taste of the world. The center hosted A Cup of Culture and filled students' stomachs with ethnic foods, such as Norwegian soup, Spanish meals, Serbian food, spicy Italian spaghetti and Laotian fried rice.
After experiencing some truck troubles this past weekend, I went to the auto part store and bought a carburetor, a fuel filter, a flux capacitor and an alternator. My father informed me this was not a good idea, but next week I am going to take my truck down to the mechanic for the first time and tell him to fix the problem.
New executive board members in Ball State University's greek system hope to bring fresh ideas and improve communication among the council members and the fraternity and sorority presidents. The first step to this process began at the greek leadership retreat Jan.
Coming off the team's first Mid-American Conference win of the season, the Ball State University men's basketball team will look to win consecutive games for the first time since its season-opening wins. The Cardinals will travel to Central Michigan University Friday.
Amanda McCormick was named the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) National-áLibero of the Year, adding to her postseason honors. She set the NCAA record of digs per game this season with 7.68, and was the second player in the history of the NCAA to average more than seven digs per game.
INDIANAPOLIS - Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels urged a newly divided General Assembly to cooperate in moving Indiana forward, while also using his State of the State speech Tuesday night to tout initiatives that include full-day kindergarten, outsourcing the Hoosier Lottery and raising cigarette taxes to fund health programs.
The Deer Creek Music Center, more commonly referred to as the Verizon Wireless Music Center, located in Noblesville, seems to be on the brink of closing. With the threat of the prominent concert venue going up for sale after 2007, it's time to examine the value of local artists to the economy.
Pictures of the first woman who died in Iraq, a Harvard professor, a gay man, a Ku Klux Klan member and a ballerina flashed on a PowerPoint. Before learning their identities, audience members described each image with one word, such as pride, innocence and strength.
As the economy becomes more global, the importance of international experience and expertise increases for college students. "In today's competitive global economy, I can't think of many jobs that don't require people to consider global affairs," Jill McKinney, Ball State director of Study Abroad and Exchange Programs, said.
This holiday break was a huge eye-opener for me pertaining to loneliness and how important being in a relationship is. My discovery, you might ask? It's not important. Not remotely. Being a woman, obviously, it's a lot easier for me to speak in the terms of a girl, and in this specific example, it deals with the issues of my sex.
In Tracy Roller's first season as coach of the Ball State University women's basketball team, she led the Cardinals on an eight-game winning streak. The streak is the second longest in Ball State's 33-year history, behind only the 11 consecutive wins the Cardinals earned the year before.
Tying a career high 16 points, including four dunks, Micah Rollin led the way as Ball State University's men's basketball team ended a six-game losing streak against Northern Illinois University 71-60 Tuesday. "My knees felt good, I got all the treatment I needed and my teammates were looking for me," Rollin said.
View the slideshow to see images of Tuesday night's men's basketball game when Ball State University beat Northern Illinois University 71-60.
Sorority recruitment is under way again and will be at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Cardinal halls A and B at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. Jamie Jacob, vice president of recruitment, said all 11 Ball State University Panhellenic sororities will be present with displays.
Mitch Daniels' third State of the State address covered many topics, and some could affect Hoosier students if proposed initiatives are passed. In regards to education, Daniels proposed franchising the state lottery and using the increased revenues to spend "a billion dollars or more" on higher education.
University study abroad programs are more popular than ever in the United States. According to a study released in November from the Institute of International Education, 205,983 American students studied in other countries during the 2005-2006 school year, which is twice the number of study abroad students eight years ago.
A Ball State University department chairwoman and a senior were injured in an accident Monday night around 10 p.m. while returning from Indianapolis, according to police. Christine Shea, Department of Modern Languages and Classics chairwoman, and senior Cass Zamora were hit head-on by a Cadillac driving in the wrong lane on Highway 32 between Daleville and Yorktown, Deputy Aaron Pressnall, Yorktown police officer, said.
Learning in a foreign country can be difficult, but it can also be fun, and Ball State University students can benefit through study abroad and internship programs offered by the university and outside sources. Jill McKinney, Study Abroad and Exchange Programs director, said international internships through Ball State will be available for the first time this summer.
Visiting Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam opened the eyes of Ball State University students and faculty who participated in the Rinker Center for International Programs' field trip to Southeast Asia. "[The trip has] definitely changed me," senior Courtney Knotts said.
