The Women's Basketball Coaches Association named Ball State University women's basketball coach Kelly Packard the Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year award recipient for Division I coaches Monday. Packard led the Cardinals to the program's best overall record and most wins in a season with a 26-9 record.
Miller College of Business is holding the fourth Erdogan Kumcu Memorial Lecture today. The presentation is called "The Quest for Democracy: Germany in the 20th Century." Dr. Arnd Bauerkamper, a professor of history at the University of Berlin, will be the speaker.
Hundreds of people stretched from the doors of Pruis Hall to McKinley Avenue on Monday night only to be denied entrance after Pruis Hall exceeded capacity. About 640 people were lucky enough to pack into Pruis for Arun Gandhi's speech, "Lessons Learned From My Grandfather.
With the confidence and high expectations that the Ball State University women's golf team had going into the Southern Illinois University Saluki Invitational, it was hard to imagine the Cardinals finishing anywhere but at the top. However, the Cardinals got off to a rough start, leaving them eight strokes back in a tie for second after day one.
Ball State University students have the opportunity to hear a Grammy-nominated humorist and author tonight in John R. Emens Auditorium. More than a thousand people are expected to see David Sedaris, who will read excerpts from selected essays, books and works in progress, Director of Emens and Pruis Hall Robert Myers said.
A non-traditional Ball State University student faces a habitual offender charge, among other possible felony convictions, after he heard his formal charges in court Monday. James Cleo Robertson, a 40-year-old with freshman status, was arrested March 18 on multiple felony charges after Muncie police received a report of a stolen handgun that led to a car chase, according to Muncie police reports.
I've had some great Friday nights. June 29, 2001, rings a bell. I handed the ticket-taker at Deer Creek Music Center (I will always call it that because Verizon Wireless Music Center just sounds ignorant) an empty fifth of Jack Daniels on my way into a Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Deep Purple show.
The Minnetrista Cultural Center will have an internship fair today for students from IUPUI, Ball State, Anderson and Taylor Universities and other surrounding colleges, according to a press release. Minnetrista is looking for interns for the summer, fall and spring seasons.
An ailing Muncie music scene suffered another blow this weekend. After nine years, The Living Room will close its doors for the last time at the end of the semester. Manager Betsy Elwert said the venue is funded by The Gathering, part of a family of churches called Church of God in Anderson.
Who moved up No. 2 Pepperdine After beating two top-10 ranked teams last week, Pepperdine moved up one spot in the poll. The Waves also received two of the 16 first-place votes. No. 5 Stanford The Cardinal jumped up two spots this week. Stanford had two four-game wins last week, including a home win against then-No.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association named Ball State University women's basketball coach Kelly Packard the Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year award for Division I coaches Monday. Packard led the Cardinals to the program's best overall record and most wins in a season with a 26-9 record.
After two meets, the Ball State University women's tennis team is still winless in conference play. Ball State lost 6-1 to Miami University on Saturday afternoon in Oxford, Ohio. Sophomore Georgina Thomson was the only Cardinal to win her match. Playing at the No.
A non-traditional Ball State University student who was arrested on multiple felony charges is set to appear in court today. James Robertson, 40, will go before Judge Thomas Cannon for his initial hearing, according to court documents. Robertson faces charges of being a habitual offender and carrying a handgun without a license, which was enhanced because of previous felony convictions, court documents said.
Neighborly behavior has returned between Ball State University and six Ohio counties. Ball State has arranged for some Ohio residents to pay in-state tuition using the Good Neighbor Award. This award has been implemented while the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Ohio Board of Regents work to establish a revised reciprocity agreement.
Hitting for the cycle It took Ball State University junior center fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker four at bats Friday to perform a feat that hadn't been done in six years for the Cardinals. Hazelbaker notched the first cycle since 2003 against Kent State University starting pitcher Brad Stillings in just five innings.
When Beth Allen was told the former reciprocity agreement between Indiana and Ohio was canceled, she knew the out-of-state tuition rate was too expensive for her to attend Ball State University with her older sister, Laura Allen, who currently receives in-state tuition.
March 1, 2003 Win No. 1 Ball State 4, Evansville 3 The Cardinals traveled to Memphis, Tenn., to play the Purple Aces. Mike Johnson pitched 6 2/3 innings for the victory and Andrew Anderson finished the game to close out Beals' first win. May 21, 2005 Win No.
