Jo Ann Gora: Ball State's 14th president
By Brynn Mechem and Andrew Smith / June 19, 2018Joining the university in 2004, Jo Ann Gora was the 14th president of Ball State and the first female president of an Indiana public institution.
Joining the university in 2004, Jo Ann Gora was the 14th president of Ball State and the first female president of an Indiana public institution.
A new mobile game that asks people to get out and explore their city is coming to Muncie.
Originally founded in 2003 by Phi Mu and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Dance Marathon is a philanthropic event in support of Riley Hospital for Children.
For many college students, adjusting to life in a new town may not be an easy task, but an adjustment to campus life can prove to be especially difficult when your family and friends are miles away from Muncie.
On Nov. 20, 1964, 25 architects petitioned the Indiana State Legislative Advisory Commission to consider establishing a state-supported School of Architecture.
Promoting the concept of entrepreneurial learning was part of the goal of Ball State’s 15th president Paul Ferguson.
On Wednesday, attorneys from the Alliance Defending Freedom, ADF, filed a federal lawsuit against Ball State University officials on behalf of Students for Life.
Ball State’s campus closed early Friday to allow students, faculty and staff to celebrate the kick off of the university's centennial.
As the only Ball State sports program to reach 1,000 wins while holding a winning percentage above .700, the men’s volleyball team has been a model of consistency throughout its 55-year history.
Sunday marked the beginning of preliminary competition to see who will gain the title of Miss Indiana 2018 and some of Ball State’s own will be going for the crown.
Each hour, on the hour, Ball State students and faculty are reminded of not only the time of day, but of a landmark that stands at the center of the Cardinal campus.
Ball State baseball has been represented in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft for the third straight year.
Home to the naked lady, thousands of books and both procrastinating and studious students, Bracken Library is a central location on Ball State’s campus.
With the July 1 deadline of Ball State’s official takeover of Muncie Community Schools quickly approaching, dozens of community members gathered to hear from school board finalists.
Nintendo’s abandonment of the traditional E3 press conference has been a huge boon for the company. No longer tied down by audio issues and strange gameplay demos, the company can focus on neatly produced game showcases, and give proper time and attention to bigger titles. With some showstoppers like a new Smash Bros, Metroid Prime 4, and the next mainline Pokemon games coming soon, Nintendo had a ticket for the best show in town. If only they actually showed those showstopping titles, aside from Super Smash Bros.
Sony had set the tone for their conference early in the week by announcing they would be revealing five new games coming to PlayStation in the five days leading up to E3. With some smaller announcements out of the way, Sony left time in their conference for some big reveals, so let’s take a look at what they showed off.
From bagpipes to being damned to Hell, marching bands and brass horns, Ball State University's Scramble Light has become much more than a place for thousands to safely walk across campus.
Ubisoft had a very positive 2017. Sure, For Honor had one of the roughest launches for an online game in recent memory, but the year quickly turned around for Ubisoft. Assassin’s Creed: Origins boasts some of the best reviews since Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, setting the series on a more positive course. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was hailed as an unexpected success on the Switch. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon opened to tepid review scores, but updates and patches have transformed the game. Ubisoft has also had success this past year with the release of South Park: The Fractured But Whole and Far Cry 5. Can Ubisoft’s presentation get even better than last year’s? How will they capitalize off a year of success and keep fans excited for the future?
Square-Enix, despite being a long time publisher and developer with dozens of franchises under their wing, has spent very little time with E3 press conferences. Their last E3 showing was three years ago, where they showed trailers that were already shown at Sony’s conference that year. With two long-awaited titles in Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy VII Remake finally happening (eventually), Square has a lot to show, with room for plenty of surprise announcements. If fans are expecting something on the level of Microsoft yesterday or Sony later tonight, they’re going to be disappointed. After watching the event, even fans with tempered expectations were most definitely disappointed.
When people think of Ball State, there are few icons that come to mind: Charlie Cardinal, Beneficence and of course, Ball jars.
