Heavy rains causes water to leak into North Quad basement
by From Staff and Associated Press Reports
BLOOMFIELD - For the second time in a week, powerful winter thunderstorms produced at least one tornado in Indiana as they marched across the state, damaging homes and buildings.
The basement of Ball State University's North Quad experienced flooding when water from the rain seeped into the building late Tuesday or early Wednesday, said Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities planning and management.
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Disease infects more than 60 million people
by Tommy Conroy
Rep. Mike Pence, who serves the sixth district of Indiana, begins reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief this week.
The reauthorization will begin when the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives takes up a bill called "The Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008," which will continue PEPFAR and increase its funds, Pence said.
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First phase of construction to begin late March
by Nathan Rush
Irving Gym will undergo the first phase of a $39 million renovation, expansion and reshaping project later this semester.
Thomas Morrison, associate vice president for human resources and state relations, said the new facility would be called the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
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Interior design majors will help refurbish Indianapolis home
by Amanda Getchel
For the first time in its 47-year history, the Design Board has selected two students to help refurbish an Indianapolis home.
Ball State University students, Raechel Ball and Katie Kane, received a $1,000 check from Carter-Lee Co. on Wednesday for their selection to the 2008 St.
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Businesses, city benefit from profit more events to occur
by Jessica Husek
Muncie Gras 2008 brought in about $30,000 in profits this year, which will help with the costs of future city-sponsored events, according to Cheryl Crowder, program manager of downtown development.
This year's 5,000-person turnout and profit rank midway among highs of 11,000 people in attendance and lows such as last year's 2,000, she said.
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School supplies, stop signs discussed during meeting
by Amanda Getchel
With several seats still unfilled, the Ball State University Student Government Association met Wednesday to discuss issues being worked on and yet to get started. Throughout the meeting senators urged their peers to look for constituents to join SGA so more students could be represented.
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Health Education, along with National Panhellenic Council, will offer free HIV/AIDS testing today in observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Health Educator Lisa Thomason said.
The testing is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center rooms 301 and 302, Thomason said.
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2008 Woodie Awards
