<![CDATA[Ball State Daily News RSS]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/se/ball-state-daily-news-rss-1.1568996 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:31:16 -0400 en <![CDATA[Gov. Daniels speaks to Muncie, Ball State communities]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/gov-daniels-speaks-to-muncie-ball-state-communities-1.2194789

By: Tommy Conroy



It was this or raise taxes. Gov. Mitch Daniels explained his reasons for the massive budget cuts across the state, including those to higher education, during an open forum with the Ball State University and Munice communities Wednesday morning....

]]> 1.2194789 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:16:11 -0400 <![CDATA[TOMS Shoes founder visits Ball State to tell his story]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/toms-shoes-founder-visits-ball-state-to-tell-his-story-1.2194774

By: Kelly Dickey



Seven hundred students crammed into Pruis Hall to listen to the founder of TOMS Shoes speak last night....

]]> 1.2194774 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:04:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Muncie St. Patrick's Day Parade attracts crowd over 1,000 people]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/muncie-st-patrick-s-day-parade-attracts-crowd-over-1-000-people-1.2194750

By: Jack Meyer



With bags in hand, kids of all ages lined the sidewalks of Walnut, Charles and Mulberry street yesterday evening eagerly awaiting candy during the city of Muncie’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade....

]]> 1.2194750 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:48:19 -0400 <![CDATA[Ball State economists happy with Indiana's steady unemployment rate]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/ball-state-economists-happy-with-indiana-s-steady-unemployment-rate-1.2194746

By: Mark Herfurth


Indiana’s steady unemployment rate for December 2009 and January 2010 is a good thing according to researchers at Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research....

]]> 1.2194746 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:40:28 -0400 <![CDATA[Daniels discusses various topics during visit to Ball State]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/daniels-discusses-various-topics-during-visit-to-ball-state-1.2194740

By: Tommy Conroy


Gov. Mitch Daniels ran the gamut of hot topics at his open forum Wednesday morning....

]]> 1.2194740 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:33:41 -0400 <![CDATA[SGA to host smoking policy awareness week]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/sga-to-host-smoking-policy-awareness-week-1.2194733

By: mark Herfurth


Two years after the smoking ban passed, the Student Government Association is holding a week of events to educate students about it....

]]> 1.2194733 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:31:24 -0400 <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship Center to host business plan tournament]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/entrepreneurship-center-to-host-business-plan-tournament-1.2194727

By: Sarah Boswell


In its 13th year, the Entrepreneurship Center is taking its annual business plan tournament back to Ball State University....

]]> 1.2194727 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:28:13 -0400 <![CDATA[Arrest log]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/arrest-log-1.2194720

By: DN staff


Eleven people were around Muncie this week and last week. Several of the charges included intoxication....

]]> 1.2194720 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:24:33 -0400 <![CDATA[SGA senators up for election]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/sga-senators-up-for-election-1.2194715

By: Jessica Tharp


The Student Government Association election process will come to an end Friday after 10 senators are elected....

]]> 1.2194715 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:22:18 -0400 <![CDATA[Student Center ribbon cutting attended by 200 students, faculty, staff]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/student-center-ribbon-cutting-attended-by-200-students-faculty-staff-1.2194704

By: Megan Kirschner



University officials foresee the L.A. Pittenger Student Center to become the gathering space for students as it was 60 years ago....

]]> 1.2194704 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:20:13 -0400 <![CDATA[OUR VIEW: Student attendance, questions impress at Gov. Mitch Daniels forum]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/opinion/our-view-student-attendance-questions-impress-at-gov-mitch-daniels-forum-1.2194637

By: Editorial Staff


AT ISSUE: Ball State should be commended for getting politician, need to continue effort

While the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom wasn’t overflowing with people, the decent amount of Ball State University students and Muncie residents who did show up managed to impress Gov. Mitch Daniels with “striking” questions....

]]> 1.2194637 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:56:07 -0400 <![CDATA[SCENE SELECTION: Iraq War becomes action thriller in ‘Green Zone’]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/opinion/scene-selection-iraq-war-becomes-action-thriller-in-green-zone-1.2194627

By: Alex Kartman



Recent trends show that Iraq War movies bomb at the box office. So why do big directors and studios continue to tackle stories enveloped with war, patriotism, politics and action? What about the most recent release “Green Zone”?...

]]> 1.2194627 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:49:01 -0400 <![CDATA[FROM THE HOOD: Alternative Spring Break gives new perspective]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/opinion/from-the-hood-alternative-spring-break-gives-new-perspective-1.2194607

By: Frank Hood



I’m a 21-year-old senior who spent his Spring Break sleeping on a Federal Emergency Management Agency cot in an elementary school and was not allowed to drink a single drop of alcohol. While this may seem unappealing to many of you, and was to me at...

]]> 1.2194607 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:45:34 -0400 <![CDATA[Student Center officially re-opens]]> http://www.bsudailynews.com/student-center-officially-re-opens-1.2194184

By: Megan Kirschner


A blend of students, faculty and staff came together today to celebrate the rededication of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center in the Student Center Tally....

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