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FOOTBALL: Ball State offensive line coach to take job at Penn State

Under Strollo, Cardinals finished as one of 15 teams in the nation to allow less than a sack a game

Offensive line coach John Strollo has accepted a job on the staff of new Penn State coach Bill O'Brien and will not return to Ball State for the 2012 season. Full story

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FOOTBALL: An empty rule

Teams use creative ways to meet home attendance requirements set by NCAA

The sun shone brightly on the unseasonably warm fall afternoon. If it weren't for the leaves' changing colors, the day could have been plucked out of June, not October. Full story

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Updating 'An empty rule' with 2011 data

Almost two months ago, I wrote “An empty rule”, which chronicled the difficulties MAC schools have with meeting the NCAA’s minimum attendance policy for football and how they get around the bylaw. Today, the NCAA published its annual attendance report, which includes attendance data from every school and conference in the country, from Division I all the way to Division III.

MAC announces 2012 opponents, division realignment

The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday that Bowling Green would move to the MAC West Division for football, accommodating the addition of Massachusetts next season. Bowling Green’s move only affects football and means each division will have seven members beginning next year.

Taking a stab at bowl predictions, Round III

Moments ago, Florida International accepted a bid to the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. And with that, I believe you can stick a fork in Ball State’s bowl hopes. Ball State is the MAC’s sixth best team and likely needed the conference to find a way to put six teams in bowl games.

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North Quad rededicated Wednesday

The North Quadrangle held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Feb. 8 to celebrate the building's renovations.

Indiana police: Man tried to steal woman's dentures

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man faces a battery charge for allegedly trying to pull a woman's dentures out of her mouth.

Students interact with Finnish counterparts

Communicating across an ocean and nearly 5000 miles of distance, about 15 people participated in a videoconference Wednesday morning with a handful of Finnish students at the University of Helsinki.

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Features

'The Last of the Red Hot Lovers' arrives in time for Valentine's Day

Ball State alumnus directs dramatic comedy production for Muncie Civic Theatre performances

Muncie Civic Theatre's presentation of "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" will give audiences a glimpse at relationships in 1969 — in the midst of the sexual revolution.

Sigma Nu hosts annual Miss Greek contest

14 students to compete in philanthropic event

On Saturday, Sigma Nu is hosting their annual spring philanthropy Miss Greek. Miss Greek is a beauty pageant for the social sororities at Ball State affiliated with Panhellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council. This year, there will be 14 women competing from eight sororities.

Sports

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ball State wants consistency on offense against BGSU

Team averaging nine points per game under season average in four game losing streak

Confidence often goes hand-in-hand with continuity on the court and coach Billy Taylor has switched up his starting lineup twice over the past four games looking for it. 1 comment

BASEBALL: Cardinals make use of warm weather

Ball State practices outside three times in first preseason week

The same weather that drew rave reviews from the out-of-town visitors to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl last week has also been a boon for Ball State baseball.

Opinion

STAY PERFECT: Social media has an actual purpose

Frankly, I don't enjoy social media as a past time. I have neither Facebook nor Twitter.

EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES: Beligium waffles do exist, but don't forget about the chocolate

This past weekend, I traveled outside of the UK for the first time. Needless to say, I was very excited to have my first European adventure.

Super Bowl

Amid Super Bowl kudos, Indy cleans up, looks ahead

INDIANAPOLIS — Bleary-eyed and jubilant, Super Bowl organizers swung into cleanup mode Monday and hoped the rave reviews from fans and journalists over how it pulled off its first Super Bowl will draw the NFL's showcase event back to town.