[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the financial world has been on a roller coaster since 1980, Barb Zipperian, ’80, and Ken Zipperian, ’79, have weathered the ride with Ball State accounting degrees that helped each become an influential business leader in two states. They’ve also balanced jobs and a relationship, which began when freshman Barb Dunn’s car broke down near […]
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]all State University’s E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center is temporarily home to a rare collection of original historical books and texts, some dating back to the Middle Ages. Forty-five titles will be on display through the Spring 2018 semester. People usually must wear white gloves to peruse such texts, if they’re allowed to handle them at all. But for this […]
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the great names in Ball State men’s basketball history has returned home to Muncie. Chandler Thompson, who lettered three years at Ball State and played on the Cardinals’ NCAA Sweet 16 team in 1990, was recently named head coach at Muncie Central High School. Mr. Thompson, a Muncie native, will be coaching at his alma […]
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n the gallery walls of the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA), visitors will literally see how an acclaimed American artist evolved in his early years. DOMA is the sole Midwestern venue for “Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955,” a traveling exhibition that includes many paintings and drawings that have never before been publicly displayed. It will be […]
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]eaching low-income children is a calling for Sadie Matchett, one that took her by surprise. One day, she was asked to work with children at her church. She didn’t think she would like it. She found out otherwise. “The kids left, and I started sobbing,” said the Ball State University junior from the south side […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n acre that once had dilapidated houses and overgrown weeds will soon become a relaxing, inviting green space in Fort Wayne’s Nebraska Neighborhood. This Fall 2017 Semester, three teams of Ball State University students each crafted recommendations on what to do with the triangular Wayne Knitting Mills Park. Improvements to the pocket park are part […]
