Experience Ball State: Student Bloggers

Thanksgiving Break

jahapp — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:02:00 GMT

No blog this week due to anticipated elevated levels of tryptophan in the coming days. My medical blog-bot might update you for me. You think I'm kidding...?...(read more)

Governors, Lions and Fire OH MY!

frhood — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:53:00 GMT

Wow. So I just realized I hadn’t blogged in three weeks. I feel like I’m a bad blogger now. Apologies to all my readers. I won’t let it happen again. The last three weeks have been exciting though. The first big thing to happen was when Gov. Howard Dean visited campus on the 4 th . He spent the better part of two days running around campus and meeting with a variety of students. One friend of mine even got to interview him for her thesis on John McCain’s concession speech. The marquee event of his...(read more)

Mutant Pumpkins...

pthompson2 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:31:00 GMT

Seriously, I need to come up with better titles. Any who, here is the final comp of my pumpkin lighting project. There are things I need to fix, such as composition and what not. I'm going to do those fixes so I can put it into my demo reel. Currently, a few of my fellow students and I are working on an independent short animated film my prof is working on. It's pretty cool....(read more)

Food for thought

lcdixon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:35:00 GMT

There is a book that has saved my life on more than one occasion. This book is written by Robert Fulghum, it's called All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I will be writing some passages here and there from the book for your enjoyment. Reader beware this book was written in 1986. This book was simply written in his free time about whatever random things came to mind or he read about. This is just food for thought. I hope you enjoy it This first one is one of my favorites and is very...(read more)

Exciting weekend, and next week

jahapp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:00 GMT

As I write this I'm listening to my Beach Boys station on Pandora. This stuff is amazing! If you don't know what Pandora is, it's a free Internet radio service where you can create your own play-lists. I have tobyMac, The Beach Boys, MercyMe, Dizzy Gillespie, Smooth Jazz, Gavin Mikhail , and Five Iron Frenzy stations. I made Gavin Mikhail a link because he is an amazing piano artist based in Nashville. He's a great guy and I think he can use all of the exposure possible. So anyway, this week has...(read more)

She said I think I'll go to Boston...

sncope — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:59:00 GMT

Exciting news!! I found out last week I get to fly in to Boston for a day and interview with The Boston Globe!!! I applied a couple weeks ago for their summer internship and I received a call about coming up there for a day to see the town and newsroom. They're paying for the trip, expenses and everything! I don't know of a lot of internships that do this, but I'm not complaining! I'm really excited and honored. Even if I don't get the internship, this will be quite an experience in itself. My roommate...(read more)

Weekend Getways! (In Ball State)

ejmarty — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:29:00 GMT

Bonjour! In spirit up the upcoming holiday festivities and because my brain has taken off on Thanksgiving Break early, I decided that this week's blog will more lighthearted than usual. Because Muncie is such a happening place (ha ha), you may often have a hard time finding weekend attractions to keep you occupied. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of stuff to do on campus, but during the weekend it can be hard to find entertainment. I find the best solution is often to make your own entertainment....(read more)

Fast Times

lcdixon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:24:00 GMT

Man are things going by so quickly! On a good note thought I got my computer back! THANK GOD!! Man it was so hard not having my computer! Now I have to buckle down and get a lot of work done!!!! I have this huge lit review due on Wed and I have no idea what I am doing. This is awful!! I really don't know what I am going to do. Oh well I mean I can only try my best and see how it turns out. It is scary to think that there is only like a month left of school. On a different note I am looking at moving...(read more)

My Cozy [Mouse-Infested] Off-Campus Home

jlbarnes2 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:21:00 GMT

"Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, God!" Is what she said. . . Except she said it because she found a dead mouse in her sink. And yes, I am said "she." Living off campus is full of ups and downs, as is living in the residence halls. I lived in the Johnson complex for two and a half years in Botsford hall. Until this year Johnson housed the honors students, so I was in good company. I permanently moved out of the dorms last winter, unless you count my dorm life in Mexico. Meh. Anyway, now I live in a...(read more)

Greek Life 101: More Than the Stereotypes!

mbniezer — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:31:00 GMT

Hello! The end is in sight, I am nearly finished. I’m not quite sure how I feel. On one hand, my responsibilities will be over; this burden will finally be lifted off my shoulders. No longer will I feel pressure to make the perfect decisions, to please the masses, to ensure the continuity and track record of excellence of the organization. On the other hand, how can I be too anxious to leave something that has taught me so much? Should I feel excited about giving up something that means so much to...(read more)

Early symptoms of senioritis

sncope — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:12:00 GMT

Hey everyone! Know how I say in my blog video that I am going to try and not catch senioritis? Too late. I am worn out! I really wish Thanksgiving break were here. Or even next semester. Right now, I'm slightly procrastinating on a media law paper due Wednesday by writing this...but I think it will be ok. ;) I have tonight to work on this law paper and to work on a small video project also due Wednesday. After this week, I should hopefully be over the biggest hills of this semester. This week I'm...(read more)

Insert Catchy Title, PLEASE!

pthompson2 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:42:00 GMT

Hey all, I've been really busy, ect, ect. I have alot of projects due in my classes. I just took a Asian Arts History Test this past Monday, and it was seriously hard, but I studied so I hope I get a C. I hope. Any who, I'm currently working on a texturing (coloring) and lighting project for my animation class. Basically I color a model (character, object, ect) and light it. No I didn't make the items in the image, but I certainly put crappy lights in it, and textured the thing. It's been a 2 week...(read more)

Studying Abroad. . . Busting out the Portuguese

jlbarnes2 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:02:00 GMT

So, as some of you know, I'm planning to study abroad next semester in Porto Alegre, Brazil. I'm going through a College of Architecture and Planning program. The way the program works is this: I receive a grant to help me buy my plane tickets, to cover the cost of housing, and to have a little left over for traveling. When I get to my host university, I find the coordinating professor and together we set up my coursework, which is all related to sustainability and landscape architecture. The "catch"...(read more)

Sweet Caroline!!!!!!!!

lcdixon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Hey all, so a little update on my life....NO COMPUTER FOR THREE WEEKS!! UGH!!! I cannot belive it! My computer will not turn on! I had to take it to Best Buy and they sent it off for three weeks...I think I might die a little bit! I have so much on that computer that I don't know what I will do if they cannot get it to work. I am pretty pissed about it. It adds so much stress to my life that I really don't need at this time. I have almost all my really important projects in my classes due in these...(read more)

Even more has happened!

jahapp — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:34:00 GMT

So, first as a disclaimer, I missed a week's update last week. I'm sorry, I'll go throw myself in the thresher now. Now for the news... Well since it's been two weeks, there a lot of news to fill you in on. A week ago was Fall Break. Fall Break was technically one whole day. Whoo! One whole day! I don't entirely know why. There's also another weird day-off thing coming up in November, but I'll hold off on that for now. My roommate went home for that weekend so I had a whole three-four days to myself....(read more)

Oh happy day

lcdixon — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:57:00 GMT

MY MOM IS CANCER FREE!!! We found out on Halloween night! I could not be happier! They are going to keep watching her and making sure that nothing comes back up but for the most part everything is looking good! BTW NEVER GO TO University of Chicago! It has been awful! They were really rude to us and my mom was not treated well at all! The Doctors were great but everyone else was awful!! If you have to go to a Hospital go to Loyola that Hospital was great! We were there with my grandpa for his cancer...(read more)

Field Trip!

ejmarty — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:09:00 GMT

It was my favorite pastime back in elementary school. You could stay up just a little later than usual, but you weren't able to fall asleep even once you finally went to bed. You even got to pack your own lunch, which was often better than what you would have eaten at school. Then the was the popularity contest when it came to picking who's group you were going to be in. Everyone knew who the cool parents were, but if you were really lucky, your own parents came on a field trip. And that was a rareity,...(read more)

Fall Break is suppose to be fun, not a train wreck

frhood — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMT

The last week and a half has been a mixture of mountainous highs and valley-like lows. I was expecting a few good times and a few bad times and got the extremes of both. It all started the Thursday before last. Upon finishing my news anchoring at WCRD, I was free for the weekend. Unlike most weekends however, this one was going to be extra special because it was Fall Break and my girlfriend and I had made plans almost six months earlier. The original plan was to go to Brown County for a few days...(read more)

Why am I studying Landscape Architecture?

jlbarnes2 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:26:00 GMT

Me: Why am I studying landscape architecture? Myself: Because you want to be an architect. Me: Well, do I? Myself: I don't know, don’t you? Me: I don’t know. . . maybe. Myself: Well, it's a little late for this now, don't you think? Me: Yeah, I guess you're right. This is a conversation I have with myself about once a semester as I’m panicking about my chosen major, as I did early last week. What if I want to be a painter? A musician? How about a tornado chaser? I do like tornados. I remember feeling...(read more)

Vermont in the Autumn and other Sweet Stuffs

jlbarnes2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:46:00 GMT

One of the best things about spending time in other places is that you get to meet and befriend people from all over the world. I now have good friends in places like the Czech Republic, Mexico, Argentina, and Egypt. I also have many American friends scattered across the US in places like LA, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, New York, and Miami. The sad thing is being a student with limited resources-- it's difficult to see your friends when they're spread apart like that. I mean, let's be honest, it's difficult...(read more)

Campus Construction - Sweet Action

mbniezer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:00 GMT

I am currently sitting in studio, on the fourth floor of the architecture building, mulling over the tasks that I need to accomplish for the rest of the day. I just finished my first pot of coffee for the morning, have about three bites left to go on my pop tart, and really really do not want to get started on being productive. So, I thought I'd blog for a bit and see where that took me... I'm looking outside and see the new addition to Irving Gym being constructed accross the street. It looks AWESOME....(read more)

Decisions aren't fun

sncope — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:13:00 GMT

It's only been a couple weeks since my last post, but so much has happened. The Daily News redesign is complete and in production, my parents came up for Family Weekend, I went to St. Louis for fall break, and I dropped a class and my minor. The latter was stressing me out quite a bit last week. I decided to drop my digital media minor. This means I only have one major and no minor. I wasn't sure how I felt about that, but I decided the extra curriculars I was doing were more important than the minor....(read more)

Fighting off the "Freshman 15"

ejmarty — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:13:00 GMT

Hey guys, here is a blog post that I wrote for one of my classes, and I thought some of you might find it helpful. Sorry it's a little more formal than the others, but I hope you enjoy it. Until next time, bon voyage! What happens when that “Freshman 15” lingers beyond your freshman year and turns into an unstoppable nightmare? Fifth-year senior Jennifer Leeman faced this same problem. “Since my freshman year, I have put on probably 35-40 pounds…and I was tired of it, so I wanted to lose it.” Jillita...(read more)

SWINE FLU OUTBREAK!!!

mbniezer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:33:00 GMT

Good Afternoon! It’s a dreary day today in Muncie, but at least it is relatively warm outside. The last 48 hours have been filled with contemplation about the much talked about H1N1 Virus, also known as…THE SWINE FLU. Whooooaaaaaa, the Swine Flu has officially, for a good while now, settled at Ball State. This summer I heard stories about this mystery flu and pictured mass pandemonium, people jumping out of windows, hordes of students running through the streets, and cars running off the road. Instead,...(read more)

This is how I spent my Fall Break

lcdixon — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:51:00 GMT

As some of you know I took a week off of school to go home and be with family and it was very much needed. To start off my mom had her surgery on Thursday and now we are just waiting to hear back from test to see where we go from here. Thank you all for your support in this difficult time! To move on to better and happier things I loved being with my family these past ten days. We all came home and were just together and had a great time. One day my sister Paige and were going shopping and we drove...(read more)