Star Press: "'Voice' contestant Lauren Hall to perform at Ball State"
Hall will perform at halftime during the Ball State women's basketball Field Trip Day game Wednesday, Nov. 20. The game is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. at Worthen Arena.
She will also sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the men's basketball game against Northern Kentucky at 7 p.m.
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Inside Indiana Business: "Ball State Athletics Releases Strategic Plan"
Ball State Athletics has released a new strategic plan to guide the athletic department toward specific goals over the next few years. Director of Athletics Beth Goetz says the new plan, "Onward," will be in place to steer programs through 2024. The goals include improving on a record-high overall grade point average of 3.27, approval of an indoor practice facility and over $12.4 million in commitments to support student-athletes.
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Star Press: "Jenn Cooper: From a cashier to A Team, she continues to grow her businesses"
In late July, she finally received the phone call she had been waiting for. A Team would be Ball State’s new vendor, with a contract lasting three to five years.
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Star Press: "Why Ball State football’s opener in Indianapolis has added significance for the Cardinals"
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State will try to upset Indiana on Aug. 31 when the Cardinals and Hoosiers open their seasons at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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Ball State Daily: "The Ballers become nation's first ever collegiate faculty, staff dance team"
For the first time on any college campus in the United States, a faculty and staff dance team has been created. Ball State and their athletics department have worked together to create “The Ballers”.
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Ball State Daily: "How beer sales at Ball State will work"
“We want to be clear that this isn’t a student-targeted initiative. This is when a consumer, a fan, an alumnus, sports fan, they have discretionary income and they have decisions to make to spend on that money,” Sullivan said. “We’re in a crowded marketplace with professional sports in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, other college properties here in our state. We want to continue to be on par with the fan offerings with our competition.”
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Forbes: "Purple Pricing: Northwestern Finds A Solution to the Flawed Way College Football Teams Sell Tickets"
Two years ago, when Nebraska visited Northwestern for the first time as a member of the Big Ten Conference, the Big Red invasion had such a presence in Ryan Field that the Wildcats had to go to a silent count at home. That's normally only a tactic needed for road games, when the fans are making too much noise to hear, and you could sense quarterback Kain Colter's disbelief in the postgame press conference.
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UIC Flames: "UIC HOLDS INAUGURAL `NIGHT TO IGNITE'"
UIC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) hosted the inaugural 'Night to Ignite', an evening of glitz and glam that was solely dedicated to the efforts of UIC student-athletes. The night was highlighted by several major awards, including Male and Female Athlete of the Year, Best Upset, Weight Room All-Star, among several others.
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Chicago Tribune: "Run For Walk Perfect for Leisure, Competitive Runners Alike"
EVANSTON, Ill. -- An event perfect for leisure and competitive runners alike, the July 28 Run for Walk honors late Northwestern Head Coach Randy Walker and is the perfect opportunity to support Northwestern Athletics and the event's beneficiary, Evanston's local animal shelter C.A.R.E.
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UIC Flames: "UIC ATHLETIC ALUMNI TO PARTICIPATE IN CAREER PANEL"
CHICAGO - On Thursday, April 18, the UIC Life Skills program will feature alumni and supporters of UIC Athletics to provide insight and tips on career development in the third annual "Flames Career Panel." The event will begin at 7:00 p.m., at the JST Events Center.
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Athletic Business: "Northwestern Experiments with Dutch Auction Ticket Pricing"
In Holland, the price of flowers starts high and drops the longer it takes to sell them. It's been that way for more than a century. But not until this year did that sales approach inspire Northwestern University economists and, in turn, athletics administrators, who believe their suburban Chicago institution is the first in this country to use a Dutch auction to price and sell game tickets. ...
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Inside NU: "Purple Pricing, Northwestern's Revolutionary New Way to Sell Tickets"
At last week’s press conference announcing Northwestern’s partnership with the Chicago Cubs, athletic director Jim Phillips noted the university’s attempt to always be a step ahead. That philosophy has now extended to ticketing, with the announcement of the new Purple Pricing plan, a collaboration between NU’s economics department and its athletic department.
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The Daily Northwestern: "Walk to honor former NU football coach"
For the last four years, Northwestern has honored the memory of football coach Randy Walker with a five kilometer walk for charity.
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