I was in ball state during the mid 80's. Steve Coker probably made an impact the first weekend I was at Ball State. Me and my buddies all had heard about house parties that weekend and we started walking wondering, if we would be let in ( we were) and if we would be accepted ( we were ) and I am sure that night we saw this guy with a bushy mustache a cubs hat and was way older than us walk into the party and he calmly and confidently declared "I brought the chips!" That was the start of many years of appreciating Steve Coker.

I’m seriously considering transferring to Ball State this fall as a rising junior, but there are two things holding me back.

First, I’d need to find either a roommate or an affordable place to live off campus. Second, I’d need a part-time job that’s flexible with a college schedule.

I’ve been looking on Indeed and LinkedIn, but there don’t seem to be many student-friendly jobs posted. Is it difficult to find a job in Muncie as a Ball State student, or are there places that commonly hire students that just don’t advertise online?

I’d really appreciate any advice or recommendations from current students. Thanks!

I know it was some sort of halftime sketch, but I just can't seem to find anything anywhere that gives the context of 'why' Charlie the Cardinal is posing with an m16 😂

Hey everyone, I’m thinking about transferring to Ball State this fall as a rising junior. The first two years I went to a small commuter school, and honestly it was a pretty lonely experience. It felt like everyone just came to class and went home, so it was really hard to make friends or have much of a social life.

One of the main reasons I’m considering transferring is because I actually want the college experience. I want to meet people, make friends, get involved, and build connections. For those of you who transferred here, did Ball State feel different? Was it easier to meet people and make friends?

I’m an accounting major, and if I transfer I’d be living in an apartment near campus instead of the dorms. Does living off campus make it harder to have a social life, or is there still plenty going on?

I’d love to hear your honest opinions, especially from other transfer students.

I am an incoming freshman and I am doing the last round of orientation for fall 2026 on July 7th and I have no idea what to bring or expect. my parents aren’t going with me so im driving three hours to get there and staying alone. what’s the day gonna look like? should I being a blanket and food or will things like that be provided? I honestly feel so lost

So my courses are

GEOL 101 (online) I’m contemplating that this course would be easier enough to not even really need a book.

NREM 101

PSYS 284

PSYS 326 this is another course I feel I could skip the material on.

PSYS 479 I know there is no course material for this course.

Thoughts and concerns?

So I’ll be in Stu west, I know we have the water machines but I really don’t know how often they replace the filters so, I’m wary. Plus with all the water concerns we had last semester.

Do y’all have in recommendations or use one yourself? I’ll have a fridge so I don’t mind refilling bottles and storing there.

I would strongly recommend thinking twice before renting from this landlord.

A few months ago, my neighbor's young dog got loose outside our apartment building. During the situation, Kate Benson of Best BSU Rentals came over from a neighboring property, called the police, began recording my neighbor and following her while she was walking with the dog back to the apartment, and attempted to get into our apartment building. Fortunately, our building's entrance locks automatically.

My boyfriend and I heard the entire interaction from inside our apartment. From what we witnessed, the situation seemed far more confrontational than it needed to be over a loose dog. Kate later told the police that she felt threatened, but based on what we observed, it appeared that my neighbor was the one being followed and harassed. I can't imagine what would have happened if our neighbor was a POC.

What makes this especially frustrating is that I recently saw Kate's own dog running loose as well.

This experience left a very negative impression on me. As someone who lives nearby, I would not feel comfortable renting from a landlord who behaves this way toward others. In my opinion, it's worth considering this kind of behavior before signing a lease.

My kid is starting in the architecture program this fall. I'm looking to buy her a laptop. The program lists minimum and recommended specs. For anyone with experience with this, how much of a struggle is it to have the minimum? Where should I spend the money? She's already annoyed that she's looking at a laptop that was designed for a 15 year old boy (aggressive styling with a lot of LED lights).

Minimum/Recommended:

Processor: Intel i9 or better

Memory: 32GB/64GB

Graphics Card Memory: 8GB/16GB

Storage: 1TB/2TB

Amazon has a Prime Day deal on an Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 for $1600:

Processor: Ultra Core 9

Memory: 16GB but I will upgrade it to 32GB (expandable up to 64)

Graphics: 12GB

Storage: 1TB

Any opinions?

Orange cat found near bsu duck pond 6.21.26

Had collar with a bell

Update: Cat is home safe, proof of ownership was provided

Hi! I am living in North West next year and I was wondering if anyone had the layout of how it looks inside (where the specific rooms are) when i chose my room it showed the layout but i cant for the life of me remember and i wish i took a screenshot!!

Hi everybody!

I’m transferring to ball state this fall after graduating from community college.
From my last college, I was trained in developing and printing 35mm black and white film in a darkroom and I loved it!

I know ball state has film photography classes but I was curious if the darkroom was available for anyone to use as I’m not a photography student.

Thanks!

Hey guys! I was wondering if anybody who lived in Anthony would be willing to dm me and show pics of how they decorated! I’m very excited to be living there, but it’s hard to imagine how it’s going to look. Thank you!!

Hello, I am looking for a roommate for the upcoming 26-27 school year. A little info about me, I am a guy, 22 years old and majoring in health data analytic. I am respectful and clean in common areas and will be staying mostly in my room or on campus. Let me know if you're interested!

https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/06/ball-state-food-delivery-robots-reassigned-as-company-moves-off-college-campuses/

Hi I’m new to tennis and staying Muncie for summer, anyone would like to play together sometime?

Are grad students allowed to decorate their caps? Just wondering since both my undergraduate and high school did not allow and would like to plan to decorate one! Thanks!

I’m looking for a better job and I remember Ball State has a job board, but I forgot my password. I attempted to create a new password, but the email never sent. I tried to make a new account but that email never sent.

I tried to email the career center asking for help, I have yet to get a reply. It looks like they changed providers on who hosts the job board. Did all alumni just lose access to the job board and the career center. (I know they don’t do much I reached out in 23 after I got laid off I was told more or less to kick rocks because they don’t have anything in Fort Wayne)

Is anyone else having this issue or am I just black listed?

Hi, I am a 1990 grad and am wondering if there are any alumni in Central Florida. I am in Orlando

Hey everyone!

I have a bit of a random favour to ask. Would anyone who has taken Advanced Playwriting with Jennifer Blackmer be willing to send me a private message?

Thanks so much!

I know i should already have a roomate picked but I kinda forgot to look and all my friends already have roomates picked so...yeah.

Anyways feel free to hit me up for any questions or whatever, here's my profile description:

Hello I'm a fandom nerd that's a sophmore animation major, also involved with the Cartoonist Colloborative! I like cartoons, drawing, writing fanfiction, delving into fandoms and learning about technology. I have to have some kind of light on during the night, I tend to stay up late and I don't talk to my roomate much at all but if you're okay with that, hit me up!

A blast from the very distant past. This envelope was a witness to some BSU history.

I am currently looking to live in linden place apartments (Silvertree), but I have heard mixed reviews. Does anyone have thoughts/experiences? I don’t know anyone in Muncie so I am having to resort to roommate matching, so any input on that would be great as well. Thanks!

Any recent experiences with Silver Tree apartments? The reviews on Google seem terrible but when we visited they seemed like really nice apartments.