Ball State University To Celebrate 100 Years With Party

Associated Press

The statue of Beneficence at night on the campus of Ball State University. The school first started accepting student registrations on June 17, 1918.
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MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ball State University is celebrating its 100th birthday.

WISH-TV reports that the school will shut down at 2 p.m. Friday to hold a centennial party on the Quad for faculty, staff and students.

There will be free commemorative centennial T-shirts, cake and ice cream. There will also be music and games and prizes.

Events will include a cupcake decorating contest, yard games, family reunion-style competitive games and a Ball State trivia game.

A commemorative photograph will be taken to be taken at 3 p.m.

Ball State first started accepting student registrations on June 17, 1918.

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