Bloomsday officials unveiled the new poster yesterday. It was conceived, designed and illustrated by Steve Merryman. The annual run is scheduled for Sunday, May 4. Race officials are expecting 50,000 participants. For the first time in Bloomsday history, photos taken at the top of Doomsday…
Katie Botkin, a Sandpoint resident and freelance writer, is in Thailand on business and gave us a first-hand report on the continuing protests in Bangkok. She also provided this photo of a child waving to protesters in the Ratchaprasong shopping district.
The March issue of Atlantic magazine features a cover story on what it calls "the dark power of fraternities." The lengthy report by Contributing Editor Caitlin Flanagan includes extensive detail on serious incidents at Washington State University and the University of Idaho, among other colleges.…
Yes, the Sochi Olympics are closed, but there are a few stories by the Ball State At The Games team that are still worth reading after the fact. This group shot was taken about 3:30 a.m. as we prepared to leave our temporary home on…
Several members of the Ball State At the Games team took the 45-minute train ride from Adler to Sochi to explore and report on Sochi, the city by the Black Sea. Taylor Irby took this photo along the riverwalk.
We saw beautiful sunsets practically every day. No photographer could resist the natural beauty. Ball State photographer Taylor Irby produced this shot.
All out of the outdoor Olympic events were held in what was called the mountain cluster site. I had incorrectly identified the mountains the Ural mountains, but they are actually the Caucasus mountains. Ball State photographer Taylor Irby made this photo when she took the…
Ball State photographer Taylor Irby saw this stray, one of many we encountered.
Ball State photographer Matt Amaro saw this woman nurturing a stray in downtown Sochi, which is a 45-minute train ride from where the Olympic events were held.
Reporters and photographers on the Ball State At The Games team saw stray dogs practically every place we went, except around the official Olympic sites and venues. I saw very few cats. Photographer Marcey Burton saw this homeless dog after it had been given something…
There were performers of all sorts during the week the Ball State team was roaming the grounds of the Olympic Park. This shot was taken by Rebekah Floyd.
I know I used a photo several days ago showing a long line in Sochi for the Olympics. I can't help myself. Here's an even better shot that demonstrates how chaotic it seemed on several days. Photo by Ball State photographer Rebekah Floyd, a member…
Ball State photographer Rebekah Floyd captured another view of the drumline in Olympic Park last week.
This Russian drumline was one of several performance groups we saw during the days inside the Olympic Park. Photo by Ball State photographer Marcey Burton
Russian performers dressed in traditional garb in Olympic Park, Sochi. By Ball State photographer Taylor Irby.
Ball State photographer Marcey Burton collected these stones from the beaches of the Black Sea for her favorite uncle. Wish I had thought of that.
Long lines were a common occurrence at the Olympic Park in Sochi. Photo by Rebekah Floyd of the BSUatthegames team.
The Olympics rings are a popular destination with visitors. By afternoon, a long line usually forms to get photos taken under the iconic rings. Photo by Ryan Sparrow, bsuatthegames.com
I've been promising to post more photos from our experience at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, so here we go. This first shot of a performer dressed in the traditional Kazak uniform at Olympic Park was taken by veteran photographer Ryan Sparrow, a Ball State…
I've actually been back from Russia since Saturday, but a sore throat has knocked out most of my week. However, the bsuatthegames.com team has been working hard to polish the many stories and photos they have been working on. The student journalists struggled a bit…
SOCHI - The U.S. men routed Slavakia, 7-1, in hockey tonight at the Shayba Arena. Warning: I am no expert on hockey, but I enjoy watching games here and there, so buying an advance ticket for the game was a no-brainer for me. Slavakia had…
Ball State photographer Taylor Irby found this interesting pair on Wednesday.
SOCHI - I tagged along with Ball State reporter Jeremy Ervin and photographer Taylor Irby in pursuit of an interesting story about all the Olympic paraphernalia being sold this week. We met four Americans from the Bay Area who arrived via Istanbul today, as well…
SOCHI - The guy holding the Russia banner was either having a wonderful time, basking in the glow of a vodka high, or a natural showman. In any event, he was obliging every camera-happy spectator heading into Olympic Park for Monday night's activities.
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