Why is the school called Ball State, and when did it begin?
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Why is the school called Ball State, and when did it begin?
The public institution opened in Muncie in 1918 after the Ball brothers donated land and buildings to Indiana. Later names honored the family, and the school became Ball State University in 1965.
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