The familiar yellow smiley was invented in the 1960s, so it wasn't as if she came up with the idea - she just dug it. A lot. A bachelor's degree in art at UC Berkeley followed, as did marriage ...

Dear Smiley: In response to submissions about ... A group of students were trying to come up with a new cheer to start the football season.

But it’s still widely accepted that Ball was the first to invent the iconic yellow smiley face. Regardless of its origins, one thing is clear. While initially intended to cheer up a small ...

She bought a velvet suit for the occasion (this was back in the days of dressing up for LSU games). She seemed to enjoy the game, although I had to explain a few things to her. When halftime ...

A smile – especially one which is 25 meters wide - can go a long way to cheering people up, which is more important than ever at the moment. The lipstick-wearing smiley was beamed onto the ...

"It just feels really nice to make people happy," said Asher. "I just want to cheer everybody up."Asher plans to make a smiley face for every house in his neighborhood. LOUISVILLE, Ky.