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One legend says that Valentine's Day originated around the priest Valentine in third-century Rome after Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage of young men. Valentine performed secret marriages for young couples in love and was put to death as a result. cafecesura flickr // Photo Courtesy

A history of Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day is celebrated by hundreds of people internationally every year; however, this holiday was not originally founded on candy-grams and cards.


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Why the iPhone 8 may cost more than $1000

Apple is a company that likes to price their devices relatively high. With some people posting concerns about the new Macbook Pro prices, the rumors of the max out spec’d upcoming iPhone 8 will be over $1000. This will be Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone and the successor to the iPhone 7 Plus, which when spec’d out was roughly over $950.


‘RWBY Volume 4’ sets up but lets down

Rooster Teeth’s hit show, RWBY, historically has had problems with pacing, storytelling, and its animation. Volume three had remedied many of these problems with an incredible season that had a real impact. However, volume four has returned to its past problems with pacing and storytelling, but in new aspects. While previous volumes had characters that felt too flat, this new volume tried a bit too much with its characters spread throughout the world of Remnant.



New year, new ARF

Just two months into 2017, a Muncie nonprofit is making plans for the future. Local “no-kill” animal shelter and adoption center Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) says it is going through significant changes this year.



Remixed S1E2 – Gaga, Grammy’s, and Nickelback

With the Grammy’s fast approaching, we discuss the unique myriad of performers slated to appear at this Sunday’s award’s show. We also couldn’t help but notice that Nickelback wanted to put in their two cents (five cents?) on recent political issues in their new single Feed the Machine. Imagine Dragons’ new single titled Believer is what we believe to be better execution of lyrics and sound. On top of everything, one of our favorite bands Twenty-one Pilots have ended the Blurryface era with a music video for the song heavydirtysoul. We’re pretty hyped about that.


A digital life

Changes in communication bring opportunities that have never existed before, but sometimes, being connected comes with consequences.



Sophomore gaurd Tayler Persons attempts to shoot the ball at the game against Ohio on Feb. 10 in Worthen Arena. Persons had three rebounds during the game against the Bobcats. Kaiti Sullivan // DN

PREVIEW: Ball State men's basketball vs. Northern Illinois

Ball State men’s basketball (14-10, 6-6 MAC) prepares to take on Northern Illinois (14-11, 6-6 MAC) for a Valentine's Day matchup on Tuesday. The Cardinals will look to score on the number one scoring defense in the Mid-American Conference, the Huskies, who allow only 68.5 points per game.


The Great Solar Eclipse

Many people are fascinated by the visuals of lunar eclipses, including Ball State students. During the last lunar eclipse that occurred Sept.