Five personalized gifts for your valentine

Sometimes it can be hard to choose the perfect gift for your valentine. Instead of settling for just candy or a gift card, try one of these personalized gifts to show your valentine how much they really mean to you.




The Magic City Music Men are delivering songs to your valentine instead of chocolates and flowers for $40. The group was founded as a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, founded in 1940s. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MAGIC CITY MUSIC MEN
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Muncie music group delivers singing valentines

For those who are tired of the chocolates-and-flowers Valentine’s Day routine, there’s another way to send the love. They’re the Magic City Music Men, and if you have $40, they will deliver a singing valentine to whomever you want.


Ball State Athletics hosted the first Social Media Night for students. There were activities and free t-shirts for students that attended. DN PHOTO ALISON CARROLL
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Social media night aims to 'pack the nest'

Students will be cheering for more than just a basketball game on Feb. 9, as Ball State athletics hosts its second annual social media night at Worthen Arena. Through email, Ball State athletics gave away free customized T-shirts for students who sent their name, T-shirt size and Twitter handle. Around 1,000 students are set to receive shirts.


Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine shooting over a Miami defender in Worthen Arena on Jan. 09. DN FILE PHOTO BY BREANNA DAUGHERTY
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Nathalie Fontaine named MAC West Division Player of the Week

Ball State women’s basketball senior guard Nathalie Fontaine has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week for the fifth time this season. Fontaine earned the honor after scoring 20.0 points per game and hauling in 11.5 rebounds per game over the last week. She scored 18 points in the Cardinals’ come-from-behind victory at Buffalo, 59-57. 



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Blood money

As college tuition costs rise, students are becoming more desperate to escape their economic burdens. Plasma donation has become a mainstream source of compensation for students seeking extra cash



Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush holds a town hall and rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. (Bill Putnam/Zuma Press/TNS)
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Jeb Bush on issues

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush, a real estate businessman turned two-term Florida governor, is currently fifth in the GOP polls for 2016 presidential hopefuls. 


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NYC choreographer teaches Ball State dancers new technique

Ball State dance majors brought a new addition to the monthly “First Thursday” gallery walk in Downtown Muncie. They performed a unique routine in the Gearbox building choreographed by Sidra Bell, who is a visiting artist from New York. Bell is visiting Ball State’s dance department for three weeks and is hoping to make the biggest impact possible.


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Weekend in athletics: Feb. 5-7

Friday, Feb. 5 Men's tennis traveled to No. 53 Indiana University and suffered a 4-0 loss to the Hoosiers. They then went to Notre Dame Feb. 7 in the Eck Tennis Pavilion, where they dropped the match 7-0 against the No. 36 Fighting Irish.





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