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ndiana had its first confirmed case of the Zika virus on Tuesday, state health officials said. The case was in a non-pregnant resident who had recently traveled to Haiti, but the illness was not severe enough for hospitalization. State health officials are urging residents, especially pregnant women, to use caution when traveling to countries where the Zika virus has been detected and to take steps to protect against mosquito-borne illnesses at home and abroad. See ZIKA, page 4 DN GRAPHIC STACIE KAMMERLING
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SGA ELECTIONS BOARD FINES 1ST CAMPAIGNING MEMBER One Student Government Association member was fined for violating the Elections Code before election season had even begun. Greg Carbo, a sophomore SGA senate member at large, was fined $20 on Tuesday. The board voted that Carbo was in violation on Article 6, Section 4D of the SGA Elections Code that states, “campaigning shall not obstruct the normal functions of the university.” Elections Board Chair Casey Miller said Carbo was found to be obstructing a class between the time it was set to begin and end. He said the obstruction was related to campaign forms, but did not say what Carbo did exactly. “We consider any disruption from the learning process to be a violation of that code,” Miller said Carbo was not fined for early campaigning because the board agreed there was a distinct difference between obstruction and early campaigning, Miller said. Carbo, however, will have a chance to appeal the fine if he so chooses on a later date. – STAFF REPORTS
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Trailing by as many as 7 in the second half to Ohio, the Ball State men’s basketball team had one last chance with the clock winding down as redshirt junior Ryan Weber missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as the Cardinals lost 72-69. The Cardinals have won four out of their six Mid-American Conference games in second-half comeback fashion. From the field, Ball State shot
51.9 percent, but only converted on 57 percent from the free-throw line (8-14) and made only five 3-pointers. “We had a tough game shooting the basketball, combined from the 3-point line and free-throw line,” head coach James Whitford said. “We still could have won the game if we defended against these guys well enough for the course of 40 minutes.” In Ball State’s previous game, it made 15 3-pointers on its way to the overtime victory over Western Michigan. Ohio’s junior forward Antonio Campbell and redshirt junior forward Kenny Kaminski combined for 46 points on the night. Campbell was 2-2 from beyond the arc.
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The Ball State men’s basketball team lost to Ohio 72-69, making its Mid-American Conference record 6-5. Senior forward Bo Calhoun scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds in the game.
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situation “face saving for both sides.” “[The university] say[s], ‘The hell with it, you’re out of here,’” said Gerry Goldsholle, founder and CEO of FreeAdvice.com and a lawyer since 1964. “‘We’ll claim for purposes of the contract, it’ll be a termination without cause, for purposes of what you say to the press, you say it was a resignation, and let’s get on with our lives.’” This way, Ferguson wouldn’t
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1. TRUMP, SANDERS WIN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries, adding crucial credibility to their upstart candidacies and underscoring the insistence of voters in both parties on shaking up American politics. While New Hampshire is known for its political surprises, Trump and Sanders led in the state for months. Still, both needed to deliver
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a record $4.1 trillion, election-year budget that finances Democratic priorities like education, health care and climate change with new taxes on crude oil, the wealthy and big banks. The progressive wish list, which comes as the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook is deteriorating, underscores the initiatives pushed by Democratic candidates, Hillary
4. SYRIANS PREPARE FOR LONG SIEGE BEIRUT (AP) — As government troops close in on Aleppo, some residents are preparing to flee Syria’s largest city while others are hoarding food in case of a long siege, even laying out bread on rooftops to dry it out for storage. The U.N. warned Tuesday that hundreds of thousands of people could be cut off from humanitarian aid as siege conditions tighten around the rebel-controlled eastern part of the city.
on expectations after second-place finishes in last week’s leadoff Iowa caucuses, where Ted Cruz topped the Republican field and Hillary Clinton narrowly edged Sanders in the Democratic race. For some Republican leaders, Trump’s and Cruz’s back-to-back victories add urgency to the need to coalesce around a more mainstream candidate to challenge those two through the primaries.
Clinton and Bernie Sanders, who hope to succeed Obama. Republicans dismissed the proposal as a tax-andspend exercise. Obama called the budget — his eighth and final one — “a roadmap to a future that embodies America’s values and aspirations: a future of opportunity and security for all of our families; a rising standard of living; and a sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids.”
The threat of starvation haunts Aleppo’s residents, who have seen images of emaciated children and adults from other blockaded parts of Syria. An estimated 1 million people are trapped in besieged areas, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Siege Watch project. “There is a lot of fear, especially after people saw Madaya,” said opposition media activist Karam Almasri, referring to a besieged town in southern Syria.
TRAIN CRASH KILLS AT LEAST 10, INJURES 80 2. I.S. DETERMINED TO STRIKE U.S. THIS YEAR 5.BAD AIBLING, Germany (AP) of track running between a river WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the Islamic State are determined to strike targets in the United States this year, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday, telling lawmakers that a small group of violent extremists will attempt to overcome the logistical challenges of mounting such an attack. In testimony before congressional committees, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and other EDITORIAL BOARD
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A DAY ON THE ROAD Ball State caps off trip to McKendree with 3-2 victory KARA BERG NEWS EDITOR
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This past week, the men’s volleyball team traveled to McKendree in Lebanon, Ill., a five-hour trip — which was considered short. The team has traveled more than 10 hours in the past three weeks for away matches. During these trips, the team sleeps on the bus, stretching across aisles, and plays card games together.
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uring a five-hour bus ride to McKendree University on Thursday, a brown blanket stretched across the aisle between four seats, forming a makeshift card table for four Ball State men’s volleyball players. Martin Niemczewski, Brendan Surane, Alex Pia and Austin Overby were all playing. This was the third road trip for the men’s volleyball team in the past three weekends, two of which included 10-plus-hour trips to the East Coast. “We play a lot of cards,” Niemczewski, a senior outside attacker, said. “A lot.” Each time a teammate had to pass through the aisle, they stepped on the seats — and occasionally a teammate’s legs — to avoid disturbing the game. The drive to Lebanon, Ill., was nothing for the team. The weekend before, the team drove 10 hours to play at New Jersey Institute of Technology, and then George Mason University. The Cardinals were able to beat NJIT 3-0, and George Mason 3-2. However, the team’s first two travel matches of the season didn’t go as well. It was a seven-hour trip to Penn State and Saint Francis University, where they got stuck one extra night, cour-
tesy of winter storm Jonas. The team lost to Penn State 3-0 and to St. Francis 3-2. “[The travel] isn’t an excuse to not perform well, but it is tiring,” senior setter Hiago Garchet said. Long bus rides do give Garchet a chance to get some sleep, though. “There’s some stuff to be talked about, but you can’t keep a conversation going for 14 hours,” he said. “It’s tiring, but the buses are nice, so I don’t mind it.” For the five-hour trip to McKendree, even some of the coaches were passed out on the floor of the bus, resting on cushioned mats. And red-shirt junior outside attacker Edgardo Cartagena was spread out flat on his stomach on the floor in the back of the bus, feet sticking out into the aisle. It’s certainly not easy for a team of more than 20 coaches and players — most of whom are 6-foot-4 or taller — to get comfortable in the small bus seats. Sophomore middle attacker Matt Walsh had to curl his 6-foot-11 frame into his seat, pulling his legs up into his chest to fit. “After being in the bus for a long time, we get a little weary,” said Adam Wessel, a freshman libero. “I didn’t think travel would have an impact, but I’m finding it does.” Matches across the country that involve a lot of travel can make the players stiff and tired, not to
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mention the absence of home-court advantage. “I had to get used to the fans cheering against us instead of for us,” Wessel said. But even without the friendly crowd, the team has managed to make traveling fun. About an hour away from McKendree, the team got a laugh when head coach Joel Walton announced a quick pit-stop at Walmart. The players didn’t know what was going on as the bus pulled into the parking lot. They took their headphones out, starting to guess what they had stopped to get. “Are we picking up [Walton’s] grandma?” one player shouted. “Rice Krispies?” another asked. It only took a few tries before someone guessed right: Walton had forgotten a belt and needed to buy one before the match. While the mood on the bus was relatively lighthearted, the team had to get serious once they pulled up to the gym. McKendree was the team’s first Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association conference opponent. The Cardinals’ fatigue from three straight weeks on the road showed after they dropped the first two games. “It’s frustrating,” Walton said. “We’re not starting very well. When the team is against the wall, we can show we want to fight, but we need to make sure the guys get warmed up and prepared.” Despite the slow start, the team managed to come back, winning game three 25-15, game four 33-31 and game five 15-7.
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“We had to battle for the match,” Walton said. “There’s an added pressure, and you have to be able to still function and still be able to play. But they were doing anything they could to keep the ball going, making spectacular plays and dives.” On the bus after the win, the players were still feeling the match adrenaline. But shortly following a team meal, the small overhead lights on the bus began to slowly fade as the tired team nodded off one at a time for the ride back to Muncie. The bus arrived back on campus around 5 a.m., with a much-needed day of recovery ahead. One more match against Ohio State University on Saturday capped off six straight matches on the road. But traveling is a part of being a collegiate athlete. “It’s just something we have to work through and overcome,” Walton said. During the match against No. 7 Ohio State, Ball State started off the same, dropping the first two sets. The 15thranked Cardinals were able to pull off the upset win over the Buckeyes after taking the next three sets and winning 3-2. The team will begin a six-match home-stand on Thursday against in-state rival IPFW.
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The Ball State men’s basketball team shot 51.9 percent from the field and only made five 3-pointers in the game. Sophomore forward Sean Sellers scored 9 points in the 72-69 loss.
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“Campbell is a load, and for whatever reason, he makes every 3 he shoots against us, but that didn’t bother me as much as ... Kaminski’s 20 points,” Whitford said. “There was too many defense mistakes, particularly on [Kaminski], and that was disappointing. I thought [Kaminski] was the difference.” The lead changed eight times throughout the course of the game, but Ball State was incapable of holding off the Kaminski’s shooting
attack. He made a 25-foot 3-pointer with one minute left to give Ohio a 70-67 lead, onward to victory. “They made a lot of tough shots at the end; we just didn’t get the stops when we needed them,” junior forward Bo Calhoun said. Calhoun finished the night with a double-double, posting 10 rebounds and 12 points. Senior forward Franko House led the way for Ball State in terms of scoring with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists. With Central Michigan University’s 71-56 loss to Eastern Michigan on Feb. 9,
Ball State stays tied atop the MAC West Division. Whitford said he doesn’t feel the pressures of being in first place. “I don’t think it is pressure, but it is excitement. We deal with pressure in a lot of different ways, but what I say to the team every game is we play to win,” Whitford said. Ball State and Central Michigan share a 6-5 conference record. As they inch closer to tournament play, every win is crucial for seeding purposes. The two teams are set to face each other at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Disability Services offers help to students in winter |
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With falling snow and frigid cold temperatures, most students are dreading their walk to class. Although heavy snow may impact students in wheelchairs from getting to class, Lizzie Ford, a sophomore psychology major, said the university continues to do well in keeping sidewalks clear. “Even though it hasn’t stopped snowing, I haven’t had any problems with getting from class to class,” Ford said. Ford has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user. “Ball State is really good about keeping the sidewalks and roads cleared for student and providing transportation to some who might need it with disabilities,” Ford said. “Some of my friends that are also in chairs take advantage of the transportation services and use the special shuttles offered.” Larry Markle, director
of Disability Services, said the university provides a door-to-door shuttle transportation for those with disabilities on campus. There are around 750 students who use those services, many of whom have physical disabilities. “If a student needs this service, all they have to do is contact transportation, then our office determines who is eligible to ride,” Markle said. “From there, the shuttle will come and take them wherever they need to go.” Markle also said students who currently have disabilities that are not permanent can also benefit from the shuttle services. “There are a lot of students who might not have a permanent disability — like they break an ankle, break a leg, etc. — and have a difficult time getting around because they are on crutches,” Markle said. “We are a very user-friendly office, so students just have to touch base, and then we can certainly provide accommoda-
tions to them as well.” Markle said a lot of students have already taken advantage of the service this winter. Preston Radtke, a senior public relations major who is visually impaired with cone-rod dystrophy disorder, said the snow covering the sidewalks does make things more difficult. “I generally think BSU does a good job shoveling the sidewalks,” Radtke said. “I guess my only complaints are that they don’t shovel inner-block sidewalks as well as street-adjacent sidewalks.” He said the university could be doing more in the areas of sidewalks that go through blocks and are not next to the street, like the ones around the Woodworth Complex, DeHority Complex and Park Hall. Radtke also said there has been a lot of black ice on the sidewalks in the past. “Not so much this year because of the summer-esque winter, but last year, for instance, the sidewalks
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disabilities, don’t be afraid to ask for help if something does happen. So many people are willing to help out. » LIZZIE FORD, a sophomore psychology major in front of the Whitinger ... Building were pretty much un-walkable because of the high amount of black ice,” Radtke said. “I don’t honestly know what BSU could do to get rid of the black ice, but I feel like they could do something.” Until the snowfall becomes harsher and campus begins to freeze over, Ford said getting around is not difficult, but she encourages those who might need the help to ask. “To those with disabilities, don’t be afraid to ask for help if something does happen,” Ford said. “So many people are willing to help out.”
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American millennials are significantly less religious than older generations, according to a recent study from Pew Research Center. Only 41 percent of millennial adults who were born between 1981 and 1996 said religion is very important, while 59 percent of baby boomers did, according to the study. Fifty-two percent of millennials said they have an absolute certain belief in God, in comparison to 69 percent of baby boomers. Michael Hout, a sociology professor at New York University and author, said in an interview with Pew Research Center that he believes millennials tend to have independent attitudes toward religion. “Many millennials have parents who are baby boomers, and boomers expressed to their children that it’s important to think for themselves — that they find their own moral compass,” Hout said. “Millennials have been and are still being formed in this cultural context. As a result, they are more likely to have a ‘do-it-yourself’ attitude toward religion.” Ryan Weigold, president of the Catholic Student Union at Ball State, said he feels like it all goes back to the older generations before us who have fallen from faith. “So many of our parents’ generation seem to have fallen away from faith, and their lack of conviction has caused doubt in our own generation,” Weigold said. “The baby boomer generation is ideologically identified with the redefinition of traditional values. Their children, millennials, are being trained to redefine everything based on our opinions. We are afraid to commit to religion because religion has core beliefs that don’t change, and that looks like a loss of freedom.” Religious beliefs can also be effected by an overall lack
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According to a Pew Research study, 41 percent of millennial adults who were born between 1981 and 1996 believe religion is very important, while 59 percent of baby boomers felt that way. Fifty-two percent of American millennials believe in God, but 69 percent of baby boomers share that belief.
of trust, Hout said. There is a lack of trust in the labor market, with government and in marriage, he said. In particular, younger people are less confident with their trust in institutions. But he said he did not believe that trust was the whole story, though. “There has been a long list of scandals in recent decades, such as Watergate, that have undone the reputations of major institutions the greatest generation trusted,” Hout said. “Millennials didn’t grow up trusting these institutions and then had that trust betrayed like older Americans might have. They didn’t trust them to begin with. And these institutions have let people, particularly young people, down.” But there are other ways to look at the trend besides focusing on the generations before us, said Tara Heilwagen, a freshman theater and telecommunications major. Heilwagen said this generation tends to want to lean more toward the opposite of what their parents taught them. However, she said it could also be due to everything millennials are exposed to.
“With all the developments in technology and science, we have developed different ways of thinking and are constantly discovering new things,” Heilwagen said. “We are more likely to actually think about things rather than the other generations who haven’t had those opportunities.” Weigold said the lack of religion could be due to millennials losing sight of the higher, long-term goods and instead focusing on short-term pleasures of life, like drugs or sex. “Millennials tend to rebel against things which have rules and because religions have guidelines, many people only see the rules,” Weigold said. “Because they only see the rules, they blame religion for removing the pleasures they are seeking.” Although millennials are not as religious as older generations, the study does show that they are likely to engage in many spiritual practices outside of organized religion. Forty-six percent say they feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week, according to Pew. Likewise, 55 percent say they think about the
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After the announcement that former President Paul W. Ferguson’s resignation was a “mutual decision,” faculty and students wanted to know why he was leaving. In addition, half a million dollars will be going to Ferguson, coming from student and taxpayers’ pockets.
By saying he resigned, Ferguson would be able to still get the severance pay, and it would reduce the public outcry that may come from terminating him without cause. The more than half a million dollars Ferguson will be getting in severance pay will be, in part, coming from student and taxpayers’ pockets. The money for the severance fees is from the general fund, which comes from state appropriations, stu-
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meaning and purpose of life on a weekly basis, which is similar to older generations. While the trend in religion among millennials may continue, Victoria Ison, president of the Latter-day Saint Student Association, said the ones who do have faith are strong, and that will be enough to keep organized religion and churches alive. “People’s hearts are going to fail them and they are going to sin,” Ison said. “It gets harder and harder to believe in something that we don’t see, and as we have been getting more and more advanced, we start to rely on ourselves rather than our God.”
dent tuition and fees, gifts, grants, contracted services and sales, and other “miscellaneous sources,” Joan Todd, university spokesperson, said. Although Todd said Ferguson’s severance won’t have an impact on tuition and fees for next year, student money is still being used. Ferguson’s salary was already built into the budget for this year. Terry King, who took over for Ferguson as acting president, will receive a monthly stipend in addition to his regular salary, which also comes out of the general fund, Todd said.
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The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus as an international public health emergency after growing concerns of it causing birth defects. On Tuesday, Indiana confirmed its first case of Zika, state health officials said.
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perfume, ignoring the incredibly horrible smell.” Despite concerns by | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 health officials, Wilson said Ball State has yet to “Diseases do not recog- comment or reach out nize borders, especially to her about any issues when they’re transmitted related to Zika, which by insects,” Indiana State Wilson said “is a little disHealth Commissioner Je- appointing.” The U.S. embassy has, rome Adams said. “The best defense against Zika however, sent multiple virus and other mosqui- warnings, and the Costa Rican embassy to-borne illnesshas also been es is to protect BY THE contact with yourself from NUMBERS in students rebeing bitten and garding what to eliminate breeddo if they think ing grounds.” people could be they may have The World infected by the Health Organi- Zika virus by end of contracted Zika, zation (WHO) the year, according she said. There are more has declared the to World Health than 3,100 pregZika virus to be Organization. nant Columbian an internationwomen who are al public health infected with emergency folof the Zika virus reported to be the mosquilowing growing concerns that travel-associated as to-borne virus, it could cause of Feb. 4, according President Juan to the CDC. Manuel Santos birth defects. said on SaturIn the midst of the concerns, Ball State day, as the disease conhas three students on tinues to spread across study abroad programs in the Americas. Zika is thought to be South and Central America, said Director of Study responsible for nearly Abroad International pro- 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly, a birth grams John Jensen. Allison Wilson, a junior defect marked by an abdigital sports production normally small head size major, is currently study- that can result in develing abroad in San Jose, opmental problems. ReCosta Rica, at Veritas Uni- searchers have identified versity to work on her evidence of the Zika infection in 17 of these casSpanish minor. Wilson, who has been es, either in the baby or in abroad for a little more the mother, but have not than a month, said con- confirmed that Zika can versations about Zika in cause microcephaly. As many as 4 million the classroom began less people could be infectthan a week into classes. “Mosquitos are a huge ed by the Zika virus by concern, and the Zika vi- end of the year, according rus only amplified that to WHO. Outbreaks of Zika have worry,” Wilson said in an email. “During our orien- previously been reported tation on the second day in tropical Africa, Southin the country, the facul- east Asia and the Pacific ty spent an hour giving a Islands, and the virus likepresentation about mos- ly will continue to spread quitos: what to do to repel to new areas. In May 2015, the Pan them, who to call if you find standing water and American Health Orgahow important it is to get nization (PAHO) issued checked out once you get an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus back into the States.” Costa Rican health au- infection in Brazil, and thorities have only detect- since then, local transed two people infected mission has been reportwith the mosquito-borne ed in many other counvirus — and both were tries and territories. To date, local-borne suspected of having contracted Zika elsewhere in transmission of Zika has not been identified in the Latin America. “I have actually reported continental United States a case of standing water and is unlikely to appear, in the form of a pothole according to the Centers in the sidewalk, Wilson for Disease Control. As of Saturday, 35 travsaid. “Within a week the hole was filled in, and el-associated Zika virus that water no longer pro- disease cases had been vides a feeding ground reported to the CDC. In Puerto Rico and the for mosquitos.” Wilson said local cit- U.S. Virgin Islands, nine izens are obligated to locally acquired vecreport all instances of tor-borne cases have standing water to a local been accounted for. As the 2016 Rio Olymhumanitarian group or even by 911, and of all the pics also approach, chatLatin American countries, ter about U.S. participaCosta Rica is the “most tion has already started safe” when it comes to to spread. The United mosquitos because of States Olympic Committee “all the prior precautions (USOC) is not suggesting any athletes skip going they take.” “We are all required to to the Rio 2016 Olympic wear bug repellent at all games in August, but USOC times. It is not just a sug- officials said they are gestion for deep wood working with the Internahikes. It is equal to putting tional Olympic Committee on your deodorant,” Wil- to locate potential danger son said. “In the morning, areas for participants, emyou spray yourself like ployees and spectators.
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EIGHT WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE ZIKA VIRUS AT HOME AND ABROAD 1. When possible, avoid places and times when mosquitoes bite. 2. Use insect repellents containing DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) or IR3535. 3. Cover exposed skin by wearing long-sleeved shirts, long pants, socks and hats. 4. Stay and sleep in screened or airconditioned rooms. Ensure all screens are in good repair. 5. Use a bed net if the area
where you are sleeping is exposed to the outdoors. 6. Use permethrin-treated clothing and gear. 7. Eliminate standing water in and around homes, and ensure that water is removed weekly from potential breeding grounds, such as tires, buckets, pet bowls, birdbaths, rain gutters and pool covers. 8. R epair cracks or gaps in septic tanks and cover open vents or plumbing pipes. SOURCE: Indiana Health Department
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ometimes 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.
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Want to make your valentine something personalized, but don’t feel confident in your crafting skills? The website Personal Creations has tons of gifts you can personalize to make a unique gift, like stuffed animals, mugs and decorations. There is no personalization fee, you only have to pay for the item itself. The site even offers two-day shipping on items.
The Magic City Music Men are delivering songs to your valentine fro $40 instead of chocolates and flowers. The group was founded as a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, founded in 1940s.
Nonprofit group in Muncie offers holiday singers MCMM provides Valentine’s Day singing for $40
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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. The group was founded in the 1940s as a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. It was the second Indiana chapter, and there are around 350 chapters in the U.S. Singing valentines has been a tradition for the MCMM for at least 20 years, said Bryan Hughes, the musical director. The group started doing singing valentines after a request was made at a Missouri chapter. “As a non-profit organization, we’re always looking for ways to keep the organization going,” Hughes said. The MCMM delivered 40 singing valentines last year
2. I LOVE YOU BECAUSE...
You can make an “I love you because” book to give to your significant other. These are personalized books, in which you can add your own pictures. The words are already filled out and spread across 66 pages full of reasons to love your valentine. But the option to write a personalized message at the beginning and your handpicked pictures give this gift a personal touch. The books can be ordered through Put Me in the Story’s website. If you do want to write your own book, but don’t know where to start, the “What I Love about You” book has fill-in-the-blanks where you can write your own responses. These are available online at Uncommon Goods or at Francesca’s in the Muncie Mall.
over the course of two days. They have performed as many as 75 times in a weekend. This year, their goal is 50 valentines. “We only have about 25 booked right now, but I’m confident we’ll book 50,” said Hughes. “Most people book in the last week.” Quartets deliver the singing valentines and can sing 10 to 15 times a day. They prepare “Heart of My Heart” and “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” for Valentine’s Day performances. “I think it’s a fun idea,” said Paige Lorey, a freshman business administration major. “I don’t think I could ever [perform], but it would be cute to get one.” The MCMM is strictly volunteer-based, Hughes said. Almost all of the performers have different jobs but often take a personal day off work to sing valentines. Hughes himself has taken off work for the past 17 years. “[Valentine’s Day] is just one of those times of the year where you can make people smile,” he said. If Valentine’s Day is too cheesy, the MCMM do perform for birthdays and anniversaries, as well.
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3. IT’S A DATE
Do you and your significant other never know where to go for a date? Need some inspiration? For Valentine’s Day, give your significant other a date night bucket list. Uncommon Goods sells a kit that comes with tons of unique date ideas for you and your significant other printed on wooden sticks. After every adventure, write the date you went on the back as a memento. You can also make your own version of this gift by using large popsicle sticks and a unique container.
4. SAVE THE STUBS
Do you and your significant other go to a lot of movies or plays? With this ticket journal, also found at Uncommon Goods, you can keep all your ticket stubs in one spot to look back on the memories you’ve shared. The journal comes with clear sleeves for you to slide the tickets into and space to write about each event. If you want to make your own version, you can use a scrapbook instead.
5. LOCKET AWAY
Want to get your valentine jewelry with a more personal touch? Give them a locket. There are tons of styles from vintage to personalized monogrammed lockets to choose from. Once you have it picked out, you can fill the inside with a picture or message.
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Beyoncé. Beyoncé. Beyoncé. What did we do to deserve her? On Saturday, she dropped the music video for her song “Formation.” It is politically and racially charged and entertaining as hell. She addresses Hurricane Katrina, police brutality and systemic racism all in under five minutes. Then, on Sunday, she blessed us yet again with her Super Bowl halftime show. Her dancers were dressed in Black Panther attire and sported 1970s afro hairstyles. Of course, this was all leading up to the announcement of her new tour. Her marketing team is ingenious. I really appreciated the Beyoncé coverage I saw this weekend. I think the mainstream media did a fine job covering her video release and Super Bowl performance, all while acknowledging her racial themes and motives. Of course, some outlets centered their focus on Beyoncé “almost falling” during her performance. Others claimed she unfairly stole the show from Coldplay. This is unsurprising, though, as some entertainment outlets center their focus on celebrities’ (especially women
celebrities’) failures. Luckily, the general public doesn’t pay attention to Beyoncé critics. She is one of the few women in entertainment who are allowed to be aggressive. She’s earned it. She’s paid her dues. Other women, however, aren’t as lucky. For example, when Nicki Minaj called out the VMAs this summer for excluding women of color in their nominations for Video of the Year, she was criticized by the media and by the general public on social media. I’m not sure why Beyoncé is so untouchable, but it is definitely a societal phenomenon. What has she done to earn the right to do and say whatever she wants without backlash from the fans? Society treats Beyoncé like they treat most men. Kanye West can do and say whatever he wants (as long as he leaves Taylor Swift alone), but his wife can’t do the same without being publicly scrutinized. I’m not trying to take anything away from Beyoncé, or say she doesn’t deserve our endless praise — because she definitely does. I just think the world would be a better place if we treated all women in entertainment the same way we treat Beyoncé.
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PRESIDENT’S LEAVE BLOW TO BSU MORALE
On November 13-15, 2015, the Ball State University School of Music hosted one of the preliminary rounds of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition. Faculty pianist Robert Palmer had arranged for this event to be held on Ball State’s campus. To support this competition, President Paul W. Ferguson showed bold leadership when he allocated funds to the School of Music to replace our aging fleet of grand pianos with new, state of the art models that were necessary to support an international event of this prestige. He correctly recognized that certain departments had been neglected over the last several years as a result of the emphasis on so-called STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) degree programs. Despite the fact that the School of Music has a music media production program, state officials do not include that among the STEM degrees. Several university initiatives over the past ten years, many of which were in response to political and budgetary pressure originating in the Indiana state legislature, placed certain disciplines at a disadvantage. This included linking the university’s budget allocations to the number of students who graduated in four years. With the implementation of the new core curriculum, academically demanding disciplines were required to adjust their curriculum so students could meet this four-year impetus. Such budgetary pressures have been the result of politicians imposing an incompatible corporate model onto higher education, which compromises academic integrity. Another initiative of the past administration that favored certain disciplines was the emphasis on immersive learning and the highly restrictive way the university defined it. As a faculty member who had experience with community engagement when I was director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, I was asked by students in an immersive learning class to be interviewed for a website the class was creating. It was the tangible “product” that would result from the class to help fulfill the university’s restrictive definition. At the semester’s end, I asked to see the website only to be told it was never completed. In time, the faculty reward system of promotion and tenure became linked to faculty involvement in immersive learning. This put pressure on faculty to recruit enough students to fulfill the minimum enrollment for their project. I know of at least one student who spent four semesters in an immersive learning program. President Ferguson recognized the educational limitations of immersive learning when he removed the “education redefined” sound bite slogan, replacing it with the more inclusive and discipline friendly “entrepreneurial learning.” The Ball State Daily News communicated a message that spoke volumes when it noted that President Ferguson became the highest paid employee at Ball State only after the departure of coach Pete Lembo. This came in the wake of the University of Missouri football team’s boycott in protest of the lack of administrative response to racial incidents on the Columbia campus that brought about the resignation of the university’s president, Tim Wolfe. Dr. Ferguson mentioned this controversy when he spoke at the Emeriti Tea that was held at the Alumni Center last December. With the hiring of the new football coach Mike Neu and its accompanying salary negotiations, the issue of how much a university is driven by big money sports inevitably surfaces in the ongoing battle between academics, politics and athletics. While the board of trustees insists the president’s resignation was voluntary, the severance package President Ferguson received, according to Ferguson’s contract, better fits the description of “dismissal without cause.” As I mix with faculty around campus, it is clear that this has been a blow to faculty and student morale. In addition, the university hiring someone experienced in “crisis management” sends the wrong message to the public and to potential donors. President Ferguson was a leader who showed us an emerging academic vision for the university. It is a shame the board of trustees would not allow him the time and the room to fulfill his vision. FORUM POLICY
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