COIHiAR
Volume 28 Issue 9
February 11, 1999
Submitted by: Carrie Rogers
Saint Valentine’s Day is a holiday hon
oring lovers. It is celebrated on February
14th by the custom of sending out greet
ing cards or gifts to express affection.
The cards, known as valentines are often
designed with hearts to symbolize love.
They were originally created through
one’s own devices. However, stationers
began to provide embossed, paper-laced-
edged sheets on which to write the mes
sages. They soon took on the form of
hearts detailed with doves, cupids and
blowers. Finally, stock valentines began
to be printed to save people the trouble
of making them.
The holiday most likely derived from
the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalis,
held on February fifteenth. The festival
gradually became associated with the
feast day (Feb. 14) of two Roman mar
tyrs, both named Saint Valentine, who
lived in the third century. St. Valentine
has traditionally been regarded as the pa
tron saint of lovers. Myth has it that dur
ing his imprisonment before execution
he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter,
the only person who had been kind to
him. Just before his death he is said to
have sent her a farewell message signed
“From your Valentino.”
The VOICE Club
Submitted by: Marcia Adams
As you may have noticed, all WCC buildings
have had posters announcing an all-knew WCC
VOICE Club, requesting you to become mem
bers. What you may not have known is just ex
actly what the club is. Now it’s time to fill you
all in ...
Marcia Combs Adams, currently a student in
the Medical Assisting program, undertook the
great task of theoretically fulfilling a dream
within the context of an English report. For a
while, Marcia had possessed this burning desire
to make a difference in the lives of others, espe
cially the very young, very old, and disabled.
Then, one night it came to her... “VOICE”
Volunteer
Outreach
In
Community
Efforts
For her English assignment, she took a survey
all across campus as to whether students
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VOICH Club Ofllcers