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LOUISBURG COLLEQI
Vol. XXIX, No. 4
Louisburg, North Carolina 27549
February, 1983
Happy Valentine’s Day
2/14—a history
By DAVID READ
Valentine’s Day has
“evolved” to the point where
many are unaware of its
precise meanings. The pro
truding themes of love and
giving remain steadfast,
however, the residual aspects
of the holiday i.e. its history
has fallen to the wayside.
Historically, Valentjix^ Day
was originally created to
honor the martyrdom of
Valentine on February 14,
270. Celebrations began in the
7th century but by the 14th
century religious celebrations
were replaced by secular
festivals. The quixotic nature
of what St. Valentine has
become may only be explain
ed by his acceptance as the
patron saint of lovers (for
which he is believed to have
had little credentials).
A more plausible theory is
the medieval belief that birds
mate on Febuary 14. This
belief might have suggested
that lads and lasses should
choose lovers and should ex
change gifts. The word ‘valen
tine’ was then applied to both
persons and presents. After
postal systems had been
established, the practice of
posting homemade messages,
usually in verse and tender in
nature but occasionally comic
or even course became
prevalent.
Whether derived from bird
or saint, February 14th has
proved itself to be a day of ex
pressing love. Perhaps Saint
Valentine would be pleased.
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WQLC on the air
Photo: CINDY MEDLEY
Photo; CINDY MEDLEY
Students select that special card
By KELLI SWINSON
The Louisburg College
radio station, WQLC, is crank
ing out music again this
semester but with a different
sound. Major changes have
taken place, giving the station
a new image. The image is
that of a rock music station of
fering news, weather, sports,
and special shows for the
students of Louisburg Col
lege. Some of the features
proposed are: a cafeteria
menu report, public service
announcements, a request
line, WQLC t-shirts and
Preferred Listener Cards.
Five students work at the
station and devote much of
their spare time to WQLC.
Lee Harris is program direc
tor, which involves creating a
schedule of what is to be
aired, organizing the station
and what it offers the
students, and making all final
decisions regarding the sta
tion.
Craig Wilson utilizes his
musical background as music
director. His job is to regulate
what music is played at
WQLC. He keeps up with
“what is hot and what’s not.”
Craig also takes great care
that nothing is over-played.
His creative input toward
what is played musically
helps develop the station’s
new image.
Public Service Director,
David Martin, aquires infor
mation useful for the
students, writes commercials,
handles all advertising ac
counts, and serves as a public
relations man for WQLC.
If it’s news, Steve Holland
will gather all the facts. As
news director he writes all
the news and broadcaists dai
ly. He brings to the air waves
sports; weather; local, state,
and national news as well as
student affairs.
The fifth member can only
be identified as Midnight
Mort. His true identity is
unknown. He is a student at
Louisburg, however he
prefers that he remain
anonymous in order to lead a
fairly normal life without con
stantly being annoyed by fans
64 on
your dial
cont. p. 7