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WEQNEsdAy, F edruary 9, 2000 Saint Valentine’s Day The origin ofyur Valentine's traditions MANDY GOOD Sports Editor St. Valentine's Day: 5th Century, Rome. As early as the fourth century B.C., the Romans engaged in an annual young man's rite to pas sage to the God Lupercus. During this time period, Emperor Claudius II is sued a law forbidding marriage. He did this be cause he felt that married people made poor sol diers because of the.emo- tional ties they cre this, Valentine was put in prison and ated. So in stead of hav s e n - tenced to ing long term death. Dur mates, the would have a lot ing the time tery each year that that he was in would determine prison their mates for the following year. awaiting A man named Val execution, first V-day entine was enraged he fell in card was sent in love with about this and he se- • c. 1415 by cretly invited young Charles, duke of the blind Orleans, to his daughter lovers to have a pri wife while he was of the vate wedding cer imprisoned. jailer; her emony. Once Claudius heard of name was Asterius.. Through his unswerving faith, he miraculously re stored her sight. On Feb. 24, 270 B.C., Valentine was clubbed, stoned, and then be headed. Before he died he wrote a farewell mes sage to his love and signed it, "From Your Val entine," a phrase that would live long after the author died. Valentine Cards Traditionally in mid February it was the Ro man time to meet and court prospective mates. The Lupercalia estab lished the practice of giv ing Valentine's Cards. While no one reinstated the Lupercain lottery (un der penalty of mortal sin), Roman young men did be gin offering the woman that they were courting a handwritten greeting of affection on February 14. The cards also ac quired St. Valentine’s name. The earliest card was sent in 1415 B.C. by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the Tower of London. The card is now in a British Museum. The first American pub lisher of Valentine cards was printer and artist Esther Howland. Her elaborate lace cards in the 1870s cost from $5 to $10. Some of her cards sold for as much as $35. Since then the Valentine's card business has flour ished. With the exception of Christmas, Americans ex- change more cards on Valentine’s Day then any other time of the year. on’t we all wish that love could be like it is in the movies? The guy would always get the girl, relationships would always be easy to maintain and no matter what happens, there would always ¿»e a Jiappy endin8- Unfortunately, love doesn’t always have a Hollywood spin on it - although there are those few oddballs together andywe spend our time wondering when they're hiding. ^fidUfiose of us who don’t have the luxury of a picture perfect relationship. well, we can always live vicariously through the bliss and happiness of others. So, in honor of Valentine's Day here is a list of romantic films to watch if you feel like basking in the warm-fuzziness of Hollywood love. • **• *Lj*ttle’Women Romantic Movies: :jn no particular order) / • Ever After Sleepless in Seattle • An American in Paris: •^Addicted to Love > When a Man Loves a Woman J While you Were Sleeping • Breakfast at Tiffany’s • Meet Joe Black Jerry Maguire The Wedding Singer • Casablanca Far and Away Notting Hill A Room With a View The Princess Bride The English Patient An Affair to Remember Dirty DatfSftg/’4^ 16 Candles Pretty Woman J 1 •.«Gone with the Wind f'T X \ • The Sound of Music My Girl Much Ado About Nothing RomanHoliday SpJ My Fair Lady Moonstruck An Officer and a Gentleman Joe vs. the Volcano 7 Brides for 7 Brothers When Harry Met Sally Romeo and Juliet z Pride and Prejudice fajp Gun Say Anything... Romancing the Stone Somewhere in Time My Best Friend’s Wedding Shadowlands J So I Married an Axe Murderer Braveheart Runaway Bride French Kiss ’S ’Here comes the bride’ familiar song for ASG JOHN THOR BURN MEGAN OLDENSTADT Wedding bells are chiming within the walls of the ASG offices this year. The echo is a familiar sound for the student government. DeWayne Kelly, this year’s Environmental Senator and Emily Offield,“the Public Rela- tionsOfficer are engaged to be married this August 4th. Kelly cites that his love for Offield stems from "her constant friendship and support." David Hartmann (previ ously David LeDoux), last year’s ASG President, became engaged to Chris tine Reed, Legislative Of ficer this past fall. They plan to wed this August, as well, nj ‘ ‘ ’• ’ Amy Crooks (previ sweetheart from Canby, Jeri Scarborough. ously Amy Lundy), Leg ‘ ‘ ® Advisor for Stu- ~ islative “We were voted the dents, is a former student Most Opposite Couple in and member of ASG. She high school,” noted met her husband, Alex Caudle, who now works (previously Guy Crooks) in the counseling and ad- while in ASG when she vising center in the com- was president 1994-95. munity center. “Jeri is They tied the knot in great because she puts the summer of 1998. up with all of my crap, ba- Mike Caudle, ASG sically. I’m not the type President 1995-1997, of person who shows a married his vjee-presi- lot of emotion in a rela- dent and high school tionship, tic and she is. She ■ HHHi ■K puts up with me,” They were married this past July 16. Scarborough is now a finance officer for U.S. Bank. "Everytime somebody joins ASG, we make them sign an agreement that if they marry someone else in ASG and they get divorced they have to make a large donai'ion to the foundation office," joked ASG Advisor NormBerney. ■ WX A former editor of the Print and a former ASG president met while at Clackamas in the early 1990s and then pro ceeded to get married. They are currently di vorced with a son. This confirms the long-standing rumor that the Print and the ASG are in bed to- gether. Happy Valentine's Day!
