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Many people think that Feb. 14 is the day of love. On that special day, we shower our loved ones with gifts and tokens of gratitude. However, the holiday we celebrate today has changed drastically over time. It was not a holiday created by card companies, nor is it an original American holiday, despite the misconceptions of many. While many people use this day as a celebration of their love, Valentine’s Day started off as something much different than what we know it to be today. There are several theories as to why Valentine’s Day is what it is today. While no expert can say 100 percent that one theory is more accurate than another, there are some that are more accepted than others. One such theory is that Valentine’s Day was originally a pagan festival that would start off with an animal sacrifice. Women, in an attempt to be fertile for the upcoming year, would allow the men to beat them with the skin and blood of the animal for ritual purposes. The women selected would become the men’s sex slaves for the year. In an effort to Christianize the holiday, Pope Gelasius de See Valentine’s DaY on Page 2
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Though Dr. Sullivan Welborne may no longer be the Vice Chancellor, there has been a lot of interest in his position, and the search committee has narrowed the candidate pool down to five. The requirements for the position were listed as “master’s degree required, Ph.D preferred.” Junior Class President Wayne Kimball Jr. is one of the few students on the search committee. “We started out with 40 applicants and we did a prescreening of the 40 applicants based on the qualifications that were listed. After the screening we cut it down to around See V.chancellor on Page 2
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he New Orleans Saints made franchise history in Miami, Fl. on Sunday, Feb. 7, when they won their first Super Bowl title. The win seemed bleak in beginning stages as they trailed the Indianapolis Colts by 10 going into the half. Although their defense was able to contain Peyton Manning and the Colts high-powered offense, they were only able to muster 6 first half points in the first half. As a mean to accommodate students to fellowship while watching Super Bowl XLIV, the Student Union Advisory Board and the Senior and Freshmen Classes hosted a watch party in the Stallings Ballroom Sunday night. “This was for the students who are on campus who may not have a place to go, or transportation to get there,” said senior liberal studies major and Student Union Advisory Board President Dominique Trent. “Here they have a place to socialize, network, and watch a momentous event such as the Super Bowl.” For those watching in Stallings, pizza, drinks, and other snacks were provided as they watched the big game on two large projector screens at both ends of the room.
“I wanted to come out here to socialize and interact with my friends,” said sophomore mechanical engineering major Aaron Goulbourne. “That, and watch the Saints win since my Eagles didn’t make it.” During the game, the Colts seemed to have the Saints right where they wanted them, up by a point in the fourth quarter with possession of the ball. A missed field goal by kicker Matt Stover gave the Saints the ball with excellent field position. Huge excitement overtook the room when the Saints scored a touchdown on the ensuing possession and converted on a two-point attempt to take a seven-point lead. Even more emotion spun about when Manning did the unexpected, and threw an interception for a touchdown to seal the game. “Oh my God, I cannot believe he just did that,” said sophomore public relations major Steven Franklin. “I was going for the Colts and that play shouldn’t have happened.” Almost 300 students filled up the ballroom rooting for the Saints, Colts, or neither of the teams. “I love watching the Super Bowl,” said sophomore psychology major Brandi Easterwood. See saints on Page 2
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North Carolina A&T has put a new system in place for the crime log, or the blotter. The blotter is where the criminal activities that occur on campus are logged and that information is accessible to the public. In the last few weeks, there has been a noted decrease in the information included on the blotter. According to Police Chief Glenn Newell, there were several reasons for the change. One of the main reasons is that the blotter was not supposed to give the amount of information that it had been releasing to the public. “By law, the only thing we are supposed to give is what is in the current system.” Chief Newell stated in an interview. The new system was incorporated in November of last year and it eliminated the narrative section of the blotter. That portion had a lengthy summary of any incident that had occurred on campus. According to a North Carolina General Statue, the following information is considered public record: the time, date, location and nature of a crime. Nowhere in the statue does it state that there has to be an actual description of the events. The narration that had previously been included in the blotter was only supposed to be seen by a select few in the administration and not by the campus community as a whole. “Some of the cases featured were of ongoing investigations and should never have had the narrative released,” Chief Newell said. The printed narration could have affected the results of the case. The new format can actually be seen at most universities in the country. In fact the Chief stated that prior to the change in the system, A&T was not compatible with the way the blotter is run on other collegiate level systems. While The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s crime log is online and appears to have a better description of incidents, the system is the same as the one at A&T. In addition to the crime log, they also have a “Cam See Blotter on Page 2
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