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The George-Anne Student Media Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 2-14-2007 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (2007). The George-Anne. 2012. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/2012 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Southern Georgia Symphony to play Sunday I NEWS p. 2 A cafe with no price tags | BRIEFS, p. 3 Study abroad offered High: H58 I Low: 32 in Alaskan parks i NEWS, P. 2 Partly Cloudy GSU falls to FSU Volume 79 Number 75 Softball team loses first home game | SPORTS p. 6 Bill Neville reflects I OPINON, p. 4 f I 1 f*\ A DAILY THE GEORGE-ANNE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,2007 Marriage gives college students a new perspective By Maria Folsom not an easy one," Robinson said. "First, you mixed reception. is most prevalent on college campuses. studies," Caldwell said. Staff writer have to know who you are before you can be "There were concerns about school, my John Lovell, a junior business major, Caldwell goes on to suggest that couples The common order of events for many anything to someone else." involvement in pageants and other issues credits his being older and more experienced receive some form of individual and premari- college students is to graduate from school, Latesa, a sophomore majoring in creative that my family and friends wanted us to in life with the decision to marry as a col- tal counseling before engaging in the lifelong embark one that long-awaited career path writing, sees time as a crucial factor that can consider," Lovell said. lege student. promise of love and commitment. and then get married. make or break a newlywed college couple. "However, I believe that there is no ideal "Being an upperclassman, you have more "You have to clearly establish an identity However, some students have opted to "Between classes and work, the two of time to get married. If you have the resources of an idea of who you are at this point in before and throughout the marriage in order do the latter first. you have to balance out your schedules and and support of one another, then it's worth life," he said. for it to be a successful one," said Caldwell. During a time when establishing one's make time for one another," she said. going for." "Having someone there to support you When asked about the chances of his identity and future aspirations are major con- "However, it can be a good thing because Many students find emotional, social and solidifies the relationship," he said. marriage standing the test of time, friends, cerns for students, getting married in college we have this earlier experience in planning financial advantages to getting married while Jodi Caldwell, the assistant director of family and final exams, Forrest Robinson can be beneficial as well as challenging. our lives around one another as opposed still in school. the Georgia Southern Counseling Center, answers to the many myths that plague fail- Forrest Robinson proposed to his girl- to dealing with these problems later as we According to the most recent survey believes that married college couples en- ing marriages. counter similar issues as other couples, but friend, Latesa, during her two-year deploy- begin our careers." compiled by the United States Census Bureau, "I don't believe in the idea of a 'soul mate'," Rebecca Lovell, a senior public relations men and women between the ages of 20 and with special consideration. Robinson said. ment in Iraq. Robinson, who is pursuing a master's in major and a former Miss GSU, agrees that 34 account for 24% of all marriages. "Married couples in college juggle "For any marriage to survive, the roles multiple roles as a student, a group leader, don't simply consist of being someone's community health, heavily weighed the pros time is a crucial factor. This trend in marital status among young or a volunteer, so it's important to find the and cons before "popping the question." Upon announcing her engagement to adults is a staggering contrast to the country's husband or wife. At the end of the day, you climbing divorce rate and the single life that balance between your relationship and your have to be each other's best friend." "The decision to marry in college in her boyfriend, John, the couple experienced Valentines A brief celebration history of not what it dentines Valentines used to be Blogging your heart away Day rituals By Marshall Brian Historical records McClatchy Newspapers reveal a thin line Valentine's Day is here, and it is a huge event in the United States. How between love and huge is it? It is so huge that Americans will send nearly 200 million Valentine's hate on V-Day Day cards to each other. (And that doesn't count the billion little Scooby-Doo and Spongebob cards that kids give to each By Kathy Antoniotti other at school.) McClatchy Newspapers Then there's the tons of chocolate we give each other, the millions ofbouquets.... Much as we love to get sentimental We will collectively spend over $ 13 billion on Valentine's Day, the world has never celebrating Valentine's Day this year. stopped spinningbecauseyoungpeople That's a lot of money. It's about $100 want to find true love. for every household in America. Actually, historical events of Feb. 14 So how did this holiday get started? prove it might be more realistic to rec- Why do we set aside a day for romance ognize the thin line that exists between on February 14? love and hate. It turns out that Valentine's Day is an While you may prefer to dwell on ancient tradition, and the whole thing is expressions of love, some pretty har- absolutely fascinating. rowing conflicts have occurred on St. First of all, we need to understand Valentine's Day. where the tradition began. To do that, we need to ride the For example, gangsters, masquer- Special Photo lllustration/MCT ading as policemen, shot and killed Wayback machine all the way back to seven members of a rival gang in 1929 something like 300 BC. Here we find Prohibition-era Chicago. Students use Myspace and Facebook as online dating services the Romans celebrating a pagan festival Ironically, the event will forever be called Lupercalia. known as the St. Valentine's Day Mas- This feast occurred on February 14 and sacre, in contrast to more commonly By Cristy Smith Hollywood's depiction of cyber-love. est on the internet," Alex Harvey, sophomore 15. During this festival there was a very accepted Valentine traditions. Staff writer "I think it's possible to find true love with all biology major said. interesting lottery. Women would write On Feb. 14,1779, famous English ex- the dating sites like www.match.com, makes it In an on campus survey 30% of males their names on cards that they would plorer and navigator Capt. James Cook, Most of us use the Internet to keep in easier to find someone that's compatible," Atua and 20% of females said they had met up with put into an urn. who is believed to be the first European touch with family and«friends through email, Emu, a junior broadcast and production major somebody off Myspace or Facebook, whom Men would pull a card at random from to visit Hawaii, was set upon by native Facebook and Myspace, but with all the said. Some on campus don't seem as optimistic they did not already know. The GSU survey the urn, and then try to find and pair up Hawaiians and murdered. intimate personal details you can share and about the idea of finding love on the Internet also showed 40% of males and 33% of females with the woman who wrote the card. And King Henry VIII, who was too display on the internet, is it possible, to find and have more of a traditional attitude. would consider dating via the internet As Rome converted to Christianity, preoccupied with doing away with one "True Love?" "I don't think you can find true love on the The internet has shown to be a great tool this pagan festival became a sore spot. wife to make room for the next, actually Many Georgia Southern students admit to Internet. I want to meet in person to get to know for keeping in touch, networking and is even So, in 496 AD, Pope Gelasius I declared declared the date a holiday for the first using Facebook or Myspace as a dating tool, someone, because people can be dishonest on being used by some GSU students as a dating that February 14 would be a holy day set time in 1537. while others claim they would never think the internet," Bryan Salter a senior broadcasting tool. Using the internet to date could blossom aside to honor Saint Valentine, the patron Although we don't really know the about using cyber space as a way tp meet date major said. Many others also expressed concern into love, but keep in mind, that the internet saint of lovers. origins of the holiday, a young priest prospects for themselves.
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