Howdy ho, folks. Welcome to another edition of the Whim newsletter. This week is our special Valentine's Day edition. Within you'll find all sorts of special V-Day content, ranging from weird Valentine's Day websites to rants and raves regarding the holiday. So, kiss your sweetie goodbye, grab a Yoo-hoo and jump in!

STAFF NEWS
On Saturday, Febuary 8th, Whimmers Rachel and Andy Pastirik, Kevin Martin, Steve Glassbrenner, Amanda Hoffer, John Cordiano and Shaun Corley made a pilgrimmage to Chateau Morrissette in Meadows of Dan. A great time was had by all--the Whimmers ate at a truly four-star restaurant and engaged in wine tasting.

In other staff news...

Congratulations to Greg Woodruff, our staffer of the week for Edition 3. Keep up the good work Greg!

As you have probably noticed, each staffer has a star by their name. Each week, John and I count up everyone's contributions which determine the star color. Here is the star break down:

  White = 1-2 Points
  Purple = 3-20 Points
  Green = 21-40 Points
  Silver = 41-60 Points
  Gold = 61+ Points

Congrats to the following folks who moved up a star level this week!

  Mike Flick | Copy Editor
  Andrew Kinback | PR Manager
  Leigh-Ann Laney | Copy Editor
  Genevieve Limpin | Copy Editor
  Zac Martin | Copy Editor
  Rodney O'Neal | Staff Writer
  Berkley Pritchett | Staff Writer
  Jonelle Thackston | Graphics Manager
  Deanna Vestal | Copy Editor
  Steve Glassbrenner | Toon Section Manager

IN WHIM THIS WEEK

LIFE
A Valentine's Guide
Chateau Morristte, The Perfect Couples' Getaway
The Bed Post: Love Your Gorilla
Top Ten Things NOT to Do on Valentine's Day

TECH
Pheromones, the Path to True Love
Online Dating
E-Gift Ideas Made Easy
If You Can't Afford A Real Card, Send An E- card
Valentine's Day Sex Toy Jamboree
Web Composition Week 3--Valentines Edition
Submitted For Your Approval Season 4: Valentines Edition

RITZ
Staffer's Twisted Love Songs
Movie Review: The Crying Game
Staffer's Favorite Love Songs
"Valentine" Leaves You Seeing Blood Red

VENT
Just Another Day
Contrary to Popular Belief, it is Great to be Single!
A Valentine Story

SPORTS
The Fresh Prince of Sports: I Think I'm in Love
Hockey Love: Spit, Blood, and No Front Teeth
The All Star Report - Nothing But Love For Mike

TOON
The Shittiest Cartoon Ever
Tales From The 13th Grade
Litta Killas
Super Kinky Fun Comic

STUDENT MEDIA NEWS
Hey you! Yeah, you! Whim needs you... badly! We need writers, artists/cartoonists,PR folks, copy editors, and programmers. No experience is necessary- we provide all the training, and you need no knowledge of HTML or web design to work for us. If you can send an email, you can work for Whim! We hold our weekly meetings every Sunday night at 6:30 in Waldron 225.

Special thanks to Lisa Huff and the Beehive staff for lending up their bee wings for our Exec Photo this week! OK, that's a wrap for this week folks. Take care!