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Site offers customized Valentine’s screensaver BY CARRIE GIVENS ASSISTANT MIX EDITOR On Feb. 14, students around campus will be receiving flowers, giant heart-shaped balloons and chocolates from their significant others. Many students will also buy creative gifts picked for their special someone. Connecticut based company Effusive Media is now offering a unique Valentine’s Day gift of a personalized “I Love You” screensaver. The screensavers, found at www.iloveyouscreensavers.com, feature 3-D floating hearts and 3 D “I Love You” text. The recipi ent’s name can be added to the screensaver. In addition, the screensaver comes with a cus tomize option. E!ffusive Media said in a news re lease that its product offers a unique benefit to people, the ability to say “I love you over and over again without ever being in the same room.” Effusive Media said its screen savers are perfect for college students because they are very affordable, they are a gift that will keep on giv ing, they “make a kewl dorm even kewler,” they are easy to purchase and are a simple way to be original. Second-year criminal justice and computer science student Chris Herring said people “would consider changing their screen saver to a scrolling marquee that said ‘I Love You,’ but who uses screen savers any more?” Second-year chemical engi neering student Ben Meekins said he thinks the Valentine’s gift of a screensaver would be too imper sonal. “It could be good for someone that hasn’t been together for too long if it’s not overly mushy-gushy romanticism,” Meekins said. However, Effusive Media said an “I Love You” screensaver is a perfect gift that will outlast flowers, chocolate and possibly the teddy bear, too.” There are more than 200 per sonalized screensavers to choose , from. The pre-made screensavers are $12 and the made-to-order screensavers sell for $18. The screensavers require Windows 98, 2000, NT, ME, or XP and Flash 6.0 player. The screensaver is avail able for download from the Web site after it has been purchased. Effusive Media also offers a 14 day trial of the “I Love You” screensaver at www.ilovey ouscreensavers.com. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocknews@gwm.sc. edn Singles’ Music Mix A mix for everyone who doesn't have that special someone on Valentine's Day - songs about break-ups and bad relationships or finding love in other places. “Jaded” by Aerosmith “Kim” by Eminem “Untouchable Face” by Ani DiFranco “Song for the Dumped” by Ben Folds “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day “Bad Day” by REM “The Good Times are Killing Me” by Modest Mouse “My Bad” by Ray Von “Instant Pleasure” by Rufus Wainwright “Body Parts” by Jump, Little Children “I Touch Myself’ by The Divinyls “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks “Extraordinary” by Liz Phair “Last Dance With Mary Jane” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers u\ Hvt Suh SaIos^ Hit CompLtft You* ‘Suddenly SIN «Body Wmps -Tanning -Sprayen Tan - Temporary USC Tattoos T*s f AAJU.A0 for A IMOAfkl 2301B Bush River Rd. - Colw*bi«, SC 29210- 80S-?98-5954 YOU WILL BE FINED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE COULD CET YOU A FINE OF UP TO $300 AND/OR IMPRISONMENT UP TO 30 DAYS AND SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S 777 771R I LICENSE FOR FIRST OFFENSE 1111110 L 1