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	Vol.7, No 71, February 9, 2000
	Valentine artist a mystery By Marten Lewerth Daily Forty-Niner When Linda Ennis came to work early Monday morning, she noticed that someone had painted red hearts and smiling angels on the tinted windows of the University Music Center. Ennis, a secretary for the music department, said she first thought a student was responsible, but soon found that colleague Cynthia Perez had witnessed someone painting the Valentine's decorations Sunday. Perez, a part-time lecturer with the music department, said she was in her office around noon Sunday and noticed an elderly man casually painting a window. "I thought about going out to talk to him, but I was in a hurry so I didn't do anything," she said. Perez said he was wearing brown pants, a creme-colored shirt and baseball cap, but did not get a look at his face. Perez said that Judith Bell, Music Resource Center manager, may know more about the situation. When asked for comment, Bell smiled, then answered only "It's a very sentimental thing for someone to do." Adding to the mystery of the unknown artist is that similar decorations have turned up elsewhere on campus. Freshman Katie Totoonchie, an office assistant in the music department, said she noticed a big heart, two angels and little cupids painted on the windows of the Parkside dining hall Monday. She also said she saw a man matching the description given by Perez painting a Santa Claus at the dining hall in December. Hearing Totoonchie's story led Ennis to believe that maybe a campus landscape worker did it as a gesture to raise people's spirits, she said. No one in the office of the music department seems to mind the decorations. Additionally, Ennis said campus police were not called because the paintings are not vandalism. "The angels are a little strange looking, but who knows what angels look like," she said, adding "We get so paranoid about people doing bad things, that we forget people do good things too." Jamie Likely, a junior majoring in music-performance, said the paintings don't bother her at all. "This is the first time I've seen any kind of decorations, and I've been here off and on since 1994," she said. Dewayne Wolfe, the associate director of Facilities Management at CSULB, said he had no idea who might be responsible. He also said that no one under his management works on Sundays. "We do have some artists, but not anybody who would take it on themselves to do this on a voluntary basis," Wolfe said.		Valentine artist a mystery   Sandler to visit campus   CSULB drops land plan   Teacher education goals being met, CSU report says Contributions mean buying politicians Ballad Session offers romantic songs in time for upcoming holiday   Lox's 2nd CD decent attempt for hip-hop group   Imports offer great music in spite of high price Women's team adds players Spring 2000 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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