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Things we do for love
by Kelly Walsh &
Valerie Hammond
staff writers
Last year my boyfriend came to my
dorm with a box of roses for me.
There were only five in the box, but I
didn't really notice the odd number
until the lead singer of a local band at
Cuppachinos asked for me by name
from the microphone. He gave me
the sixth rose and sang "Can't Help
Falling in Love with You," previously
sung by Elvis Presley.
Kathy Garnavish, 04, Plastics Engi
neering
My mother and father were
fighting, and my father left
before their dinner date. I
went out and picked up an
other dozen roses for my
mom and treated her and
my girlfriend to the best
restaurant in Butler.
Ryan Parker, 04, MIS
I don't have any sweet stories from
previous Valentine's Days, but this
year I am taking the backseat on plan
ning V-Day romance. All I know is
that I had better be ready at 6:30 p.m.
sharp and plan on missing all of my
classes the next day.
Matt Meyer, 10, Bio/Psych
When I was in fourth grade, a boy
named John gave me a life-size
Valentine's card. On the front it said
"Happy Valentine's Day." On the in
side was a map he had drawn from
my house to his.
Katie Przepyszny, 02, LA
The night before Valentine's Day, I
went outside my girlfriend's dorm,
braving the bitter cold, and built a
frosty V-Day snowman complete with
a message of my love. It said, "I love
you, Edie." Not only was she sur
prised when she saw it the next morn
ing, everyone on campus had seen it
and was talking about it. Let me tell
you, anything that you do for girls like
that they love. Little things mean a
lot. Those little things really add up.
Today we are happily married with a
baby girl.
Scott Archer, 06, EET
My junior year in high school, my
boyfriend was totally broke. He
bought construction paper and pipe
cleaners and made flowers. He put
them in my room, my locker, and my
car. When I gathered them up, there
were so many that I didn't know what
Cupid's arrows or Hallmark's cards?
Guys & girls give opinions on the day of lovers
By Traci Hamm &
Tracy Jones
Staff writers
February 14. What does
this day mean to people? It's
a common assumption that
girls love this holiday as
much as guys loathe it. It's
time to turn that around be
cause, contrary to popular
belief, men and women
alike have similar opinions
about Cupid and his arrows.
There are guys who think
that this day is made for be
ing with the one you love.
"Valentine's Day is a day to
show your appreciation and
go that extra mile to show
your loved one
how much you
care," says /10 111,
Chris Chimera,
06 EET.
Some think
that it only
counts if you
have a special
someone. Patrick Kramer,
06 Management, had this to
say, "If you're not in a rela
tionship, it doesn't mean
anything. It's a holiday for
couples." Jim Buzzard, 06,
EET, agreed, saying,
"Valentine's Day is depress
ing if you don't have some
one special to share it with."
Many girls feel that it is a
day for being with the one
you love. "I love Valentine's
Day. It's a happy holiday—
to do with them. I put them into a big
bowl and had a huge bouquet.
Stephanie Falcone, 04, Political Sci
ence
I made a perfect Valentine's Day pic
nic for my girlfriend one year. We
had a romantic dinner that I cooked
myself, on a red blanket covered in
rose petals on the living room floor.
After dinner we had her favorite,
strawberry cheesecake, that I made
with a little help from my favorite
granny.
Mike Downey, 06, Plastics Engineer-
One Valentine's Day my im
poverished boyfriend showed
up at my house with a big
heart-shaped rice crispy treat
that he made all by himself.
Susie Inman, 06, Marketing
My boyfriend, Jake, showed
up at my house, and, to my surprise,
gave me ten hours to prepare for a
week long trip in Florida. He paid
for the entire trip. Needless to say we
are still together.
Staci Shawgo, 07, Psych
One year my boyfriend wrote me a
song. We went out to a restaurant,
the same one that we had gone to on
our first date. While we were wait
ing the 30 minutes for our table, we
went out to the car where he gave me
a dozen, long stem red roses, got out
his guitar and sang me a song that he
had written for me.
Liz Cho, 02, DUS
When I was a senior in high school,
the girl that I was seeing gave me a
goldfish with a big red heart sticker
on the bowl and baked me a ton of
different kinds of cookies.
Danny Walsh, 04, Business
I got my girlfriend's locker combina
tion and put two roses in it along with
a poem that I had written. That night
we went out to Spinner McGee's
where I gave her a dozen roses.
Joe Stazer, 02, Accounting
Just before Valentine's Day, my boy
friend had his wisdom teeth out. I, of
course, had to baby him and nurse him
back to health. On Sunday night, I
had a Valentine's Day dance. He sur
prised me by picking me up with a
dozen red roses in hand and taking me
to the dance. I was so surprised. I
didn't think he could go.
Christine Kleck, 02, COMMBD
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The general consensus is
that Valentine's Day is not as
important as everyone
thinks. It is simplicity that
matters. This holds true for
many people. According to
Carrie Spaulding, 08, Bio,
"All I want is flowers." As
for Jamie Lewis, 06, Pol Sci,
"It's overrated. All a girl
needs is a box of chocolates
and a stuffed animal."
Dustin McKay, 04, Busi
ness, believes that
"Valentine's Day is a day
girls made up so that guys
have to get them more stuff."
He also thinks
that "It's a good
way to get out of
trouble by going
someplace nice."
All in all,
Valentine's Day
is a day to appre-
ciate the people
that you love. "Even if you
don't have someone to spend
it with, you can spend it with
your friends," said Allison
Bear, 04, Education.
Whether you're spending
Whether you are spending
Valentine's Day alone or
with that special someone,
remember to appreciate all
those you love, or listen to
the advice of Sandy Austin,
02, Bio: "It's a good day for
nookie."
Warm wishes and SCoyyy (Kisses
"Good Morning Boy,"
Thanks for making my trips to Bruno's MUCH more
interesting...and hotter...B-Call
Love, "Perry Munchkin"
Hey, Bongos—
Thanks for all your support last week!
Love ya all, Sweet Cake
To Ayo, my best friend,
Words cannot express my love for you and the relationship we
share. My feelings cannot reach the highest peak because they're
already there. Others cannot relate because we are just the perfect
pair. Thank you for all the effort you have shown as a true friend.
For a true friend these days, is very rare.
Always and Forever, Danielle
To Primetime, my boo,
You have been there for me in so many ways. I feel like I can talk
to you, laugh with you, or joke with you about anything. Thanks for
k'iag a iriie friend to me since we first met. You are a rare jewel
and I will treasure our friendship forever.
Love Always, Danielle
To M.E.Y.,
You are worthy of all the praises. I love you because you first loved
me. Thanks for filling the empty space in my heart. Happy
Valentine's Day.
Love, your best friend.
Bongo wishes everybody a Happy Valentine's Day! Nudge, nudge,
wink, wink
To Ultimate Praise,
Jesus is the reason for every season. He is also the reason why we
have all come together to sing his praises. I just want you all to
know that I thank you for allowing God to direct you here to
Behrend. Our choir would not have been as anointed, or blessed,
nor as spiritual if you hadn't followed his plan. God Bless you all
and I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day.
Love, Your President
\ To 2nd Floor Lawrence, Dale, and lermaine,
I love y'all to death. You guys have been the most lovable,
J outgoing group of freshmen since my class. Ha! Ha! I will miss
you all too much when I graduate. Stay sweet and don't ever
change. Happy Valentine's Day.
Love Always, Danielle
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Gretchen (Jabroni)
Happy Valentine's Day. Bye, Bye Bye!
Love, Scully
To Ti j e mo,
I am making up for last year. I just wanted you to know that you are
cool with me and I wish you a Happy Valentine's Day. One more
thing, "shake your booty in the name of JESUS!"
Love, Danielle
To Tonya, Adrian, Buena, Liz, Sankar,
Thank you all for the times when I needed transportation. You guys
always came through. I really appreciate it. Happy Valentine's
Day.
Love, Danielle
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The many histories of Valentine's Day
by Christine Kleck
staff writer
Valentine's Day is right around the
corner. With all of the "love in the air"
and conversation hearts being ex
changed from sweetheart to sweet
heart, many of us tend to forget, (or
just don't know) the real reason for
this February 14th holiday.
Although there are many versions
of the origins of Valentine's Day, these
are the most
popular rea-
sons that
love is in the
air during
this time of
year, accord
ing to John
Shepler in
his book,
Writing in a
Positive
This first
origin is said
to be a favor-
ite of many
environmen
talists. The
romantic and
the "I'm sick
of winter"
of an in
dividual is
said to most
likely be present inside of us around
the middle of February (February
14th). These romantic feelings tend
to draw us to cuddle with our sweet
hearts around cozy fires.
The "I'm sick of winter" feeling
tends to create a new energy in us to
love others and to prepare for the com-
ing of the new season of spring. The
colors of Valentine's Day (red and
white) are said to come from the new
red spring tulips that are suppose to
start blooming in the snow around the
middle of February.
Many Christians believe in a sec
ond origin of Valentine's Day. They
claim that we owe our valentine tra
ditions to St. Valentine, a priest in
Rome during the rein of Emperor
Claudius II in the third century.
Claudius was said to be very frus
trated at the time, because no one was
willing to volunteer to expand the
army of Rome. The men of the 2605,
believed in the phrase "make love, not
—the confession heart. With
this you can say, "Umm... while you were
gone I...and everything they said that I did
really happened," but it will all turn out okay
because you confessed so tactfully by using
this sweet candy phrase. This heart may also
be used on Jerry Springer in a special "I stole s o
my boyfriend's, ex- lover's, midget" episode. 2,
#l3 "Ask me"—did rumors start about what ? A .
you might have done at a party the weekend
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before V-day? If you catch someone inquir
ing, slip them this heart so that you might have Mitoi,. _
the chance to tell the real story (or one made "e/fik
up to save face).
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#l4 "Got love"—this heart may either ask - N • •
or answer a question. It could be taken as fol
lowing the flavor of the "got milk?" ads, but I * *
as a sweeter inquiry. However, it could also v i)
be used as a way to politely express your non- •
single status.
Fun combinations
6+9 =if his/her kissing needs to be upgraded *•!-.
3+4 = if kissing isn't enough •
12+3 = they don't believe your story ,
13+4 = I'm the teacher's pet
10+x = a creative fill-in-the-blank game that ar
may enhance the V-day celebration
4+l = the upside of being single
war." No one wanted to leave their
wives and families to join the army,
for fear that they may never come
back.
Emperor Claudius ran out of pa
tience, so he used his powers to ban
engagements and marriages in Rome.
He though that if the men couldn't
marry then they would have to join
the army. This angered many young
people. They continued to get married
in secret, but only if they could find a
exchange vows in silence.
Eventually, Valentine was discov
ered and brought before the Prefect
of Rome who sentenced him to death.
As he waited to be executed, his
friends came to the jail with flowers
and notes of encouragement.
One of his most supportive friends
talked with Valentine for hours to try
to keep his spirits up. The two fell
completely in love with each other.
On the day he was to die, February
14, 269 AD, Valentine wrote her one
final note of thanks for her friendship
and loyalty and signed it, "Love from
your Valentine."
In 4%, Pope Gelasius set aside Feb
ruary 14 to honor Valentine as Saint
Valentine. As the years went by, Feb
ruary 14th became the date for ex
changing love messages, and St. Val
entine became the patron saint of lov
ers. Sending poems and simple gifts
such as flowers and candy marks this
date.
priest that
was willing
to break the
law by mar-
rying them
Saint Val-
entine was
one of a few
who sup-
ported the
young
people. He
met with
couples in
private areas,
lit only by
candlelight
(this is said
to be one of
the origins of
the "roman
tic candlelit
dinner for
two"). The
two would
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