Contributing Writer |Ryan Ziwa I can already hear my heart flutter as the day I have to confront the absence of romantic love in my life approaches…more commonly known as Valentine’s Day. While others make reservations, attempt to hide gifts, and clean their camera lenses, I struggle to justify my continued lack of a romantic […]
Linette Garcia | Staff Writer The concept of Valentine’s Day has been twisted so much that I don’t see the point in the holiday anymore. I’m tired of seeing the absurd commercialization of the heart-shaped holiday. I find this day incredibly tedious, pointless and funnily enough, a bit unromantic. Everywhere I look, there are subliminally-placed […]
Kailey Krantz | Staff Writer Seeing everyone around you in love this Valentine’s Day can sting when you’re single, but it shouldn’t keep us from celebrating the day. Many of us associate Valentine’s Day with romance. Especially when we’re surrounded by love songs, rom-coms, teddy bears, heart-shaped balloons and large bouquets of roses. In fact, […]
Kailey Krantz| Staff Writer Love languages are a popular way for students to learn if they’re romantically compatible. However, leaning heavily into them can perpetuate unrealistic expectations that can lead to misunderstanding their partner’s emotional needs. Love languages describe how we prefer to receive love and affection from others. These languages include acts of service, […]
Nicole Ardila/ Assistant Opinion Director Stop sitting around wondering if someone’s going to ask you to be their Valentine this year. Like, do you honestly know what that even means? We all grew up with the notion that if you don’t get a note or candy from someone on Valentine’s Day, then you’re a loser. […]
Denitsa Raichkova/Contributing Writer As a hopeless romantic, I cannot help but admire Valentine’s Day and its significance. The modern holiday originates from the Roman festival of Lupercalia and celebrates love around the world. Legend has it that St. Valentine, a Roman priest during the third century, paid with his life for preaching love. After Emperor […]
Melanie Arougueti/Staff Writer A couple of months ago, my boyfriend of two years bent down on one knee and proposed. I said yes, and since then, we have been planning a huge, international wedding. His family lives in France and mine lives in Argentina. Everyone would meet in Miami, and the summer would be spent […]
Julia Gomez/Staff Writer My boyfriend Chacid and I have been dating since June 3, 2019. Before the quarantine, we hung out almost every day. Now, we have what feels like a long-distance relationship—despite only living 20 minutes away from each other. You hear about partners driving each other crazy because they’re stuck at home together, […]
Dante Nahai/Staff Writer Netflix has a vast catalog of shows that range in genres from nonstop action to comedy. There’s at least one show made for any viewer. While we’re in quarantine until further notice, here are five Netflix originals that are worth the watch while staying inside. “Daredevil” by Drew Goddrad “Daredevil” is a […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Americans have spent the past few months adjusting to the “new normal,” waiting to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. But will they? One of our pastimes that has moved online for the time being is dating. Indeed, such an idea was unthinkable even a decade ago, but […]
by Andrea Unzaga-Burgos/Contributing Writer Whether the sweet holiday spirit of affection invokes in you butterflies or nausea, Valentine’s Day is approaching. It is so close, I can hear wedding bells harmonizing with the scraping of a spoon at the bottom of an ice cream carton, coming from the loser next door. I’ve personally learned to […]
