Whether spent with family or friends, watching movies or on a date, Valentine’s Day is a day to be with the ones you love. Students at BYU-Hawaii have a wide variety of plans for this day of love.Some students are planning to watch movies with friends. “I am going to have a girl’s night with my roommate,” said Maclaine Day, a freshman majoring in international cultural studies from Montana. She went on to say, “we will probably order some pizza and watch Clueless.”Brooke Parry, a freshman majoring in biology from Utah said she will be “watching movies with my roommates because my boyfriend is back at home.” However, she said she plans to send him some gifts for the holiday. Katie Callister, a sophomore majoring in business from California, is choosing to go out with friends. “My roommates and I are going to go to The Cheesecake Factory.” She said the goal is “to celebrate the single life.”Kira Nielsen, a freshman majoring in international cultural studies from Utah, had similar plans to Callister. “I am going out to dinner with my friends in Haleiwa,” said Nielsen. She mentioned that she thinks Haleiwa is fun place to be with friends. Bailey Barton, a sophomore majoring in elementary education from Colorado, however had other plans. “I will be spending time with my parents because they are visiting.” Ashlyn Jones, a freshman studying social work from California, will be spending her day in a few different ways. One of the ideas she has for herself and her friends is to attend the Valentine’s Day dance held at the school. She said she will also be “baking cookies and watching chick-flicks like the Pride and Prejudice.”Parry explained what she thinks to be the point of Valentine’s Day, “I think Valentine’s Day is a time when you show the ones you love that you actually care about them. It is like a second Christmas because I get to give gifts on a special occasion. I especially like this day because it happens to be my 2 year anniversary with my boyfriend.”These few students will be spending their Valentine’s Day with both their friends and family. The students also shared that, overall, Valentine’s Day is a fun day, whether you have a significant other or not. Uploaded Feb. 13, 2015.
Writer: Alyssa Troyanek
