Whether alone, on a date or out with friends, Boston University students celebrated this Valentine’s Day with a lot of heart.
Valentine’s Day is a day focused on love, honoring St. Valentine, a priest in third-century Rome. According to legend, Valentine was a priest who defied a law that outlawed marriage by marrying young couples and was sentenced to death after being discovered, according to the History Channel’s website.
People traditionally celebrate the day by going out on a date with their significant other, and often give gifts of roses or candy to the person they love.
School of Management freshman Sophia Fen said she went with her boyfriend to dinner in the North End.
“It’s a cute, fun thing to do with a guy,” she said.
Though the prevalence of Hallmark cards and Teddy bears holding roses would suggest Valentine’s Day is the most romantic time of year, students said their celebrations were not limited to date night.
Some students chose to spend the night relaxing, rather than going out.
College of Engineering freshman David Scott chose to stay in.
“I watched “Gladiator’ with friends,” he said.
College of Arts and Sciences freshman Brittany Schwartz also said she chose to not go out.
“I hung out with friends and watched the Olympics, ate food and baked cookies,” she said.
Many students at BU took the opportunity of the three-day weekend to attend themed parties.
“I went to a stoplight party,” said CAS freshman Leanne Hoppe. A stoplight party is a type of party where people wear red if they are taken, green if they are single and yellow if they are unsure.
Other students said they chose to treat themselves by dining out.
“My friend came from New York and we saw “Valentine’s Day’ and went to dinner at the North End,” said College of Communication freshman Allie Romano. “I chose to celebrate this way because it’s a tradition with me and my friend.”
CAS freshman Krystyne Basa said she also spent Valentine’s Day going out with friends.
“I went on a non-Valentine Valentine’s Day dinner with a group of people,” she said.
Some who chose to celebrate in an entirely different way. Roommates and CAS freshmen Yelena Schuster and Arielle Valdez said they went to Canada.
“We wanted to snowboard,” Schuster said. “And there was a carnival,” Valdez added.
CAS freshman Kimberley Brunner also said she traveled over the long weekend.
“I went home for the weekend,” she said. “I had dinner with my mom.”
And for those who weren’t struck by Cupid’s arrow, BU Central hosted an anti-Valentine’s Day party on Saturday night at the George Sherman Union, complete with music, food and games.
Students who attended were, according to the event description, treated to all things “in the spirit of hating Valentine’s Day.”
Staff writer Suzanne Schivone contributed to the reporting of this article.
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