Etc: Valentine’s Day Edition

Since we all know that Westridge students are too busy to make actual plans on Valentine’s Day, these are some answers one could expect.    “How are you spending Valentine’s Day?”  “Having a picnic with my Spanish homework.” “Watching Teen Beach Movie with my cat.” “Definitely not with people who keep stealing my pencils.” “The usual—hanging out with my volleyball....

Thanksgiving Looking at you is like a feast for my eyes. Fourth of July You light up my heart. Easter You would be the best surprise to find inside a plastic egg. Halloween You’re BOOtiful!  Christmas You really jingle my jangles. St. Patrick’s Day I just want to lure your love into a shiny shoebox. Hanukkah I can spend all eight nights with you. Mother's Day My he...

Romance books are truly a hit or miss. Some are too cliche, others are underdeveloped, and most just aren’t my cup of tea. If you’ve been in the mood for some swoon-worthy romances (that won’t make you roll your eyes), here are my best recommendations to indulge in on Valentine’s Day. Enjoy my one-sentence blurb and don’t forget to check trigger warnings!   1. People We Meet on Vacation I’ve had my fair...

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Another year rolls around, and soon it’s Valentine’s Day: a day to share chocolates and show love. Most people know the holiday was named after the martyred St. Valentine, but most do not know that there was more than one priest named “Valentine” or “Valentinus.” So, what more do we not know about Valentine’s Day? 1. Our modern Valentine’s Day was inspired by the Pagan festival “Lupercalia,” where people sacrificed a goat and a dog in hope...

I’m sick and tired of people slandering Valentine’s Day cards for being ugly and cheesy when the only representation they’ve seen are the ones with the nauseating combination of fluorescent, neon pink, and firetruck red that springs up in the dollar section of Target exactly a week and a half after Christmas is over.  However, Valentine’s Day cards don’t have to look as ugly, corporate, and s...

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the perfect day to show genuine affection to loved ones, family, and friends. This year, instead of just giving the regular heart-shaped chocolate box and a bouquet of random flowers, impress them by baking homemade pepero! Pepero is a Korean chocolate-covered biscuit stick sprinkled with almonds, crushed Oreos, or dry strawberry chunks.  But why bake pepero? Well, South Korea has i...

DISCLAIMER: You will love to hate these jokes Science:  Q: What did the nucleobase say to the other nucleobase? A:  I wish I was adenine, so I could be paired with U.  Math:   Q: Why did the two 45-degree angles work so well together?  A: Because they were just right.  English:  Q: Why didn’t the past and the future work out together? A: Their relationship was tense.  ...