As Walgreens decorates its stores with heart-shaped balloons and love-themed commercials play repeatedly on our TV screens, everyone is asking their friends what they are doing for Valentine’s Day. Some people celebrate this day with their loved ones, friends or alcohol, and others just hate the holiday all together. Find out about what these NYU students are doing this year:
Ilona Selina, Media, Culture, and Communication, Steinhardt
“Well my boyfriend and I are going to Philadelphia. Where or what we’ll eat I don’t know yet. I guess it’s a surprise for me.”
“What kind of cuisine do you think he will surprise you with?”
“Probably Italian, somewhere nice with a romantic ambience. And wine.”
“That’s cute.”
“Yea, I’m sort of that romantic Valentine’s Day cliché.”
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Moriah Berger, Music Business, Gallatin
“I’m going to watch a romantic movie like The Virgin Suicides and drink vodka.”
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J.E. Choi, Psychology, CAS
“General Tso’s chicken, champagne, and melatonin”
“Interesting.”
“When I open my eyes again, I’m going to go on with my life, pretending that this godforsaken Hallmark holiday doesn’t exist.”
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Spencer Corpuz, Computer Science/Mathematics, CAS
“Well, I don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day, but if I did, I’d get her a box of her favorite milk or dark chocolates, a bouquet of fresh flowers, and have a nice three-course dinner at a rooftop lounge like Upstairs at the Kimberly Hotel.”
“What would you guys order?”
“If I went there, looking at the menu I’d probably start off with their stuffed mushrooms with goat cheese and pesto, followed by a main course of braised short rib and Parmesan polenta accompanied by a nice glass of pinot noir. Top it off with a chocolatey dessert like their red velvet cake.”
“You really have your Valentine’s Day all planned out, don’t you?”
“And a dram of Glenlivet 15 scotch.”
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Gloria Norton, Psychology, CAS
“My friend and I will probably watch rom coms and eat chocolates because boys are gross.”
“What kind of chocolate?”
“Anything with dark chocolate.”
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