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AGGIELIFE
THE BATTALION
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Thursday, February 13, 2003
Beyond roses and chocolates
Students share the best and worst of their V-Day gift experiences
By Chris Elmi
THE BATTALION
For Sandy Strickland, Valentine’s Day is more than another cards-
and-flowers holiday
“The best Valentine’s present I ever received was a trip to
Colorado,” said Strickland, a recreation, parks and tourism sciences
graduate student. “The night before (Valentine’s Day), my boyfriend
told me to pack and we left the next morning for Montrose, Colo.
One night while camping on this trip, he proposed, and we have been
happily married ever since.”
With the pressure of Valentine’s Day approaching, deciding on the
perfect gift can be harder than deciding on the perfect Valentine.
When choosing an ideal gift, however, one can look further than the
nearest Tiffany’s.
Some students, such as Katelyn Beasley, have had success by cre
ating their own special gifts.
“The best gift I ever gave was a scrapbook full of pictures to my
boyfriend. It took a while to
put together, but going
the pictures
NEWS IN BRIEF
Antiwar demonstrators banned from
inarching near the United Nations
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday that
the city did not violate the First Amendment when it banned antiwar
demonstrators from marching near the United Nations next weekend.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it could find no errors in a
judge's ruling this week that found the city acted legally when it per
mitted a rally for 100,000 people or more, but barred a march this
Saturday.
"This is a stunning blow to democracy, to the liberties we all thought
we could rely on, even in times of hostility," said Donna Lieberman,
executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, which brought
the issue to federal court.
Teachers and directors walk off New York
day care center job in one-day strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Teachers and directors at 358 city-funded day-care
centers walked off the job in a one-day strike Wednesday, forcing par
ents of some 50,000 children to either take time off themselves or
make other arrangements.
The walkout was called to press the workers' demand for a raise — a
goal Noel Lawlor supports even though she had to ask her sister to
watch her 4-year-old son, Dameon.
"I just feel like they should be able to get an increase," Lawlor, who
could not take time off from her job as an accountant. "They have to
survive like everybody else."
About 2,000 of the centers' staff members gathered at a park near
City Hall, waving signs and chanting, "No contract, no work!"
Raglan George, executive director of District Council 1707, which rep
resents some 7,000 teachers at the centers, addressed his remarks to
Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "The time is now, Mr. Bloomberg. Give us
our money now!"
District Council 1707 and the Council of School Supervisors and
Administrators, which represents the centers' directors and assistant
directors, are demanding a 4 percent annual raise, comparable to what
other municipal workers have received in recent contracts.
Union officials said day-care teachers and administrators earn about
527,000 to $39,000 a year. Public school teachers start at $39,000.
The day-care teachers and administrators have been without a con
tract for two years.
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brought back a lot of treasured memories we had shared,” said
Beasley, a freshman biology major. “It did not take a lot of money
and it was still a good gift."
Although he was single last Feb. 14, Eric Alvarez, a freshman
aerospace engineering major, said he had a Valentine’s Day to
remember. Alvarez said he was ambushed by his friends and taken to
a strip club where he received an erotic dance.
“1 was not planning on getting anything, so it was a pleasant sur
prise,” he said. “It definitely made my Valentine’s better.”
Moriah Hronek, a freshman general studies major, said her room
benefited from a particularly extravagant Valentine’s Day present.
“The best gift I ever received on Valentine’s Day was a TV and an
entertainment center,” she said. “The worst gift is that this year I have
to work on Valentine’s, and I still have not told the guy I made plans
with yet.”
Some surprises, however, don’t always turn out as planned. Julie
Crenwelge, a freshman chemical engineering major, said she knows
firsthand the disappointment of receiving an unpleasant surprise.
“One time a guy gave me a kitten for Valentine’s,” she said. “I
love animals and it was a nice try, but you would think after six
months he would have remembered that I am allergic to cats. I had to
give it back to him or else 1 would have been pretty sick.”
Other gifts, however, show neither creativity nor effort. Shannon
Youngblood, a junior education major, said she was less than
impressed when she received nothing more than a greeting card from
her valentine.
“One time all 1 got was a cheesy card, which did not show much
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effort on his part,” she said. “It was neither sincere or personal.”
For every bad gift-receiver, however, exists a bad gift-giver. Mary
Ann Ferguson, a sophomore business administration major, said she
gave her Valentine’s date a rude awakening. Ferguson said after she
received a dozen roses, a talking frog stuffed animal, and some
chocolates from her boyfriend, she promptly dumped him.
“I had never received anything for Valentine’s before, so 1 was just
holding out for the presents,” she said. “Our relationship wasn’t
working out anyway.”
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