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LOVE DATES Looking for something to do with your valentine this weekend? Check out what's happening in and around New Brunswick.
FEBRUARY Enjoy a romantic dinner at the Rutgers Club at 199 College Ave. Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Reser vations for the “Sweethear ts Night Candlight Dinner” are available. Violinist Carol RedfieldVizzini will provide musical atmosphere. For more information contact Ray Mar tin at rclub@rci.r utgers.edu or call (732)-932-7139.
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Learn the skills necessar y to help save the life of someone you love at “Sweethear t CPR” from 1 to 6 p.m. at the College Avenue Gym. Training will include cardiopulmonar y resuscitation and automated external defibrillator. CPR keeps the blood and oxygen circulating. The AED can actually restore a heartbeat. Registration is $40, $20 for students with an ID. The course is open to anyone age 16 and up. American Red Cross certificates will be awarded to those who pass written and practical exams. All participants will receive a souvenir T-shirt. For more information, contact Tara Francis at tfranci@rci.rutgers.edu or call (732)-445-4874.
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Spend Valentine’s Day at the State Theatre! The theatre is offering the Sweethear t package for $89 per couple, which includes two State Theatre tickets to Moscow Symphony, two glasses of wine at the show and one Sweethear t box of chocolates. Tickets can be purchased online with the promotion code “LOVE.” They are also offering the Date Night package for $200 per couple, and includes two State Theatre tickets to Moscow Symphony, one $100 gift cer tificate to a featured restaurant and one rose on your seat before the show.
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Treat your honey to some funny this Valentine’s Day at the Stress Factory, located at 90 Church St. Tickets include a sit-down dinner with a choice of: chicken Francaise with mashed potatoes and string bean almandine, oyster-cut London Broil served with a pan sauce, mashed potatoes and string bean almandine or penne pasta in vodka cream sauce. All dinners will be served with a house salad and warm dinner rolls. Please include your dinner selection with ticket purchase. Seating begins at 6 p.m.; the show begins at 8 p.m. The show will star Helen Hong who has been featured on VH1, TLC and Access Hollywood and Rodney Laney from Comedy Central, HBO and MTV. Valentine’s Day at the Stress Factory is perfect for couples, singles and groups — everyone is welcome for laughs and to enjoy a delicious dinner! Get your tickets! Seating is limited and we always sell out!
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Sweet Talk What is one characteristic of your ideal date? “My perfect Valentine’s Day is probably just sleeping in with a significant other, doing nothing all day and having absolutely no worries.”
“If it’s too cold, I guess just something indoors, like a guy would just cook for me or something like that.”
FARZEEN ASLAM SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR
CHRISTIANA BAU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR
“As long as I’m smiling the whole time … that means I’m happy and having a good time. Wherever I go, whatever food I eat … just keep me smiling.” DORCAS ADEKOLA — RUTGERS COLLEGE SENIOR
“My ideal date would be honest.” SEETHA ANNAMRAJU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SOPHOMORE
“I think I’d want somebody who’s really funny and could keep me entertained with things we could talk about.” SHARANYA DURBASULA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES SOPHOMORE
“Respect. I think without respect there can be no relationship.” AMINA AHMED RUTGERS-NEWARK JUNIOR
“Dinner and a movie … something simple and romantic with me and that other person spending time together.” VIJAYA SINGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES JUNIOR
“Compatibility and sex appeal.” VINCENT MARTIN SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES JUNIOR DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
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Goodbye kiss ends Dr. Desire behind bars BY GREG FLYNN Like most good-bye hugs and kisses, it is better when synched with Seal’s “Kiss From a Rose.” She is California-bound. He is grainy and immobile until he moves up along the belt, heart swelling in between the clipped shots. He stands next to the security ribbon, then ducks and is right beside her. The two embrace, kiss and walk beyond the camera. But one goodbye kiss that snarled up Newark Liberty International Airport on Jan. 3 could send Haisong Jiang, a University graduate student, to prison. Port Authority Police arrested Jiang on Jan. 8 for causing a security breach on Jan. 3 at the airport, when he slipped under a security ribbon to hug and kiss his girlfriend good-bye, causing the airport to shut down a terminal for six hours. Of all the University alumni and students currently standing trial, Jiang, a 28-year-old graduate student at the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine is the most defensible. He faces petty defiant trespass charges amounting to a maximum jail term of 30 days and a fine of $500. Pictures from that day make one of the nation’s busiest airports look cramped and miserable. Jiang clearly deser ves some blame for the trouble. But some of the inconvenience should be attributed to the holes in our clucking, chiding nanny security state which allowed for
the breach and is now pretending this is the first and last time anything has snuck past them. Jiang’s duck under the security belt led Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-NJ, to introduce national legislation increasing the use of security cameras at airport screening checkpoints and exits, and imposing stiff fines and penalties on those who intentionally breach airport security. Jiang also managed to infuriate an entire state of overtaxed sourpusses, who seem to always be searching for something to be pissed off about and a way to link it high taxes. An impressive feat. The surveillance video can easily be found and residents can decide for themselves if it is heartache or deliberate disobedience that caused the commotion. Jiang’s Attorney, Eric Bruce, argues that lovesickness is to blame for the mistake and is trying to reduce the sentence to community service time. Some may deride Bruce, but we personally would like to get Bruce on retainer. It would be useful to have a lawyer willing to defend one of our many mistakes on the basis of lovesickness. For all of us well-intentioned nerds and losers who have planned that perfect kiss only to have the mariachi band cancel it at the last minute under the mistletoe, Jiang is our hero, and we stand with him in screw-up solidarity. We know he meant well. The poor schmuck was in love.
Correspondent Bill Domke shares his love advice with the wistful, hopeful and downright love-struck University students who submitted questions to The Daily Targum.
Is it true that if you don’t use it, you lose it? — V-Card Victor Absolutely. Not studying will result in a loss of brain activity. Not exercising will result in a loss of muscle. In terms of your name, well that may be the ONLY thing you can properly maintain throughout life by shoving it in a closet. (But, I’m not too sure why you would ever decide to sentence yourself to the third circle of hell anyway.) How do I not land in the friend zone? — The Friend If you’re a guy or a girl, and you’re hanging out with a member of the opposite sex for a long enough amount of time, and you’re not hideous looking, your love interest is bound to think of you in a non-friend type of way at least once. Your job would be to realize this moment and pounce like a lemur on mangos. Typically, upon meeting someone you should look to orally seal the deal within 48 hours of the first encounter. For further advice, consult “Scrubs” season one episode three, “My Best Friend’s Mistake.”
How do you keep the romance and excitement alive after being in a relationship for years? — Plain Vanilla Looking for Sprinkles I would honestly suggest roleplaying. Ever wondered how it would feel to be a Viking warrior and pillage villages, burn crops and seize a maiden and make her yours? That is probably more exciting than staying home, eating frozen pizza and watching “The Bachelor.” You also may want to consider restructuring the things you’re willing to do in public places. That’s always fun, too. What would love-flavored vitaminwater taste like? — Mr. Curious Ok, try to imagine this. Think of “Care Bears” shooting rainbows from their respective bellies. Then add puppies, kittens, baby turtles and some ponies — for good measure. Mix them up and put them on a purple cloud. Did you just vomit sunshine? Now taste that. If a girl sees a cute guy in a public place, is it acceptable
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to walk over and talk to him? How does she go about this? — Lookin’ for Love No, however it is ver y acceptable to go onto Isawyourutgers.com and be a total creeper. Going up to the guy and taking initiative like that is highly discouraged. Who do you think you are, Hillar y Clinton? But in all honesty, some guys might like that. A girl that takes initiative and is confident can be seen as both sexy and classy. I’m kind of seeing this guy but I realized what I’m attracted to most is the color of his skin. Is it bad that I probably wouldn’t want to date him if he was a dif ferent color? — T. Lova Skin color is a superficial aspect to judge a person’s worth. What are you, John Mayer, who proclaimed to his adamant fans that his penis was a white supremacist? Sure, the guy’s a demon at guitar, but come on! What was this question even about? I’m too infuriated to even answer anymore. Forget this noise.
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Your olden. G a li u J cho. Cara You Mu e v o L , er! Chulo Forevev r o m A r You
Without knowing you’ve put a smile on my face every day for the past nineteen months, I will love you until the day after (forever). -Your Spidermonkey
“In the middle of a cloud I call your name” Oh Har-leen, I Love You and the last ten months have been amazing. F + H <3
“Every morning I wake up and I think of you. With a smile on my face I’m a man in love and she’s glorious...” **Adela Happy Valentine’s Day babe! I love you. Let’s never stop chasing the fireworks, one day we might get ‘em ... forever and ever, Joey
Even though we’re hundreds of miles apart, our love is as close as it can be between two people. Happy Valentine’s Day Lessley! Love, Kevin
Aaron, you're my honey bunches of oats-pumpkin piesugar dumplings-sweetypie. I love that you're in my life and always there for me. I couldn't ask for a more perfect Valentine. I you, Cal.
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Baby, even if I was wearing white gloves, Id let you sell me a ketchup popsicle. I love you! Brittney Happy Valentine's Day! As my loving gift to you...I'll let you have the room tonight. Wink, wink. - Sassy From Freshman to Senior y e a r, e v e r y l a u g h , j o k e , & moment has been perfect because of you. We have a lifetime of more moments to spend together. I love you. From the heart of Haiti with a heart of gold, Vous dÈplacez mon ‚me. Love, Felecia
Martyna Here's to drink Valentine's Day! Cheers! Love Sara
and that if you asked me today,
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The Brothers of Sigma Chi would like to wish Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha a Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Monica Here's to havin Valentine's NIGH Cheers! Biggie Smalls
Sarah Hey Bookz You're about as best as they come. Don't cringe though. I love you! From, Best
Kodi, I wish I could be your teardrops, for what more could anyone ask for than to be conceived in your heart, born in your eyes, live on your cheeks and die on your lips? All my love, Shay
My Sugar Puffin
I love spending with you and I w stand still. Puffin Bear
Most Romantic Classi 1st Place-Chaunetta Jones
2nd Place-Jose We’ve chilled in Cape Town, cruised on the Nile, & toured Toronto, but the only place I want to be is wherever you are. I love you!
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February 12, 2010
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Dear Five-Eight, To always being on the boat... Stone Street has never had so much swag. Roses are red, fruitsmoothies are blue, hope to waste all day, doing nothing with you. Plenty of love, tons of kisses, hope some day, to be your Mrs.
Sweetheart!
You make my day when we laugh, smile, wrestle, cuddle and kiss. Cheers to another V-day!
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Since I met you, I've never felt the need to look outside at night... Because your eyes
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Happy Valentines Day! -NB
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We’ve chilled in Cape Town, cruised on the Nile, & toured Toronto, but the only place I want to be is wherever you are. I love you!
Your BFFL
You bring light to my life more hours than the sun shines in the sky. Laura, youve given me the best two sweet angel.
Hi Nikki! I know this will embarrass you, but I’m completely OK with admitting that I’m the luckiest guy in the world. All yours, RTW
I love you more than I did yesterday, Happy Vday Luvs, to Dij, and not as much as I will tomorrow.
Kiona, Samara, Chiv, Mae, Will, Jece, & Sandy. True friendship makes the world go round! Love Kimaada
ifieds Contest Winners 3rd Place-Richard Wells
Nelly, after months of dancing together will you be my dance partner for life? Marry Me? Love Evan
To my Iron Chef, You are the best secret ingredient a girl could hope for.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Hi Nikki! I know this will embarembar rass you, but I’m completely OK with admitting that I’m the luckiest guy in the world. All yours, RTW
Love, KPG
When God made you, He must have been thinking of me, because we are perfect for each other. I love you =)
"I hold the wor ld when I have yo u in my arms." -peas
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wild wintery wednesday
ANDREW HOWARD/ PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR
DAN BRACAGLIA/ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
A major snow storm blanketed New Brunswick Tuesday night and Wednesday, leaving its tenants with 16 inches of snow. Despite delays in tranportation and hazardous conditions, students enjoyed building snowmen, snowball fights and hours of digging out cars. The University cancelled classes Wednesday and issued a delayed opening yesterday due to the inclement weather.
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NICHOLAS BRASOWSKI/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
RAMON DOMPOR/ ASSOCIATE PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR