Is White Day a Good Idea?

Should we change the Valentines Day we love so dearly?

Empathy of a Sticker

track logo can give even more insight on the athletic prowess of the potential student. A bright yellow “student driver” labels the student as an upperclassman, while the addition of the class-specific license plate frame can narrow down the candidate into their respective grade level.

Seeing the classic TJ bumper sticker anywhere outside of the school parking lot is an exhilarating experience. Knowing that somewhere in the car itself or the shopping center it's parked, a fellow classmate is present: another soul who knows and shares the same struggles of vectors, conics, and rotations.

The TJ bumper sticker is a perfect representation of the Jefferson name. The simplicity of its design highlights the recognition associated with our name; we don’t need flashy designs or eye-catching colors to draw attention. The letters speak for themselves. Not only do the stickers tell a tale of struggle, but of interest and identity. A Jefferson sticker alongside a crew or

Although the sticker costs money, unless you are a member of the Class of 2024 who received a complementary sticker due to our delayed entry into the building two years ago, it could be worth it to your parents. Of all the merch options available, it definitely covers the most ground in terms of letting people know you go to Jefferson, the primary directive of several parents in the community.

Regardless of whether the decision to display the sticker was made by you, or forced by your parents, take pride in what it represents. Let all of the drivers on Braddock Road know that yes, you are in fact turning left into the school, and will be blocking the middle lane.

Not actually affiliated with the color, White Day, one month after Valentine’s Day, is a tradition in some Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, when people give return gifts to the people who gave them gifts on Valentine’s Day.

Insead of a grim history like Valentine’s Day’s, which was a feast celebrated by slaying and skinning animals before beating people with their pelts, White Day has corporate origins. Declared by Japan’s National Confectionary Industry Association in 1978, created out of a motivation to sell more chocolates.

The holiday in the east has a more antiquated charm to it, as girls tend to give gifts on Valentine’s Day, while boys return gifts in the next month. With Valentine’s Day in the west, however, both genders give gifts on the same day.

White Day extends the length of the romantic season by a month, as it’s almost a societal expectation for people to return gifts in countries where White Day is celebrated. For certain people with enough rizz (as the youngsters call it), this may be beneficial to their purposes. However, for certain other people, the season for romance should be as short as they want to make it. Another aspect is the freedoms that our current Valentine’s day offers to us. Without obligations of a return gift, we have more freedom to receive gifts without consequences. Valentine's Day would be the preclude to the spring of our youth, a simple holiday not filled with tradition, but the hopes of establishing relationships. Different cultures have different holidays, but in a country that emphasizes freedom as much as America, perhaps introducing too much order would be counterintuitive to the spirit of the holiday. While an old-fashioned tradition of returning gifts would be nice, I prefer the freedom of the Valentine’s day we have now.