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You want to give something that could lift spirits and carve smiles—a gift that means the world to receive no matter the price. The Earth loves that idea too. Although giving gifts is a way of showing your love and affection for someone, you can still express this love while also extending your care for the environment with these eco-friendly gifts. Scented Candles are reusable and come with varying aromas. The scent your lover associates you with is one of the hardest things to forget. Whenever roses bloom, the thought of you comes to mind.

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They don’t understand the point of buying overpriced chocolates and flowers, and think that expressing love should be a daily occurrence, not just reserved for one day a year.

6. "I must say, I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation." - Maleficent

Famously dubbed as ‘bitter,’ these people are the ones who are reminded that they are single and have no partners to enjoy the love activities with. No words of affirmation, no quality time, no physical touch, no receiving gifts, and no acts of service—just them and their single

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Whenever romantic scenes occur, it instantly paints an image of you and evokes a sense of longing. Scented candles are good for three months at most, and it is safe for house pets and children too.

Yarns are not just for cats but for your lover too. DIY Flower Bouquets will never wither, just like true love.

Tangling yarns using patience and consistent pattern demonstrates perseverance and focus. Perseverance and focus demonstrate the amount of persistence despite the odds and the delays—a perfect illustration of your love that stays the same no matter the season. These flower bouquets never die, so they may stay for a lifetime. Additionally, it is a much healthier option for the environment and more practical in a financial sense as it utilizes lesser resources compared to traditional flower bouquets.

Gifts don’t always have to cost a pretty penny. Poems and love letters are romantic. These written thoughts, metaphors, and cheesy lines are timeless. Lay down your heart, let your pen bleed with the words you failed to say in person—talk about the intensity of your love. Write poems so your love remains assured inside your lover’s heart. Handwritten letters don’t require electricity, printers, or anything modern, which is also beneficial to the environment.

lives. Oftentimes, they are the ones asked to take photos of couples and be the wingman of lovers. If this is you… please don’t cast a 100 year old curse.

Regardless of what your status is on Valentine’s Day, one thing is for sure: Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love and all its forms. Whether it’s the love you have for yourself, the love you have for your friends, or the love you have for your significant other, it’s a time to spread joy, kindness, and happiness. So go out there, have some fun, and don’t forget to eat plenty of chocolates—because who needs a significant other when you have a box of truffles, right? tWS

It requires only your honest words to touch the heart of your loved ones.

Ultimately, time. All those mentioned above would mean nothing without you around. Make sure to hold your lover’s hand whenever thunderstorms come to scare. Walk with your lover around the places that remind you of each other. Talk for hours about the shore, the dogs, the leaves fallen, or anything that may seem weird to other people. Time costs nothing, but it means everything when shared with the people you regard so dearly.

The gift you give must contain a significant resemblance with you. It must be something worth holding to eternally, to timelessly be a reminder of your true feelings, and to forever be an evidence of your passionate soul. This Valentine’s Day, let us extend our love not only to our significant others, but to the environment as well for the next seasons of love to come. tWS frompage1| Cheerdance 'deferred'... of each college unit’s identity through basic cheers and yells.

Unless Silliman trains cheerdance athletes, Calingacion said, “We will always see cheerdancing as a very risky competition.”

Regardless of the dangerous circumstances that a cheerdance could bring, Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Earl Jude Cleope said that SAUCC is only deferred for this year’s return of in-person intramurals which makes it a subject for inclusion next school year. tWS classes will continue to be held at the green badminton courts in the gym. frompage1| SU Lib opens... but its lack of flooring, air conditioning, and other facilities made the proposal unviable, according to Cleope.

Other events such as the University Intramurals, varsity practices, and other university-wide events will be held at alternative venues.

On location: No better option

The decision to temporarily relocate the library’s operations to the gym was not among the University Library Council’s (ULC) initial proposals, but a suggestion by Dr. Earl Jude Cleope, Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA).

Cleope’s main reasons for choosing the gym as the area for relocation included the ease of transporting the library’s resources and convenience for students.

The administration rejected other proposals due to logistical reasons.

The first option initially proposed by the University Librarian was to scatter the library’s resources across the learning resource centers (LRCs) of the different departments and colleges.

However, Cleope said that this proposal was rejected because not all colleges have LRCs that can accommodate the library’s collections.

“The fact is that, where will the students go?” Cleope said. “And the logistics of transferring [must also be considered since] all the resources and materials [will go] to all these different places.”

Portal East was another option for the relocation,

“In other words, practicalitywise [and] cost-wise, that was out of the question,” he said.

The use of container vans came up as another option but was eventually scrapped considering all facilities and resources are expected to be transferred back to the Main Library in a year.

Doing the construction in phases while the librarians and books remained in other parts of the library was also mentioned, but was rejected by the contractor due to the scale of the renovation and the hazards involved.

“So the option that I saw was the gym,” Cleope said. “[During the consultation, we] realized that the gym would be the suitable place because it’s near the library, students can still go, and there will be no stoppage of services.”

Sarah Angiela Ragay, officer-incharge of the University Librarian’s office, said that they had concerns regarding the gym as the chosen area for temporary relocation.

“We ourselves are very concerned about [the affected events such as the intramurals, PE classes, and graduation],” Ragay said. “[But Dr. Cleope said] we have [the Lamberto] Macias [Sports Complex], [the] Luce [Auditorium, and many other options].”

On the concerns regarding the intramurals, Jane Annette Belarmino,

Vice President for Development, Enterprise, and External Affairs, said that the gym is only one of several venues for sporting events.

“[Between the gym and] a library renovation that is basically the heart of any academic institution, [which will you prioritize]?” Belarmino asked. “Library or intramurals that will only take place one week in one year? The library that will be used by all students for the entire year [or] intramural games where we can find alternative venues

The PE and athletics departments were also consulted before the relocation and agreed with the arrangement.

On timing: Renovation was urgent

While the Uytengsu Foundation, Inc. donated ₱ 120 million for the renovation of the Main Library in 2019, the renovation was only approved in November 2022.

Complications with COVID-19 and the long processes of commissioning architects, planning, bidding, and seeking approval from the donors and the Board of Trustees led to the threeyear wait, according to Belarmino.

“If you are a donor, and you had donated this amount and nothing has been done, how would you feel?” Cleope said. “And if there will be no movement whatsoever, when will the modernization take place?”

Cleope then confirmed that the the contractor has been waiting along with all the signed contracts, therefore, raising urgency levels of the project.

This is a developing story. tWS