Valentine Wishes
Valentine’s Day is one of the few polarizing holidays, and this year is no different. Depending on where you are in life, the way you celebrate may take an unconventional shape. Kids share sweet notes and candy with classmates, a couple spends the day on a picnic and a single person takes to the city for a night out with friends—or maybe someone thinks the holiday is a waste of money and doesn’t celebrate at all. The Feb. 14 holiday has a diverse range of meanings to people. As part of Prof. Miki Turner’s JOUR 431: Feature Writing course, students at USC Annenberg set out to capture the stories and experiences of the holiday of love. Read the student columns below to learn more about what college students think about Valentine Wishes.
Queer love as revolution: Valentine’s Day through a new lens
Queer love as revolution: Valentine’s Day through a new lens.
A rom-com for every mood this Valentine’s Day
Whether it’s a watch party with your VALentine, GAL(entine), or PAL(entine), here are films guaranteed to get you in your feels.
Root Source: Valentine’s Day
As today is Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d share the origins of how the lovey dovey day began. Here’s Veronique Louis-Jacques.
Trojan love is in the air
USC students are eager to celebrate all forms of love this Valentine’s Day.
Is Valentine’s Day still about romance or has it become just another day?
Celebrating Valentine’s Day isn’t just a day for large gestures, but also the small ones from our loved ones.
Valentine’s Day is just another day, except with more colors and dollar signs
Student perspectives share that the “Hallmark holiday” is only a ploy to spend more money than usual on your significant other.
How hookup culture is ruining Valentine’s Day
Students striving for romance on the holiday of love face the same obstacle: no strings attached.
