Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from The NewsHouse
By NewsHouse Staff
February 13, 2012 - 5:15pm
Syracuse University students, young children from the Bernice Wright lab school and The NewsHouse lead producers wax poetic about love.

Valentine's Day has never been simple. Everyone has an opinion somewhere in between on what they think love is. Accordingly, the NewsHouse decided to ask, because clearly we can't pin it down, right? We talked to the Bernice M. Wright Child Development Lab School to get their opinions as well as the views of SU students across the hill. Read the staff's answers below:

Valentine's Day Playlist
By Leah Harrison
February 13, 2012 - 4:04pm
Josh Breeden and Leah Harrison outline their latest holiday playlist for Valentine's lovers

William Shakespeare had a pretty good grasp on the concept of romance (unless you count Romeo & Juliet.) The king of romance once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.” Whether your valentine prefers the sounds of the 21st century, or has a taste for tunes a bit more aged, we’ve got you covered. Here it is: Josh & Leah's 2012 Valentine’s Day Playlist!

Never Have I Ever: Valentine's Day Edition
By Pete Wayner
February 10, 2012 - 11:54pm
In this video blog, Pete and Leah choose adventures in Syracuse to celebrate the annual day of romance by choosing activities for each other they've never dared do before.

Whether you view Valentine’s Day as your personal Casablanca or the annual zenith of Hallmark mind control, the best way to celebrate is joining someone you really like doing something new with. Pete Wayner and Leah Stacy, couple and partners in crime, each picked something the other has been afraid to do . . . until now. Happy Valentine’s Day!

‘Locks of Love’ donors give on V-Day
By Patrick Schnobrich
February 14, 2011 - 5:08pm
Local salon launches annual cut-a-thon.

SYRACUSE, NY -- Valentine's Day is about showing that special someone just how much you care. But for some, it's a way to show people they’ll never meet  how much they care.

"Locks of Love" is a non-profit organization that gives hairpieces to children diagnosed with long-term medical hair loss.

With the help of local donations, Sammi's Beauty Box in Mattydale, New York kicked off its annual cut-a-thon.

What we're reading: February 14
By Valentina Palladino
February 14, 2011 - 12:04pm
A round-up of food-related articles and recipes we're digging into today.

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SU appoints first pagan chaplain
By Ivory Hecker
February 15, 2010 - 11:43am
Plus, new medical schools open nationwide and 'Valentine's Day' movie holds solid box office lead after opening weekend.

Hendricks Chapel's new chaplain is the first pagan to join the Chaplains Council at Syracuse University. In line with the university's goal of broad religious representation, Mary Hudson took her new position as a sponsor of community outreach on Feb. 1.

Valentine's Day with Joe Blum
By Erica Sanderson
February 13, 2010 - 4:45pm
After years of rejection, Joe Blum finally nabs a Valentine.

Joe Blum delivers all his best pick-up lines in his conquest to win a date on Valentine's Day. But his suave suit, nice bouquet and sweet smile isn't impressing the ladies. Just when he begins to lose all hope, Blum bumps into fate, and a girl named Bridget. Watch the greatest Syracuse love story unfold.  

Lovesick on Valentine's Day
By Eric Vilas-Boas
February 10, 2010 - 10:52pm
Joe Blum finds love just in time for Valentine's Day in an Orange Shorts Production.

February 14th is the day we can be closer to others than molecular bonds allow. It's also the day we can spend lonelier than anyone on the planet. We welcome it with our current partners when we aren’t cursing our ex-lovers for dumping us. We crave it as much as we dread it. Yes, Valentine’s Day is upon us yet again, and The NewsHouse brings you this special Orange Shorts Production to commemorate it.
 
If you want to find love like Joe Blum, here are our tips for a romantic and successful first date: