A campus gift guide to Valentine’s Day

Thanks to various Cal Poly organizations there are multiple ways to purchase Valentine’s Days goodies without leaving campus.

Flowers

Cal Poly’s floral design club is holding it’s traditional fundraiser for Valentine’s Day by selling bouquets arranged by award-winning florists.

Students can choose between four arrangements: the “Beauty and Innocence” arrangement is made up of pink Gerbera Daisies, “Romance and Perfection” consists of Black Magic Roses, “Love and Fascination” is a dozen red Carnations formed into the shape of a heart and “True Love” is made up of red tulips.

“Last year we had a large turn out and decided to expand the arrangements, with four to choose from, to offer a little more variety,” club director Melinda Lynch said. “Each arrangement is personally delivered, creating a personal approach.”

The Cal Poly Plant shop has a variety of special Valentine’s Day floral arrangements and bouquets, including balloons, potted plants and prearranged gifts, co-manager Natalie Lovgern said.

“The steal of the day is the ‘romance to go’ which is a $20 arrangement, with different varieties of chocolate and candy with mixed flower arrangements,” she said.

Arrangements and bouquets will be made before the holiday, and the shop will be open on Valentine’s Day, a very popular time of year for foot traffic, she said.

“It’s really fun with holidays, because a lot of students come, and they’re able to find something for their sweetheart, or friends,” she said. “And with our delivery service available to students it makes things easier for those living in the dorms.”

Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi is holding their annual rose sale on Feb. 12 and 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two booths set up, one in the University Union and one at Campus Market.

Fraternity president and business junior Jordan Leib thinks the event is important to raise awareness of AEPi to students. The fraternity tries to price competitively to raise turnout.

“We sell roses every year, which has become identifiable with the fraternity, and it’s always a good way to advertise who we are,” Leib said.

Fun

Peers Understanding Listening Speaking Education (PULSE) will be raising awareness about how to have healthy relationships and promote responsibility, director Rojean Damingas said.

“We will be selling condom roses and candy rosebuds to help students understand the importance of safe sex,” Damingas said.

PULSE will have a booth set up in the University Union on Thursday at 11 p.m. for students to visit and play games, each with a relationship theme and even get “married.”

“We will have games all based on communicating in relationships, and a booth set up for couples, or friends to get “married” and have their picture taken,” Damingas said. “It’s just to have a good time and enjoy relationships.”

The bookstore is having a pajama party Wednesday night from 5 to 8 p.m. and all Valentine’s gifts, ranging from cookware to picture frames, will be 30 percent off.

To up the fun factor, Backstage Pizza will be handing out free slices of pizza with the purchase of a drink, and 19 Metro Station will give free breakfast to students wearing pajamas, marketing manager for El Corral Bookstore Teresa Kaiser said.

“Everyone will be wearing their Pjs, including the staff, but the idea is to just have fun; we turn up the music, making it a very fun nighttime event,” Kaiser said.

The sale offers students a chance to save money and get creative with the different arts and crafts supplies for those interested in making gifts for their family and friends, she said.

Valentine’s items on display at Campus Market include gifts featuring Cal Poly chocolates made by the food science and nutrition department. The chocolate production course, founded in 2000, is the only one taught at an American university.