Spring Break
Forget that gift? A few campus groups have got your back
The Daily Barometer
Issue date: 2/14/07 Section: News
This is college, and procrastination is, well, pretty standard. That's why a few campus groups could be saviors for the love-struck student without a gift.
"A lot of the ladies are stopping by saying, 'oh, I like the roses,' hinting at their significant others," said Luis Palacios, whose fraternity Omega Delta Phi is selling the flowers today at 26th Street and Jefferson Way.
The fraternity hosted the same fundraiser last year. Palacios said they're offering an important service for last-minute Valentine's Day shoppers.
"People just walking around - 'Oh my God, [today] is Valentine's Day'," he said.
Others, Palacios said, are simply "stopping by to smell the roses" en route to midterms or classes.
The funds raised from the 2-day sale will benefit the fraternity's service operations and its mentoring program.
At the Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, visitors can decorate cookies, make gifts or hand-create Valentine's Day cards, said Sam Lee, a senior in graphic design.
The event, dubbed "The Sweet Factory," is free and open to the public. It runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The center is at the corner of Arnold Way and Jackson Avenue just off the Northwest corner of campus.
The event was open Tuesday as well, and Lee said traffic was steady. "It's pretty good. There's a continuous flow. People seem like they're really enjoying it," he said.
Career Services, which is in the middle of Career Week and promoting next week's career fair, is also taking advantage of Valentine's Day. A group of student workers and graduate assistant Jenny Rhodes are hosting an event called "Cupid in the Quad" from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will feature hot chocolate, music, candy and information about the career fair.
Plus, "students can don our Cupid wings and attempt to shoot Cupid's arrow through our magic target," Rhodes said.
The goal?
"We're just wanting to help students fall in love with a career," Rhodes said.
Hui-O-Hawaii is offering anthuriums - a flower not found in Oregon - imported from Hawaii. The flowers can be purchased on the main floor of Kerr Administration or in the MU Quad. Proceeds from the fundraiser help pay for the April 28 Luau, the club's major event of the year.
"The money is used to buy the food, transportation for the bands and the concert," said Reid Ishikawa, the club's president.
The idea for the sale came from last year's luau, when visitors were asking about anthuriums which were being used as decorations.
"We were thinking of how we could bring up flowers from home," Ishikawa said. The flowers being sold today were imported from a shop in Hilo, Hawaii.
Ishikawa said people have been interested in the product.
"They've been surprised that we were able to bring up such an exotic flower," he said.
"A lot of the ladies are stopping by saying, 'oh, I like the roses,' hinting at their significant others," said Luis Palacios, whose fraternity Omega Delta Phi is selling the flowers today at 26th Street and Jefferson Way.
The fraternity hosted the same fundraiser last year. Palacios said they're offering an important service for last-minute Valentine's Day shoppers.
"People just walking around - 'Oh my God, [today] is Valentine's Day'," he said.
Others, Palacios said, are simply "stopping by to smell the roses" en route to midterms or classes.
The funds raised from the 2-day sale will benefit the fraternity's service operations and its mentoring program.
At the Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, visitors can decorate cookies, make gifts or hand-create Valentine's Day cards, said Sam Lee, a senior in graphic design.
The event, dubbed "The Sweet Factory," is free and open to the public. It runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The center is at the corner of Arnold Way and Jackson Avenue just off the Northwest corner of campus.
The event was open Tuesday as well, and Lee said traffic was steady. "It's pretty good. There's a continuous flow. People seem like they're really enjoying it," he said.
Career Services, which is in the middle of Career Week and promoting next week's career fair, is also taking advantage of Valentine's Day. A group of student workers and graduate assistant Jenny Rhodes are hosting an event called "Cupid in the Quad" from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will feature hot chocolate, music, candy and information about the career fair.
Plus, "students can don our Cupid wings and attempt to shoot Cupid's arrow through our magic target," Rhodes said.
The goal?
"We're just wanting to help students fall in love with a career," Rhodes said.
Hui-O-Hawaii is offering anthuriums - a flower not found in Oregon - imported from Hawaii. The flowers can be purchased on the main floor of Kerr Administration or in the MU Quad. Proceeds from the fundraiser help pay for the April 28 Luau, the club's major event of the year.
"The money is used to buy the food, transportation for the bands and the concert," said Reid Ishikawa, the club's president.
The idea for the sale came from last year's luau, when visitors were asking about anthuriums which were being used as decorations.
"We were thinking of how we could bring up flowers from home," Ishikawa said. The flowers being sold today were imported from a shop in Hilo, Hawaii.
Ishikawa said people have been interested in the product.
"They've been surprised that we were able to bring up such an exotic flower," he said.
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