Last week, Bear News Reporter Jaylen Lee decided to debate University of Northern 黑料社区 students as to why Valentine鈥檚 Day is not dead. With a table and flowers set at the University Commons, Jaylen was ready to debate his peers.

While the holiday may not have the same appeal it once did, it鈥檚 clear that Valentine鈥檚 Day, in some form, continues to hold a place in students鈥� hearts. At first students tried to prove to Jaylen that Valentine鈥檚 is not dead by commenting on his shoes, and another student explaining it鈥檚 because of the way her parents treat each other.

After two student interviews, students must have been spending quality time with their significant others, because nobody wanted to debate Jaylen. So, Jaylen decided to walk up to students and interview them on their opinion of valentine鈥檚. 

鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 always have to be a relationship,鈥� Said Nick Ellis, a second-year student at UNC. 鈥淚t can be family, friends, etcetera.鈥�

The common theme among most responses was the sense that Valentine鈥檚 Day no longer has the same significance it once did. While some still embrace the holiday, many students feel it has lost its charm or become overly commercialized. 

Jaylen wants all of UNC to know that, in his heart, Valentine’s Day is not dead. He hopes to see everyone spreading the love. So go hug a neighbor, hold the door for someone, or just spend time with a loved one.