Soap Box: Making room for love

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief “I brought a book home for you,” my mother said one day. I immediately stopped my homework and perked up – if there is one way to my heart, it is through a good book. Mom smiled and pointed to the kitchen. I practically skipped to the table, wonder and excitement leaving a glowing trail of happiness behind my steps. I looked at the book on the table. My mouth dropped. It was called The Flirting Bible. And yes, it is exactly what the title suggests: a self-help book, teaching people how to flirt. And my mother bought it. For me. I like to make a joke of it, but is there…

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Love over the years

Kimberly Del Angel Staff Writer Video by Carolyn Bossman Love. Such a simple word, yet so powerful and meaningful; able to melt the heart into goo in a matter of seconds. What does love actually mean though? The dictionary defines it as “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.” There is more meaning to those twelve plainly crafted words though; the question that remains is: what is it? With different ages and different people, the meaning comes in a multitude of ‘versions’ and varying meanings. To uncover a broad view of these meanings, three couples of different age groups shared their story of their relationship with love itself over the years. Cassie and Justin:…

More than words: music

Ellen Cameron Staff Writer After all the late nights, after all the laughter and the tears, after all the dashed hopes and betrayed expectations, I finally let go of my first love. It was a painful process. That’s the thing about first love: you just keep hoping for better. And so I hoped, and I tried to recreate the magic, but eventually I realized that the only magic was in the memories. Yet, my first love will never really be gone, but just an unclicked click on my iPod wheel away. I feel no shame in knowing that my first love was a CD. It was called “Indian Summer” by Carbon Leaf. It was amazing….

The thing about love…

Ashleigh Heaton Entertainment Editor I have read and seen Romeo and Juliet hundreds of times, and yet I still cry when Juliet wakes up to see Romeo, dead. I have seen the old ‘60s movie version of the play, Baz Lahrum’s ‘90s modern movie remake, watched it live at Shakespeare in the Park and read the piece too many times than I intend to confess to. I still devour Shakespeare’s words, whispering Juliet’s lines under my breath as the story unfolds – hoping, all the way through, that by some miracle the ending would magically change, the words altered to leave nothing but the happiest of endings. But despite each of the many times I…

Valentine’s Day movie gives new take on love

By Frances Ruiz Staff Writer Delivering an unparalleled sense of passion, excitement, disappointment and humiliation with every bite-sized, heart-shaped candy, Valentine’s Day is a romantic comedy that not only gives an entirely new meaning to the widely celebrated holiday but also provides viewers with an entirely new take on love. Taking place over the course of one Valentine’s Day, the film begins with an overdramatized proposal between flower enthusiast Reed Bennett (Ashton Kutcher) and his girlfriend Morley Clarkson (Jessica Alba). As Bennett works throughout the day, however, he quickly comes to realize with the help of his quick witted co-worker Alphonso (George Lopez) that for himself and for many others, including his best friend Julia…