In this Valentine’s Day edition of Dave by the Bell, Dave and University Communications intern Madi chat it up with friendly passersby to get at the heart of this question — “What is the most romantic place on campus?”
Dave Blanks:
Hello, friends. I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications, and I was going to talk today about Valentine's Day. What we're going to do is ask students what the most romantic place in all of campus is. I was going to go see if Madi , our intern, wanted to come along. So, let's go do that.
Hello.
Madi:
So, jacket?
Dave Blanks:
I'm not wearing a jacket, based on what you said. You said you got hot.
Madi:
Fine. We won't wear jackets.
Dave Blanks:
Madi , no jackets for this one. There are romantic places on campus. We're walking right now by the-
Madi:
By the hand statue.
Dave Blanks:
...church hand statue thing with the wheelbarrow. I don't think that's a place.
Eliza:
My name's Eliza.
Dave Blanks:
So Eliza, Valentine's is coming up. Did you know?
Eliza:
Yes, it is.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah, it is. Is that an exciting thing for you? A positive thing?
Eliza:
It is exciting.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah?
Eliza:
We're going to go up here.
Dave Blanks:
Okay, let's go up here.
Eliza:
I got my first boyfriend a couple months ago, so this will be... We're going to go this way?
Dave Blanks:
Yeah, let's go this way.
Eliza:
This will be my first Valentine's Day with someone.
Dave Blanks:
Very sweet.
Eliza:
So it'll be fun.
Dave Blanks:
Cool. Yeah, yeah. Are you a freshman at App?
Eliza:
Yes, I am.
Dave Blanks:
All right. Excellent. You're doing the whole college experience thing.
Eliza:
Yes, I am.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Good for you. Okay, so if you had to spend it on campus somewhere, where's the most romantic place?
Eliza:
I really like the duck pond.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah.
Eliza:
That little shelter.
Dave Blanks:
Oh, yeah.
Eliza:
I think that's fun.
Dave Blanks:
All right.
Eliza:
Get bagels or something.
Dave:
Dude…the duck pond!
Savannah:
Savannah.
Dave Blanks:
If you had to pick one?
Savannah:
The duck pond.
Dave Blanks:
The duck pond?
Savannah:
I think it's cute.
Dave Blanks:
You think the duck pond?
Savannah:
Could be kind of cute. Yeah, you could do a little picnic or something.
Dave Blanks:
Oh, okay. That's good. That was a good answer.
Jacob:
I'm Jacob. The solarium, maybe.
Dave Blanks:
You think the solarium?
Jacob:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
All right. Why the solarium?
Jacob:
There are a lot of plants and sunlight, I guess.
Dave Blanks:
Right?
Jacob:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
What about outside?
Jacob:
It's cold.
Derek Carter:
I'm Derek Carter. A romantic place on campus?
Dave Blanks:
Right.
Derek Carter:
I'd probably just take her to my job, the cafe. Cascades.
Dave Blanks:
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Cool. Right on.
Derek Carter:
They have a Valentine's Day drink, so I'll probably give that.
Dave Blanks:
What's the Valentine's Day drink?
Derek Carter:
It's like chocolate and strawberry.
Dave Blanks:
That sounds good. Is it expensive?
Derek Carter:
It's like $6.
Dave Blanks:
College student can swing that for Valentine's Day, right?
Derek Carter:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
All right. All right. Excellent.
Evan Rice:
I am Evan Rice. Okay. This is a curve-ball. Me and my girlfriend just broke up a week ago.
Dave Blanks:
Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.
Evan Rice:
I'll probably just go for a picnic. I'd start here.
Dave Blanks:
We're on Sanford right now.
Evan Rice:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
Okay.
Evan Rice:
Maybe a walk on the trail back there. End up at the baseball field.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Yeah.
Evan Rice:
What have other people said?
Dave Blanks:
Duck pond. How do you feel about duck pond?
Evan Rice:
That’s gross. Like you just get like wafts of smell. Does Gastown...
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Go to Gastown, dude.
Evan Rice:
Yeah, I'd probably stack up on some stuff there. Right?
Dave Blanks:
Excellent. Yeah. Slim Jims, Munchos.
Sam Vanderkin:
Sam Vanderkin. Maybe over by the bell.
Dave Blanks:
Durham Park there.
Sam Vanderkin:
Yeah, there's cute picnic areas. Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. That's cool.
Sam Vanderkin:
Pimento cheese sandwiches-
Dave Blanks:
Yes.
Sam Vanderkin:
...cut into little triangles.
Madi:
Pimento cheese sandwiches in triangles?
Dave Blanks:
Little triangle pimento cheeses.
Anthony Coriali:
I'm Anthony Coriali. Ooh, that's a tough one. I might just hang out in the solarium student union. Peaceful atmosphere, running water.
Dave Blanks:
Nice.
Anthony Coriali:
Yep.
Marissa:
I'm Marissa.
Dave Blanks:
Hey, Marissa. How are you doing?
Marissa:
I'm exhausted.
Dave Blanks:
Oh no. What's going on in your life?
Marissa:
Homework.
Dave Blanks:
Oh, that's the worst. You'll get through it.
Marissa:
Thank you for empathizing.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah, I feel for you. So Valentine's is coming up, right?
Marissa:
Oh God.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah.
Marissa:
I can't.
Dave Blanks:
Valentine's is coming up.
Marissa:
Yes.
Dave Blanks:
So if you had to pick a spot on this very campus here where you attend school to have a romantic Valentine's Day experience, where would you pick? Where's the most romantic place on campus?
Marissa:
The study room by yourself, because you should focus on your grades and not boys so you can make your own money.
Dave Blanks:
Nice.
Marissa:
Or with your friends.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Study room with friends.
Marissa:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
Thank you for your answer. Have a good day.
Diana Cooper:
Diana Cooper. Does none of the above count?
Dave Blanks:
You have to pick somewhere.
Brandon Wayne:
I'm Brandon Wayne. The duck pond, probably.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Okay. All right.
Brandon Wayne:
I'd feed them grapes.
Dave Blanks:
Yes.
Brandon Wayne:
I'd feed the ducks grapes.
Dave Blanks:
I was picturing that your person that you were spending the time with, you were feeding them grapes.
Brandon Wayne:
No, all those grapes got to go to the ducks.
Dave Blanks:
Right. The ducks need the grapes. Yeah.
Hadley Siefert:
I'm Hadley Seifert. Sanford.
Dave Blanks:
Sanford? Yeah. Yeah. We're at Sanford right now. So what would your romantic Sanford date be?
Hadley Siefert:
A picnic.
Dave Blanks:
What kind of food are you serving at your picnic?
Hadley Siefert:
Grilled cheese.
Dave Blanks:
Cheese, excellent. What kind of cheese?
Hadley Siefert:
American. Maybe some strawberries.
Nikki Coddle:
I'm Nikki Coddle. I'd like to say something nice outside, but it's a bit too cold for that.
Dave Blanks:
Let's assume the weather's going to be nice.
Nikki Coddle:
Okay.
Dave Blanks:
All right.
Nikki Coddle:
Then maybe a little picnic outside on Stanford. I think that'd be really cute and romantic. I like to bake, so maybe I could bring the baked goods, the sweets, and then they could bring whatever the savory option is.
Dave Blanks:
Nobody said Crossroads. What if we went into Crossroads? Do you think people would say, "I'd come to Crossroads."
Madi:
It's nice in here.
Dave Blanks:
I know. I like Crossroads. We could ask her.
Katie Carpenter:
Hi, I'm Katie Carpenter. I don't know. I feel like Sanford Mall would be kind of cool.
Dave Blanks:
Sanford.
Katie Carpenter:
Have a little picnic.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah.
Katie Carpenter:
That'd be cute.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. Yeah. What would you bring on your picnic?
Katie Carpenter:
I don't know. Little sandwiches, some sparkling cider.
Dave Blanks:
Oh.
Katie Carpenter:
Yeah, I get fancy.
Dave Blanks:
Let me ask this. What's on your sandwich?
Katie Carpenter:
I like chicken salad.
Dave Blanks:
All right.
Katie Carpenter:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
That's the first meaty protein we've had. Everybody's going with cheese.
Katie Carpenter:
Ew. No.
Dave Blanks:
Is cheese romantic to you?
Katie Carpenter:
I don't like cheese that much.
Dave Blanks:
Is chicken more romantic than cheese?
Katie Carpenter:
Yes.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah? You think?
Katie Carpenter:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
All right.
Emma:
My name's Emma. I would say maybe the solarium or if it's nice outside, Durham Park.
Yeah, I think a little picnic. Maybe take a book, read a little bit. Maybe paint. I don't know. I don't know.
Dave Blanks:
Wow, that's cool. All right. Yeah, that's very active. I like that.
Dave Blanks:
Okay. Who am I speaking with?
Steven:
Steven.
Dave Blanks:
Steven. Hello. I've interviewed you for Dave by the Bell before.
Steven:
Yes, you have.
Dave Blanks:
What question did I ask you?
Steven:
I think it was about Thanksgiving. It was around that time. What are you thankful for?
Dave Blanks:
And I was taking a knee and it looked like I was proposing to you in the picture. Yeah, yeah. But you didn't accept. That's all right. We can still move on with our lives. So where's your spot?
Steven:
It's not part of App State's campus, but it still feels very App State.
Dave Blanks:
Maybe I'll allow it. We'll hear it.
Steven:
I'm trying to think of somewhere on campus, and it's just not coming to me right now.
Dave Blanks:
I know. It's challenging.
Steven:
But somewhere on the parkway. I know that's kind of basic, but it is very nice.
Dave Blanks:
No, it's incredible. It's epic.
Steven:
I'm trying to think of on campus, and-
Dave Blanks:
You got to do it. A beautiful spot here.
Steven:
A sunset at the stadium.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah.
Steven:
While it's completely empty. That'd be really nice. Hanging out with friends and stuff.
Dave Blanks:
That's like the end of a romantic movie right there.
Steven:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah, yeah.
Steven:
Very much.
Dave Blanks:
Okay. That was a good answer. Excellent.
Conner Higgins:
I am Conner Higgins. Personally, I've never really liked Valentine's Day just because I feel like it's a weak excuse to have to do something for your partner when you should just do that whenever. That and I know it puts a bunch of single people down, which I don't know. I feel like Valentine's Day should be a day to celebrate being single.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah.
Conner Higgins:
You should be like, "Absolutely. I'm living my life and I'm free."
Dave Blanks:
I like that.
Conner Higgins:
Yeah.
Dave Blanks:
Cool. All right. Well, if you were going to celebrate being single on campus, where would you go and what would you do?
Conner Higgins:
I'd say if you're single and you're either trying to look to meet people, I know the student union's always great, the mall always has a ton of people out there, and I met my girlfriend freshman year in the dining hall, so honestly, even there you could find a little romance in the dining hall.
Dave Blanks:
Awesome, man.
DJ:
I'm DJ. If it's warm out, I'll probably say Sanford Mall, a little picnic. I just feel like that's cute, you can people watch a little bit.
Madi:
So the moral of the story, there's going to be picnics all over campus.
Dave Blanks:
Dude, the picnic business is exploding.
Madi:
The picnic business is booming.
Dave Blanks:
Put your money in picnics right now.
Madi:
Invest in picnics.
Dave Blanks:
Invest. Buy, buy, buy!
Well Madi , thanks for coming along with me for this Valentine's Dave by the Bell.
Madi:
Thanks for having me.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah, I don't know. Yeah. You said solarium, right?
Madi:
Yeah. A little coffee date in the solarium.
Dave Blanks:
Yeah. I like that.
Madi:
Maybe pick up coffee from Crossroads.
Dave Blanks:
Then go to the solarium.
Madi:
But then take it to the solarium.
Dave Blanks:
Madi , I hope you have a fantastic Valentine's Day.
Madi:
Thanks. I hope you have a great Valentine's Day as well.
Dave Blanks:
Thank you very much. I hope I do too. I'm Dave Blanks. This has been Dave by the Bell. Bye.
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