046 The Most Romantic Place on Campus

 

 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.