Some couples chose to stay on campus this year and dine at at the Bauccio Commons.  With soft piano music in the background and scrumptions steak and lobster for dinner, the pairs enjoyed a pampered UP Valentine's Day.

TV Review

Throw together some "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," a couple of childhood fairytales and a whole lot of "CSI," and Portland has another claim to fame: NBC's "Grimm." "Grimm" is about a Portland homicide detective, Nick, who solves crimes committed by mythical creatures.

Students gathered in St. Mary’s Student Center last Friday to celebrate Fiesta de Carnaval and share Latin American culture

Last Friday, UP students got out their dancing shoes for some live music and good company to welcome the Fiesta de Carnaval on campus. UP got a taste of Latin American tradition and culture with a carnival in Saint Mary's Student Center thanks to Movimiento Estuiantil de Chicanos de Astlan (MEChA) and Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society.

Artists behind the “There was a tree” exhibit share the secrets behind their methods

UP is surrounded by trees. It should be obvious enough, but in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it's easy to let the beauty of nature go unnoticed. Sometimes all it takes is a look at nature through somebody else's eyes to get that kind of appreciation back.

UP’s interim director of Physical Plant talks about Mother Teresa and conquering her fear of flying

Fay Beeler's life philosophy can be summed up with a single human expression. "Something as simple as a smile can impact everyone that you meet," Beeler said. Beeler regularly practices her philosophy in the Physical Plant, where she works as the interim director.

Saturday's Pilots After Dark event let participants get creative. Residence Life took over St. Mary's Student Lounge and let the art begin. With some help from Alberta Street's Mimosa Pottery and College Ecology Club, students made everything from Valentine's Day cards to pottery dragonflies to masterpeices from melted crayons.

Dates and activities all can enjoy!

Whether you're plus-one or plus-none this Valentine's Day, there are still lovely activities for you to enjoy! So grab the hand of that special someone or your closest friends and celebrate the emotion that makes life so wonderful: love.   Relationship quiz: Love, lust or loser? Trying to figure out if you should stay in your relationship? Take this quiz to find out! 1.

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I am always amazed at how much emotion can be injected into an opera. But "Madame Butterfly" surpassed expectations.   Puccini's masterpiece follows the story of a geisha left behind by her Navy husband, only to take her own life when he marries another.

As a fan of always action-packed and intense Liam Neeson movies, I was very excited to watch his new survival movie, "The Grey." I found that yes, there was Liam Neeson being a badass, it was super intense, action-packed and it indeed had some scary, determined wolves.