{"id":4904,"date":"2013-02-12T14:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T19:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=4904"},"modified":"2013-02-12T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T19:56:30","slug":"a-spartan-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=4904","title":{"rendered":"A Spartan Valentine\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday, February 14, is Valentine&#8217;s Day. Haven\u2019t thought of a way to spend the day? No worries! We\u2019ve come up with a few fun, local ways to spend Valentine\u2019s Day with a special someone in your life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4916\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4916\" alt=\"Heart on the Red Cedar River\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/red-cedar-heart.jpg?resize=599%2C400&amp;ssl=1 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A heart shaped by footprints on the frozen Red Cedar River. Photo courtesy of Communications and Brand Strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>1. Walk along the Red Cedar River<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This time of year the banks of the Red Cedar River can be quite beautiful. Swing by <a title=\"Sparty's Cafes\" href=\"https:\/\/eatatstate.com\/spartys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sparty\u2019s<\/a> to grab a coffee or hot cocoa, then meander along the winding river and enjoy the winter scenery that MSU has to offer.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. Lace up your skates and head to Munn Ice Arena<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Munn Ice Arena\" href=\"http:\/\/www.munnicearena.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Munn Ice Arena<\/a> offers public skating from 12:30 p.m.\u20132 p.m. this Valentine\u2019s Day! It is $4 for MSU faculty and staff and $5 for the public.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. Go to the MSU Dairy Store for a Valentine\u2019s Day treat<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It may be cold, but the <a title=\"MSU Dairy Store\" href=\"http:\/\/dairystore.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Dairy Store<\/a> has a special Valentine\u2019s Day ice cream for you to enjoy! If ice cream is not your speed, try some MSU Dairy Store chocolate cheese\u2014because everyone deserves chocolate on Valentine\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4. Eat at Brody Square<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nothing says a Spartan Valentine\u2019s Day like <a title=\"Eat at State\" href=\"https:\/\/eatatstate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eating at the dorms<\/a>. Swing by Brody for some top-notch dorm cuisine.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>5. Visit the Broad Art Museum<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The newly-opened <a title=\"Broad Art Museum\" href=\"http:\/\/broadmuseum.msu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Broad Art Museum<\/a> is a great way to spend some time with your valentine. Get lost in the new exhibits together!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>6. Check out some of the specials at local restaurants<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you are thinking of venturing off campus, some businesses around East Lansing have Valentine\u2019s Day <a title=\"East Lansing Valentine's Day Specials\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofeastlansing.com\/ValentinesDay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">specials<\/a> for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Thursday, February 14, is Valentine&#8217;s Day. Haven\u2019t thought of a way to spend the day? No worries! We\u2019ve come up with a few fun, local ways to spend Valentine\u2019s Day with a special someone&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=4904\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> A Spartan Valentine\u2019s Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-1h6","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4904"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4904\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}