Though she’s currently living off campus, she is still following the city’s quarantine rules, which means that the pair will be ordering in instead of sitting down at restaurants. She and her boyfriend are planning to spend the day together while also supporting the community by ordering brunch from a local New Haven business. I was actually really excited for this Valentine’s Day, just for the chance to do something, but I don’t know how well that’s going to work with the whole quarantine.”

“So, I usually don’t do anything special, if anything I hang out with my friends and have a Galentine’s Day. “This will actually be my first Valentine’s Day where I’m in a relationship,” Hopson said. Zoë Hopson ’22, another Yalie celebrating the holiday, said that she was initially looking forward to Valentine’s Day, as this year would be different from what she was used to. While Kauffin is close to a few upperclassmen in his residential college, most of his friends are located on Old Campus, which he cannot visit until the day after Valentine’s Day. Kauffin said that he sees the day as a time to celebrate his platonic relationships - which is a bit harder because he is quarantined. “That kind of sentiment is what I have come to associate ,” Kauffin told the News.

He described them as “nothing extravagant, but enough to convey that she loves us.” Every year, his mom gifts him and his sister small Valentine’s Day baskets, which typically include candy, a card and a trinket. Jay Kauffin ’24, who is currently quarantining in Timothy Dwight College, is celebrating his first Valentine’s Day away from home. The News spoke to three Yalies in quarantine to discuss their plans for the holiday.

Though many are away from their friends, family and significant others during this special time, they have adapted to celebrate the day of love in new ways. As a result, students have had to reimagine their Valentine’s Day plans. Due to Yale’s quarantine requirement, all Yalies on campus will be restricted to their campus residences until Feb.

Love under quarantine