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Kristi Rolf This article is hitting the stands in the throes of that period known as the holiday season. We are all familiar with the usual reasons why the festivities get a bad rap: financial strain, family tension, travel stress, the end of the year’s reminder of the incessant passage of time… But college students…
Rebecca Dance I do not run on a regular basis. I have the hips and knees of an elderly woman hidden in my twenty-year-old body, so running is just a painful experience all around. The fastest I move is when there are chocolate chip pancakes in the morning at Commons. This shift into a more…
Devon Mitchell For as long as I can remember, I have strongly disliked the genre of music known as country. I have had multiple music lovers try to argue that I actually do like country music because I listen to artists such as John Prine, Fleet Foxes, and John Denver. Recently a friend made a…
Kristi Rolf In the early hours of Sunday morning, I lay awake in bed staring at the dim glow from the phone in my hand. I stared at my clock app which read, “New York: 1:59 am” and waited for it to switch to, “New York: 1:00 am.” I was struck by the surreal nature…
Chamberlain Zulauf Thanksgiving fun fact- Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. That’s a pretty common fact nowadays but, it’s actually a myth. The story rose from his criticism of the National Symbol, saying Charles Thomson’s design looked more like a turkey. Late 18th-century flame. Even if it…
By Devon Mitchell It’s been ten months since the January 6th Capitol Insurrection and trials have been going on to prosecute those who were in attendance. The FBI estimates that there were over 2,000 people involved in the riots, and only 650 have been arrested. Over 100 people have pleaded guilty thus far and now…
By Chamberlain Zulauf I have to say, I’m team Halloween. Good ol’ winter holidays are nice and all, but spooky season is King. Christmas movies are always going on about the meaning of the holiday. Spooktober has just as much meaning and is a lot more fun. Let’s take movies for example: name a sad…
By Rebecca Dance Halloween is quite possibly my favorite holiday, rivaled only by Christmas and my birthday. I love the idea of Halloween: it’s a night of spooks and screams featuring costumes, masks, and candy (oh my!). Halloween has been heavily influenced by the Gaelic festival of Samhain that celebrated the end of the harvest…
By Devon Mitchell Halloween is this weekend which means only one thing, time to make the gnarliest Halloween playlist for all my indie goblins and ghouls. Yeah, you could be a basic witch and play songs like “Thriller”, “Time Warp”, or “Monster Mash”, but then you’re missing out on some serious Halloween vibes that put…
Written by Rebecca Dance Spooky time is upon us again, folks. It might not feel like it recently, with these eighty degree days, but I promise October started last week. For ease of access, please refer to the step-by-step plan below to fully embrace the season. Step One: Eat enough seasonal sweets to make your…