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Holiday Gifts: Under $10

8 December 2023
Koda Rose
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Unpopular Holiday Opinions

8 December 2023
Alee Dickey
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Tis the season to be—well, let us say, a little unconventional. If you find yourself embracing holiday habits that make others raise an eyebrow, fear…

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Local Shops for the Holidays!

8 December 2023
Paula To
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As finals week is coming up, it is understandable if you do not have enough energy to think of different gifts to buy for your…

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Giving Thanks Through Food

17 November 2023
Alaina Flory
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. To me, it is a combination of the best parts of Christmas reduced into a less commercialized and distracting holiday.…

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Opinion: When is it too early to decorate for Christmas?

4 November 2022
Agatha Echenique
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Halloween has come and gone. The ghoulies and creepies can never last! The end of Halloween also signals the end of October generally, and as…

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Top five November films

8 November 2019
Elliott Yoakum
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Everyone knows the best films come out closest to the holidays, and this year seems like no exception. November is already seeing a great many…

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Opinion: Home for the holidays

7 December 2018
Audrey Mapes
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With Thanksgiving just behind us and the December holidays fast approaching – or already upon us, if you celebrate Hanukkah – many of us are…

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Christmas Controversy: Fake trees are the way to go

30 November 2018
Sydney Bass
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It’s finally the real Christmas time. People are dragging out their lights, wrapping paper and little Nativity scenes. But the big star of Christmas decorations…

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Christmas Controversy: Real Christmas trees reign supreme

30 November 2018
Savannah Hawley
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Evergreen trees have been celebrated since ancient times, in celebration of the winter solstice, life and vitality. It was likely Germany, though, that first incorporated…

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