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Nam Knows Best: What Classrooms Smell Like Post-Break

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Unless you are Buddy the Elf, you are probably a little relieved that the season of holidays is now over. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely think that the holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Also, I may or may not have dreamt of being Cindy Lou-Who from that one Dr. Seuss book about the Grinch. Even I get tired of poinsettias everywhere and garlands in … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: What Classrooms Smell Like Post-Break

Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

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Photo by Shayla Girardin The holidays are quickly approaching and for most of us this means a host of holiday treats and goodies. After months of hitting the books and finishing off your finals the holidays can be a much needed time of rest and rejuvenation. We deserve it! But the change of schedule, lazy days and holiday treats aren’t always conducive to healthy living. So … [Read more...] about Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating

Revealing Truth about Halloween

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The last time I went trick-or-treating I was about 4, and I dressed in a Barney costume. My mother helped me stuff newspaper in the tail. And then we stopped celebrating Halloween, and it became an evil day in our home. This was true of many of my Christian friends as well. In elementary and middle school, I wasn’t the only one who either went home early or had to watch the … [Read more...] about Revealing Truth about Halloween

‘Twas the month before Christmas

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Halloween is over. Knott’s Scary Farm is long gone. And although I still sense an eerie presence of darkness and decay, I assume that’s just from the sagging pumpkins in my suite as they succumb to the force of gravity. It’s that confusing time of year when I have no clue what I should be celebrating. My candy supply from trick-or-treating is down to disheartening Whoppers … [Read more...] about ‘Twas the month before Christmas