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December birthdays: miserable mess or blessing in disguise?

December birthdays: miserable mess or blessing in disguise?

Tyler Blandin, Website Director December 14, 2021

Every year a few poor souls have to wake up to a combined holiday and birthday celebration because they were unlucky enough to be born in December While most people get to enjoy two separate gift-receiving...

New Year Resolutions are effective to making real change

New Year Resolutions are effective to making real change

Sophie Barkett, Reviews Editor December 14, 2021

“ ‘I want to start journaling,’ ‘I want to eat better,’ ‘I want to be more productive.’ ” With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it is only natural to contemplate the events of the...

Finding out Santa is not real is a humorous yet sensitive. Read to hear the unique perspectives on finding the hard truth

Wait what?! Santa is not real?!

Presley Plant, Managing Editor December 14, 2021

Parents try to keep imagination preserved for as long as possible within their kids. People make up fairytales and myths to keep the adolescence within others. Parents tell these fantasies so well that...

Traditional recipes remixed for restrictions

Traditional recipes remixed for restrictions

Lauren Ludwig, Editor-In-Chief December 14, 2021

As the winter holiday season continues, many with food restrictions, diets, or allergies may find themselves missing out on many of the classic staples of holiday foods. Common sides such as mashed potatoes,...

Editorial written by junior staff reporter Lexi Amaro

I’ll be home for Christmas

Lexi Amaro, Staff Reporter December 14, 2021

My parents have been divorced my whole life, and every Christmas I've ever spent has been split between one parent or another. According to our joint custody agreement, whichever parent I'm missing on...

The holidays bring you close to your always loved but sometimes-dreaded family; managing can be a real headache. Some of the most common family challenges this time of year can be difficult to handle, here’s some advice that can make navigating the holidays a little bit easier.

Festive cheers and holiday tears

Lindsey Harrison, Double Truck Editor December 14, 2021

Kacey Musgraves captured the essence of family perfectly when she sang the lyric, “You might look just like 'em, that don't mean you're like 'em, but you love 'em,” in her song “Family Is Family”....

New Years resolutions celebrate inability to accomplish goals

New Year’s resolutions celebrate inability to accomplish goals

Saydria Ostler, News Editor December 14, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close and everyone starts to prepare for 2022, many people reflect on what they have and have not accomplished within the past year. New Year’s resolutions are often a byproduct of...

Stress during holidays affects more than visible

Stress during holidays affects more than visible

Madeleine Nseir, Editor December 14, 2021

A holiday encompasses more than just one day. Rather, the holiday season stretches out to be a whole month, if not more, of cheer, joy, and generosity. Not only including holidays, throughout the season,...

Convenience over community: how volunteer opportunities seem to be getting scarcer

Convenience over community: how volunteer opportunities seem to be getting scarcer

Madeleine Nseir, Editor December 1, 2021

High schoolers and college students have made a recent turn to convenience in the form of online school, remote jobs, online shopping with easy delivery. With this, volunteer work becomes increasingly...

Holiday season begins with #LightTheWorld

Holiday season begins with #LightTheWorld

Lauren Ludwig, Editor-In-Chief December 1, 2021

Light the World with Love is this year’s #LightTheWorld message.  The #LightTheWorld campaign is a worldwide invitation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to transform the Christmas...

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