Column: Thanksgiving needs to be more authentic
Thanksgiving shouldn’t be celebrated with a sanitized version of American history, but it should be used to reflect, be authentically thankful and spent with family.
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Thanksgiving shouldn’t be celebrated with a sanitized version of American history, but it should be used to reflect, be authentically thankful and spent with family.
Just as people have the right to vote, they also have the right to abstain, either because of barriers to voting or political disinterest.
COVID-19 has changed the dating game, encouraging people to get to know each other before physically getting close.
Social media allows horror authors to get feedback on their work and lets others share it in a short-form format that brings horror back to its roots as short stories told and retold by audiences.
A knife thunking into a corpse. A door slamming open as the killer walks in. Breaths rasping out of a hysterical teenager. Horror isn’t evoked by images; it’s illustrated by audio.
The practice of reflection, though it seems lackluster at first, is a good technique to learn from past situations, such as how we dealt with the start of quarantine this year and all the challenges it brought.
If you haven’t realized yet, online classes are different than in-person classes, which means different etiquette rules apply. Netiquette, if you will.
With how jarring the changes that are happening this semester are, students often forget the time and effort their professors are putting in to make this semester work.
Labor Day weekend is coming up, but with COVID-19 still wrecking plans, safety is a major consideration this year.
Although online classes can be frustrating, they offer some unique pros, such as allowing students to develop time management strategies and giving professors the chance to innovate how they deliver course material.
Coming to college is a big change, but use the resources at your disposal and don't give up.
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillén. These are just some of the names that we lifted up this summer, rallying cries to treat people justly and hold individuals responsible for their acts of violence and uncaring towards others.
Right now, instead of focusing on what we are limited by, student organizations should focus on engaging their community and fostering collaboration.
Now that COVID-19 has changed how we are running classes this semester, one additional adaptation professors should consider is administering open book final exams.
Students are often confused by university policies regarding cheating, especially when it comes to group messaging platforms.
Gift cards are a good gift under a very specific set of circumstances, but there are so many ways they can go wrong.
If you are getting together your last minute plans for spring break, the nearby mountains are not only beautiful but also a great place to get out into nature, shop artisanal and historical souvenirs or just disconnect and relax. Consider opting out of the typical spring break beach trip in favor of a vacation to the Blue Ridge.
Instead of whining about attendance policies that impact our grade, we should be championing them. Showing up to class is one of the easiest productive things you can do as a student, and we should support policies that reward that behavior.
With as much time as we invest listening to music, it can have huge effects on our moods, our perspectives on others and our general outlook on life, and we need to be intentional in our usage of it.
On Valentine’s Day, we often focus on impressing and showing off to our significant others and friends, whether by looking glamorous or by splurging on gifts for our loved ones. Instead of focusing on the competitive, consumeristic nature of society on Valentine’s Day, we should reflect on love’s best qualities by exchanging handmade gifts.