Monthly Archives: December 2012

What not to ask the newly engaged

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

Those who are newly engaged know they will bombarded with questions. However, this interrogation can ruin the joyful time between engaged and full-gear wedding planning. When you hear someone is engaged, do not ask these questions:

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Feeling old for the first time

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Mark Walters

At the age of 25, I seldom find myself “feeling old.” While many of my friends point to their inabilities to drink and party the way they did in college, I don’t feel their pain. But Dec. 30 changed how … Continue reading →

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Not your typical 20-something Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Kate Harmon

No more days full of presents and food for this 20-something. I always work Christmas, and am lucky enough my family comes to visit anyway.

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Perks of being a single, child-free twenty-something

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Bethany Fehlinger

It is that time of year when I am reminded of life goals I should have accomplished by now. Though I am 26, single and child-free, there are many perks about being a twenty-something for the holidays.

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Working on Christmas: Employees that won’t be home for the holidays

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Ashley May

While my Christmas wish is that everyone could be home for the holidays, I realize that might be a request even too big for Santa to grant. So, I’m sending my many thanks to all of the workers who are working hard keeping America running.

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‘Tis the season to watch movies; Dissecting the differences between two versions of “How the Grinch Stold Christmas”

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mark Walters

There are a few things that go hand-in-hand with the American Christmas season. Among them are baking cookies, shopping and caroling. A fourth, for good measure, is watching Christmas movies, something that I believe, like listening to Christmas music, should … Continue reading →

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Social media: How twenty-somethings reacted to the Newtown shooting

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Hannah Sawyer

The night Obama was reelected, my Facebook newsfeed was awash with with statuses celebrating his second term. It made me realize what a liberal area of the country I had grown up in. The day of the Newtown shooting, statuses … Continue reading →

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When a school shooting hits — literally — close to home

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Sarah Chain reflects on how the Sandy Hook shootings — just 20 miles from her hometown — affected her.

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Recipe: My favorite Christmas cookie includes cottage cheese and cocoa

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Ashley May

These Crinkle Cookies are soft in texture and chocolatey in taste.

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