What I learned from Thanksgiving
It wasn’t until I started college three years ago that I first celebrated Thanksgiving; here are my thoughts on this holiday.
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3 creative recipes that put Thanksgiving leftovers to good use
If your family is anything like my family, you’ll be bringing a ton of Thanksgiving leftovers back to college with you. But who wants to eat a turkey sandwich every day until winter break? No one. I’ve found a few recipes to transform your leftovers into something you might want to eat every day. […]
Read More →6 women-directed films to watch on Netflix
Patty Jenkins made history this summer when she became the first woman to direct a superhero movie. But women have been making a splash in the independent film world for quite some time. Here are six films directed by women that are perfect to watch on a chilly fall day — all you need is […]
Read More →Foods that are only acceptable during Thanksgiving
1. Stuffing This is a food I will never understand. People use Thanksgiving as an excuse to consume a mass of soggy bread that successfully incubates every pathogen that should be cooked out of a turkey. Additionally, the fact that you have to shove said stuffing into the turkey from the bottom up is incredibly […]
Read More →4 women who should join Hillary’s #girlsquad
By Claudia Pascual As a Hillary Clinton supporter, I ask myself not what she can do for this country, but who will join her to govern the country. Hillary alone cannot change America: it takes a team to decide and shape its norms and future values. I hope she chooses a team of powerful women […]
Read More →4 Muslim women you should know
It is a scary time to be a Muslim, and it’s an even scarier time to be a Muslim woman of color. This election season, harmful rhetorics about these aspects of my identity are spewed around mindlessly by politicians. The most disappointing part about this is the support they garner and the racist voices that […]
Read More →Why do we binge-watch TV shows?
We have entered the era of one episode never being enough. We live in a time where we can never be satisfied with not knowing what happens next, but how has this constant yearning for knowledge developed into such an extreme case of binge-watching? Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services have let us into the […]
Read More →The terrorism conversation is far from over
The Atlantic’s Kathy Gilsinan published what the magazine calls an “A&Q,” a spinoff of the traditional Q&A. Rather than directly answering the posed questions, Saturday’s A&Q explored the complications and convolutions of a given subject matter. Gilsinan’s A&Q focused on the complex topic of terrorism. Specifically, she wondered how the world should be responding to acts […]
Read More →Science Tuesday (Special): Thanksgiving!
By Sanah Faroke, Staff Writer @sanahfaroke Thanksgiving is the one time of year when you can eat as much as you want and not feel guilty about it. Naturally, it’s one of my favorite holidays. There’s so much to choose from at Thanksgiving dinner; from turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing to arroz con gandules, ensalada […]
Read More →Spotlight: Protesting and Turkey
By Amy Gorel, Staff Writer Trouble makers, hippies, righteous activists, people who want to make a difference… Everyone has very different perspectives on protesting. There are activists, there are those who believe all change occurs gradually by working with the government and there are others who just don’t care as much. Many of us at […]
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