Month: November 2016
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WHINE AND DINE: COTTON & RYE OH MY
After three months having application after application go unanswered or rejected, I was feeling pretty down— something my usual confident self was not accustomed to feeling. Every day I painstakingly wrote personalized cover letters for at least five job openings and every day I received an email saying that somehow my Bachelor’s degree and work…
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BEAR CARE TIPS: A BEAR SQUADICLE
With finals, the presidential election, and the possible extinction of bees coming up, it’s easy to get stressed and fall into a pit of despair. But fear not, here are some bear care tips to keep yourself feeling a-ok. * Hibernate Sleep is important! Basically everyone has 3,000,001 projects to finish for finals while also…
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THANKSGIVING VS CHRISTMAS: KEEP YOUR CAROLS AT HOME!
Listen all you Thanksgiving haters out there, I’ve got some notes for you. You cannot just skip a holiday like it doesn’t exist because number one, sorry it does and number two, without Thanksgiving, the Christmas season would never even begin. Some of you think it starts on November 1st but that’s like the department stores…
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THANKSGIVING VS CHRISTMAS: THE DEFENSE ON CHRISTMAS
Listen, I’m not here to tell you Thanksgiving is nothing but a blip in the two-month extravaganza known as the Christmas season, but Thanksgiving is nothing but a blip in the two-month extravaganza known as the Christmas season. As soon as we lay Halloween to rest, the songs, decorations, and overall feelings of festivity emerge…
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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A VEGAN ON THANKSGIVING
It starts with a call from the host, “What can I make you?” and the response: “Just don’t even try. I’ll bring a salad or something.” Once arriving with a meat substitute brings about routine stares and the inevitable “What’s…that?” as family observes the comparably barren plate. Grandma’s a nervous wreck and won’t stop asking,…
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WHINE AND DINE: RUE DE JEAN
Upon entering 39 Rue de Jean, I became coated in the class that was dripping from the establishment. From candles, to tasteful, orchestral takes on current pop songs, this place aimed to please the masses. But the longer I became exposed to this ambiance it became more like ambien, as the candle light was nearly…