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Gingerbread serves as delicious holiday treat: yes

Gingerbread serves as delicious holiday treat: yes

gtramack December 8, 2017

Written by Grace Tramack You walk into your kitchen, and a sweet holiday scent fills your nose. Peeping into the hot oven, your delicious baked goods are perfectly golden-brown and welcome you into the warmth of your home, making you forget about the freezing temperatures or dreary days of the looming...

Gingerbread serves as a delicious holiday treat

Gingerbread serves as a delicious holiday treat

stephybjackson December 8, 2017

Written by: Stephy Jackson While the holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of the year, our society has ruined it with the over-glorified tradition of gingerbread. Gingerbread is a tradition during the holidays, not because it tastes good or looks amazing, but only because we have been...

Customizable notebook keeps plans on track

Customizable notebook keeps plans on track

lizakolbasov December 8, 2017

Written by Liza Kolbasov  Over the past year, my life has begun to revolve around a little notebook with my heart and soul poured into it: my bullet journal. This simple alternative to a planner has become my everything: organization, entertainment, free time, social life… Believe it or not,...

Seasonal mishaps make for emotional memories

Seasonal mishaps make for emotional memories

stephybjackson December 8, 2017

Written by: Stephy Jackson A few years ago, one of my mom’s friends asked my family to take care of their dog, a little pug named Philip, during winter break while they were traveling. Philip was cute because he had big rolls of fat all the way up to his face, and his tongue would always be flopping...

Seasonal mishaps make for emotional memories: Misspelling spoils Santa Claus myth

Seasonal mishaps make for emotional memories: Misspelling spoils Santa Claus myth

meganli74 December 8, 2017

Written by Megan Li Growing up, Santa Claus wasn’t ever a huge part of my family’s Christmas. We never left milk and cookies out or sent letters stuffed with mile-long wishlists every holiday season, but I still never once doubted his existence. In my young mind, it was absolutely incomprehensible...

Face mask novice searches for perfect product

PauloFrank November 9, 2017

Written by: Paulo Frank Yes to Tomatoes This mask harnesses the restorative duo of tomato and charcoal to reduce oil levels and absorb dirt out of the user’s pores. While applying the mask, my face was subjected to a feeling of thick clay being smeared across my skin followed by a stinging sensation....

Hypebeasts should be respected, not shunned

Hypebeasts should be respected, not shunned

icarolinesro November 9, 2017

Written by Caroline Ro To each their own, we say, when it comes to art. Self-expression has grown to be more respected by today’s youth, and is generally given its proper space and freedom in whatever way it decides to manifest itself. With the rise of hypebeast culture, however, this same...

How to Flex on ’em

laurelcomiter November 9, 2017

By: Laurel Comiter   In order to fully immerse yourself in the hypebeast culture, you must know how to truly and unoriginally flex on ‘em. Whether it’s spending a ridiculous amount of money on sunglasses or a tee-shirt or referring to your Swatch watch as your “ice,” boosting your...

Which high-end brand are you?

Which high-end brand are you?

jackmallery November 9, 2017

Written by: Jack Mallery 1.) Pick a modern celebrity: A) Dwayne “ the Rock” Johnson B) Taylor Swift C) Johnny Depp D) Beyonce? Knowles 2.) Pick a movie: A) “Baywatch” (2017) B) “Mean Girls” (2004) C) “OJ Da Juiceman: Got Juice?” (2009) D) “ The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) 3.)...

Ask someone to homecoming—its not too late!

Ask someone to homecoming—it’s not too late!

bridgettegong October 14, 2017

The homecoming dance will be perfectly fine without a date—at least that’s what you’ve been telling yourself as the window of time for askings gradually shrink. Maybe you don’t mind at all: you can’t wait to fly solo or roll up with squad. Or maybe you’re still holding onto that idea of going...

Arroyo Del Valle Sanitarium: Pleasanton

Arroyo Del Valle Sanitarium: Pleasanton

PauloFrank October 13, 2017

Written by: Paulo Frank Children’s laughter fills the air in an open clearing in the woods. It seems like an ordinary evening at the YMCA’s Camp Arroyo until a ghost is sighted gliding through the trees. What is now a mirthful youth camp used to be a holding facility for tuberculosis patients...

Horoscopes for the week of October 16

Horoscopes for the week of October 16

meganli74 October 13, 2017

Written by Ryan Manesh and Grace Tramack   Capricorn: FlexTime is looking good for you this week, Capricorn, so make the most of it. Follow your instinct and check out a new room for a change of scenery.   Aquarius: You have exciting things up ahead this week, Aquarius, so take a risk...

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