By Ada Li With the fall semester coming to an end, I realized there are many things I still haven’t done on campus to enhance my college experience. Now that its finals season, last minute cramming and writing essays are top priority and my bucket list has been buried under a pile of stress and … More Ada’s U of I Bucket List
By Hina Gupta Photo courtesy of blog.lib.umn.edu/ The semester is coming to an end, You can’t get rid of your boyfriend Because he got rid of you Your grades sing DDDF You got stabbed in the back You just found out that this winter is going to be colder than the last You weren’t able to … More Dooms End: Semester Edition
By Mary Renee Presley On Thanksgiving Day, millions of families around the world sit around a table and take turns to answer one question “What are you most thankful for?” The most common answer is “I am thankful for my family, my friends and everyone who supports me.” What about that one person who skips … More Mouthwatering Dishes That Make Being Thankful for Food on Thanksgiving A Little Less Selfish
Interview by Tristin Marshall Photos by Victoria Metcalf Often times, we think that our dream jobs are only made-for-tv. For those of us who have dreamed of working in the magazine industry, we often fear that characters like Jennifer Garner in 13 going on 30 or the loveable Andy (played by Anne Hathaway) in The … More Person of the Month: Anna Hecht
By Christen McGlynn Thanksgiving is a great holiday that brings family and friends—or a whole lot of awkward–together. You have finally found your perfect person at the University, but now they want you to meet their family. First time encounters can be a little difficult at times. However, no one really prepares you for the … More So you’re significant other invites you over for Thanksgiving.. Now what? Here’s how to handle the first time family meeting
By Tori Stukins I remember on a cold dark Thanksgiving my freshman year of college, I had only heard the term “Black Friday” in passing and had not even entertained the thought of going out amongst hundreds of other desperate holiday shoppers. My oldest sister offered to take me out to get some new pants … More It’s The Most Stressful Time Of The Year
By Hina Gupta Photo Courtesy of www.jmu.edu The world was supposed to end on Dec 21, 2012. Guess what, it didn’t! One of the theories was that by this time, a planet named Nirubu would be headed toward the earth and another theory was that there could be a solar flare. But there was a misunderstanding … More A Reflection On the 2012 Doomsday Scare
by Danielle Wetterer Photo Courtesy of babble.com Every family has special traditions that they do on Thanksgiving that makes their holiday more personal. Traditions are meant to separate something ordinary for the public and craft it into something extraordinary. That is how I look at it at least. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is part of a … More A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
by Joseph E. Davis Photo Courtesy of Presufer.blogspot.com Have you ever had that moment when there is a particular song that describes your exact emotions at that given time? Well, this is the story of my fall semester and all the up’s and down’s that came with it in a musical rundown. I’ll spare you … More The Soundtrack To My Semester
The Spread 