Ashlyn Messier listening to Mariah Carrey song “All I want for Christmas is you.” Photo by Siobhan Richards. It’s that time of year again. The time of year when the shelves go straight from Halloween candy to mini chocolate Christmas trees. Stores have been decked out in holiday decor with ornaments hanging from the ceiling….
Freshman Morgan Ouellette with her drink from Starbucks. Photo by Siobhan Richards. In high school, I worked at Starbucks for about nine months, before TikTok was as big as it is now. Recently, I was hired at a different Starbucks, and while most things are the same as when I worked at Starbucks nearly two…
Graphic from Pinterest. Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ are all great forms of entertainment, but have you ever considered entering the world of cooking YouTube? Bon Appétit (BA), Babish Culinary Universe (BCU), Matty Matheson, Food 52 and [the shameful] Tasty by BuzzFeed are all big names in the YouTube cooking community. Viewers can watch these channels…
Pumpkin picking is one of many favorite seasonal traditions. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Spooky season is upon us, but what Halloween is going to look like this year is a bit blurry. Will there be trick-or-treating? Will the streets be full of kids dressed up as their favorite superhero or movie character? Will we be…
Hunkering down and having a bowl of soup is always a good alternative to dining hall food. Graphic from Pixabay. Sometimes after a long week of classes, dining hall food just doesn’t cut it. What ever is a student living in a dorm to do? With a microwave and some simple tools that you probably…
The turn of the season means fun fall activities. Graphic from pixy.org. Fall is upon us, which means pumpkin spice lattes, flannels, apple pies and bonfires are back. As the leaves begin to fall and the air gets cooler, new autumn activities are popping up all across the state. Apple picking is one of the…
Getting through college is tough enough, and online classes just add to the pressure; with these five tips, you can thrive during online learning. Online classes are just as they sound, and they can be either synchronous or asynchronous. When a class is synchronous, they have a designated time that your class meets during the…
Between classes, work and anything else you’ve done in a day, it is hard to find the effort to cook a homemade meal. It usually feels easier to just eat something premade or order take-out, but cooking doesn’t always have to be a negative experience. Here are some easy tips that can make cooking easier…
Welcome to the new semester lovely humans! I hope you all are doing well despite the fact that you are living your college glory days amidst a global pandemic. Did you all have a good summer? Were you able to “find yourself” while in quarantine? Did you catch yourself a COVID husband? Personally I experienced…