By Meagan Ozuna Spring break at one point was nonexistent. In early years, spring was the season of fertility and awakening. This was celebrated by the Greek and Romans by worshipping gods of wine, Dinyus and Bacchus. The beginnings of spring break didn’t come about until 1936. In 1936, a swimming coach at Colgate University…
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A Not So Lovely Valentine
By Meagan Ozuna Teddy bears, chocolates, and flowers equal Valentine’s Day. But what’s unknown to most is how the holiday began or legends behind the day – it’s more than buying gifts to express feelings to a loved one. According to the History Channel, there’s many legends of St. Valentine and the creation of this…
Realizing the Dream
By Meagan Ozuna You hear “three day weekend” and staying up late and sleeping in comes to mind. But do you ever think about the significance of the actual holiday? For instance, this upcoming three day weekend is dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. Of course, it’s great to have a day off but do…
Wacky Weeks
By Meagan Ozuna Jan. 2-8 The start of January is when people focus on resolutions for the New Year. Trying to keep resolutions is more stressful than the actual resolution itself. So instead being stressed out and having “resolutions”, just laugh about it. Which is why this week is Someday We’ll Laugh About This week…
Holly Jolly Christmas
By Meagan Ozuna “Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!” It’s about that time of the year when everyone begins to stress themselves out with buying their family members the perfect gift. We have lost sight of what Christmas is really all about. Go back in time before we all existed, before Christmas existed. Saturnalia was…
More Than the Gobble
By Meagan Ozuna We all know how Thanksgiving was created: a three day feast with the pilgrims and Indians. But what you don’t know is that it wasn’t an annual celebration. In fact, it was only celebrated for specific local events: ends of droughts, victories in battles, or after a harvest. The first national day…
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
By Meagan Ozuna “Guess who’s back, back again?” The infamous Eminem is back once again and causing mayhem…like always. He is returning with his eighth studio album, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” and it’s as if he never left. If this is the alleged last album for the rapper, he most certainly outdid himself and…
Bangerz
By Meagan Ozuna Compared to Miley Cyrus’s past albums, ‘Bangerz’ is completely different and a new style for the singer. Hannah Montana and her upbeat pop songs come to mind when you hear Miley’s name but those thoughts are completely erased with this new album. There’s absolutely nothing innocent about the album, it is apparent…
Hallows’ Eve
By Meagan Ozuna When Halloween was created many centuries ago, it did not have the same meaning it does today. It originated in an ancient Celtic Festival called Samhain and it was a celebration for the end of harvest season, a time to stock supplies and to prepare for winter. There was also the belief…
Dancing with Bill Nye
By Meagan Ozuna Seeing Bill Nye on Dancing with the Stars this season should bring back countless memories of past science classes. Just hearing the name Bill Nye automatically makes you think of the famous theme song for Bill Nye the Science Guy. Some people might see him being on the show as a very…