In recent weeks, I’ve had food shelters on the brain—not only due to the upcoming holiday season but also because of guest speakers from local hunger relief programs whom we’ve hosted in my Food & Society class. The program directors(and recent new articles like this one) emphasized a common theme—food shelters need healthy food. All [...]

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Tonight, as I sat procrastinating, I began to study my hands. (Yes, I’m that desperate to avoid studying, apparently). Aside from my stubby fingers and the freckle on my (sadly unadorned) ring finger, the first thing you might notice about them is their color—they’re slightly orange. Ever since I was about 15, when I discovered [...]

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“Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue. Where the little Who stockings all hung in a row. These stockings… …he grinned… …are the first thing to go.” –How the Grinch Stole Christmas Now that Thanksgiving break has officially come to an end, the unfortunate reality of exams week is upon me. Over [...]

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