Raquel Vaughn- “All I want for Christmas is you”…to actually buy good gifts this year. With the holidays coming up, it’s the season of giving. Whether you’re looking for that “perfect something” for that “perfect someone”, or your mission is to win the gift exchange with your roommate this year, everyone is searching to get somebody a little present during this time. I’m sure if … Continue reading This is not a guide to gift giving

Sophia White- Christmas in Christ Chapel (CinCC) is truly an adventure in personal discipline and building connections. With several hundreds of hours of rehearsal and 360 hours of performances, my body was full of aches. Headaches, blisters, dehydration, and a variety of other pains. I was entirely convinced that, at some point, my knees would give out and I would slip underneath the risers as … Continue reading Christmas in Christ Chapel as a first-time participant

Houston McLaury- Well, folks, we’re in the month of December. Right now Mariah Carey has thawed out and they’ve blown the dust off of old recordings of singers pining about red-cheeked nights out in the snow, Grandma getting run over by reindeer, and chestnuts roasting against open fires as the air gets colder. And yet, no snow has stayed in the state, instead opting to … Continue reading The horrors of gift wrapping

Sophia White- Many people choose to believe that Christmas music should not be played until after Thanksgiving is over, but I disagree with that. Christmas music should be an acceptable form of music at any time of the year. Who would argue with some Michael Bublé or Mariah Carey playing on the radio? Not only that, but Christmas lights should be up throughout all the … Continue reading Normalize Christmas coming early

Houston McLaury- Welcome back Gusties from your respective breaks! I hope that no matter where you traveled to, no matter the distance and who you had to spend time with, you had a fantastic time nonetheless. As we come back to our dorms, we inch closer and closer to the end of the fall semester each day, and with that comes the most dreaded days … Continue reading It is alright to make mistakes

Raquel Vaughn- There’s a list unlike any other. A list of things that are just for the girls. Any girl knows of a thing or two that, in the grand scheme of things, only girls are allowed to say, do, and have. Of course, this is completely satirical…or is it? Instead of leaving this list of things in the back of our minds, my sister … Continue reading An article that is just for the girls

Houston McLaury- Well Gusties, Thanksgiving break is right around the corner. In about a week’s time, many of us will either be driving back home or flying to different states to be with our family for the holiday. And, with this break, we can delight in the glory of a home-cooked meal once more. Perhaps we’ll try our hand at our own – or try … Continue reading The best of Thanksgiving dinner

Raquel Vaughn- Every year when Thanksgiving rolls around, my immediate family travels seven to eight hours down south to visit the Heddings — my aunt, uncle, and their nine children in Kansas City. With my siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles, and everybody’s significant others, it adds up to about 32 people under one roof. It’s the biggest event of the year! We spend the whole weekend … Continue reading A guide to surviving Thanksgiving at home

Sophia White- WARNING! Spoilers! Have I been the only one to see the Instagram reel edits of Josh Hutcherson from the recently released movie Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF)? They are beautiful thirst trap edits of Hutcherson as his character Mike opens a door, wakes up, and walks down a hallway. It seems a bit excessive, so what is the reason for these hours of … Continue reading The comeback of Josh Hutcherson

Raquel Vaughn- Brittany Broski, an influencer who gained traction on the popular social media app TikTok, once vented on her YouTube show “Broski Report” about being accused of being just like every other girl: “I love going to Target during Halloween season. I love going to TJ Maxx. I love going to Ross. I love spending money on Halloween decorations. I am just like every … Continue reading Benefits of being just like the other girls