The holiday season is a time for tradition, family and fun. For most students that means turkey on Thanksgiving, lighting candles for Hanukkah or decorating the tree for Christmas. But some students have unique traditions. Senior public and community health major Kristina Laguerre give the phrase “holiday spirit” a new meaning.
The holiday season is a time for tradition, family and fun. For most students that means turkey on Thanksgiving, lighting candles for Hanukkah or decorating the tree for Christmas. But some students have unique traditions. Senior public and community health major Kristina Laguerre give the phrase “holiday spirit” a new meaning.
This holiday season, students are looking for gifts that are more socially conscious than a tacky sweater or pricey electronics. They’re interested in gifts that help developing communities and the environment. “I think people are looking into more eco-friendly products everywhere,” said Samuel Mukiibi, a senior economics and government and politics major and vice president of finance for the Society for Green Business.
As the semester nears its end, students look forward to the holidays whether they gather around a Christmas tree, a Menorah for Hanukkah, or Mishumaa Saba which are the traditional Kwanzaa candles. In an interview with The Diamondback, three students explain how they celebrate their respective holidays and agree that family is crucial to each of their celebrations.
Many students think the local shopping scene doesn’t have too much to offer
As a freshman, junior government and politics and history major Emily Burke did much of her holiday shopping in the confines of the university’s bookstore. “The first Christmas you’re in college, you have to get your parents Maryland stuff,” Burke said.
Notoriously bad gift-givers, take heart: The gifts bound to win over your friends and family this holiday season aren’t waiting for you at a local shopping mall. Just a 15-minute drive from the campus or four Metro stops away, Takoma Park has multiple small shops that feature affordable and unique gifts guaranteed to impress loved ones.
For those of you who are clueless about what to buy for your special someone, here is a list of the top five gifts to buy for women and men and the gifts that no one should ever receive. For Women 1. The loop scarf: For this long knit scarf, the wearer folds in half, pulls it around her neck and then stuff the ends in the loop.
’Tis the holiday season once again, and yours truly remains one of the worst gift-givers to date. I’m seriously the worst ever. When my friends and I do a Secret Santa gift exchange, no one wants me to be their Santa because they’ll end up getting a wooden porcupine or maybe a box of candy corn I got from Halloween three years ago (true story).
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