Spring Break
It's that time of year again - where we all try to forget our differences, have some cocoa, cue up some Vince Guaraldi and just get along. But it's never that easy, because even the most wonderful time of the year knows how to get our blood boiling. Let's pay our disrespects to a few tunes that put the coal in our stockings year after year. (0) comments
UConn Health Education held an AIDS vigil Thursday night to "promote awareness of HIV/AIDS and the effect it has on the community locally, nationally, and worldwide," according their Web site. Joleen Nevers, Health Education coordinator, and Erika Howe, World AIDS week coordinator, worked together to organize the event and incorporate other student organizations in fundraising for HIV prevention and to help people infected with the disease. (1) comment
It's no secret that eating well during the holidays isn't exactly easy. In the last edition of HealthyU, we talked about how to have a reduced-fat Thanksgiving. This week, here are two recipes to share with your family and friends in order to ensure a festive (but healthier) holiday, courtesy of eatingwell. (0) comments
With a four-year countdown until a real world full of babies, taxes and health insurance, it's no wonder that students in the middle of their campus career begin to go into crisis mode. Though they may not be trading in their Volvos for Mustangs or hanging around E. (0) comments
As long as Hollywood exists, filmmakers will always attempt to capitalize on the holiday spirit. That essentially means we get nonsense like "Four Christmases" along with the great ones like "Bad Santa." Regardless, check out these great movies over break to really enjoy the essence of the holidays. (0) comments
December has arrived, along with Christmas commercials, decorations, shopping madness and holiday cheer. Here at UConn, doors are getting decorated, lights are going up on houses and finals mania has begun to sink in. "Christmas movies help get you in the mood for the big day," said Michael Ross, a 5th-semester environmental science major. (0) comments
Enough Legos to build a jail cell Every year, Santa breaks into my home completely uninvited, and every year Santa waltzes out unmolested. Next year will be different. Santa's free-wheeling life of fast sleighs and faster women is over. This year, I'm asking for several hundred Lego Castle sets, under the guise of a six-year-old with medieval fixation and no friends. (0) comments
Gamers, let's play a game. List as many of your favorite game protagonists you can in twenty seconds. Got them? Great. Now remove every male character you listed. Looking a little lonelier, I'm sure. Do any of the women left truly inspire you with their strength or intelligence, even as much as one of the males you've crossed out? If so, do I guess correctly that they also dress like a bimbo or have breasts the size of cantaloupes? Time to face facts, gamers: with the crippling lack of inspiring, dynamic women in games, even at a time when women comprise nearly half of the video game market, ladies still get the short end of the joystick. (0) comments
Even after family vists, presents and carolling, the holiday season isn't the same without a really fantastic party. There's nothing difficult about hosting an event, but it does require some simple precautions. Keep these tips in mind when you're making plans for your holiday bash. (0) comments