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How to Survive Awkward Family Parties

How to Survive Awkward Family Parties

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally December 23, 2014

The holiday season is always the perfect time of year to lounge around binge-watching Netflix, take advantage of home cooked meals and attend as many family holiday parties as can be jammed into three...

Things We Forgot Happened in 2014

Things We Forgot Happened in 2014

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 19, 2014

2014 was a long year – 365 days, to be exact. This might have felt longer or shorter depending on if you had a good year or a bad year. Nonetheless, there are a ton of things that we forgot happened...

Last Minute Christmas Shopping

Last Minute Christmas Shopping

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally December 16, 2014

Between pulling all-nighters on Lau 2 this past week and complaining about how much work you have to do, you may find yourself a little pressed for time for holiday shopping.  Perhaps you’ve even...

Totally Absurd Christmas Gifts

Totally Absurd Christmas Gifts

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 14, 2014

Tired of giving your friends and family members the standard, generic Christmas gifts: jewelry, gift cards, food, clothes? This year, get a little more creative with some totally absurd presents. You...

Tombs Brings the Music

Tombs Brings the Music

By Emily Min and Emily Min December 13, 2014

While wine night at The Tombs may have been cancelled, management there is making alternative Sunday night plans: live music! That's right, beginning next semester, there are plans to have live musical...

Friday Fixat10ns: Christmas Rap Essentials

Friday Fixat10ns: Christmas Rap Essentials

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland December 12, 2014

[8tracks width="300" height="250" playops="" url="https://8tracks.com/mixes/5371719"] Merry merry finals everyone! We hope you're all feeling jolly as ever. I know I am. This year I'm grateful to be...

Goodbye Study Abroad

Goodbye Study Abroad

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein December 12, 2014

If you've been abroad this semester, by now you have probably bought your last budget airline ticket, bargained for your last "international piece of clothing" and filled up on whatever native food is...

Stolen Clock Hands: The Suspects

Stolen Clock Hands: The Suspects

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 11, 2014

For the first time since 2012, the Healy clock hands were stolen two nights ago. While they have since been replaced, who is responsible for the daring theft? Here are 4E's top five suspects for who...

5 Ways to Get in the Holiday Spirit at College

5 Ways to Get in the Holiday Spirit at College

By Elizabeth Harvey and Elizabeth Harvey December 11, 2014

Here at 4E, we rejoice in all things Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza-related. Not even the soul-crushing Grinch that is Lau during finals can bring down our holiday spirits. This week, we did some Pinterest...

Midnight Breakfast Is Here

Midnight Breakfast Is Here

By Sara Carioscia and Sara Carioscia December 8, 2014

Tonight is the annual midnight breakfast at the fabulous O’Donovan’s on the waterfront (aka Leo’s). Students from all over campus will gather to enjoy the coolest meal of the day. The midnight...

Winter Basicness Is Upon Us

Winter Basicness Is Upon Us

By Michaela Murphy and Michaela Murphy December 8, 2014

The cold front is moving in. Geese are migrating to the south, bears are hibernating for the winter and pumpkin-flavored alcohol is no longer seasonally appropriate. Starbucks has busted out its red...

A Guide to Holiday Breakups

A Guide to Holiday Breakups

By Catherine McNally and Catherine McNally December 7, 2014

As the New Year approaches, you may want to start considering some potential resolutions for 2015. Perhaps you want to stop taking Buzzfeed quizzes or going on Netflix binges when you really should be...

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