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| Monday, November 28, 2011
Flannel Shirts
It hasn’t snowed significantly yet in South Bend, but colder weather is moving in just in time for the beginning of December. Even though these cold few weeks are full of papers, tests and stress, it doesn’t mean they are all bad. Flannel shirts can now return in full force to block out the biting wind or act as a comforting layer of warmth during long hours in the library. With their bright or bold plaid patterns, each flannel is unique and shows some personality. So here’s to cold weather and that oversized flannel finally coming out for winter.
Plaid Wrapping Paper
It’s the perfect way to decorate a dorm door as well as the classiest way to hide presents bought for friends and family. The red, green and gold of a good plaid hearken back to the 1950s when housewives like Betty Draper hand crafted bows and tags for Christmas presents galore. Bring the spirit of the season to your hall by adorning just about anything with this holiday season staple.
HeyTell
HeyTell is a free iPhone and Android app that allows users to deliver voice messages straight to their friends’ phones, walkie-talkie style. The conversation thread is available too, so users can entertain themselves by listening to their entire back-and-forth record of voice messages. The app is perfect for quick communication, be it incoherent mumblings or crucial information, and is way more fun than lame text messages.
The Hunger Games
With the first trailers for the March 23 release of “The Hunger Games” popping up, there seems to be a renewed interest in Suzanne Collins’ first novel of “The Hunger Games” trilogy. Long-time fans are re-reading the novel to prepare for the upcoming movie release. Those drawn in by the movie trailer are reading the book for the first time. In “The Hunger Games,” Collins tells a gripping story of a futuristic, hierarchical society in which teenagers are pitted against each other in an annual, televised battle to the death.
Christmas Lights
Thanksgiving is over, which means it’s finally socially acceptable to deck your halls and rock around the Christmas tree. Don’t have the space to fit a Christmas tree in your small dorm room? Get in the holiday spirit by stringing lights around the room. If you don’t have a loft, part of the fun is in getting creative to avoid hammering nails in the wall — unless you don’t mind large fines at your end of the year room inspection.Flannel Shirts
It hasn’t snowed significantly yet in South Bend, but colder weather is moving in just in time for the beginning of December. Even though these cold few weeks are full of papers, tests and stress, it doesn’t mean they are all bad. Flannel shirts can now return in full force to block out the biting wind or act as a comforting layer of warmth during long hours in the library. With their bright or bold plaid patterns, each flannel is unique and shows some personality. So here’s to cold weather and that oversized flannel finally coming out for winter.
Plaid Wrapping Paper
It’s the perfect way to decorate a dorm door as well as the classiest way to hide presents bought for friends and family. The red, green and gold of a good plaid hearken back to the 1950s when housewives like Betty Draper hand crafted bows and tags for Christmas presents galore. Bring the spirit of the season to your hall by adorning just about anything with this holiday season staple.
HeyTell
HeyTell is a free iPhone and Android app that allows users to deliver voice messages straight to their friends’ phones, walkie-talkie style. The conversation thread is available too, so users can entertain themselves by listening to their entire back-and-forth record of voice messages. The app is perfect for quick communication, be it incoherent mumblings or crucial information, and is way more fun than lame text messages.
The Hunger Games
With the first trailers for the March 23 release of “The Hunger Games” popping up, there seems to be a renewed interest in Suzanne Collins’ first novel of “The Hunger Games” trilogy. Long-time fans are re-reading the novel to prepare for the upcoming movie release. Those drawn in by the movie trailer are reading the book for the first time. In “The Hunger Games,” Collins tells a gripping story of a futuristic, hierarchical society in which teenagers are pitted against each other in an annual, televised battle to the death.
Christmas Lights
Thanksgiving is over, which means it’s finally socially acceptable to deck your halls and rock around the Christmas tree. Don’t have the space to fit a Christmas tree in your small dorm room? Get in the holiday spirit by stringing lights around the room. If you don’t have a loft, part of the fun is in getting creative to avoid hammering nails in the wall — unless you don’t mind large fines at your end of the year room inspection.