The turkey is the most iconic symbol of Thanksgiving, arguably one of the most American holidays there is (after the Fourth of July). Benjamin Franklin, in fact, wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States instead of the bald eagle, claiming it was a more respectable bird.
Scrolling down the endless posts on the Instagram discovery page, I stop my search to find myself watching countless videos of bullet journaling. A one-minute Instagram video welcomed a new lifestyle change into my life, all kudos to the one and only bullet journal.
Going by the group name Alpine Drive, the current trio of Eli Quist, ‘20, Andrew Thompson, ‘20, and Cam Anundson, ‘19, have performed cover songs for a little over a year and a half now. They perform in a variety of styles, from classic rock to indie pop, covering songs from their influencers like Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rolling Stones, and local sensation Hippo Campus.
All around popular culture, stickers have become more prevalent. Many younger generations have stickers on their water bottle, laptop, iPad and practically any other surface. Stickers can provide insight into someone’s interests, activities, hobbies, and more. One might be interested in traveling and have stickers from all the places they’ve visited or they might have ten dog stickers, meaning they probably aren’t a cat person.
No Shave November has been a growing topic for the past ten years. It is now featured on the news and has even turned into a popular concept on many social media platforms. Throughout the month of November, people refrain from shaving and donate the money they would spend on razors, shaving cream and other products to cancer prevention and awareness efforts. No Shave November is an organization that started almost ten years ago when The Chicagoland Hill family lost their father, Matthew Hill, to colon cancer in 2007. Hill’s eight children helped create the initiative through Facebook in 2009. Since then, the family has started raising money to help fight cancer; they have raised over two million dollars, and it has spread throughout the country.
