Holiday Season Offers Ways to Give Back
Throughout the DMV area there are many holiday volunteer opportunities for those who want give a little of their time to share some happiness with others. ...
View Article10 Things to Do in the DMV this Winter Holiday
Sometimes the nation's capitol gets a bad rap from Howard students dissatisfied with the city's perceived lack of fun things to do. But the trick to enjoying the small city charm of a town marked by...
View ArticleCamille Walton
When I was younger, we would go over my aunt's house on Christmas and all the different families would do performances for each other. It was part of a Christmas Program. - Camille Walton, Senior...
View ArticleAdam Damour
For Thanksgiving everybody comes back to our home in Brooklyn.My sister and brother are away,plus I'm away at school so this is a chance for everybody to be together. We just hang out with each other....
View ArticleBryan Jordan
Me and my parents go visit my sister for Christmas. My parents get to see their grandchildren, my two nephews and niece.- Bryan Jordan, Junior Audio Production Major, San Jose,CA ...
View ArticleBlack Friday Fiasco
Taking a peak into the origins and growth of the consumer juggernaut that is Black Friday For millions of Americans, Black Friday is the best time for serious holiday shopping. The Friday after...
View ArticleInternational Students Reflect on Spending the Holidays Far From Home
By: Stacy-Ann Ellis International students who aren't returning home reflect on the holidays and what it's like to not spend them with family. ...
View ArticleChristmas History Shows Growth of Holiday into Commercial Celebration
For millions, Christmas is the time of year to spread cheer, kindness and of course, gifts.This however, wasn't always the case as it's taken centuries and a few adaptations for Christmas to become...
View ArticleEasy Holiday Recipes for Cooking on Campus
For those who are toughing it out this year by staying on campus, or just want to try a few tasty foods, a couple of students shared some quick and easy recipes that can be made in the dorm. ...
View ArticleThanksgiving? Christmas? Who Cares?
By: Alison Law Each year friends and family across the world come together in celebration of the holidays. However for some, the holidays have no special meaning and are simply just another time of the...
View ArticleStudent Celebrate Kwanzaa, Embrace African Culture
Over the years Kwanzaa has impacted the lives of many, whether through its culture origins, symbolic purpose or distinguished fashions. When Ph.D. African Studies student Okomfo Ama Boakyewa remembers...
View ArticleHomeless for the Holidays
What do the Homeless do at Christmas? Each day Kip Royal spends time in a small park adjacent to the New York Avenue Safeway supermarket. Relying on donations for his next meal, Royal is one of...
View ArticleMuslims Celebrate Pilgrimage to Mecca with Eid-al-Adha
Each year in November, members of the Muslim religion celebrate the Muslim holiday of Sacrifice, Eid al-Adha, which marks the end of the Hajj (the Fifth Pillar of Islam) pilgrimage season to Mecca. ...
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