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Host family life: Thanksgiving from a different perspective

Sophia Kontos, Staff Writer • December 6, 2016

What's Thanksgiving like to someone who didn't grow up celebrating the holiday? Sophia Kontos shares her experiences with foreign exchange student Barbara.

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After a jam-packed first semester and hectic week of midterm exams, students need winter break for resting and recharging. Shortening this break cuts back significantly on downtime from school. Graphic by Evelyn (Freerange Stock), used with permission.

St. John’s reduces winter break by one week; students react

Jan Plan would give students an easier transition from winter break—it is just a matter of figuring out how to implement it. Additional designing by Aleena Gilani.

St. John's discusses future of Jan Plan

Online Editor in Chief Aleena Gilani and Jennifer Liu (both juniors) bought their iced caramel macchiato and iced chai from the Mav Cafe.

Quiz: What Mav Café drink are you?

All you need to do is pour a box of “fake” bugs onto your friend and watch them squeal and turn pale.

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Jackson Jhin (13) looks back to junior year as he makes Forbes 30 under 30.

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Question 1/6

Where do you go during free carriers?

The chairs outside the library

Study Room

Quiet Room

Flores/Great Lawn

Off-campus

Question 2/6

Which brush with death would you not survive?

Zombie Apocalypse

Rollercoaster malfunction

Earthquake

Finals

A sixth major extinction event

Question 3/6

Which hairstyle could you pull off?

Gibson Girl

Marcel Waves

Pompadour

Mod

Mohawk

Question 4/6

What other childhood browser game did you play?

Duck Life

Run

Fire Boy & Water Girl

Tetris

2048

Question 5/6

Which Disney villain do you most identify with?

Judge Claude Frollo (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)

Scar (The Lion King)

Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmations)

Mother Gothel (Tangled)

Question 6/6

Where do you keep your pencils?

In a pencil bag

A small pocket in your backpack

Nowhere. You're always losing them

Wrapped in a rubber band

Stuck through your hair

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