CULTURE

There’s nothing like grabbing a warm cup of hot chocolate from your favorite coffee shop, cozying up on the couch to watch your favorite holiday movie with your favorite people, and seeing the snow lightly fall over your house, coating the street in a blanket of white. Later, you’ll don your winter coats and drive past houses gleaming in lights and holiday cheer. There’s nothing like romanticizing the winter. 

If you have paid attention to the Rap/Hip-Hop scene in 2023, there is one artist that continuously makes headlines. Best known for his 2010s hits such as One Night, Minnesota, Oprah’s Bank Account, and features from Kyle’s iSpy and DRAM’s Broccoli, Lil Yachty isn’t new to the game. Lil Yachty created 8 full-releases in 2016, all dabbling in different niches of the rap genre, like his recognizable autotuned rap or more punchline focused Michigan rap.

What does it mean to emulate the aesthetic of someone who is “granola?” Is it the Pinterest-perfect hiker, repping the Chacos, Columbia PFG shorts, Lululemon long-sleeve, and that one Life Is Good backpack with the camelback water bottle attached by a carabiner? Perhaps this is what it means to be granola. But, while these items are certainly great products, they don’t necessarily have to be the ones you use.

Have you ever looked at your phone only to discover the time is exactly 11:11? Or perhaps you’ve ordered a cup of coffee that totaled to $4.44? These sets of numbers are referred to as angel numbers, and behind these sets of numbers different meanings and associations can occur. Numerology is the belief that there is a mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events.

When people talked about Emma Chamberlain, she was known as a Youtuber. In 2020, Emma Chamberlain announced the creation of her coffee company, Chamberlain Coffee, which gave her another title–business women. This did not come as a surprise to fans since they knew that Emma had a love for coffee which was prominent in the vlogs for her Youtube channel.

The history of men’s hairstyles is a fascinating journey that spans over different periods of time, reflecting shifts in cultural, social, and fashionable trends. For these styles can be adapted and combined to create unique looks, and they often reflect personal influences. Here is a brief overview of the history of men’s hair.

Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate and appreciate Hispanics' influence in this country. Still, it is also a time to recognize the struggles we face as a community. As a Latina myself, college is a vast place where my community is underrepresented for several reasons. The barriers we face as Latinx in higher education include lack of resources, financial restraints, guilt for leaving family, and dropping out/not furthering our education due to lack of support.

You may have heard of the Fremont Market—maybe you’ve even attended! If you are unaware of this event, the Fremont Market is a pop-up shop hosted by college students from their own yard. The vendors are all local and it is a great opportunity to support small businesses right here in Springfield.

Is a house always a home? Is an apartment always an accommodation? A dorm a… dwelling? The concept of home becomes blurry to many once entering their college career. Some have bounced through residencies their whole life, while others exist in the same house since birth. Not to mention the stark contrast of doing laundry with your mother to sharing detergent with a stranger.

If you’re looking for the perfect thing to do on a little girl's day this summer in Springfield, keep reading! I have the ultimate spot to put you on. Miss Gilmore’s Tea Room & Boutique, an adorable shop is on Commercial Street! This place is the cutest place to purchase trinkets or gifts for yourself or others and get yourself a little treat as well! Miss Gimlore’s is covered from the floor up with the most unique decorations and antiques that will have you fascinated with every detail.

Our names are a large part of our identity. As soon as we are born, we are immediately assigned a name; something that people call us and what we respond to for the rest of our life. It becomes who we are as a person. Everything on this planet has a name, that’s what makes us so distinguishable. Our sense of self-identity grows as we grow throughout our life, but our name or what we prefer people to call us stays the same. That is why correctly pronouncing ethnic names is so important.