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Thanksgiving Break Category

7 Questions to Stop Asking Your College Student

Nov. 27, 2014—Upon being home for several days, it has dawned on me that not every conversation back home is created equal. The reality of being home for college students is that there are many acquaintances and high school friends' moms' cousins' aunts to answer to when the barrage of career and education-related questions are inevitably hurled our way. It's good to ask university-folk about what they've been up to, but here are a few things to consider not asking around the dinner table this holiday. Your sleep-deprived college student will thank you.

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A Day in NashVegas

Nov. 27, 2014—A Nashville newb discovers the art, music, and fashion that the city offers.

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An Evening at The Bluebird Café

Nov. 26, 2014—Thankgiving Break Update: falling in love with Nashville's music scene.

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A Vanderbilt Thanksgiving

Nov. 25, 2014—An international student's Thanksgiving adventures at Vanderbilt.

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A Crêpe-y Kind of Day

Nov. 23, 2014—Celebrations were to be had after the our last classes on Friday. DeSano's, The Red Bicycle, the Nashville Farmer's Market, and running up Capitol Hill were all achieved. Just casually starting off Thanksgiving Break with mere awesomeness.

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A Tale of Two Roomies

Oct. 26, 2014—Some reasons why you're missing the perfect (or perfectly tolerable) roommate that you might not have even realized you needed here at Vanderbilt.

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My First American Thanksgiving

Dec. 8, 2013—I’ve had the privilege of experiencing quite a large number of American things over the past year and four months. One notable thing I didn’t get the chance to do last year, however, was celebrate an authentic American Thanksgiving. I had spent Thanksgiving break with a friend from back home, and the true spirit of...

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Thanksgiving Happenings

Dec. 8, 2013—Thanksgiving Break this year was awesome. It was kind of a tease because after a week-long break, we had to come back for a few more days of classes and a week of finals, but I soaked in every moment of free time I could.

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A Visit to Small Town Kentucky

Dec. 7, 2013—This year for thanksgiving I got to visit two of my suitemates' hometown. Kelsey and Jodi are both from the same small town in Kentucky and I'd heard so many stories about it, I had to visit!

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Melo Cyrus

Dec. 6, 2013—Perhaps even more daunting than the prospect of imminent papers and finals was The Melodores‘ annual winter concert. The couple of weeks leading up to (even Thanksgiving break, to an extent) had been rather taxing, to be honest, and juggling rehearsals and classes was becoming increasingly difficult. I was also, however, incredibly excited. Our practices...

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