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10 Things Every College Student Should Be Thankful For This Holiday Season

They're easy to overlook, but still important.

Kinsey Sturgeon

Nov 06, 2018

Ball State University

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I know the running joke is your family asking you a bajillion questions, but really there's so much more over the holidays. It truly is a time to be treasured and enjoyed.

1. Home-cooked meals

Okay, some of it might be from a box, but it's the thought that counts!

2. Your family being interesting in what you're doing

At least they care!

3. Actually seeing your family

Man, I'd forgotten what that's like.

4. Generous family members

One year I jokingly started the "Kinsey is broke and unemployed" foundation and my grandma actually gave me money.

5. Good friends

You're always making new friends in college!

6. Breaks

We get 3 in one semester but they feel so far apart.

7. Indoor sports

It's that time of year folks! No more freezing our asses off for football!

8. Sweater weather

Whether you prefer a traditional sweater or a sweatshirt, you feel just a little bit cozier and you totally could've just rolled out of bed and that is much more socially acceptable during holiday season.

9. Love

Familial, friendly, romantic. You have love in your life, I promise.

10. Higher education

College sucks sometimes, but not everyone has the opportunity or ability to go to college. Be thankful.

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Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

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Summer is hot and humid, and it's almost like summer was made specifically to drink the refreshing, cold, crisp wonderful, delicious, nutritious nectar of the gods. Which is none other than beer; wonderful cold beer. With summer playing peek-a-boo around the corner while we finish up this semester, it's time to discuss the only important part of summer. And if you haven't already guessed, it's beer. There are few things I take more seriously than my beer, in order are: sports... and beer. Here are my favorite summer brews:

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10 Things Every College Student Should Be Thankful For This Holiday Season

They're easy to overlook, but still important.

1. Home-cooked meals

2. Your family being interesting in what you're doing

3. Actually seeing your family

4. Generous family members

5. Good friends

6. Breaks

7. Indoor sports

8. Sweater weather

9. Love

10. Higher education

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Appreciation for some of life's most discredited pleasures.

1. Sun showers

2. Smiles

3. Tight hugs

4. Discovering new foods you like.

5. Laying in bed after a long day.

6. And being completely relaxed

7. "This reminded me of you"

8. Breakfast foods

9. Over-sized clothes

10. Contagious laughs

11. Car rides with that one person

12. Random (I miss you/ I love you) texts

13. The city at night

14. Surprises

15. Blanket cocoons

16. Good hair days

17. Really good coffee

18. Days where you're in a good mood naturally and for no particular reason

19. Conquering a fear

20. When they give you a lot of guac at Chipotle

21. Being so comfortable with someone that you can literally talk about anything

22. Home-cooked meals

23. Tattoo stories

24. Leaves changing color in fall

25. Butterflies in your stomach

26. Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches

27. When you can't stop laughing

Cool Off with These 8 Beers!

Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

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Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

Corona

75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

Perfect Weather

You'll get an effortless tan

You can exercise with a view

You don't have to worry about bug bites

In n Out all day, every day

We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)