For many college students, the holidays are not as special as they used to be. Gone are the days when excitement ran through our veins when we awoke to a tree surrounded by Christmas presents. Gone are the days when the smell of sweet potato pie and turkey made us want to sit at the dining room table with our families and enjoy the company of on...

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For those dedicated enough, "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza, can hold amazing deals and price cuts. The only catch? Waking up as early as 4 in the morning and fighting the huge crows that will inevitably form.

If you've never shopped on Black Friday, it's something you should probably experience at least once i...

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As OTR goes on Thanksgiving break tomorrow, it's time for a brief respite between the snark and the celebrity boob galleries. Watch the above video about a dying kid's final wish, which is not to meet Matt Damon, but to help the homeless. Tis the season.

If you are like me, you are worried that you won't make the best of your five-day break from college. I have compiled a "bucket list" of things to do before you go back to studying for finals.

Hook up with that girl that wouldn't do you in High School!

- Easier said then done, but what else do you have to do? Show your friends back home that y...

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So most people are already left Blacksburg and went home for Thanksgiving Break (myself included). But there is a few of you who can't seem to leave Tech right away. So here are some things you should do to take advantage that no one else is around.

1. Streak the Drillfield. I realize that there's snow on the ground and that it must be free...

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Ahhh Brooklyn: a New York borough of diverse cultural institutions like Brooklyn College, Peter Luger Steakhouse, and now, the Real World. For what feels like season eighty-two of the show, MTV has dropped a bunch of histrionic, emotionally saturated, sociopathic drama queens in BK who are way freakier than the performers at the Coney Island Fre...

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