OPINION: The holiday season isn’t worth the endless Christmas music
Allow me to wage a war on Christmas, please

Let’s talk about Christmas. I’m here to tell you why it is the worst holiday ever created. Let’s move right on past the Christian exclusiveness, the mass marketing, the freedom of religion arguments and just get down to the brass tacks of it all. Christmas is the worst because of how obnoxious it is.

OPINION: When Christmas music becomes acceptable
a definitive answer to the debate over when Christmas music season begins

Christmas music is a topic that’s so divisive and anger inducing that I risk being mobbed at The Hub by muttering a few simple words—when can we listen to Christmas music? There are many schools of thought on this, and I’m going to walk you through all of them and reveal my own definitive holiday music schedule.

OPINION: Hallmark holiday
Valentine's Day can be a source of stress as much a source of love

Valentine’s Day is generally seen as a celebration where people show their love for each other through expensive gifts and fancy dinners, but it brings a massive amount of stress along with it.

Growing a family business
The Brusvens find the holiday spirit by providing trees for Palouse families

For the Brusven family, Christmas trees are not just a holiday tradition, but an everyday experience. Annette Brusven, a long-time Palouse resident, grew up around acres upon acres of trees […]

Funky Christmas jams
Broaden your Christmas playlist with these lesser known holiday songs

For a portion of the holiday-loving population, Christmas tunes began the minute Halloween ended. Even though Christmas music is a favorite genre, the tunes this time of the year tend […]

Same holidays, better music
Listen to better music this Christmas

As we approach Christmas, the classic signs of the season will start to come out of the woodwork. Classic red cups have already popped up at every coffee shop and […]

What to remember when celebrating Cinco de Mayo
The equity and diversity unit at UI clarifies true meaning of Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is a popularly celebrated holiday in the U.S., but its roots have a deeper meaning than just tequila and taco parties. Christina Vazquez, advising specialist for the […]