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2013 as we know it has come to a close and with it has gone all the excitement of the holiday season. Realizing the impending doom of 8 am classes and sub-zero temperatures awaiting us in the coming weeks, you may be feeling that all meaning has been stripped entirely from your existence.

Botanically classified as a partial parasite, Mistletoe has the ability to grow on trees in addition to growing on its own. The plant, known for its green shrub-like appearance with small yellow flowers and white berries, is often associated with warding off evil spirits, fertility and life-bestowing powers.

There’s nothing quite like this time of year. Lights envelop State College with color and hope and optimism. The air is filled with the sound of happy, impatient children and the occasional chiming of sleigh bells.

These were the movies we watched at every sleepover and birthday party. They are the movies we will force our children to watch. We all miss the glory days of made-for-television feature films. Here is our list of the top 10 Disney Channel original movies:

Let’s face it – what you wore in middle school mattered. You just weren’t considered cool if your clothes weren’t from an acceptably cool store. Stores that you are now embarrassed to admit you ever shopped at. Here’s a throwback Thursday shout-out to the clothing stores of our awkward youth.

You’ve finally survived Thanksgiving, complete with its amazing dinner and awkward family interactions. Now you have something extraordinary to look forward to – Christmas time.

As I sat down to write this article, I was instantly shocked that I hadn’t thought of it earlier. Not only was Friends one of the longest running sitcoms, but it was also a personal favorite show of mine.

‘Fess up: at some point, you may have skimmed that novel you were supposed to read for your literature class or in high school, but you probably decided to do a Netflix marathon instead.

Their (beautiful, gorgeous, dreamy, angelic) faces were the first to grace our bedroom walls. They were our first crushes. They convinced us that cooties were nothing more than speechlessness at their perfection.

For many of us, AOL Instant Messenger was the first way we were able to really communicate with our friends outside of school. When obtaining a cell phone was still just a dream, our desktop computers were there to fill the void.

In a world where favorites and retweets line the path to self-validation, we must ask ourselves the (new) age-old question: If you didn’t get double digits amounts of likes on your instagram photo, did you even instagram at all?

Our throwback this week is dedicated to the glammest gal we’ve ever known: Barbie. Along with her shiny blonde hair, long tan legs and super hot boyfriend, she had a dreamy house, her own private jet and multiple sports cars.

If you remember answering surveys that asked incredibly deep questions such as… “What does the last text in your inbox say?”, “Would you date someone if they asked you right now?”, “Eyes or Smile?”…then you remember Facebook Notes.

How lucky are we that our throwback for this week falls on everyone’s favorite holiday, Halloween? For us college kids, Halloween is an weekend-long event during which we get to dress up in costumes, go out with friends and hopefully capture a profile picture to last at least the next month.

Who knew Shakespeare could be so…ghetto? Funk It Up About Nothin’, a “hip-hoptation” of William Shakespeare’s rom-com Much Ado About Nothing, opened Wednesday night to a sold-out audience at Levels Nightclub.