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Tiff any Roneysenior staff writer

It’s just about time to go home for the holidays, and for those lucky enough to live in or near one of Kansas’ fine cities, there are quite a few festive activities to partake in.

Kansas City

Kansas City is the place to be for Christmas events.

Boston Brass and the Brass All-Star Big Band is set to perform their holiday con-cert, “Christmas Bells are Swingin’!” at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 at Yardley Hall, 12,345 College Blvd. in Lenexa, Kan.

Wes Funderburk, member of the band, wrote on trom-boneforum.org that the show will include not only brass-heavy carol arrangements but also stand-up comedy mate-rial.

For those who have not yet acquired a taste for big band tunes, the Musical The-ater Heritage is presenting “A Spectacular Christmas,” a show with favorite songs of the season, at Screenland Crown Center on the Mis-souri side, daily until Dec. 2.

Unable to get out of the house without the family? Take younger siblings to the Crown Center’s Santa’s Cray-ola Christmas Land, offered daily until Dec. 24, and San-ta’s Gingerbread Village, of-fered daily until Dec. 31.

When not in the mood for a show, grab some friends and head for the Kansas City Ice Skating Rink to burn off some of that pumpkin pie. Ice provides delightfully em-barrassing moments, while also offering an opportunity to do something out of the ordinary.

Finally, go out to eat at one of the many restaurants nes-tled into The Country Club Plaza. Since you’ve been too busy having fun to actually buy any of the gifts for loved ones, wander the Plaza after dinner to knock out some last-minute Christmas shop-ping.

By the end of the night, you will have memories, a full tummy and something for your grandmother. Kansas City for the win.

Wichita

Your family does not reside in the promised land of Kansas City? Not to worry, Wichita provides many similar amenities, plus a few unique highlights of its own.

The Carousel Skate Center, 312 N. West Street, offers a state-of-the-art sound system, spectacular light shows and a live DJ, accord-ing to the center’s website, carouselskate.net. It sounds like a date-worthy venue.

If you would rather sit in your car than fall on your bottom, cruise over to the “Lights on the Lake” drive through, hosted on 29th Street every night up to Dec. 25. The drive through is free and provides a sight of festive decorations and lighted holi-day displays.

Just make sure to enjoy gazing at the lighted homes without wishing you lived in them. Remember — the bigger the space, the more you would have to clean.

To experience a more tra-ditional Christmas event, drop by the candlelight ser-vice at 11 p.m. on Christ-mas Eve at Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Road. It should be a sacred time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

Topeka

It is not Lawrence, Man-hattan, Wichita or Kansas City, but there is still more to do than sit around and watch “A Christmas Story” multiple

times. Even if you love seeing Mr. Parker open the “fra-jee-lay” leg lamp package, once a year is enough.

After you’ve had your annual viewing of Ralphie and the clan, get off your tush and head to Starlight Skate Center, 301 Southeast 45th St., to socialize with friends or reconnect with family.

Even if you do not live in Topeka, you could always head down for a pre-Dead Week de-stressor (you will need it) to check out the Fes-tival of Trees, which offers ornately decorated Christmas trees, baked goods, a silent auction and live entertain-ment, according to lasr.com. The festival is held at the Kansas Expocentre.

Maybe you will even get inspired to amp up the deco-rations on your own tree and try making some of the baked goods you are seeing. If all else fails, at least you got out of the house, while attending an event that can make your mother proud.

Wrapping it up

As you look ahead to wrapping up your Christmas presents, also think ahead to how you will feel about wrap-ping up break. Will you make it one that you wish would end sooner because the rush of school would be better than your boredom, or will you make it one to smile back upon as your best Christmas yet? The choice is up to you.

Kansas cities off er seasonal activities as students go home

Nathaniel LaRue | Collegian

A person glides around the ice rink, while another laces up their skates at the Winter Student Activities Carnival on Jan. 21.

Amanda Hinkleyjunior staff writer

As the weather begins cool-ing off and the holidays get closer, the greek system here at K-State kicks off the winter season with an array of holiday traditions. From date parties to philanthropies, sororities and fraternities across campus pull out their decorations and get into the holiday spirit. Here is a list of just a few of the events taking place this holiday season.

“Light Up the Little Apple” with Alpha Chi Omega

Alpha Chi Omega com-bines the holidays with their philanthropy. “Light Up the Little Apple” is an opportunity for greeks to decorate outdoor lighting displays of their chap-ter houses, out-of-house deco-rating or indoor Christmas tree decorating that was added to the competition last year.

Entering a chapter house, out-of-house or Christmas tree into the competition costs a fee of $60, $30 or $25 and all proceeds from this event will go to Th e Crisis Center, Inc. Th ey are an organization which “provide(s) support and resources for victims of domes-tic violence and sexual assault,” said Megan Sorrick, junior in fi nance and Alpha Chi’s philan-thropy chair. “Th ey serve Riley County as well as other sur-rounding counties.”

It would not be a competi-tion without judges.

“Every year we have ‘celeb-rity judges’ such as basketball players from the men’s and women’s teams,” Sorrick said.

Prizes are awarded to the winning houses. Winners last year “were awarded with vari-ous prizes such as cookies, a performance by Cadence or a pizza party depending on what competition they won,” she said.

Th e judging for the festive event will take place between Dec. 6 and Dec. 10 and T-shirts will be sold in support of the philanthropy for $15.

“Tau Humbug” with Alpha Tau Omega

An Alpha Tau Omega tradi-tion is their “Tau Humbug” date party. Th e date party usually takes place at the chapter house the Saturday before dead week said Luke Fangman, junior in civil engineering and member of ATO.

“We decorate the outside of the house as a chapter,” Fang-man said, “we get together and come up with design.”

Not only does the outside of the house get a festive make-over, but the inside of the house does as well.

“We have fl oor competitions to see which fl oor can make it the brightest,” Fangman said.

Christmas lights covering the walls from fl oor to ceiling, wrapping paper on the com-posites and doors and fake snow are all used to make the inside of the ATO house feel like Christmas.

ATO has been decorating the inside and outside of their house for the last 20 years, Fangman said.

“We try to make it an amaz-ing Christmas environment for the date party,” he said.

“Cocoa and Caroling” with Chi Omega

Chi Omega also holds a phi-lanthropy during the holiday season called “Cocoa and Car-oling.”

It will be like “a Sonic drive-thru where people come drive through the circle driveway at Chi Omega,” said Brenna Mitchell, sophomore in life sci-ences and pre-nursing and Chi O’s philanthropy chair. “We’ll take your order and have cook-ies and treats.”

Th e cocoa will be made and served at Chi O in styrofoam cups with a choice of marsh-mallows, Mitchell said. Christ-mas music and caroling will also take place during the event.

“All proceeds from the event will go to Make-A-Wish Foun-dation,” Mitchell said. Make-A-Wish grants wishes to children

with life-threatening medical conditions. Th e cocoa and car-oling will take place on Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cocoa will cost $2 a cup and three cookies will cost $0.50.

Aft er all, Buddy the Elf did put it best, “Th e best way to spread Christmas cheer is sing-ing loud for all to hear.”

“Sig Eps on Ice” with Sigma Phi Epsilon

Another festive date party will be held by the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon called “Sig Eps on Ice.” Although the name is a pretty good indicator as to what the date party entails, it does not do justice to the entire theme.

“[We] get nice and festive with tacky Christmas sweaters, hats and other gear,” said Jeff Nordt, senior in kinesiology and member of Sig Ep frater-nity, “then we get hot chocolate and go ice skating at the local ice skating rink.”

Nordt said this ice skating extravaganza has been a Sig Ep tradition for about the past fi ve years.

Although the hot chocolate and tacky sweaters add to the event, the fun stems from the tradition.

“We all really enjoy being able to combine Christmas into a date party,” Nordt said.

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Q: Do I need to buy a pres-ent for my roommate? What about her boyfriend? My RA? My professors? Who deserves a gift?

A: Calm down. Th is is a time of year for joy and peace, not panic attacks. Now, this whole “Who deserves a gift ?” mess may seem complicated at fi rst, but it is really pretty simple. Th e spirit of giving is about being kind, thoughtful, and loving toward others. It is not a “Let’s-see-who-can-buy-the-most-gift s-this-year” contest. Or a “Look-at-me-I-spent-so-much-money-on-you” contest. Or an “I-bought-everyone-I-know-a-present-can-you-top-that” marathon. I’m not sure why society has turned this season into an “I-bought-you-a-gift -so-where-is-your-gift -for-me” standoff . Th is is not about self-gratifi cation. Th is is about self-sacrifi ce.

With this is mind, let us examine your original ques-tion. “Do I need to buy ... ?” No. You don’t need to buy gift s. You can make bags full of cookies for your roommates. You can make your RA brownies. You can make your mother one of those cute “coupon books” that we made in grade school, full of things like “Good for one day of cleaning out the garage” or “Good for a week’s worth of doing the dishes.” You can write your professor a letter about how much you appreciate him or her, stick it in a Christmas card and slide it under the door of your professor’s offi ce. You can secretly hang candy canes on the doorknobs for everyone on your fl oor in you residence hall. You can make a craft y Christmas tree ornament for your grandma. You can shovel the snow off the entire sidewalk in front of your aunt’s house, and never even tell her who did the work. Th at is what the spirit of giving is about.

I would be willing to bet you will have more fun doing the above activities than you will fi ghting through long lines of aggravated shoppers.

If you do decide to buy a few gift s this year — the book your sister really wanted, the grilling gear your mother has been asking for — and you fi nd yourself in the chaos of department stores this year, try singing Christmas carols as you wait in line. It will annoy some people, but many will enjoy it, you and your friends will have more fun, and it will probably be the nicest thing the cashier

has heard all day long.

Q: I am dreading spending an entire month with my family. I know you already talked about weekends home and how to adapt, but what about when it’s an entire month?

A: Th ere are a few situations you should try to avoid. Don’t set your younger siblings on fi re or duct tape them to the wall in the closet. You might think this will prompt them to leave you alone, but it will only make your mother angry and inspire your sibs to retaliate. Don’t yell back at your dad. Th is never helped settle anything in the past, and it won’t help settle anything now. Don’t lock the annoying family cat outside. It might seek revenge while you are sleeping.

You might fi nd that it helps to schedule some time out of the house with old friends, or to go on walks or just to do some-thing to give yourself a break from time to time.

As I have said before, the key to this whole ordeal is patience. Look at it this way: you only have a month with your family. You might as well try to turn it into a positive experience and make great memories. You never truly know when you will see them again. It might not be easy to bite your tongue and be a peacemaker, but it is worth it.

Remember, you can continue to love your family, even if you don’t always like them.

It is Christmas, so try your best to bring some Christmas cheer into your home. If you are focused on helping others, you have less time to dwell on how much they annoy you. Keep up the good work. Th ere is a song that says the secret of Christmas “is not the things you do at Christmas time, but the Christmas things you do all year through.”

Q: What’s the best way to fi nd someone to kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

A: Hmmmm ... I’m not sure what to tell you. Th is whole business of the kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve could range from an “awww, how romantic” moment to an “oh my, how awkward” moment to a “this is kind of sketchy” moment. I suppose this depends on whether you are with your spouse/fi ance/signifi cant other, your cousins or surrounded by drunken people in Aggieville. Good luck — results may vary.

Sara Gudde is a senior in secondary education. She is a Christmas expert. If you have any doubts, just ask her friends and family. Questions for this installment of “Results May Vary” came from the Collegian editorial board. Please send questions for Sara to edge@spub.ksu.edu.

Ariel Crockettjunior staff writer

Th e holidays are quickly ap-proaching, and many students are in a crunch to study and do well on their upcoming exams while anticipating the winter break that lies ahead of us. For those who are full participants in the Christmas dinner prep-aration, the window of time is shortening to prepare for the labor, patience and creativity in which a holiday as festive as this requires.

For the students that do not have the advantage of going home for the holidays, here are some ideas for meals that are less complicated, yet still fancy enough to set on the Christ-mas dinner table and blend in with the “good stuff .”

“Looking at it from the per-spective of what tastes good, looks good and is benefi cial to your health, there are three simple ideas of what you could make using sweet potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin,” said Melissa A. Schrader, in-structor of food service system education in the Department of Housing and Dining Ser-vices.

Schrader said students can make simple and inexpensive mashed sweet potatoes, which they can then “dress up” with toasted pecans or ginger snaps.

Another option Schrader suggested is roasted sweet

potato wedges with garlic, thyme and kosher salt.

Finishing dishes with a garnish, like parsley, mint or a dab of whipped cream, will make the food look even more delicious.

“If you do the fi nal bit in garnishing, it could increase the quality level,” Schrader said.

Pumpkin pie is one versatile option that can be purchased and dressed up easily, even when store-bought, Schrader said.

“You could mix it up by adding a fl avored whip cream, or garnish it with a couple of cinnamon sticks or a dollop of whip cream added atop of your slice or onto your plate,” Schrader said.

Schrader’s suggestions are directed particularly at the more health-conscious stu-dents; however, the next few suggestions might appeal to the student who cares less about holiday healthfulness.

“I suggest planning a brunch or an early supper, inviting friends asking them to bring food or contribute to the grocery fund,” said Jane P. Marshall, instructor of hospi-tality management and dietet-ics. “Unless one of the guys is a specialist in yeast rolls, keep your requests simple: a jar of olives for a relish tray, crackers and cheese, tubs of whipped topping, a bag of pumpkin-

fl avored coff ee beans.” Marshall also off ered reci-

pes for dishes like turkey tet-razzini, turkey casserole, sweet potato biscuits and spiced whipped cream to top off a warm pumpkin pie.

“Th ree of those recipes use convenience foods that making cooking easier and faster,” Marshall said.

All of the dishes Marshall suggested take between six and 30 minutes to make.

Assistant professor in human nutrition Sandra Procter said roast turkey breast is an easy meal students can make by simply buying the frozen meat then cooking it in the oven.

“You have the basis for a turkey dinner for you and a few, and even left over turkey for sandwiches, soups or what-ever spells holiday to you,” Procter said. “Th e instructions are on the package, and there isn’t anything simpler than that if you have access to an oven.”

For dessert, Procter said one simple option is an apple crisp, which she recommend-ed because it requires few in-gredients, thus making it also inexpensive.

“Th ere are recipes that are as simple as you like, there’s one that starts with canned apple pie fi lling, and another, more traditional one that starts with fresh apples and is

baked in a microwave,” Proct-er said.

She suggested bread pud-ding as another dessert that seems complicated but is actu-ally easy to make and quickly made more festive with a sprinkling of dried cranber-ries.

In addition to simple recipes, people looking to celebrate a holiday without spending all day in the kitchen can split up cooking duties be-tween several of the guests.

Procter recommended in-viting over a couple friends and having a “progressive dinner,” which she explained as a meal where “each partici-pant contributes one course, but together the meal can be a real masterpiece. It divides the cost, no one is held down to ‘host,’ and is a great event for socializing.”

Mary Higgins, associate professor of human nutrition, recommended many things like “homemade season mixes, fruit bowls, casserole dishes accompanied by one of your favorite recipes, a jar fi lled with an assortment of nuts in the shell,” and other dishes similar to those various items.

With Higgins’ last few sug-gestions for food-related gift ideas, holidays full of food and simple gift s are a feasible real-ity for K-State students, with or without Mom’s cooking ex-pertise.

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SPICED WHIPPED CREAM

1 (8-ounce) container of thawed whipped topping1/4 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice or 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger2 teaspoons of brown sugar. Combine the spices with the sugar and mix into the whipped topping, dollop atop of a slice of pumpkin pie and serve.

EASY APPLE CRISP

You will need:1 (21-oz) can apple pie fi lling1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 cup margarine1/4 cup brown sugar2 cups all purpose fl ourPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread pie fi lling in an 8x8 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cinna-mon and nutmeg. Cream together margarine and sugar, and cut in fl our with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs and then sprinkle mixture over the pie fi lling. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the topping is brown and crisp and fi lling is hot and bubbly. Serving size: 6-allrecipes.com

MICROWAVE APPLE CRISP

Ingredients4 large Granny Smith apples- peeled, cored and sliced1/2 cup of melted butter 1/4 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup of quick cooking oats1/2 cup of all purpose fl our1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon allspiceEvenly spread the apples in an 8 inch square glass baking dish. A deep dish glass plate will also work. In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar, oats, fl our, cinnamon and allspice. Sprinkle this topping evenly over the apples. Cook on full power in the microwave for 10-12 minutes, until apples can easily be pierced with a knife. Serving size: 6-allrecipes.com

TURKEY TETRAZZINI

3 oz. of uncooked spaghetti (1 1/2 cups cooked) broken in half1 (10 3/4 oz) can of condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1/2 cup of milk1/4 teaspoon of black pepper1 small peeled and chopped yellow onion1/4 cup of parmesan cheese1/4 cup of sour cream

1 1/2 cup of cooked turkey, diced (roughly 6 oz.)1 (4 oz) can of sliced mushrooms, drainedThe oven temperature should be set to 375 degrees, lightly oil a 2-quart casserole and refer to the cooking instructions on the spaghetti package staying careful not to overcook it. While the spaghetti cooking, combine the soup, milk, pepper, onion, cheese and sour cream in a bowl and stir in turkey and mushrooms. Add spaghetti and gently toss, pour into the casserole dish or a lightly oiled 8x8- inch or 9x9-inch baking pan. Bake uncovered for approximately 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

SWEET POTATO BISCUITS

Yield: 162 1/2 cups biscuits mix (such as Bisquick)1/3 cup unsalted butter or soft-ened margarine1 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes1/2 cup of milkPreheat oven to 450 degrees.For sweet potatoes, buy a small can of spuds, drain well and mash them with a fork, an electric mixer or a potato masher. Get out as many lumps as you can. Marshall suggests saving the unused potatoes and eating them

later. Wash the can. You may use it to cut biscuits, then recycle. Stir biscuit mix and roll to coat. Shape into a ball; knead 3 or 4 times. Roll the dough 1/2 inch thick. If you don’t have a rolling pin, use a clean jar or glass or pat it out like you would pizza dough. Cut with a 2 1/4 inch cutter dipped in fl our or biscuit mix. If you don’t have a cutter feel free to use a thin-lipped glass or the sweet potato can. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

EASY AROMATIC HERBED MEAT RUB

1 tablespoon of light packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon of paprika1 tablespoon of coarse salt (or less if desired)1 1/2 teaspoons of ground black pepper1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 1/2 teaspoons of dried thyme leavesPut the raw meat in a bag. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of meat rub into each portion. Rub it all over the surface of the meat. Remove meat from bag and grill, bake or pan fry until meat is done. This can be served as a meal with vegetables, slice of whole grain bread, fruit and yogurt.

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‘Tis the season of glitz, glam and sequins; with holiday events and New Year’s parties

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Cocktail dresses are the easiest way to look fabulous at any party this season. Black lace over a nude or light pink material is a great collabora-tion of sweet and sexy. Velvet in rich, deep tones such as indigo, army green and navy as well as black is the epitome of luxurious.

While sassy, not everyone wants something as fancy as a cocktail dress. Luckily, tunics are a sensational alternative. Embellished with anything from sequins to ruffl es, this outfi t screams holiday. Find a more basic satin tunic and jazz it up with copious amounts of jewelry for the holidays for a piece that can be carried

throughout the season. Pair with a dark skinny jean with heels or black jeggings and boots.

When it comes to celebrat-ing the new year, take it to the next level with glamorous pieces. It’s the one time of year when you can get away with wearing look-at-me sparkle. Tired of wearing black? Opt for metallic materials in gold and silver. If you want to keep from going over the top, throw on a leather jacket to add some edge to all that glitter.

“I like to wear something that is bejeweled or a little fl ashy for the New Year, and adding some fun heels,” said Taylor Voss, junior in apparel and textiles.

Jewelry can make all the dif-ference for your holiday outfi t. If you’ve chosen a more basic ensemble, jewelry becomes the focus and if you’re already

glamorized, the perfect piece can enhance your look. Find a particular piece that you love and work around it. For example, love a certain long crystal necklace? Add strands

of pearls and other crystals bound together with a large rhinestone brooch for a diff er-ent, personalized look created for you alone.

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ily have to be jewelry, either. Adding a fl ashy headband or barrette into your ‘do can be just the right amount of sass. Shoes are also being adorned with sparkly pieces and could add some pizazz to a basic outfi t.

While all the sparkle can be overwhelming for some, others are basking in the jewels. If you’re not sure how much is too much, stick to the “less is more” theory and focus on a central piece. Feeling good during this time of year is important, so don’t wear something so glitzy you feel uncomfortable. Remember, mastering the perfect holiday look is all in the details.

Larissa Ost is a junior in apparel and textiles. Ariel Burress is a sopho-more in apparel and textiles. Please send comments to edge@spub.ksu.edu.

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