FSU Honors Newsletter Issue #8-December 2017

Issue #8 December 2017

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

HONORS

SAVE THE DATE/

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EXAM WEEK TIPS

CONGRATS

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CHRISTMAS TREE ORIGIN

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DIRECTOR'S DESK

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JOLLY HOLIDAYS

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DORMROOM RECIPES

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FINALS INSPIRATION/MEMES

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ASK SYBILL

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SAVE THE DATE Finals Week Events

12/11 12/13 10AM - 2PM 10AM - 2PM 12/12 STUDY STOP! finals fuel 10pm - 10 pm All the coffee and Insomniac study party snacks that are supplies you need to you'll be up anyway, so healthy, and some that get through finals! why not study with are sweet. some milk and cookies?

From the Director's Desk Honors Students, I would like to wish everyone good luck on your final exams. Hopefully the semester has treated you well and you are able to enjoy a much needed break. And congratulations to those of you that are graduating next week. Whether you are heading into the “real world�, going on to graduate or professional school, or just taking some time off, we hope your FSU experience prepared you for your next adventure. Please keep in touch and when you return to campus, stop by the office and say hello!

All the best, Dr. Mark Kearley HSA Director

DORM ROOM RECIPES

SANTA'S PEPPERMINT HOT COCOA INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Peppermint Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Mix Whipped Cream (Optional) Water or Milk

1. Pick out your favorite Christmas mug and fill with water or milk.

2. Microwave water or milk until hot. Check every 30 seconds. Be careful when removing!

3. Add the hot chocolate mix.

Stir until there is no lumps of cocoa. Unless you're into that.

4. If you want to get extra festive, create a delicious swirl of whipped cream on top of your cocoa.

5. Unwrap the candy cane and place it into the drink. The pepermint will melt off the candy cane and into the hot chocolate.

6. Enjoy with friends and do a little happy dance that you're almost done for the semester!

DORM ROOM RECIPES

BAKED CINNAMON APPLES INSTRUCTIONS Place the apples in a microwave safe bowl Pour sugar or sweetener, and cinnamon on the apples - just enough so that they're evenly covered in sugar!

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Microwave for 5 minutes, checking occasionally Carefully remove the bowl and pour maple syrup on the warm apples Mix well to distribute the sugar, cinnamon, and syrup!

ASK SYBILL: Advice and Tea Leaves Winter Break Survival DEAR SYBILL: I am a freshman and I

barely survived the "Thanksgiving Break" questions. How do I respectfully discuss my newfound indpendence with my parents and avoid Round Two of questions? ~Anonymous

DEAR ANONYMOUS : This is a

struggle many new college students face. College is an opportunity to branch out and enjoy our independece.

Returning home is sometimes accompanied by parents resuming the roles they had while you were in high school. Many times this leads to conflict which sounds like what you are nervous about.

My first tip is to take a deep breath.

Remind yourself that your parents and the relatives you may be seeing are asking because they are probably genuinely curious as to what is going on in your life. Yes, the questions seem a little pressing or a little too personal, but how often do you actually speak to them? They have zero idea of what

you're actually up. Facebook can only them a surface leve of how and what you're doing.

It can be tough, but I know you can make it through!

Now, about speaking to your parents, remember to be respectful. To show your maturity, it is always good to resist raising your voice or resorting to childish behaviors. Open up the conversation naturally. Don't go in with "guns blazing" as they say.

Be honest. There is nothing worst than letting something fester inside. Get it all out and let them know how you're feeling. The most important thing is to start a dialogue. Remember to use "I" statements such as "I am feeling this way because of XYZ". It may not be fixed over night, but the conversation is started and boundaries can start to be redefined.

Always remember that in most cases your parents are nervous about you entering the "real world" and are fighting to keep their baby. It's a hard time for both parent and child. But, with healthy dialogue, relationship boundaries can be remade without causing lasting tension and hard feelings.

Finally, if all else fails, shrug it off and just enjoy the holiday break!

Keeping Cool during

EXAMS WEEK

A guide to self-help during the busiest time of the year Time Management

staying healthy

Eat balanced meals (lots of veggies and protein!), and try to drink water throughout the day A 20 minute workout can do great things for a stressed brain!

Organize your planner so you know what is due, and when it needs to be done Prioritize assignments that you know will require more attention.

Sleep

Getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep is vital to keeping your brain functioning.

Don't try and pull allnighters; you're better off getting a good night's sleep.

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CHRISTMAS TREE Before Christmas trees were associated with Christmas, many different cultures used green palms or Evergreen boughs to symbolize everlasting life. The first Christmas tree as we know it today is rumored to have been erected by Martin Luther, the 16th-century Protestant reformer. He is said to have placed the first lighted candle on the Christmas tree to show his family what the stars looked like when twinkling among the evergreens. Despite this, Christmas trees remained an oddity in America which was mostly Puritan at this time.

In fact, for awhile, any observation of December 25th, except church service, was against the law. It wasn’t until an influx of German and Irish immigrants to America that the tradition started to become normalized. Finally, in 1846, when Queen Victoria and the German Prince Albert’s family were sketched in the Illustrated London News with a Christmas tree, that the tradition exploded in popularity. The Christmas tree finally was widely accepted by people in the United Kingdom, United States, and even Canada.

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CHRISTMAS TREE Tree Trivia The tallest living Christmas tree is believed to be the 122-foot, 91-year-old Douglas fir in the town of Woodinville, Washington.

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition began in 1933. Franklin Pierce, the 14th president, brought the Christmas tree tradition to the White House.

Christmas trees generally take 6-8 years to mature.

Christmas trees are grown in all 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska.

100,000 people are employed in the Christmas tree industry.

More than 1,000,000 acres of land have been planted with Christmas trees.

77 million Christmas trees are planted each year.

Thomas Edison’s assistants came up with the idea of electric lights for Christmas trees.

Teddy Roosevelt banned the Christmas tree from the White House for environmental reasons.

JOLLY HOLIDAYS CELEBRATING DECEMBER DIVERSITY Dec. 12 to 20: Hanukkah is an 8 day Jewish festival of lights, which celebrates the Maccabean revolt in Egypt.

Dec. 12: The Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Catholic holiday celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican Americans that honors the appearance of the Virgin Mary in Mexico City.

Dec. 21: Wiccan/Pagans will celebrate Winter Solstice through Yule, honoring "the winter-born king, symbolized by the rebirth of the sun".

Dec. 25: Christmas is a primarily Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

Dec. 26 to Jan. 1: Kwanzaa is a seven day spiritual celebration of African American values and traditions and their continued vitality. “Kwanzaa” is Swahili and means “first fruits of the harvest.”

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