The winter holidays are finally approaching. After a grueling week of final exams, papers and presentations, we’ll go home to our families and friends and enjoy the month-long break.

But for hundreds of homeless and poor, the holidays serve as a reminder of their bleak situation.

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The snow has begun falling, the temperature is dropping and Thanksgiving is behind us. That can only mean one thing: the gift-giving season is upon us.

For some of us this can become a huge problem. The money and the ample shopping time due to winter break are certainly present but that means nothing for those who do not know what to buy.

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There are some things in the world of sex that are deemed socially acceptable (for the most part) that I really don’t understand. Unfortunately, porn is one of them.

I think of video porn the same way I think of sports: Why would you want to watch a bunch of other people get paid too much to have fun doing something you wish you were doing?

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Take a second to breathe. You’re almost done and the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter. All that stands in the way of your winter break is a few sheets of paper. Finals are finally upon us.

So once you’ve completed the class that you didn’t want to take but that your degree required, what do you do? How do you relax? Hopefully this list will give you a few ideas.

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Maryland Avenue may literally be dividing line on campus, but it may also be the gender dividing line as well. Allowing some exceptions, the layout of buildings on campus designates the sciences to the west side of the campus and the arts to the east.

“It just seems like I see more girls over here.” said University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee senior Andrew Wirth, referring to the area outside Mitchell Hall on the east side of campus.

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