Last Friday night, Cairn celebrated Christmas with the annual Starry Night event. Student Life and Campus Services decorated the walkway with lights, arches, and, for the first time, a real Christmas tree. Student Life set up tables full of cookies and large pots of cocoa and cider as Christmas classics

Sometimes it feels like the saying is more along the lines of “‘Tis the season for papers, projects, and finals,” but that stuff won’t get us down at Cairn! Whenever you’re feeling a little like Scrooge, there is plenty to do on campus to get you back in the Christmas

Christmas music plays through the walls of the dorms. The walkway is lit. And every student has a pile of homework to surmount. As students return from a much need Thanksgiving Break, campus is now in the full swing of finals and preparation for Christmas activities. It’s a blend of

Christmas break is one of the most anticipated times of year for a college student. Sleep, seeing family, resting from daily assignments and studying—these are just a few of the activities that grace Christmas break. Yet once Christmas time comes to end, and the new year is well underway, break

Almost every college student dreads the end of the semester; between Thanksgiving break and Christmas break, a college student’s life is consumed with the library, canned soup, and caffeine. This lifestyle, lacking somewhat of social breaks and sleeping, can start to wear on the student’s sanity. It can be hard

It’s that time of year already: Christmas time. And as Christmas rolls around, it brings with it the season of traditions. Most people share in their own annual Christmas traditions: movie nights, cookie baking, decorating the tree, or visiting family, just to name a few. But what about Cairn students?

When friends and family ask me how my semester is going, my answer is always the same: “I am just holding out until Thanksgiving.” As an English Major, the couple weeks leading up to Thanksgiving Break are my personal, academic hell. This period of time is where all of those

Last Friday, students, professors and members from the surrounding community swarmed the walkway to enjoy Cairn’s popular annual event, Starry Nite. Helping the Cairn community get into the Christmas spirit, there were Christmas-themed photo booths, a large Christmas tree, Christmas lights galore, and even Christmas ornament decorating! With the students enlivened

A bunch of twinkle lights can easily put me in a good mood, so it is safe to say that Starry Night left me full of joy.   We have finally reached the last day of classes, and it is safe to say I am so blessed for the semester