A Reflection on Day of Prayer

Imagine it is utterly dark. All around you there are voices, some high, some low, some so distant they are mostly if not totally inaudible, others so close you feel like you could reach out and touch them. Each voice contributes in turn, but all together they are one. United. Complete. Beautiful. You raise your voice, too, and in that very same way your own voice is distinguishable, and yet it is part of a bigger whole.

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Pugh Review: Food Survival Guide

While we should all be thankful for the food available to us, there are times when the Great Hall options become especially dismal. For example, when there is “breakfast pizza” on Sundays (or even better, when said pizza stays out for an hour and the cheese becomes congealed), or when they serve tater tots for 13 days in a row. When I lived on campus, I practically kept an entire stocked kitchen under my bed complete with cutting boards, crockpot, and a cake stand. Consider this your survival guide for what to keep on hand to endure four years of Chartwells.

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Pugh Review: Top 5 Chattanooga Burger Joints

There is a beautiful moment that occurs when, after waiting in hungry suspense, you make eye contact with your waiter and realize your food is coming towards you. Your heart skips a beat as your waiter places half a pound of deliciousness in front of you. In that one moment, all is well with the world, finals are not approaching, summer jobs have been obtained, and you tear up with joy. Or is that just me?

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