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Show FEA TURE 14 Goodbye classes, hello Winter Break Griffins reflect on holiday traditions and celebrations NICOLE GAMBLE isnt a Christmas tree! he said. STAFF REPORTER One more week, Griffins. One more week of caffeinated, late night study sessions and classes then say goodbye to those textbooks for a month. Winter Break is fast approaching, and while some students are looking forward to a much needed break, others are eager to see their families. Nathan Armacost, sophomore custom major, is going home to Maryland for the holidays. Im really stoked to see all my friends, Armacost said. I definitely look forward to my breaks as good intervals to see everybody I know. Armacost said he also plans to work during the break, raising money for the Bhutan and Gross National Happiness May Term study experience trip. Ill probably work for my Uncle Tim, painting, and Im going to try to do some serving at this restaurant I worked at in high' school, he said. Unlike Arma- cost, some Griffins are taking advan- tage of their break to go on vacation. Madison Temple Square has set up Christmas lights for the general public to enjoy during the holiday season for the last 50 years. The lights in Temple Square turn on every night at dusk until Jan. 3, 2016. ' Alle-ma- n, TO MOM'S COOKING Do you realize that Starbucks wanted to take Christ and Christmas off of their brand new cups? Feuerstein said in the video. The video, which has now reached over NATHAN ARMACOST SOPHOMORE junior theatre major, said shes going out to California to spend Christmas with her grandmother and one of her older sisters. Allemans family is celebrating Christmas early this year the day after Thanksgiving to be exact. Its the only time everyone like my sisters, their significant others and children, and my grandma can all be in town, she 16.5 million views, has sparked an interesting debate on social media using the hashtag MerryChristmasStarbucks. Alleman, junior theatre major, found the recent red cup debate an unnecessary con- said. troversy. Even though students will enjoy their breaks in different ways, its safe to say stu- Starbucks has different themes every year and none of the cups are very overtly Christmas themed, Alleman said. I dont know why this is getting blown out of pro- When reflecting on the holidays, Sophie and Cato enjoy playing around the tree during the holidays at the Erickson household. Miles Erickson, junior, is looking forward to seeing his family in Seattle, Washington over the Winter break. and being cozy. Holiday Drama In the beginning of November, Starbucks Coffee Company began handing cups with its new holiday cup design to customers. The new cups consists of a minimal, plain red design with the Starbucks logo. HONESTLY, Holiday Memories PHOTO COURTESY OF MILES ERICKSON is the worst Christmas ever! Oh my gosh! Erickson said. Thinking back on the memory, Erickson couldnt help but laugh because, for him, he said the holidays are about family, relaxing The Starbucks cup change incited controversy. In previous years, Starbucks celebrated the holidays with red cups featuring snowflakes, trees or ornaments saying joy on them I'M JUST PUMPED rather than the plain red. HAVE MY A man named Feuerstein Joshua posted a video to the Internet, venting his IN GENERAL. frustrations about the new red cups. dents like Armacost and Alleman are looking forward to spending time outside the classroom. - To his surprise, Erickson and his sister found presents under the tree Christmas morning, even though they were in Barcelona. The presents consisted of smaller items, but Ericksons sister was not pleased. She got super pissed off and said, This every- one remembers something different, whether the memory is of a family pet, opening presents, laughing so hard eggnog goes everywhere or receiving a gift with special meaning. For Miles Erickson, sophomore history major, reflecting on holiday memories brings him back to an interesting family Christmas spent in Barcelona, Spain. I was 11 at the time, and that makes my sister about nine or 10, and she was so pissed off because we were in this hotel room for Christmas, Erickson said. She was like, We need a tree! We need a tree! This is Christmas! My sister basically force d my dad to go out on Christmas Eve and he came back with this dinky, not even 3 -- foot plastic tree, and she was like, This portion. As for the different themes, Alleman is right. For the past several years, Starbucks has created multiple types of red cups, none of which have had the words Merry Christmas. Many people have taken to social media using ItsJustACup in response to Feuer-steins original hashtag. OnTwitter, a woman by the name of Libby Orth (libbyorth) used ItsJustACup to express her thoughts on the matter. Three things tliat matter more than the new Starbucks cups: 1. Cancer 2. World hunger 3. Racismsexism ItsJustACup, Roth tweeted. Regardless of what else is going on in the world, some are choosing to start or end the debate about the new holiday cups at |