Collegian columnist Katie McKenna asks the question – how many UMass students know of Patriots’ Day’s true meaning?
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What Marathon Monday can teach us
Tags: Marathon Monday, Patriots' Day, UMass
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Mind your manners
Columnist Katie McKenna recounts the lessons in manners gained from her parents and encourages others to do the same.
Tags: Katie McKenna, manners, parents
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Oscar worthy, schmoscar worthy
Collegian columnist Katie McKenna tries to figure out what intrinsic merits, if any, works of art hold or whether it’s all just flashy commercialism.
Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Golden Globes, Midnight in Paris, oscars, War Horse
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Thoreau and free thought
We all glorify the idea of standing up for our own beliefs, but it can be an ugly reality.
Tags: Free-Will, Thoreau, Walden's Pond
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Television’s hidden benefits
Collegian Columnist Katie McKenna discusses the learning benefits of television.
Tags: Benefits, Learning, Television
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Midterms? No worries
Collegian columnist Katie McKenna explains why she doesn’t worry about midterms, and why you shouldn’t either.
Tags: exams, homework, midtemrs, Stress
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Embracing weather perks and people quirks
Columnist Katie McKenna embraces both temperamental New England weather and people for their quirks.
Tags: Embracing, Quirks., weather
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Lax Bro Culture
The style and culture of the “lax bro” is explored by columnist Katie McKenna.
Tags: culture, labels, Lax Bros
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You are not your major
Collegian columnist Katie McKenna discusses and rebuffs the common practice of making assumptions about an acquaintance’s major.
Tags: Assumptions, Major, Settling
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