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	Thanksgiving Reflection: HC Chatham News/Lifestyle Section Editor Gretchen Geibel By Gretchen Geibel November 12, 2012 - 10:37pm My favorite thing about Thanksgiving (although it's kind of cliché) is being able to come together with all of my family. My parents have upwards of seven siblings each, so get togethers with everyone are hard to come by. Nonetheless, Thanksgiving is the one holiday where both sides of my family are able to come together to share our thanks as well as each other's company. Having such a large family means that Thanksgivings are always big, loud, and a little crazy...but they're so much more fun for that reason! Plus, my family always goes to both my mom's and my dad's family's celebrations...and I'm never going to complain about getting two Thanksgiving dinners!...
	Thanksgiving Reflection: HC Chatham Writer Julie Victain By Julie Victain November 10, 2012 - 11:44pm Each day leading up to Thanksgiving, we'll feature a reflection on the holiday by a Chatham student. HC Chatham Writer Julie Victain: "My favorite thing/memory about Thanksgiving was waking up super early to watch the parades in the morning. Then my Grandma, Mom, sisters, and I would work on dinner. After all of my family came over and ate, we would go to a local light display (Hartwood Acres) and we would drive through blasting Christmas music. Singing at the top of our lungs, we would come home with crackling voices and watching Christmas movies until we fell asleep. Then we would go shopping on Black Friday (my real favorite holiday)." READ MORE
	Following Up with Kasey M. Jones By Mara Flanagan November 3, 2012 - 11:38pm When we spoke with Kasey M. Jones five months ago, she’d just launched her blog, Maven of Fashion©. Now, her website is bigger than ever. READ MORE
	Following Up with Campus Celebrity Kate Wenger By Mara Flanagan October 27, 2012 - 10:01pm When we spoke with Reference Librarian Kate Wenger in January 2012, her series of workshops--on everything from "Basic Databases" to "Evaluating Resources"--drew students ready to improve their research skills. This fall, Chatham women still take her workshops and stop by her desk for awesome answers to literature-related questions. We caught up with Wenger to see what's new in the library: READ MORE
	Following Up with Campus Celebrity Shannon Ward By Mara Flanagan October 20, 2012 - 11:24pm Shannon Ward kicked off her first year with an awesome win: she took home the “Best Use of Recycled Materials” prize from the Halloween dinner for the pop top knight costume she designed and constructed herself. What has the Creative Writing major accomplished since her November 2011 feature? --She won the Chatham Excellence in Writing Award in 2012. Congratulations, Shannon! --She’s an RA, a Cougar K-Nector and a Woodland Desk Attendant. --She’s heading the new “All Faith” Living Learning Community. --On top of everything, Shannon still finds time to create. Among other projects, she’s working on her 3rd chain mail vest....
	Healthy Eating: A Guide to Portion Sizes By Catherine Giles October 13, 2012 - 11:11pm What frustrates many women about their weight is how easy it is to put it on and how hard it is to lose. What many women fail to realize is that it’s not only the kinds of food they are eating that cause them to struggle with weight loss, but it is also the portion sizes. A portion is the amount of food that you choose to eat at one time. In a world where “bigger is better,” it can be hard to distinguish a regular, everyday portion size from a healthy one. Over the decades, portion sizes have steadily increased; for example, bagels used to be about 3 inches in diameter and about 140 calories; now they are 6 inches in diameter and 350 calories. READ MORE
	Following Up With Campus Celebrity Jessica Sanfilippo By Mara Flanagan October 6, 2012 - 12:21am We love all of our Campus Celebrities! To make sure we keep you in the loop on the awesome things they're up to, we'll be checking in with them from time to time. Jessica Sanfilippo was Her Campus Chatham's first Celebrity. When we last spoke with Jessica two months into her first year, the award-winning writer already had work published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Kerouac's Dog Magazine and on the New Slang Literary Magazine website. What's she up to now? From Jessica: READ MORE
	Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Whole Grains By Catherine Giles October 4, 2012 - 10:47pm We’ve all been there. It’s the place where diets are made or broken, a place of dread for small children (and some adults!), the place for bargains and great deals, a place where few men go alone: the grocery store. More specifically, the bread/carb/diet killer aisle. But with so many people advocating for the healthy effects of whole grains, what’s the deal? Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about them. READ MORE
	A Technological How-To: Recycling for the 21st Century By Catherine Giles September 27, 2012 - 7:04pm READ MORE
	Following Up with Campus Celebrity Stevie Greek By Mara Flanagan September 24, 2012 - 12:51am We love all of our Campus Celebrities! To make sure we keep you in the loop on the awesome things they're up to, we'll be checking in with them from time to time. When we last spoke to Stevie Greek, she was pursuing an Interior Architecture major while fulfilling her duties as the Mason-Dixon Fair Queen and Vice President and Alto Section Leader of the Chatham Choir. Since the beginning of her senior year, exciting things have been happening for Stevie: READ MORE