Good morning Her Campus! With a break-neck news cycle, there is no possible way for you to stay on top of every story that comes across your feeds—we’re all only human, after all.
But, life comes at you fast. So grab a cup of coffee and settle in for this quick and dirty guide to stories you might’ve been sleeping on (like, literally. It’s early.)
Sutherland Springs Church Congregation Holds First Service Since Shooting
A week after a gunman killed 25 people and an unborn baby in Texas’s deadliest mass shooting yet, the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs held a Sunday service, CNN reports. Although there are plans to demolish the actual church building, more than 500 people gathered several blocks away from the site of the shooting to attend a service on a baseball field. Agents from the Texas Department of Public Safety, as well as sheriff’s deputies, guarded the area. Other nearby churches organized the event, while Texas Sen. John Cornyn was expected to address the attendees.
Good morning from rainy Sutherland Springs. Today is one week anniversary of the massacre. pic.twitter.com/fh4LkWTUJH
— Melissa Jeltsen (@quasimado) November 12, 2017
No NFL Players Take a Knee on Veterans Day
Amidst the NFL celebrating Veterans Day weekend, none of the professional football players protested during the national anthem at Sunday’s early games. The Chicago Tribune reports that the NFL Players Association requested that all players observe a two-minute moment of silence before their games to honor the country’s veterans. Players known to consistently kneel in protest of police brutality against African-Americans remained standing.
Latest from the NFL: No players protested at early games after the NFLPA asked members to help honor military veterans on the weekend of Veterans Day. https://t.co/7Ps2Hm2vp6 #NFL #VeteransDay
— AP NFL (@AP_NFL) November 12, 2017
Starbucks Debuts New Version of a Holiday Drink
You know it’s time for the holidays when Starbucks has brought back its holiday drink menu. In an attempt to switch things up, the coffee chain has also announced a new addition to its holiday lineup. The Toasted White Chocolate Mocha is basically the classic White Chocolate Mocha, but with a toasted white chocolate mocha sauce that reportedly has more of a deeper, nuttier flavor. The drink also comes with a red candied-cranberry topping, just to remind you that the hectic holidays are approaching.
While @Target, I’m trying the new @Starbucks Toasted White Chocolate Mocha. pic.twitter.com/dOkUxCIoCV
— Missy Rose (@missyrose87) November 8, 2017
What to look out for…
If there’s any time to celebrate kindness and being good to people, it’s this week. You’re in luck, because today is World Kindness Day. The world is a crazy place, and we definitely need to take a step back and remember the basics of being a nice human.