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Next Wednesday evening at Sundown the Jewish holiday of Passover begins. The holiday commemorates the  enslaved Jews of Egypt who, according to the bible, had to flea their homes so quickly on learning they were freed that they were forced to snatch their bread from their ovens without giving it a chance to rise. In [...]

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Mardis Gras is soon upon us, and though we may be far from New Orleans, Barbelle wants you to be able to celebrate Mardis Gras in style! This, of course, requires that you bake King Cake, a sweetened yeast bread absolutely required to complete a Mardis Gras celebration. Being a strong, beautiful, Barnard woman does [...]

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You may not have a valentine this V-Day, but that doesn’t mean you’ve got no “V” to celebrate! Take a few moments to learn some facts about your vagina in honor of, well…yourself, and also in celebration of V-Day, an alternative holiday on February 14th. 1. Vaginas are like snow flakes. No two are exactly [...]

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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I have done an interdisciplinary study of the heart (a.k.a love) and red wine (a.k.a. it’s RED and it’s oh-so-romantic). Even though this is now old news, I feel it merits repeating during the days leading up to our time-honored celebration of the commodification of love. (End rant). First, a [...]

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With Valentine’s Day comes a barrage of candy hearts, paper hearts, and heart-shaped boxes filled with chocolates and valentines. Yet, amidst this inundation of material hearts,  it is important to remember that we are always accompanied by (one might even say, indebted to) another heart.  Yes, I’m talking about the heart that’s beating in your [...]

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