"Wait, you wear contacts?"

That's a question I have heard quite a few times since I first got them in fifth grade. Not many people know that I technically wear glasses, because I wear contacts to school every day.

After three years of driving me to and from school and taking me to various sports practices and extracurricular events, my parents were tired of being my “chauffeur.” Driving me to places interfered with their schedules, so they bought me a car and a campus parking permit.

At some point over my long, uneventful (and unusually warm) winter break, I came upon an interesting revelation: As soon as the second quarter ended, I was exactly halfway through my “Uni career.”

During my winter break I got to spend time with my family … which meant traveling a lot. The majority of my time though was spent in Atlanta, and a few other (smaller) towns in Georgia, and although I've been visiting my Southern relatives every year since I can remember, through all my various trips it has become evident to me that there is a different culture that exists in the South.

Ever tried playing air guitar? Even though playing air guitar consists mainly of exaggerated strumming and picking motions, Jada Toys and Nitrous Roxide have introduced a device that will make playing the air guitar more realistic and challenging.

The day of winter break, after the bell gave its final toll, students rushed out of school to return home, looking forward to an entire two weeks away from school. During these two weeks, many students, including myself, have stayed up late and slept in late.

This past week I viewed my first two Michael Moore films, “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Sicko,” and after each film I felt a renewed sense of disgust with the

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