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Ah, holiday traditions. Nothing quite beats the taste of rock-hard fruitcake and spiked eggnog, while listening to Jingle Bells play on the radio 29 different ways.

It’s that time of year when relatives pretend that family gatherings are for bonding and your neighbors find it perfectly acceptable to show up on your doorstep to ring your doorbell obnoxiously. The cat and dog rush around the house in a blur of shedding fur. Someone always spills some sort of staining liquid on the expensive holiday tablecloth. Continue reading The Nightmare of Christmas→

The human body is like a car, it needs fuel to operate and not filling up the tank reduces a body’s ability to drive.

The famous breakfast cereal maker Kellogg’s says, “Breakfast literally means ‘breaking the fast’ after a good night’s sleep. Most people do not eat for up to 12 hours between the time of their evening meal and breakfast on the following day – during this time their energy levels fall.” Continue reading Breakfast boosts students’ learning curve→

Nicole Irvis, 20, Elementary Education – “We never really celebrated it. I just wondered who this fat dude was, thinking ‘He’s not real.’” Continue reading InMind: December 2012→

by Emelia Hitchner All around the world people struggle to have their voices heard, but in America, where voting is a commodity and right, young voices remain silent. By 2015, the present college-aged generation will make up one-third of the electorate, according to the Young Democrats of America organization. Around Continue reading Election requires youth voters at polls→

By Echano Mahone On Sept. 11, a memorial service was held at Daytona State College to commemorate the eleventh year anniversary of the collapse of the Twin Towers. Treasurer Alejandro Peres of the Student Government Association led the Pledge of Allegiance while other students like SGA officer Gerrard Minnus and Continue reading Daytona State College commemorates 9/11→

By Kyle McCarthy Daytona State College’s Center for Women and Men began a wellness seminar designed specifically for men called the Fresh Start for Men course. This four week course is intended for men who are going through a transitional phase in their lives. The program is no charge and Continue reading Seminar offers men a fresh start→

The Board of Trustees met Sept. 20 at the Flagler/Palm Coast campus to approve the extension of parking and addition of a new facility there.

The trustees had a hard time ignoring the stark differences between this meeting place and their usual venue at the Daytona campus. When Steven Eckman, Director of Facilities Planning, produced the Master Site Plan construction for a new two story building along with an extension to the insufficient road and parking at the Flagler/Palm Coast campus, the board approved it unanimously. A state designated requirement for the college to update its facilities, the Master Site Plan is estimated to cost up to $600 million when finished. For the new additions to Flagler/Palm Coast, Eckman said, it will cost Daytona State College $7.5 million and be complete in two years. One year is for planning and blueprints, another for construction. Continue reading Board of Trustees explore Flagler Campus→