did you know the Skidshop is on twitter? all the cool kids are doing it.

Oh shit, I’ve been so busy thinking about the similar capitalist critiques in Bertold Brecht’s Threepenny Opera and John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera* that I’ve forgotten to purchase selfless holiday gifts for my parents and those girls from high school I still want to impress. Thank God the SkidShop is bringing in some “expert shoppers” tomorrow afternoon. I always trust experts.

*Anyone who knows anything about this should email me at Editor@SkidmoreUnofficial.com

The hardest part about being a college student during the holiday season is buying gifts. Not only do you have to get something for your parents and little sister—and probably some uncle because of that family gift swapping game your mother loves so much—you also have to get something “totes cute” for your Bros and Bffs. But you also cant just go buying gifts all willy-nilly from “the man”, what about social responsibility?  All of this gift giving really cuts into your operating budget and can put a damper on your weekend benders. Luckily something like half the clubs on campus* are sponsoring a Fair Trade Sale in Case Center today (11/18) from 10-2pm. Take this opportunity to stock up on guilt free giftables for the upcoming consumer season.

*Offices of Catholic Student Life, Jewish Student Life and Interfaith Programming, Community Service Programs BeneFaction, the Newman Club, Skidmore Hillel and International Education Week