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Monday • September 15,
High school reunions
inspire contemplation
■ emember
hC high
JL Vschool?
How it was so
cially acceptable
to own Guess
jeans in every
color of the rain
bow and how
every student
was classified as
a nerd or a jock
or a prep or a
kicker?
April
Towery
lifestyles editor
Well, I remember high school,
and I remember fitting quite nice
ly into the nerd category. I remem
ber having a grand total of two
close friends throughout my high
school career. I remember crying
after geometry class because
someone called me “pizza face.”
I remember the cheerleaders
giggling about my freakishness
when I walked by. I remember
guys calling to talk to me ... about
whether or not they had a chance
of getting a date with my best
friend. I remember thinking the
misery would never end.
And now, it’s kind of funny how
the very people who made my life
miserable have somehow decided
they’re my best friends.
Walking across campus the
other day, I saw one of these infa
mous “too cool for you” guys from
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my graduating class. I tried to
avoid eye contact, but he saw me,
so I courteously smiled and con
tinued walking. Much to my sur
prise, he stopped, got off his bike
and nearly tripped over himself
as he ran to hug me.
Naturally, I got a little con
fused. Then I thought maybe he
was confused and I should intro
duce myself, but he seemed to
know who I was.
The more I thought about it, the
more I decided this has become a
pattern of strange behavior. Several
of the “popular” people have come
to Texas A&M and realized there is
no popularity in college, so they
might as well be nice to me.
The feelings I was experiencing
took me back to high school,
which really wasn’t that long ago. I
thought about everyone who
viewed me as a nerd and how 1 al
ways knew that I’d show them.
Then I thought about the hideous
outfits I wore to school and decided
to think about something else.
I guess I always had this idea
that people would like me if I wore
the most outrageous clothing
combinations I could find. I also
had quite a mission to prove to
everyone that I wasn’t a good little
church girl. For some reason, that
was a bad thing back then.
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By Brandi Ballard
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C andles are used for decora
tion or to make a room smell
fragrant. People give them as
gifts or buy them for personal en
joyment. Whatever the reason for
buying them, candles are increas
ing in popularity.
Larry and Dorothy Wiley, owners
of Wicks N Sticks in Post Oak Mall,
were awarded the 1996 Store of the
Year in March.
“I think it’s our large assortment
of different candles that makes us
so popular,” Dorothy Wiley said.
She said their best selling can-
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Erin Tarter, a senior nutrition science major, sorts candle accessories.
dies are the Yankee and Root Jar
Candles. Together, these candles are
sold in over 50 different fragrances.
She thinks the reason they are so
popular is because of their ability to
burn so long and the scents they
come in.
Dorothy Wiley said the Root Jar
Candles are modeled after perfumes,
such as Estfee Lauder’s Knowing.
She said some people buy can
dles to decorate their homes, so
they come in looking for a certain
color. Other people are looking for
a certain fragrance, while still oth
ers look for gift candles.
“They even make candles to elim
inate smells such as cigarette smoke
or pet odors,” Larry Wiley said.
Candles are also used as an aro
ma therapy. Aroma therapy is a
holistic healing method that uses
candles made from essential oils.
"We have aroma therapy candles
that help you relax, revitalize, ro
manticize — and that is not all,”
Larry Wiley said.
Dorothy Wiley said popular
smells come and go with the seasons.
“The two most popular smells for
fall are Spiced Pumpkin and Home
Sweet Home,” Dorothy Wiley said.
Candles come in every shape and
size. Wicks ‘N Sticks offers candles
from novelty wax animfils to upscale
candles made of designer wax.
"The floating candles,
the turtle, are extremely pop
right now,” Dorothy Wiley said
She said another best self;
the wax potpourri chips.
"You can mix and match the
create your own fragrat
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dies are great for students who
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