Forty years from now, our grandchildren will sit perched on our laps listening to our story about the day when everything changed. We will paint for them a vivid picture detailing exactly where we were and what we felt at that historic moment.

Remember that gift that always made you cry? No, these aren’t tears of joy. They are tears of sadness. Children across the nation mourn when they tear open a perfectly wrapped box, only to see a bright red sweater with giant reindeer staring back at them. So why have college student’s now come to embrace this clothing?

The recession is stealing Christmas for many and leaving the Grinch, like many Americans, unemployed and hurting this holiday season.

Throughout the year, millions of Americans look forward to the heart-filled holiday known as Christmas. But as wallets and pocketbooks grow thinner, so do the jobs in our local area. Lauren Smith, a Bloomsburg University student, is facing losing her job just shortly after this Christmas season.

No matter what you believe or why you celebrate one thing has always been tied into this jolly season. This one thing can cause a plethora of emotions that could be good, or that could also be bad. This one thing that has appeared every holiday season is, a present.