![Minutes before the Activities Fair in the gym, president Abhi Gowda ‘26 prepares the stall for his club Helping Hands, Sept. 4. A relatively new club, Helping Hands was co-started by Gowda and focuses on assisting the homeless, and just last year they succeeded in raising a couple hundred donations to send to shelters. This year, they have goals to expand, with hopes to increase volunteer opportunities and take in-person trips to shelters, as well as extend their help beyond just homeless people. “The Activities Fair gives a lot of underclassmen the opportunity to really get to know the Canyon culture, and it gives them many opportunities for service and volunteering,” Gowda said. “[Through the Activities Fair,] I hope to find a bunch of new and passionate members about our club and just get our name out there and spread awareness to the cause that we’re fighting for.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-2-1200x885.jpg)
![The winter guard team makes fifth place at the state championship finals in the Denver Coliseum, March 30. The team performed to Barnes Country's “Glitter and Gold,” lead by coaches Margo Sanford, Blair Bickerton and Anna Orgren. In their class there were a total of nine groups participating, and the top five who made it to finals received a plaque. “[Walking onto the stage] is very nerve-wracking, but also very exciting as well. When you first start color guard there's a lot of anxiety and uncertainty when you first perform in front of an audience, but once you've done it for a while, it starts to become the best part of the season,” Ella West ‘25 said. “It's very fulfilling to see an audience react to something you've put your heart and soul into.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Both-socal-media-nd-website-main-1-1200x846.jpg)
![April marks the 25th anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, created by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). This month is to spread awareness of the harassment, assault and abuse that happens around the world. The symbol that represented the month was a teal ribbon; however, some survivors of assault create different symbols and movements like the TikTok trend in 2022, where survivors would tattoo Medusa on their body, in honor of her backstory in Greek Mythology. “I don't think [this month is known] at all. I rarely see anybody talk about it. I rarely see much of an emphasis on posting it online, or much discussion about it, and I feel like there needs to be way more discussion,” an anonymous source said. “I think just validating every experience that a person has gone through, regardless of the degree of it, the severity, is an essential step into making sure that people are aware that this is a very real problem in a society and that we need to do better in addressing it.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0011-1200x900.jpg)
![Lesbian Visibility Day is April 26, and it’s a holiday to celebrate the lesbian community of the world. Lesbian Visibility day was established in 2008 by many queer activists and organizations who sought to raise more awareness for lesbian history and culture. “So this is why during Lesbian Visibility [Day] we celebrate and center all lesbians, both cis and trans, while also showing solidarity with all LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people,” Linda Reily, in an article written by her, said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lesbian-Visibility-day.jpeg)
When is the Right Time to Start Listening to Christmas Music?
December 7, 2018
Denver’s radio station KOSI 101.1 starts playing Christmas music every year on Nov. 1 and continues until Christmas. Some people think that November first is incredibly too early to start the Christmas songs and holiday vibes while others think it can’t start soon enough.
“I think that the normal time to start listening to Christmas music is the beginning of September. It should start in September, and you should listen to it right until Christmas, but once Christmas is over, you have to stop Christmas music right there and then don’t do anything Chrhistmas-ey after that. Take a complete stop, wait until next September, and listen to Christmas music for the next four months. The only good Christmas music is from Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., Dean Martin, and Elvis Presley,” Lydia Cooper ’22 said.
Cooper loves the holiday season because she enjoys the holiday fashion of rabbits. She likes putting Christmas sweaters on her pet rabbit, Milo Cookie Cooper.
While Christmas may seem far away, most students are listening to Christmas Music already this holiday season. In fact, 53.5% of RC students have begun to listen to Christmas music as of the day after Thanksgiving. This year, Thanksgiving fell on the earliest Thursday it could, but that didn’t stop jags from busting out those holiday tunes.
“It has a fun, exciting theme to the music that makes me excited for Christmas,” Jakob Zuckermandel ’21 said.
“Every single hour of every single day of the year is the best time to listen to Christmas music because it lightens the mood, and it just brightens the day. The only good Christmas music out there is the Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, and Elvis Presley’s ‘Blue Christmas’,” Allie Merritt ’22 said.
Merritt likes the seasonal Christmas foods and looking through holiday magazines.
“I think after Thanksgiving is the best time to listen to Christmas music. Spending Thanksgiving with family gets you more excited for the holidays and gets you into the Christmas spirit,” Madeline Keller ’20 said.
Positive holiday vibes can put one in a great mood, and Christmas music is one of the most festive ways to celebrate the season.
“I start probably earlier than most people. I started this year November 1 because I think it’s the start of the season, right after Halloween,” Kinley Rex ’20 said. Rex enjoys that the Holidays are a time when family and friends come together. Rex also likes that it is a time of giving as well.
While some enjoy starting the holiday season in the months that come before December, others feel differently about the proper time to start Christmas music.
“If you listen to Christmas music before December, you are a sociopath,” Abigail Gertzen ‘20 said.
8.5% of people started listening to holiday music right after Halloween.
“You are in the holiday season [after Halloween], and it is that time of year, and you can start listening to [Christmas music],” Sarah Flowers ‘22 said.
Some people never listen to Christmas music while others have it playing all year round. If you haven’t yet answered the survey, answer the poll below to let theRock know when you think holiday music should make its appearance.
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