{"id":4174,"date":"2024-07-16T20:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T16:41:47","slug":"cherub-life-made-sweeter-by-karens-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherubs.medill.northwestern.edu\/2024\/07\/cherub-life-made-sweeter-by-karens-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen\u2019s cookies made our lessons sweeter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every morning, one instructor always set out a fresh bowl of cookies on her desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cherubs were drawn to her Fisk Hall office by the sweet aroma. Inside, they marveled at the assortment of treats. Karen Springen\u2019s desk is a treasure trove of peppermint patties, Hershey\u2019s Kisses, Tootsie Pops and her homemade cookies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere is a lot of sunlight in her office,&#8221; Talia Boren of Los Angeles said. &#8220;But it is that Karen spirit that is so wonderful.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally a memorable part of her children\u2019s upbringing, Springen\u2019s cookies have become a hallmark of what she is known for at Medill. Springen said that, during the four weeks of the program, she treats every cherub like a child of her own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI know that when I was in college I was terrified of my teachers,\u201d Springen said. \u201cI hope my cookies make me seem warmer and less scary.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Personal Narrative Club, Springen customizes her cookies to match the day\u2019s assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When the prompt was \u2018My First Crush,\u2019 Springen showed up with heart-shaped sugar cookies. One year, the prompt was \u2018When Life Gives You Lemons,\u2019 and Springen made lemon cookies and lemonade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Springen, with the help of her cookies, has become more than just an instructor\u2014she is a friend to all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhether she is your instructor or not, Karen\u2019s door is always open,\u201d Millie Reich of Los Angeles said. \u201cHer cookies have been a highlight of all of our summer\u2019s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Instructor Karen Springen made every cherub\u2019s day with her baked goods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":5277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[272,264],"class_list":["post-4174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus"],"acf":[],"authors":[{"term_id":272,"user_id":141,"is_guest":0,"slug":"chloelewcock","display_name":"Chloe Lewcock","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8bce9c99e82f259849579bd807a969b1c824c4139b977f12ed7806bc2d571e9a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Lewcock","first_name":"Chloe","job_title":"","description":""},{"term_id":264,"user_id":171,"is_guest":0,"slug":"zoeysternoff","display_name":"Zoey Sternoff","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5b39a27d1194c5f567ee8ff8ad60e3a0fe19ab453b42611a1bab3691884f2c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"Sternoff","first_name":"Zoey","job_title":"","description":"Zoey is a 12th grader from Brooklyn, New York. 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