Before heading home for Thanksgiving Break, dedicate some time to eat food and give thanks with and for your friends. “Friendsgiving,” a meal celebrated with friends in addition to or in place of the holiday, is as old as Thanksgiving itself. The first Thanksgiving was in part a celebration of friendship between the Pilgrims and...
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Student Activities Board to host Day of Thanks
Students will be able to write thank you cards to those supporting their education during the annual Day of Thanks, sponsored by the Student Activities Board, on Nov. 16. The Day of Thanks will take place in the Grewcock Student Union, where there will be tables for students to write thank you cards. Volunteers will...
There’s more to learn in the kitchen than how to roast a turkey
Warm turkey just off the bone, cranberry sauce from a canned tin, and corn pudding in a white porcelain dish remind us of Thanksgiving dinner. These dishes bring us back to our childhood and the years that we have spent being surrounded by family and friends for the joyous occasion. In honor of these good...
Shop in person on Black Friday
The first time I ate pizza for breakfast, I thought I broke the law. Eleven-year-old me was shocked, amazed, and could not fathom the idea of eating “non-breakfast” food in the morning. But there I was, on Black Friday, chowing down on a slice of cheese pizza the size of my head — and joining...
Don’t listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving
In the Nov. 10 issue of the Collegian, Meghan Schultz argued that we should listen to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Alfred’s advice to Bruce Wayne in “The Dark Knight” has never had better support: “some men just want to watch the world burn.” Listening to Christmas music before Thanksgiving debases the currency of the Christmas...