How Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Dana Livingston, Staff Writer
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Historically, the first Thanksgiving marked the communion of the Plymouth Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Native Americans in the early seventeenth century. It inspired the annual modern American holiday marked by family get-togethers, acts of gratitude and football. Thanksgiving Day is an excuse to relea...
A Thanksgiving Folly
Madusha Pieris, Contributing Writer
December 5, 2017
Filed under Opinion
It goes without saying that the current American political climate is quite turbulent. In such a climate, it would be a gross understatement to say that the media and the American government are on friendly terms. The media acts as a fact checker on behalf of the American people, but the gap betwee...
Thanksgiving: The Modern vs. The First Thanksgiving
Erin Sakalis, Staff Writer
November 8, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Modern Thanksgiving is essentially a celebration of 4 F’s — family, friends, football and food, which are all similar themes to those of the “first Thanksgiving” in 1621. Our kindergarten teachers taught us that the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians sat around a long table in the woods to enjoy a ...
Being thankful this season
Victoria Lohwasser, Staff Writer
November 16, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Everyone’s favorite time of year is upon us. The weather is getting colder, and the holiday season is beginning. In the midst of the excitement, we often get caught up in the celebration and overlook what we should be thankful for. There are the usual things, like friends and family or passing t...
Finding hope with Thanksgiving
Kristen Catalano, Staff Writer
November 16, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Although many Americans are still reeling from what happened on Election Day there is another very important day for Americans coming up: Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is important to Americans because it is a day to forget all of our troubles and to celebrate all that we have with loved ones, whether t...
Jumping the gun on Turkey Day
Tommie Brown, Staff Writer
November 13, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus…a month too early. On Nov. 1, a friend and I indulged in our daily 9 a.m. Starbucks routine. To my surprise, I found that Starbucks was advertising the return of seasonal drinks and a new reusable cup that read “JOY” in large red letters across the...
