{"id":8626,"date":"2026-01-28T01:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8626"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:58:55","slug":"maroons-talk-thanksgiving-and-the-last-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=8626","title":{"rendered":"Maroons Talk: Thanksgiving and the Last Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanksgiving approaches as a road marker for the upcoming end of the semester. Hopefully, Roanoke maroons across campus have had a fulfilling semester. Though, I\u2019m sure everyone is ready for Thanksgiving, or just a small breather before they face off against finals. Let\u2019s check in and see how some new maroons have enjoyed their semester, and their takes on the often-overlooked holiday of Thanksgiving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we close in on Thanksgiving, and finals are just ahead of us, which of your classes have you enjoyed the most? What class do you feel you\u2019ve learned the most from?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy favorite class has been my \u201cRetold: Stories from the World\u201d class because of the deep discussions that we get into. I love how my classmates genuinely ask deep, thought-provoking questions, and I love listening to Dr. Hawke yap. I also like playing Connections and Wordle during class and beating Noah Kuhn and Ruben Krishna.\u201d -Sadie Teer (Class of \u201829)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is your favorite food for Thanksgiving?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI, Kenneth Jai Spicer, am a big fan of my Nani\u2019s Aloo Gobi. As a biracial individual, Thanksgiving is a time where both sides of my family come together and share recipes and savor delicious grub. It may be unconventional, but it\u2019s warm and homey and I love it. Amen.\u201d &#8211; Jai Spicer (Class of \u201829)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas tends to get all the love in the cinematic world. What do you think is the definitive Thanksgiving movie?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI believe \u201ca Charlie Brown\u2019s Thanksgiving\u201d is the best Thanksgiving movie because anyone can watch it. I have been watching it every Thanksgiving with my family and cousins since I gained consciousness.\u201d &#8211; Noah Kuhn (Class of \u201829)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To give props to a cult classic of sorts, Iliana Martinez, a fellow maroon (and myself) claims that Free Birds would be the definitive Thanksgiving movie. Perhaps it\u2019s time for Thanksgiving to be given a chance in cinema!<\/p>\n<p><\/span>Vance Redd<\/p>\n<p>Staff Reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving approaches as a road marker for the upcoming end of the semester. Hopefully, Roanoke maroons across campus have had a fulfilling semester. Though, I\u2019m sure everyone is ready for Thanksgiving, or just a small breather before they face off against finals. 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