Thanksgiving is the perfect time for reunions with extended family and friends, taking a break from campus and getting much-needed laundry done. However, the part that most people look forward to when it comes to the holiday is the memories that come along with it.
Every family has different traditions and food that make the Thanksgiving menu, so the Trinitonian asked students around campus what their favorite part of the holiday meal is.

Liam Worsley, first-year computer science major

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Pie, specifically chocolate or pumpkin.”

Do you have any traditions connected to that?

“My mom has three sisters and each year we go to a different house to spend Thanksgiving together as a family.”

Claudia Bush, junior accounting major

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Probably mashed potatoes.”

What traditions do you have with that food?

“We like to get Thanksgiving food from Whole Foods, and we’ve never done homemade mashed potatoes before.”

Karina Esteves-Albiter, sophomore neuroscience major

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes. My mom makes it with bacon, cheese and jalapenos, and it’s really good.”

Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions with your family?

“My family usually gets together for Thanksgiving at my house.”

Alex Brown, first-year history major

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mine is tied between mac-and-cheese and turkey.”

Why is it your favorite?

“My mom makes really good mac-and-cheese.”

Katia Knickerbocker, first-year environmental studies major

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

“Mashed potatoes.”

Why is it your favorite food?

“It’s really tasty and I like gravy on my mashed potatoes.”