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Staff picks: Quirky Thanksgiving stories

Written on October 8, 2020. Posted in Columns.

Returning home for Thanksgiving means turkey, cool weather, and awkward family moments. The Journal’s staff recount their quirkiest holiday stories: I was at my aunt’s for Thanksgiving during second year, and my family had all had a sufficient amount to drink. We’d finished dinner, and my triplet...

Heading home for Thanksgiving? Provost reminds students to travel safely

Written on October 6, 2020. Posted in News, University.

As Queen’s enters October with expectations of heavy travel in the month ahead, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) Mark Green provided students with updated health and safety mandates for making safe Thanksgiving and fall break trips out of the city. In an email, Green reminded all students to...

School holidays are for recharging, not completing assignments

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Many students can agree that school breaks should be a time for relaxation, family, and food, not panicking over academic deadlines. Still, many professors assign work over holiday breaks, leaving students little choice but to sneak away from family festivities to complete their schoolwork. Most holidays...

The Prom’s same-sex kiss offers a more inclusive future

Written on November 29, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Every year, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City invites the hottest new Broadway musicals to perform a number that’s broadcast live on national television. This year, one of these shows, The Prom, sparked controversy by featuring the first LGBTQ+ kiss in the parade’s 92-year history. The...

Thanksgiving by the dashboard view

Written on October 14, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

While other families spent the Thanksgiving weekend seated at a table, my dad and I sat together in a car and drove 3,500 kilometres. My grandparents on my father’s side were holding a family reunion in honour of both their birthdays and their 60th wedding anniversary in Edmonton during the Thanksgiving...

How to deal: going home for Thanksgiving

Written on October 6, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It calls for a Monday of no class, lots of home cooked food and the chance to reunite with some long distance friends. While catching up with your cool aunt and destroying three servings of mashed potatoes, there may come some moments that make you long for...

How to give the perfect Thanksgiving toast

Written on October 6, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

Every Thanksgiving, members of my family are put on the spot as we go around and give thanks, toasting to the fun, sad and exciting news of the past year. If you’re anything like me, an undergraduate student who is still attempting to avoid adulthood and responsibilities and horrified by familial...

Talking Heads: What is your favourite Thanksgiving dish?

Written on October 5, 2016. Posted in Opinions.

“Turkey stuffing.” Ethan Dignam, ArtSci ’19 “Turnips. I love turnips.” Jordan Greene, ArtSci ’19 “Mashed potatoes with gravy.” Kaitlyn Brougham, ArtSci ’17 “Mugwort and salt-cured meat stir-fry.” Songyang Zhou, ConEd R...

Thanksgiving special: apple pie with a twist

Written on October 8, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, we’re onto the next big thing in baking. A creative idea like no other; an apple pie baked inside of an apple. That’s right, take a moment to recover from the shock of the pure genius of the idea. Not only adorable and functional, this recipe has a perfect autumn...

The turkey dump phenomenon

Written on October 17, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

There once was a boy. Let’s call him Quinn. He was smitten with a girl — let’s call her Mackenzie. Long story short, they spend a wonderful grade 12 year together, supporting each other through university application stress and extracurricular mania. They’re happy. After a summer of long lifeguarding...

Talking Heads: What are your plans for Thanksgiving weekend?

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in Opinions.

What are your plans for Thanksgiving weekend?

A very cranberry Thanksgiving

Written on October 10, 2013. Posted in Lifestyle.

Nothing says Thanksgiving more than a table full of meals scattered with cancer-fighting, infection-preventing little berries — cranberries, that is. This tiny soldier berry packs a punch. Cranberry has tons of vitamin C, which helps fight infections, and antioxidants, which protect cells from unstable...

A gluttony-free Thanksgiving

Written on October 5, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

Ask any of my friends and they’ll tell you I’m no Martha Stewart. Sticking my hand into the carcass of a bird wasn’t my idea of a fun Wednesday night, but I did it in preparation for hosting my first Thanksgiving dinner party this weekend. I started with a test: five recipes, dozens of ingredients...

Gluttony is more than a deadly sin

Written on October 5, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

Two men were recently banned from an all-you-can-eat buffet in the U.K. for eating too much. According to the Telegraph, the manager feared his restaurant was going to go out of business because of the patrons. It’s a case that’s brought up questions about all-you-can-eat culture — how much is too...

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Staff picks: Quirky Thanksgiving stories

Heading home for Thanksgiving? Provost reminds students to travel safely

School holidays are for recharging, not completing assignments

The Prom’s same-sex kiss offers a more inclusive future

Thanksgiving by the dashboard view

How to deal: going home for Thanksgiving

How to give the perfect Thanksgiving toast

Talking Heads: What is your favourite Thanksgiving dish?

Thanksgiving special: apple pie with a twist

The turkey dump phenomenon

Talking Heads: What are your plans for Thanksgiving weekend?

A very cranberry Thanksgiving

A gluttony-free Thanksgiving

Gluttony is more than a deadly sin

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