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What Thanksgiving food are you based on your academic college?

With Thanksgiving around the corner, the biggest thing on many people’s minds is the delicious foods that will line the dinner table. One thing people probably aren’t thinking about is what Thanksgiving food they could be classified as. 

However, here at the Talisman, we like to dive into what typically stays unspoken. So, let’s figure out – what Thanksgiving food would you be based on their academic college? Whether you hail from Jody Richards Hall or make the hazardous trek up to Cherry Hall, we’ve found the perfect Thanksgiving food for you. 

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences – Mac n’ Cheese

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Oh, CEBS – members of this college are as comforting as can be, always there to lend a hand to a friend in need. That’s why this college was assigned a comfort food – macaroni and cheese. Like the classic mac ‘n cheese, the members of CEBS are reliable, and always there when you need them.

College of Health and Human Services – Turkey

The members of CHHS are the backbone (or wishbone) of our future society. They are the future doctors and our future nurses, taking care of us when we need help. It’s safe to say they play an integral part in our world, just like the turkey is a key part of any Thanksgiving meal. We would not be the same without them. 

Gordon Ford College of Business – Cranberry Sauce

Business is classy and old-fashioned., like watches and cups of coffee on a cloudy winter day. Business is cranberry sauce. A suave maroon paste, perfectly placed on round ceramic bowls. The classiness that is cranberry sauce is perfectly equal to the intellect that goes down in the College of Business. 

Ogden College of Science and Engineering – Gravy

Gravy is the part of the meal that binds it all together, and that is exactly like engineering. Without engineering, it’s safe to say the entire ecosystem of cities would fall apart. If we didn’t have science, we would lose the developments that let our society evolve. Without gravy, you have a pretty dry meal. Basically the same thing, right?

Potter College of Arts and Letters – Pumpkin Pie

PCAL is inviting, and excited to share all they have to offer. The long halls of Cherry Hall are antique and warm, filling those who roam it with a sense of nostalgia so deep it makes the heart yearn for simpler times. PCAL is just like a warm pumpkin pie, served by your grandma on a cool Thanksgiving night. The idea of sharing stories of family history over a pumpkin pie is the perfect vision of PCAL.

Mahurin Honors College – Green Beans

Maybe I’m crazy, but I’ve always seen green beans as an intelligent food. Maybe there was some story my parents told me about green beans making you smarter, who knows? All this to say that the Mahurin Honors College would be green beans. The intelligence displayed in the MHC is exactly like that of the intellectual green bean.