Students and faculty are welcoming the fast-approaching fall break and the chance to visit with friends and family.
As fall break and Thanksgiving holiday approach, students are making plans to return home for the weeklong vacation to reunite with their family and hometown friends.
Although the dorms remain open throughout the break, there are no scheduled campus activities occurring and all of the dining halls will be closed, urging students to head home or join a friend for the holiday.
Katrina Sternberg, a 19-year-old sophomore business marketing major, said she spent a month in Europe right before starting her fall semester. Sternberg said she is anxious to return home to Boise, Idaho.
“I’m excited to go home because I haven’t been there since July,” she said. “I’m most excited to sleep in my own bed.”
For Colorado residents, going home for the holiday isn’t too large of a hassle, but some said the promise of home-cooked food makes it just as special.
Dana Shea, a 21-year old junior integrated physiology major, said she is from Aurora, which is around a 45-minute drive from Boulder.
“I go home about once a month, but it’s always nice,” Shea said. “I’m always excited for real food.”
Hometown holiday traditions are another factor making students want to return home.
Alison Campbell, an 18-year-old freshman chemical engineering major, is from Philadelphia, and said she is most excited for her town’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
“I go every year,” Campbell said.
The last meal served in the dining hall before fall break will be dinner at Ally@Farrand on Nov. 19. All dining hall operations will remain closed until breakfast on Nov. 29.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Ashley Ward at Ashley.ward@colorado.edu.
