This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25 in New York City and will include a choreographed jump rope routine from a member of Kent State’s Class of 2025. Sarah Weis is first-year accounting major at Kent State and a jump rope athlete who is part of the HT High Flyers, based in Mars, Pennsylvania. She will be one of 100 jumpers representing 25 teams from 21 states across the nation. This will be Sarah’s first time performing in the parade. This year, Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to the traditional parade through Manhattan after last year’s virtual parade. The perf...

In the Communication Studies course, “Media, Food & Foodways,” Assistant Professor Teddy Workneh, Ph.D., asked his students to dig deep into their family’s history to understand the ways in which food has shaped inter-generational relationships and values. Senior Communication Studies major Bristyn Nadeau reflected on the multi-generational food legacy on her mother’s side of the family in an essay. She highlighted family favorite recipes, including goulash and buckeyes. “Whether it is baking cookies at Christmas, Sunday morning biscuits and gravy, or a cold winter’s day and a warm p...