FALL 2020 NOVEMBER 23 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 6
TRCC Spring Semester A Second Registering Information to Bush v. Gore? Help Every Student Can Trump Reclaim the Presidency Through the Supreme Court? History of Thanksgiving Food Vaccination Editorial - Is The Flu Shot Worth It? People Helping People
2020 Election Update Biden won, what’s next? CONTENTS EDITOR Maiquynh Truong POLITICAL COMMUNITY EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR ELECTION UPDATE 14 NATIONAL NOVEL 24 VACCINATION Sarah Walsh 4 Biden Won, What is Next? WRITTING MONTH Is it Worth it to Get Your FLU Shot The Annual Writer Challange of Nov. STAFF 6 A SECOND BUSH V. GORE? Danielle Branch What Happened in the 2000 Election 16 NOTABLE WOMEN OF CT: ENTERTAINMENT Elizabeth Exley Supreme Court Case, Can Trump HARRIET BEECHER STOWE Francisco Loredo Reclaim Presidency? 26 MACY THANKSGIVNG Kim Stanford PIONEERING Joseph Victorino 18 PARADE CAMPUS LIFE ECO-FRIENDLY HOTEL Coronavirus Causes the How Becker + Becker is Turning the Cancellation of the Traditional ADVISOR Vacated Marcel Breuer Building Parade for the 1st Time Since WWII Kevin Amenta REGISTERING FOR into a Hotel with Net-Zero Energy 8 Standards THE UPCOMING SEMESTER 28 ANIME ON NETFLIX Information to Help Every Student 20 PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE An Impressive Collection that The Current is the A woman dedicated to her Continuer to Grow official student 10 COVID-19 UPDATE (TRCC APP) community comes up with creative publicationof Three The School Recommended Coronavirus solutions during stressful times 29 POD FOR THOUGHT Rivers Community Tracking App. Three Podcast You Should College. 21 NOT YOUR TYPICAL SQUASH Definitely Check Out 12 COURSE REVIEW: WORLD CIV II Calabash Gourd: A Versitile Vegetable The Current is writ- Prof. Richard Seckla with Shapes to Amaze 30 RESTAURANT REVIEW: ten, edited, and CANGGIO designed solely MAKE TIME TO BREATHE by students. 13 22 THANKSGIVING FOOD HISTORY Ways for Student to Relax During the Where Did Some of the Most Popular 32 RECIPE: BUCKEYE Semester Thanksgiving Food Come From? A Family Tradition 5 ELECTION UPDATE Story & Art by: Sarah Walsh BIDEN WON, WHAT’S NEXT? After nearly four days of counting ballots, the Utah Senator Mitt Romney said in a tweet that it is presidential election for Joseph R. Biden Jr. was called “wrong to say that the election was rigged, corrupt and on Saturday, Nov. 7 by several major news networks. stolen-doing so damages the cause of freedom here and around the world, weakens the institutions that CNN, NBC, and MSNBC 55 were the first to announce lie at the foundation of the Republic, and recklessly Biden’s victory. Later, the Associated Press and inflames destructive and dangerous passions.” eventually Fox news also made the call. It was a tight race, with a number of states shifting between red and Election officials reported no evidence of fraud in any blue by narrow margins, but after days of see-sawing of the 50 states. percentages, Biden reached 270 electoral votes with Pennsylvania and 290 with Nevada to become the “The path for him winning is being able to back up United States’ 46th President-Elect. Kamala Harris will his rhetoric and find sufficient fraud and irregularities become the first woman Vice President of the United in enough individual states to overturn their results,” States. said Ben Ginsberg, a Republican lawyer who worked for George Bush in the 2000 election. “So far, they’ve Both candidates received a record number of votes, utterly failed to do that and, based on their court Trump with more than any sitting president in the filings, are not anywhere close.” past, and Biden with the most votes ever received in a presidential election. Biden’s winning margins in key battleground states far exceed those that have been changed in previous There are a few states still counting votes: Georgia, recounts: 20,000 in Wisconsin, 54,000 in Pennsylvania, where Biden leads, and North Carolina, where Trump is and 148,000 in Michigan. Georgia officials are preparing ahead. Counts are ongoing in Arizona as well, which the to recount, but Biden’s lead there, 14,000 votes, is AP called for Biden. significant as well and “unlikely to be overturned,” wrote Reid J. Epstein, Nov. 12, for The New York Times. Shortly after the race was called, President Trump, who was at his golf course in Virginia when Biden’s projected Biden delivered an acceptance speech Saturday night, victory was announced, stated the election was “far Nov. 7, that emphasized healing and unification. from over”, claiming that observers were not allowed into counting rooms. However, vote counting was “It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric, lower the temperature, see observed as usual, and even livestreamed. each other again, listen to each other again. And to make progress we have to stop treating our opponents as enemies,” Biden said. “This is Trump has been making legal challenges to the voting process, with the time to heal in America.” lawsuits questioning voting observation. Between Nov. 10 and Dec. 11, states are set to certify their election “It is not clear how such a legal challenge could shift the results of the results and declare winners officially, “a process that may lead to more election,” reported National Public Radio. Whether or not official recounts this month but also formal conclusions about the Trump concedes will not affect Biden’s presidency, however. results,” wrote Epstein.
Several Republican Senators have voiced their disapproval of Trump’s On Dec. 14, the electoral votes will be cast. Electors are pledged to response to the election results. “The president’s allegations of large- support their state’s candidate, but this isn’t always the case. The scalefraud and theft are just not substantiated,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. supreme court ruled in July, however, that states may require electors to comply with their choice. Members of congress can also challenge 4 or reject electoral votes, though it is uncommon. 7 A SECOND Bush v. Gore ? Story by: Maiquynh Truong What Happenned in the Donald Trump has been crying TV networks projected that For example, a “hanging Despite winning the majority of election fraud to justify his refusal Gore had a substantial chad” in one county may be popular and electoral votes, it to concede the 2020 Presidential lead but late into the , processed as valid while it’s does not constitute that Biden will Election result. In addition to Trump night, the majority of 2000 Election Supreme Court Case, seen as invalid in others. smoothly solidify his transfer to tweeting false claims, conspiracy votes were being called presidency if Trump continues his theories and grievances constantly for Bush. Gore contacted Can Trump Reclaim Presidency? The conservative majority refusal to concede and bring the on Twitter, many GOP leaders Bush and privately conceded cited that Florida’s recount case to the Supreme Court. and conservative news outlets are until 3:00 AM the next morning rules had violated the Equal recalling Bush v. Gore decision to when Gore regained more votes Protection Clause of the With the 6-3 conservative majority, discredit the current president-elect in Florida until the margin 14th Amendment—which it is possible that conservative Joe Biden’s claim to victory. separating them was less than 600 requires that state will not “value one judges like Samuel Alito and Brett votes. The new led him to call Bush person’s vote over that of another.” Cavanagh-- Trump appointees will Biden was declared winner of again and retract his concession. The court then moved on to a 5-4 likely evoke the previous Bush the 2020 Presidential race after vote that put a stop to the entire v Gore decision to dismiss the exceeding the needed 270 electoral By the morning, with the 0.01 recounting process and ultimately counting of mail-in ballots. college votes by Saturday, November margin of error between the vote gave the then 25 electoral votes in 7. As of now, Trump has not concede counts, Gore’s team contested Florida to Bush. If the Supreme Court does choose and is exhausting every legal route Florida for a recount by hand. The to intervene, a substantial amount of possible to overturn the result. Florida Supreme Court ordered On December 13th, Gore publicly vote-by-mail ballots that were mailed a state-wide recount but did not conceded through a televised on Election Day but arrived late will However, despite the lawsuits and provide adequate guidelines for address though he stated that he did potentially be dismissed. outcries of a “rigged” election, there the recount staff to clearly discern not agree with the Supreme Court’s is currently no proof of massive valid votes. decision. Thus, despite losing the As the situation currently stands, it is nationwide voter fraud. popular vote, Bush won the 2000 unlikely that history will repeat itself At that time, many counties were Presidential Election and became and it may not be possible for the Trump supporters are vocal utilizing punch card ballots. Since the 43rd U.S. President. Republican candidate to regain the online and through social media many Floridians did not thoroughly electoral votes needed to win the in echoing the President’s punch out the paper tabs called The 2020 Presidential Election shared presidency. unsubstantial claims while citing “chad,” their votes were considered many similarities with the 2000 the Bush v. Gore decision to back unclear. Terms like “hanging Presidential Election, especially with However, with the current President their belief in his reelection once chad” and “dimple chads” began the current situation in the state of and his administration sowing the case is sent to the Supreme to circulate around America. Georgia, where the election board doubt in the American election Court. had announced that they will recount process and riling their base to As the mid-December counting the votes by hand. deny the outcome, the tumultuous On November 7, there was yet to be deadline approached, Bush’s transitional period will greatly a clear winner between Republican lawyers requested the Supreme However, unlike the extremely close damage the mental wellness and candidate, George W.Bush and Court to step in. In a decision margin that prompted the recount in physical safety of the American Democratic candidate Al Gore in the mere hours before the deadline, Florida back in 2000, Biden’s 14,000 people and our 2000 Presidential Election. Eventually, the court, in a 7-2 vote, deemed votes lead over Trump is too big democratic the fate of the extremely close race Florida’s recounting guidelines to be completely overturned by a institutions. boiled down to the State of Florida and rules inconsistent, especially in recount. and its 25 electoral votes. each county. Al Gore & George W. Bush in the televised 2000 Presidential 6 Debate, image from the ‘washingtonexaminer ‘ 9 ‘DegreeWorks’ on MyCommnet Dashboard
Within the “Degree Works” section click on the With Three Rivers operating under COVID-19 college link. Here the student can find such state mandated guidelines, registering for classes information as: can become a little daunting. • The degree program the student is enrolled Although Three Rivers’ Advising days have passed, in. Check this to make sure it is correct, students are able to register for the Spring right REGISTERING especially if a student switched programs, now. • The student’s advisor, FOR THE • The student’s grade point average (GPA), Mr. Kevin Kelly, the Associate Dean for Enrollment For instructional types there are several offered, • The number of credits hours applied to the advises three important things to help students UPCOMING for clarification: degree program, and with registering for classes. • A comprehensive breakdown of classes taken HYBR: SEMESTER This means there will be a mix of that are applied to the degree program, First, register for class(es) as soon as possible. The Story by: Kimberly Stanford the class meeting in person and online. For • A green check by the entry indicates the reason for this is two fold. Reason one being a example, if the class has a lab, the lab portion classes completed, student may miss out on a desired class because it may meet in person. Infomation filled up. Secondly, if a class has around ten people ▷ A green check by the entry indicates the classes completed, or less registered, the college may cancel the LRON: This means the class meets online at the to Help Every course offering for the semester. ▷ A red box indicates the class still needs to scheduled day(s) and time. be taken to complete the degree, and Student ▷ A blue box with tilde (wave symbol) Mr. Kelly encourages students to explore course ONLN: This designation means the class is indicates the courses currently being taken. offerings. One of the quickest ways a student can fully online, there is no designated time the get this information is to go to the myCommNet class meets. Generally, the instructor posts These classes are grouped by semester. This is page (ssb-prod.ec.commnet.edu) and on the rights assignments, related materials, and dates the helpful because it gives the student an overview side of the screen, click on the quick link “Search assignments are due. of their degree status giving the student the for Course Offerings” which takes the student opportunity to address any issues. Classes taken directly to “Course Search” page. TRAD: This means the class meets in the but not applied to the current degree(s) are also classroom. listed. By selecting the term, the college, and then clicking the “Get Courses” button a list of all If a student needs more comprehensive Third and final, the student will most likely need available classes for the term and college selected information, the student should log into to talk to an advisor. Email advising@threerivers. will be generated. The search can be filtered for myCommNet and then click the “Banner edu to set up an appointment to speak to a specific days, hours, and instructional type. Student & Faculty Self Service” link located at fulltime advisor. This option may be good for a the upper right of the screen. Here a student new student or a student in general studies. can get information on: Students in a more specialized degree should consult their assigned advisor. • Course registration, add/drop classes • Degree requirements If a student really needs to speak to an advisor • Transcripts in person, an appointment can be made. This To encourage student enrollment, • Accounts/billing will give staff time to properly prepare for an in- Connecticut state is working on waving • Financial aid person meeting. fees associated with a course if a stu- • Course evaluation, and more. dent withdraws from a course within a Search for Course Offering Quick Link *Be aware that staff are alternating days, so specific window of time. This will allow Secondly, Mr. Kelly brings attention to the the school is not fully staffed with Fridays students the flexibility to change their “DegreeWorks” section of the myCommNet being the least staffed day.* Special thanks to Mr. Kevin Kelly and Ms. Jodi page after logging in. Located in the lower left schedule by a designated date without Calvert for their eagerness to provide this any negative consequences. corner of the page. This is a great resource for information and their commitment to Three students. 8 Rivers Community College students. 11
This contact tracing app is far more effective when more people have it downloaded. Having TRCC more people with the app means better COVID Positive reports, which then lead to better exposure notifications and a slowly spread of infection. COVID-19 UPDATE TERMS OF PRIVACY Of course, it begs the question, does this app The School’s Recommended Corona breach users’ individual privacy? You control whether you receive The video assures users that both Apple and Story & Photo by: Joseph Victorino Virus Tracking App Exposure Notifications Google developers have worked together to ensure that users’ personal privacy is protected This technology only works if you decide to Across the nation, 155,201 new cases of Attached to the email is a video titled, Exposure when using this service. opt-in. If you change your mind, you can turn it COVID-19 were reported Tuesday November Notifications System: Helping Health Authorities off at any time. 17th, according to the COVID Tracking Project. fight COVID-19, made by google that further In fact, google has an entire webpage, titled While the number of new cases was down from explains the app. Exposure Notifications: Using technology to last Friday, which set a record at more than The Exposure Notifications System doesn’t help public health authorities fight COVID 19, 171,000 new cases, Tuesday’s figure still far According to the video, the app’s purpose is track your location dedicated to discussing how the app protects exceeded the worst day last month, Oct. 30, to assist in contact tracing. In the health field, your identity. It is an Apple – Google co-op that The Exposure Notifications System does not when health officials reported 96,700 new cases. prevention is far more valuable than treatment, clarifies and explains the benefits and safety of collect or use the location from your device. It Hospitalizations rose to 76,830, and 1,565 new thus, having a tool that can warn others about the app. uses Bluetooth, which can be used to detect deaths attributed to the disease were reported. potential COVID risks is immensely helpful. if two devices are near each other — without Here’s how it works: revealing where the devices are. Vermont was added to Travel Advisory List for “Smartphone apps that public health authorities Connecticut. That makes 47 states, with the build can help people at risk of infection get Once you opt-in to the notification system, the green lit only being New York, Rhode Island, notified much more quickly.” The google video Neither Google, Apple, nor other users can Exposure Notifications System will generate a and New Jersey. said. see your identity random ID for your device. To help ensure these random IDs can’t be used to identify you or All of the Exposure Notification matching Moreover, Branford, CT-based Wren The app makes an easy, streamlined, and your location, they change every 10-20 minutes. happens on your device. The system does not Laboratories developed a saliva-based anonymous way to spread awareness of COVID share your identity with other users, Apple, COVID-19 test that has been approved for exposure. Your phone and the phones around you will or Google. Public health authorities may ask emergency use by the FDA. The saliva test kits work in the background to exchange these you for additional information, such as a are self-administered and provide results within privacy-preserving random IDs via Bluetooth. phone number, to contact you with additional 24 hours. The test has a 12-month shelf life. You do not need to have the app open for this guidance. process to take place. The total number of COVID cases in the US has hit 11,136,253. Only public health authorities can use this Your phone periodically checks all the random system IDs associated with positive COVID-19 cases The total number of COVID cases in CT has hit against its own list. Only public health authorities will be able to 94,986. The results came from 32,964 new tests use this system. They must meet specific criteria for a daily positivity rate of 5.16 percent. The If there’s a match, you will receive a COVID-19 around privacy, security, and data use. total number of tests for the virus conducted in exposure notification, with further instructions It is highly encouraged to download the COVID the state has now surpassed 2.8 million. from your public health authority on how to Alert CT app, as it will keep users informed on keep you and the people around you safe. potential COVID exposure and assist in our In response to this rise in cases, the school journey towards normalcy. sent out an email, encouraging students to download COVID tracking app, titled COVID IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD THE COVID ALERT CT Alert CT, which is available for both iPhone & APP, AS IT WILL KEEP USERS INFORMED ON POTENTIAL COVID Android. It is essentially a exposure notification EXPOSURE & ASSIST IN OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS NORMALCY. system. 10 Various Functions of the Coronavirus Notification App. 13
COURSE REVIEW Make it a priority to schedule your hobbies Make Time that help distract you from the daily stresses of life whether it’s drawing, writing poetry, to Breathe or playing video games. Along with lowering WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO your stress levels, it can better your mood, World Civ II RELAX DURING THE SEMESTER and lower your heart rate. PROF. RICHARD SECKLA Story By: Elizabeth Exley It can be a daunting task, but cleaning off your desk, organizing your closet, or making By: Francisco Loredo your bed can also help to clear your mind. = Having a mess prohibits your mind from World Civ II = As we crack down towards the end of the being able to focus on whatever project or covers history After reading, we were required to write essays and semester and final projects, papers, and exam from exploration paper you need to be doing. Take time out answer some questions that Prof. Seckla would age to current. due dates come closer, all we can think about is of every week to make sure your work space bring forward. how stressed we are. It can be hard to find ways is clean and tidy so you can concentrate and to relieve all this stress when things need to get learn. Even when trying my best, I was never able to get done, but don’t worry, that’s what this article is what to my standards might be considered a good all about. I took HIS-K122 World Civ II online in the Spring grade. I was if anything a mediocre student in that Laughter really is one of the body’s best semester 2019. I quickly realized that taking a class class and it pains me to admit that I wish I could medicines. Taking time out of your day to chat For starters, it may seem a little funny, but like that online would be more challenging than I have gotten more support from Prof. Seckla. with a friend, listen to music that makes you thought. taking the time to stop and take in deep smile, or watching a funny video can relieve It might be that I never reached out or cried out for breaths can automatically drop your stress. The more of your stress by releasing any negative While I was growing up, History was one of my help, but I was also never offered any. I was never 4-7-8 breathing exercise allows for your body emotions. favorite classes. Learning about the way they did given any constructive feedback on my graded to take a step back and calm your nerves. things back then and unfolding the mysteries of assignments. Prof. Seckla mostly pointed out what Life can be busy and being a college student ancient civilizations was captivating and intriguing. Taking these simple steps will help you I did wrong and did not really bother to give much on top of that can be very overwhelming, advice on how to fix them or provide any positive mentally and physically slow down: but a good way to take a pause is to add World Civ II starts where World Civ I left off, when reinforcement. the age of discovery starts and humanity in Europe meditation to your schedule. Three Rivers and Asia start exploring the globe. We quickly 1. Take a deep breath and count to 4 as you itself actually offers yoga classes over zoom The class itself can be challenging and it will take it in. started learning about the navigation charts that require a lot of reading, there are quizzes and a so you can learn to relax and end with early explorers followed and about the “discovery” final exam. There will be a lot of writing involved. 2. Hold that breath and count to 7. meditation right from your own room. If of America and its colonization. The topics are vast, we are talking about World you’re feeling stuck, meditation can help clear History from the 1400 until today, so it will be 3. Count to 8 as you exhale. your mind and get those ideas flowing again. To be honest, I started the semester with a lot of information heavy. 4. Repeat these steps as many times as you enthusiasm, and I was eager to get into the class. There are so many ways, even more than the As I mentioned before, history has always been one need until you have fully calmed your Get the book, do your reading, and take a few I’ve listed, that can help you get through of my favorite subjects. However, I slowly realized mind. lot of notes. That will definitely help you the rest of this semester. When the homework that the online format was not going to work for thrive in this class. me and that class. seems to never end and the scary due dates Although it may not seem all that important, are coming up too fast, remember to practice Personally, if I could take this class again, I would finding time to engage in your hobbies allows one or more of these tricks to help slow it The reading assignments were long and, for a try to attend in person/lecture mode, I would give student like me, working two jobs and taking Prof. Richard Seckla the benefit of the doubt and you to freely express your feelings and release down. other classes it quickly became overwhelming. take it with him again, to see if it was only the full some of the built up stress. online format that I wasn’t able to keep up with. 12 15
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH The Annual Writer’s Challenge of November Want to write a book? Story & Images by: Sarah Walsh You’re in the right month! The rules are simple: The National Novel Writing Month official forum helps participants track progress, set milestones, and connect with 1. Writing begins 12:00 a.m. Nov. 1 and writers in a writing community, all for free. November is National Novel Writing ends 11:59 Nov. 30. Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, an 2. No one is allowed to start early. However, Additionally, NaNoWriMo’s website internet-based creative writing project outlines and plot notes are encouraged includes pep talks in the form of where participants endeavor to write a to be started ahead of the start date. inspirational letters written by well known 50,000-word manuscript between Nov. 1 3. The novel must be written by one author authors during the month, including and Nov. 30. and cannot be co-authored. Brandon Sanderson, Brian Jacques, Dean 4. Novels can be any genre, including Koontz, and Holly Black. The project was started in July, 1999 by Chris fanfiction, metafiction, and poem format. Baty, a freelance writer, along with 20 other 5. Novels must reach a 50,000-word Nearly 400 NaNoWriMo novels have been participants in the San Francisco Bay area. minimum before the end of November published by traditional publishers, and Six of the 21 participants completed the to win. If the novel is longer than 50,000 over 200 have been published by smaller challenge. In 2000, the month was changed words and unfinished, it will still count if presses or through self-publishing. Some to November “to more fully take advantage it has reached 50,000 by the deadline. of the miserable weather”. A friend of Baty’s of the most notable books to have been designed an official website which was published include Water for Elephants by launched that year and 140 participants In 2007, self-publishing company Sara Gruen (a New York Times bestseller), signed up for the event. CreateSpace teamed up with NaNoWriMo Persistence of Memory by Amelia to offer winners a free paperback copy Atwater, and Anna and the French Kiss by Two years later, media attention from major of their book, with the option to use the Stephanie Perkins. stations like National Public Radio and CBS proof to sell the novel on Amazon. Each Evening News increased public attention year, NaNoWriMo has new sponsors who Although November is halfway through, and participation grew to 14,000 in 2002. award winners and participants prizes and it’s not too late to join, or to start In 2005, NaNoWriMo was registered as discounts. plotting a novel for next year and join the a nonprofit organization because of its NaNoWriMo community. annual growth. Now, over 300,000 people Sign-ups begin in October and kick off participate in the event around the world, parties are often held the weekend before and over 95,000 take part in the Young November starts. A “Thank God It’s Over” Writers Program for writers under 18 years party is also held after the event ends. old.
Writing longhand can be an NaNoWriMo_s official forum is free and available effective way to start a draft 14 to anyone who wishes to participate. 17
NOTABLE WOMEN OF CONNECTICUT: Story by: Francisco Loredo Harriet Beecher Stowe
In 1832, at the age of 21 Harriet Beecher After the start of the Civil War, Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe moved to Hartford moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, with her Stowe traveled to Washington D.C. where after her husband’s retirement in 1864. father and her sister Catherine. There, she met President Abraham Lincoln on There, she built her dream house, she became the president of the Lane November 25, 1862. Beecher Stowe’s son Oakholm, in Nook Farm. She later sold Theological Seminary and she taught at reported that President Lincoln greeted her her mansion in 1870 due to the high another school founded by her sister. by saying “So you are the little woman who cost of maintenance and encroaching wrote the book that started this great war,” factories. She remained in Hartford for 23 In Cincinnati she took an active part in although this is not a verified statement. years after. the literary and school life. In 1836 she Por- married Calvin Ellis Stowe, a clergyman In 2018, BBC featured Uncle Tom’s Cabin While living in Hartford, Beecher trait and seminary professor. She wrote as number two of 100 stories that shaped Stowe undertook two speaking tours, of continually and in 1843 published ‘The the world, according to writers around the one along the east coast and the Harriet second through the western states. Beecher Mayflower; or, sketches of scenes and world. Stowe characters among the descendants of the She promoted progressive ideals, she pilgrims’. Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought Beecher Stowe worked to reinvigorate the art museum financial security, and this allowed her to at the Wadsworth Atheneum and helped To talk about the Beecher name is While living in Cincinnati, Harriet Beecher become a full-time writer. She published 30 establish the to talk about abolitionism, women’s Stowe came in contact with fugitive books and countless short stories, poems, Hartford Art School, later part of the suffrage, and education. Harriet slaves and learned about the life in the articles, and hymns. With her writing, University of Hartford. Beecher Stowe was one of the most South from friends and from her own Beecher Stowe discovered that she could notable members of the Beecher visits to a slave-holding community she publicly express her thoughts and beliefs, Beecher Stowe wrote some of her best- Family. lived in proximity with. in a time where women were discouraged known works while living in Hartford, from public speaking and could not vote or such as The American Woman’s Home Lady Byron Vindicated Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on Harriet Beecher Stowe moved to Maine in hold office. (1869), (1871) and Poganuc People June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut. 1850. There, she began writing a long tale (1878). She was a writer and philanthropist. of slavery based on her reading of She was the author of ‘Uncle Tom’s abolitionist literature and on her own Harriet Beecher Stowe died on July 1, Cabin’ which historians claim created observations in Ohio and Kentucky. Her 1896 in Hartford, Connecticut, 17 days anti-slavery feelings which can be writings were published serially from after her 85th birthday. cited to be among the causes of the 1851 to 1852 in the National Era, an Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an American Civil War antislavery paper of slavery that captured eye opener book for many the nation’s attention. people in the North. 16 19 PEOPLE HELPING On any given day, residents may find a Face- Story by: Danielle Branch “It will probably cost about $5 per square foot PEOPLE book post from Johnson asking what she can do PIONEERING more, but we’ll be saving about $1 per square A woman dedicated to her community and seeking out volunteers to help her get it done. foot every year on energy, so it really does make comes up with creative solutions during ECO-FRIENDLY HOTEL a lot of sense. It’s an opportunity to create a new The community always seems to pull together. stressful times. How Becker + Becker is Turning the paradigm that the hotel industry can look at and Vacated Marcel Breuer Building into a study and learn from.” Becker said in an interview Some of Johnson’s most memorable community Hotel with Net-Zero Energy Standards with The New York Times. Many have fallen on hard times over the last projects have taken place during the coronavirus several months. And while the media seems to pandemic. These events included when she and Story & Photo by: Joseph Victorino Construction on the Breuer building began this focus more on the division of our communities, volunteers provided Easter dinners and baskets to past summer. some are taking matters into their own hands and children, leaving Mother’s Day gifts anonymously On 500 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT, the adding a positive spin. on doorsteps of mothers who had been nominated, Becker + Becker architecture firm is carrying out The building will have 165 rooms in total, which dropping off waterslides and summer toys to a historic restoration and adaptive re-use of mid- adds up to an area of 110,000 square feet. The Christine Johnson, a real estate agent for REMAX, children, and even gifting the local police and century modern Armstrong Rubber Company hotel will include a restaurant on the ground floor, is one of those people. fire department with custom mugs and corn hole Building aka Pirelli Building. The building was a gallery and meeting space on the top floor. The boards. originally designed by Marcel Breuer in 1967. hotel will be a Hilton as part of its Tapestry brand. Johnson had lived in Plainfield for twenty-six years and has settled down with her family in the With Thanksgiving around the corner, Johnson has The construction on the building will result in a Chesapeake Hospitality will be the operator of neighboring town of Sterling. turned to holiday meals. hotel that will meet net-zero energy standards. Hotel Marcel, which already runs 30-40 hotels on This means that the hotel will generate as much the East Coast. “I love my job because I enjoy helping others,” said Volunteers have provided turkeys, all the fixings, green energy as it uses. According to their official Johnson. “You can’t replace that feeling when you and gift certificates to help Johnson make this Becker + Becker website, the hotel will feature According to their official website, the Becker and see how happy and excited your clients are.” another successful venture. recycled and local construction materials; high- Becker Associates, Incorporated, aka Becker + performance envelope with industry-leading Becker, was founded in 1950 by Nathaniel Becker Plainfield and Sterling are close knit communities Enough turkeys were donated to also be able to thermal insulation technology; energy recovery and has been under the leadership of his son, and even share a high school. It has become gift the Plainfield Police officers each with their system; high-efficiency variable refrigerant flow, Bruce Becker, since 1988. The firm is located in apparent over the last several months how many own turkey. or VRF, air-source heat pumps. Westport, Connecticut. people are struggling and feeling defeated. “One of the biggest struggles is that there are Additionally, solar power generated from rooftop The firm focuses on green supportive, affordable, “For twenty years this community has supported so many people,” said Johnson. “Residents and parking canopy arrays to provide 100% of and mixed-income housing, community centers, me,” she said. “These are my neighbors, it’s my continue to reach out in their time of need and electricity for lighting, heating and cooling, and child and senior day care, and urban and historic hometown, and people are struggling”. I already have people asking about toys for electric car charging stations. The project is revitalization projects. Christmas,” she said. being led by the firm’s president, Bruce Becker. Johnson uses Facebook as a platform to reach out “Becker + Becker seeks projects that are into the community and discover where there are Johnson urges people to get involved in their “It’s probably the most challenging project I’ve social and environmental game-changers: needs that need to be met. communities if they feel inspired to do so. Many ever undertaken, particularly since we’re doing it restoring underutilized historic buildings are hesitant to reach out for help because they during a pandemic, but I’ve been intrigued with and transforming urban sites to enrich and Whether giving mugs to hairdressers and bus don’t know it’s there. But the combination of a the building at least since I was a graduate student revitalize communities,” the Becker + Becker drivers to show appreciation, or hosting backpack simple Facebook post, the generosity of volunteers at Yale in the late ’80s, and I thought it could be website said. drives and providing school sup within the community, have all helped fascinating.“ Becker said in an interview with The plies, Johnson sees no make it possible. New York Times. Named the Hotel Marcel, renovations are task too small. projected to be complete by next summer in Owned by Ikea since 2003, Becker + Becker has 2021. All in all, the success of Hotel Marcel in the purchased the 2.5 acres from the Swedish company future will influence the of the hospitality industry in 2019 for $2.5 million. In total, the entire all over the country. project costs about $50 million.
18 New Green Hotel is Currently Under Construction Plainfield residents and their children join together to provide the Plainfield Police officers with Thanksgiving Turkeys 21
The Calabash plant was first domesticated In Chinese culture, the gourd is Not Your in Asia, specifically China and Japan, referred to as hulu and is believed to be followed by Africa 4,000 years later. It is a carrier of health or good fortune. The Typical unknown as to how the plant arrived in dried Calabash are usually filled with America, but the earliest sample dated water, medicines, or liquors. Fans of Asian back to 8,000 years. Despite its age-old cinema will instantly recognize these Squash presence, the Calabash is still a relatively figure-eight shapehulu as they are often uncommon plant to grow and market. present in period pieces and classic kung- Calabash Gourd: fu flicks like the Drunken Master (1978.) A Versitile Vegetable with But if successfully grown to maturity the Shapes to Amaze. plant will produce young fruits that are mild and slightly sweet. Story by: Maiquynh Truong The gourd has smooth, sturdy light green In the upcoming holiday season, it skin and milky white flesh can be cooked is not unusual for a family dinner in various dishes from stir-fried to soup. table to have dishes pertaining to pumpkin, zucchini, and squash. When they are left to grow old, the outer But unfamiliar to many American wall of the fruit will harden while the Scene from Drunken Master (1978) - imdb.com households there is a certain previously soft innards will dry and shrink. member of this vegetable family At this stage, it is harvested to make Today, bottle gourd fruits and seeds are that deserves some recognition. utensils, instruments, and everyday items. available at local specialty/ethnic markets and can be grown at any tropical or Calabash or bottle gourd is a high In Africa, the gourd is hollowed out and subtropical area of the United States. In climbing vine plant that produces converted to liquid containers. It is also the Northeast, they can be planted during edible fruit. Unlike a regular slim and used to make musical instruments like springtime and produce fruit until the end elongated squash, the Calabash can harp-lutes, percussions, rattles and even of summer. produce various unique shapes that toys and puppets. The Calabash can also Western consumers rarely encounter. be converted to string instruments that If you are an avid or a hobbyist gardener, Other than the gooseneck variety, they are common in India. why not add the Calabash gourd to your can also be round shape, serpentine next garden variety? snake long and the recognizable pear shape bottle. The quirky bottle In addition, unlike Western squash which shapes hanging in your yard grows and spreads along the ground, will certainly perk some Calabashes are preferred to be grown upward interest and bring smiles to and their fruits are usually suspended in the air. neighbors and friends! Some growers believe that gravity played a part in shaping their unique fruit.
Gourd containers from liveauctioner.com A hanging Calabash Gourd in the Garden 20 23
Favorite Thanksgiving dishes are cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes THE HISTORY OF with marshmallow and pumpkin.
“The typical menu of Thanksgiving Story & Photo by: Sarah Walsh FOODS Thanksgiving dinner is Most Americans know the origins of Turkey Day, actually also known as Thanksgiving, but the foods commonly served today were more than 200 mostly not part of the original Thanksgiving meal in 1621. years younger The Thanksgiving feast foods have their origins in various places and made than that 1621 their way onto the Thanksgiving table over time. Cider, turkey, cranberry celebration…” sauce, stuffing, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and pumpkin pie are wrote Kathleen A. Curtin in some of the United State’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes. But where did Partakers of Our Plenty. they come from? And how did they become part of the holiday?
Before the 1800s, cider was “the Sweet Potatoes Cider CranberryCranberry berries had TheTurkey Wampanoag and the drink of choice for Americans” wrote been raised and eaten by indigenous Plymouth Colonists often ate wild with Marshmallow Kathleen A. Curtin in her book Partakers of Potatoes were not a typical part of the peoples of North America before the turkey. It is probably the only food that Our Plenty. Apple trees were first imported Colonist’s diet in 1621. The sweet potato Mayflower’s arrival. Cranberry sauce was a modern Thanksgiving meal shares with to North America from Europe and apple originated in the Caribbean and was probably not around in 1621. About 50 the original meal of 1621. But no one orchards became common among New cultivated in Spain, then imported to years later, however, it was often eaten knows for certain that turkey was eaten England families. It was once thought to England, where it was rare and reserved by natives and colonists. A 1672 account during the first Thanksgiving celebration. be healthier than water and used to be the for the wealthy. Toward the end of the noted “Indians and English use it much, Edward Winslow, an author and leader national beverage. 1800s, “Northerners discovered sweet boyling them with sugar for a sauce to of the Plymouth Colony, wrote that potatoes-long eaten in the South-and eat with their meat.” By the 18th century, large amounts of fowl were eaten. But incorporated them into a special meal,” pairing turkey with cranberry sauce was they were more likely to be “seasonal wrote Moniz. In 1917, the Angelus common in North American cooking. waterfowl such as ducks and geese” PumpkinPumpkin was cultivated by colonistsPie since Marshmallows company produced a according to Curtin. the 1500s. “English cookbooks featured booklet of recipes using marshmallows pumpkin pie recipes from the 1600s” wrote and the sweet potato and marshmallow Amanda Moniz for The Washington Post. It combination was born. has long been a culinary tradition in England to fill crust with meat, vegetables, or fruit. By the 1800s, pumpkin pie was popular at Thanksgiving. 22 Cranberry Sauce in Glass Bowl 25
Children are more likely to catch the flu due to their weaker immune systems that IT’S TIME WE NO LONGER haven’t been exposed to nearly as much LIVE IN FEAR SO WE CAN as adults. From the ages 5-12 years old BE WITH OUR FRIENDS AND flu vaccines significantly reduce the risk of FAMILIES AGAIN. death from the flu.
By giving them and everyone around them vaccines, it prevents it from Needle with Caps in Packages spreading and protects any other children Unfortunately, there really is no telling what ACCINATION who could easily get it. those answers will be and we won’t know V until it happens. We all want to be with No doubt there are many questions about our families, especially during the holiday Is it Worth it to get Your Flu Shot? whether or not a vaccine for COVID-19 seasons, but with COVID going around, it’s a will have the same effects or if it will ever scary risk. Story By: Elizabeth Exley feel normal again. There will be a lot of back and forth on how long the vaccine Once the vaccines come out, it will probably For over 50 years, hundreds of millions will last, if the protection will be strong work a lot like the flu shot and will allow for Deciding whether or not to get an of people have gotten their vaccines enough, or how often it will be required. the masks and quarantining to end. influenza vaccine each year has been a safely with only 0.2 out of every million controversy amongst parents and people cases having an extreme reaction. These of all ages for years. Personally, I think extreme reactions are rare due to the it’s important to get the shots needed to careful evaluation and approval of every We’ve got the tools to help you allow for your body to have the proper vaccine by the FDA. immunities to protect it from these make money decisions today while diseases. Many studies have shown that preparing for tomorrow. The flu vaccine will help prevent you these vaccines have helped billions of from getting the flu, but there is still a people from getting influenza illnesses slight chance of still getting a strain of it. Check out our complimentary every year. However, by getting the vaccine you’ve e-learning platform: helped your body gain some form of During the Fall and Winter, the flu virus • Take financial courses immunity to it and will reduce the severity and those similar to it are much more of any flu like symptoms or passing it to • Review articles susceptible to being caught. By getting someone else. • Watch videos the vaccine, you reduce your risk of going to the doctor for it by 40-60%. In • Use calculators The more people that receive their 2018-2019, 4.4 million influenza related • And more... vaccines, the less the illnesses could Chelsea University illnesses were prevented by the vaccines. spread through communities and prevent those who are at high risk to catch it. Sign up today and begin working A main concern that many people fear toward achieving your financial goals. is whether or not the vaccines are safe This kind of prevention is called having enough to receive every year. For over community immunity, which makes flu 50 years, hundreds of millions of people shots important for protecting others have gotten their vaccines safely with only from influenza illnesses. 0.2 out of every million cases having an 24 extreme reaction. chelseagroton.enrich.org 27
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE: This year the reimagined Macy’s Parade PANDEMIC STYLE will have 75% less participants and will not follow the 2.5-mile parade route. The 94th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will still go on despite the Coronavirus Causes Cancellation of the Traditional The “parade” will be held around Herald global pandemic. But with a twist. Square in Midtown and will be televised Macy’s and the city of New York Parade for the First Time Since World War II from there with no spectators allowed. have worked together to deliver a Story by: Danielle Branch “reimagined” parade that will be Local high school and college bands broadcasted live on NBC Thanksgiving The first parade followed a route The only time the parade was cancelled have been pushed back to the 2021 morning, Thursday November 26, from 145th Street and Convent Avenue was from 1942-1944 during World War Thanksgiving Day Parade which will 2020, from 9am-12pm. to the Macy’s store at 34th Streetand II. This was due to a shortage of helium. hopefully follow the customary style of Broadway. parades past. Since 1924 over 3.5 million spectators There were three floats pulled by have lined up and crowded the 2.5-mile Despite changes, there will still be some horses, four bands, and zoo animals route. The parade has contained over of the traditional big balloon characters. from the Central Park Zoo-camels, 8,000 participants including performers, Instead of guiding them through the city donkeys, elephants and goats- that marching bands, dancers, streets with people hanging on to the starred in the parade. celebrities, students, and more. guide wires, the floats will be pulled by vehicles. Santa Clause was last in the lineup, a tradition that continues to this day. There will also be performances by In 1927 the first giant balloon, Felix the actors from four of Broadway’s shut The event has changed quite a bit Cat, made its debut, and it moved from down musicals and other musical since it began in 1924. The first parade being played on local channels to being performances by professional musicians included elephants and donkeys and broadcast on NBC in 1952. Snoopy, the that will be staged in Herald Square. was known as “Macy’s Christmas balloon that holds the record for most The Coronavirus has cancelled Parade,” even though it was held on versions, was first flown in 1968. countless events in 2020. Thanksgiving.
The parade took shape during the Roaring Twenties, a time of prosperity While the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day and joy. It was staged by Macy’s Parade will appear different this year, employees, many of whom migrated the parade will still go on. to America from Europe and wanted to stage a celebration like the ones in their countries.
26 29 ANIME ON NETFLIX An Impressive Collection that Continues to Grow
Story By: Kimberly Stanford
In 2014, Netflix took its first serious steps in Although Crunchyroll is the the amine streaming business by producing its anime streaming giant, Netflix has ACTION first original animeKnights of Sidonia manga become second in choosing an anime (manga: a style of Japanese comic books and streaming service. • Blame! (movie, TV-14, 2017): Loner Killy graphic novels) series. emerges to guide and remnant of humanity desperate to survive through a self-replicating The same year Netflix locked down the license Currently, Netflix streams several anime titles city bent on destroying all life. to stream the popular action/adventure manga including anime titles that are Netflix Originals. • Cannon Busters (series, TV-MA, 2019): A series The Seven Deadly Sins exclusively. Note that a Netflix Original can mean produced by Netflix or Netflix owns the exclusive license to friendship droid (S.A.M.), a maintenance robot, and an immortal fugitive make an unlikely team The Verge (theverge.com) said Netflix in 2018, air the program. that search for S.A.M.’s best friend, the heir to a by spending a sizable amount, has secured powerful kingdom under siege. high-profile creators and studios like Shinichiro This article will highlight a small sample of anime • Dragon’s Dogma (series, TV-MA, 2020): Ethan Watanabe (Carole & Tuesday), Production I.G. titles labeled “Netflix Original” in the categories is a warrior on a quest to hunt down the (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045) and of Action, Children and Family, Dark Fantasy, and dragon that stole his heart. Ethan does not Some anime that are available on Netflix Kyoto Animation (Violet Drama. realize his true fate if he is successful. Evergarden). • Kengan Ashura (series, TV-MA, 2019): Fighter, Ohma Tokita, becomes Nogi Group’s CHILDREN/FAMILY representative in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament. A low-level employee of the • A Whisker Away (movie, TV-PG, 2020): Nogi Group is forced to be Ohma’s caretaker. A They form an unlikely bound during this brutal girl transforms into a cat to get closer to tournament. her crush. She may have stayed in this form • Knights of Sidonia (series, TV-MA, 2015): Earth for too long losing the ability to be human was destroyed by a shape-shifting race called again. • Little Witch Academia (series, TV-Y7, 2017): the Gauna in 2394. The story takes place thousand years later. Survivors of the invasion This story follows Atsuko, a girl without fled on massive spaceships. Pilot, Nagate a magical background, who dreams of Tanikaza, along with other knights flight the becoming a witch. She enrolls at Luna Nova Guana that attack what remains of humanity. Magical Academy hoping to be like her idol • Ni No Kuni (movie, TV-14, 2019): When a Shiny Chariot. • Dragon Quest - Your Story (movie, TV-PG, life-threatening situation arises, two teens are 2019): transported another world. They set forth on To rescue his mother from the evil a magical quest to save their friend and her Ladja, Luca only hope is to find the heavenly counterpart. Love and an unfortunate rule that hero who wields the Zenithian sword. binds the two worlds complicates their quest.
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DRAMA POD FOR THOUGHT By: Maiquynh Truong • BNA (Series, TV-14, 2020): High schooler, 3 Podcasts You Should Defintely Check Out Michiru Kagemori, turns into a tanuki THE DAILY beastman. She travels to Anima City for NEWS/POLITICAL refuge and a way to return to normal. • Japan Sinks 2020 (Series, TV-MA, 2020): Produced by the New York Times and hosts by political journalist As the Motoh family go about their daily Michael Barbaro, the Daily Podcast provides listeners with daily analysis of lives, a series of powerful earthquakes cause current hot press issues. Unlike a typical news update, Barbaro sits down massive destruction throughout Japan which with experts and fellow journalists each episode to discuss the different changes their lives forever. aspects of the latest breaking news and problematic current events. This • Violet Evergarden (series, TV-14, 2018): podcast is a great way to get the most information on the latest issues This series follows an Auto Memory Doll Some anime available on Netflix we are facing today. Instead of getting snippets on social media which (a ghost writer for those who cannot write can be tamper with bias and misinformation, the Daily provides reliable themselves) Violet Evergarden. She lost investigations and analysis. Listening to this podcast will surely keep you DARK FANTASY the use of her hands as a child which are focus, especially while doing chores or during an extended drive. replaced with mechanic ones. Each episode • Ajin: Demi-Human (series, TV-MA, 2016): focuses on clients she helps. CONAN O’BRIEN NEEDS A FRIEND Student Kei Nagai discovers he is an immortal COMEDY Ajin after being struck by a truck. Ajin are Netflix stream several other anime titles other Known for his lightning-quick quips, self-deprecating jokes and incredible powerful creatures who create excessive than “Netflix Originals.” They cover several improved skills, Conan O’Brien’s talent truly shone in the form of podcasts. amounts of invisible black matter (IBM). genres from the classics to recently released. After this discovery, he is targeted by the What really makes the show a true head turner is the hilarious on-mic interactions Conan has with his co-hosts: his assistant, Sona Movsesian government who want to conduct experiments Some other titles included in their impressive and podcast producer, Matt Gourley. You are guaranteed to laugh your on him. Beings like him have escaped from selection are Attack on Titan (TV-MA, 2013), head off in every single episode. Tune into the Michael Che episode to government control and want revenge. Kei Berserk (TV-MA, 2012, 2013), Bleach (TV-14, hear Conan reads Fifty Shade of Gray out loud as a jittery auctioneer or must pick a side. 2006), Toradoras (TV-14, 2008), Parasyte (TV- • B – The Beginning (series, TV-MA, 2018): the Dana Carvey episodes to audibly witness the pair impersonate Paul MA, 2014), The Dragon Prince (TV-Y7, 2019), McCartney talking to the ghost of John Lennon. Keith Flick (a genius investigator) and Koku (a One Punch Man (TV-14, 2015), and Your Lie in seemingly normal boy) paths intertwine when April (TV-14, 2014). Flick is tracking a serial killer – Killer B; and QANON ANONYMOUS Koku is looking a lost companion. Netflix provides their anime lineup in their INVESTIGATIVE • Castlevania (series, TV-MA, 2020): When original language but most of their selections Count Dracula’s wife is burned for witchcraft, Created and hosted by three free-lance American journalists and an are dubbed in other languages including English correspondent, the focus of the podcast is to deliver the latest he commands his minions to kill all Wallachia English. residents. Outcast monster hunter, Trevor updates concerning the far-right conspiracies group: QAnon. Tune into the podcast to hear the crew present their weekly investigations into this Belmont combats this threat. Netflix will continue to add to their outstanding • Kabeneri of the Iron Fortress (series, TV-MA, fringe movement, uncover unfathomable cases involving their members, anime lineup with Pacific Rim. Comicbook.com 2019): and check in on the increasing amount of QAnon believers currently in During the Industrial Revolution of the announced Netflix has confirmed “for a 2021 Samurai era, a virus infects humans turning our government/popular culture. The most impactful episodes are the release, the series is officially titledPacific Rim: one involving the hosts going undercover in QAnon rallies and marches them into Kabane. Uninfected humans live in The Black follows a pair of siblings and their fortified stations. They travel between stations to record the happenings of their gathering. You have to listen to battered, long-abandoned Jaegar as they battle believe the intensity and the insanity of things on steam-powered locomotives that are across a continent of danger.” constantly under attack. people chose to believe in. 29 Podcast covers from Spotify.com 33
Jalea Entree & the Lomo Saltado dish.
Canggio is located at 20 Lafayette Street, Two desserts were ordered. One dessert was Norwich, CT. Canggio’s hours are Wednesday cheesecake with a passionfruit topping. This through Sunday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. RESTAURANT/ BAR REVIEW dessert was unexpected but delicious. The “We are a[n] American Peruvian restaurant topping was not a fruit sauce poured on top serving American food with a Peruvian flair in a By: Kimberly Stanford but a sweet and slightly sour puree seemingly classy yet casual dining room.” The appetizer was two Two meals were ordered infused on top the cheesecake while being hand-made, chicken, cheese, and tomato- for the main course, one was Jalea (fried seafood baked. The cheesecake itself had a creamy This restaurant’s atmosphere is low stuffed empanadas served with kalamata (olive) platter of calamari, white fish, shrimp, mussels, and texture. key yet cozy, inviting, and casual. The aioli and aji verde (Peruvian sauce containing Yuca fries (a starchy root vegetable). The portion lights are dimmed enough to give cilantro, jalapeno, parmesan, and lime juice). The was filling. The food was fried golden but not The second dessert was Picarones. The the crisp and clean interior a relaxing empanadas were crispy on the outside while light overdone, and the batter was lightly seasoned so Picarones were a mixture of pumpkin and inside. The chicken stuffing was flavorful, and the the seafood flavor would be unhindered. Not having atmosphere. sweet potato served in a doughnut form with dipping sauces complemented the dish well. Yuca fries before, it was a nice change from French a syrup lightly poured on top. The actual fries, having a lighter taste and a slightly grainy The wait staff was attentive, cheerful, and doughnut is not sweet, but the doughnut texture. friendly without being overly present. They was lightly crisp, and the inside was tender - were also knowledgeable about the menu, seemingly flavored with only the natural The second entrée, Lomo Saltado which was the wine, and the beer selection – offering flavors of the pumpkin and sweet potato. sauteed sliced steak, tomatoes, onions in a pan recommendations if asked. sauce tossed with fries and served with a garden After a pleasant meal in this cozy setting, the salad, rice and a fried egg. This portion was also Canggio offered a decent selection of wines. bill was a nice surprise. For a cocktail, beer, an filling. The French fires absorbed the flavor of the The restaurant also offered wine at a discount; appetizer, two entrees, and two desserts the steak and sauce nicely. customers could pick their selection from a cost was eighty-two dollars without tip. wine display. Canggio also offers a generous variety of beers without being overwhelming. Canggio offers a nice change from Beer choices include pilsner, ale, IPA, lager, the ordinary for a reasonable price. and porter. The menu also had specialty drinks Check out this nice find tucked away varying from martinis, to cocktails, and to in an unusual location. margaritas while offering a full bar.
The meal started with a Flat Tire ale and a tall Green Tea drink (the adult version). Empanadas Appitizer Passionfruit Cheese Cake Dessert 32 2020 HAD BEEN A WILD RIDE. WE’D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND APPRICIATE THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT HELP US THROUGH EACH DAY!
Recipe Kevin A. 9 0 T I am thankful to be in a position where I can guide such creative students through their educational journey. They not only continuously impress me with their work but are a source of inspiration for my own creative endeavors! Danielle B. H This year allowed me to slow down and fully appreciate all the things I am thankful for. I am thankful for my children for keeping me young at ‘Buckeye’By: Elizabeth Exley heart, my family for keeping me grounded, my amazing friends for being my voice of reason, and I am thankful for a cozy home full of all of my favorite people. What a better way to celebrate Elizabeth E. Thanksgiving than a family tradition of mak- A Although this year has been hard on everyone, I have been very lucky A Bowl of Buckeye ing our own version of buckeyes. If you don’t with the opportunities I’ve been given. I am incredibly grateful to have know what they are, Buckeyes are peanut but- been able to move into a house with some of my best friends in Maine. A Because of this opportunity I will be able to start my apprenticeship to ter balls covered in chocolate, but my family become a tattoo artist. adds a little something extra. This easy recipe makes for a great addition for your family N Francisco L. Thanksgiving desserts or just to Tradition I’m grateful because despite everything the world is going through me have as a snack! Family and my family are healthy and have not lost our jobs! Kimberly S. Ingredients Steps K I’m grateful everyone close to me is doing well in these crazy times. Maiquynh T. • 2 cups of Peanut Butter 1. Combine peanut butter, rice krispies, I’m incredibly greatful for my family and friends, who despite our distances were always there for me when I’m in need. I’m also thankful conf. Sugar, and butter. to all the healthcare workers working endlessly to save lives and the • 2 cups of Rice Krispies 2. Roll mixer into bouncy ball sized F essential workers who make our quarantine life easier. balls. • 1 box of Conf. Sugar Joseph V. 3. Melt chocolate chips and wax in a THE I’m thankful for the understanding and support from everyone in my life. • 1 stick of butter (softened) double boiler. To say that this year has been difficult is an understatement. However, 4. Dip peanut butter balls in chocolate CURRENT knowing that I have people who I hold dear that I can lean on and find • 1 package of chocolate chips U comfort in makes each day, just a bit more bearable. mix and put on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper. • ½ bar of paraffin wax STAFFS Sarah W. 5. Put in refrigerator until completely I’m thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to pursue a career and a cooled. APPRICIATE life I want, and for all the people, family, friends, and mentors, who have L supported me in my pursuits throughout my life. 34 Pie on Wooden Table- unsplash.com IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE CURRENT Email submissions, responses, and ideas to: [email protected] [email protected]