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WEEKDAY EDITION | NOVEMBER 23, 2015 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF VOLUME 122 | ISSUE 35 ALABAMA SINCE 1894 CW / File and Photo Illustration by Melanie Viering #IronBowl# 6 Giving thanks Multiple international students discuss celebrating Thanksgiving away from home and what it means to experience the American holiday full of family, food and football. 7 Major merger Faculty members in the College of Com- munication and Information Sciences will submit a proposal for the merging of the journalism and TCF departments, which they hope will take effect next fall. CIS staff believe the merger will benefit up- and-coming communication students. Family tradition A father and daughter from Dothan, Alabama, aim to continue their decades- long streak of attending the Iron Bowl together. This will be the pair’s 43rd time to experience the infamous Alabama- Auburn rivalry in person. 13 SEE PAGE 11 DON’T FORGET YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS, CAPS, GOWNS, TASSELS, DIPLOMA FRAMES & CLASS RINGS! 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Plus I’m trying to deal with orga- your family, but just four days is not even would actually have time to see people.” nizing everything else I have to do.” With the increasing number of out-of- worth the price.” Horowitz said her father told her from Horowitz said she feels it can be state students attending the University, Marshall flies into Baltimore and the start that it’s just too much money to difficult for some students since some of them face a tough decision when said her tickets are usually around pay for a plane ticket for just a few days. some haven’t been able to see it comes to breaks for the holidays. Stay $330 to $350, and the Wednesday before She said she doesn’t think the break their parents since the beginning in Tuscaloosa or pay a high fee just to get Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days being just a few days is unfair, but having of the semester. a couple of days back home? for traveling. a week would be better, and many stu- “I probably would be going home if we That’s a question many are faced with “I know Wednesday is the busiest dents will probably just skip their classes had the full week off, but I am not going since out-of-state students now make up day to fly,” she said. “It’s harder to get on those days. back, and I haven’t gone back at all this 51 percent of the UA population, and the flights closer to Thanksgiving. I think “I think it’s not necessarily unfair,” she semester, so I have not seen my family fall and thanksgiving breaks last only a that with all the money we pay to go said. “It’s just the point of consideration since I’ve moved in,” she said. few days. here you could at least give us a week for the University that many students Some students said they were willing “I wouldn’t say it’s worth it just off for Thanksgiving.” would rather have the week off and will to give up fall break in exchange for hav- because it costs so much for a plane Other out-of-state students echoed skip their classes anyway.” ing a full week off for Thanksgiving. ticket and gas to the airport, and it costs the same sentiment. But for Horowitz, skipping her classes “I would even give up the fall break just so much more than if you were to stay “It’d be kind of nice to have the full and leaving early is not an option. to have the full break for Thanksgiving,” in Tuscaloosa,” said Hillary Marshall, week off because I could probably go back “I have two math tests on the Tuesday said Nic Wolfe, a senior majoring in a graduate student studying women’s if I did have a full week,” said Amanda before break, so I cannot miss any of my anthropology from Fredericksburg, studies from Cambridge, Maryland, Horowitz, a freshman majoring in math classes,” she said. “It’s kind of difficult to Virginia. “I mean fall break is nice. It just when referring to Thanksgiving break. and theatre from Los Angeles, California. have two tests right before I get off for feels like an extended weekend.” All Cotton,Wrinkle-Free WE EXPECT $79.50 THE UNEXPECTED! We take care of everything from a common cold to broken bones! 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