Edward Ott, construction management sophomore:
“I know how people have very different views around here than I do, so I don’t even talk politics. … That’s honestly why I won’t speak about politics at Thanksgiving dinner because my grandfather thinks a whole lot differently than I do, so it’d just be better to not hear about it.”
Sarah Perkins, anthropology sophomore:
“We had a Friendsgiving thing a couple days before Thanksgiving, and a lot of our family friends are not people sharing our political views, and we’re very close to them and we love them. … It wasn’t even awkward, either. Like my dad kept saying that we’re not going to bring this up, we’re not going to talk about it. But no, stop, we’re adults, we can talk about things and share our views.”
Michael Smith, sports administration senior:
“A lot of mixed opinions. You know, Trump versus Hillary. But we kept it not too extreme. Just enjoy it. … Everyone just loves each other, you know. If there are different opinions, we just respect that, we don’t look at anyone differently.”