By: Ryan McGarty

We are less than a week away from Thanksgiving. A day that is usually spent with family and loved ones will look a lot different for several families this year due to COVID-19.

According to AAA, travel numbers for Thanksgiving this year are projected to drop significantly. They estimate that 50 million Americans will travel for the holiday this year. This would be a nearly 10 percent drop from 2019 which is the largest drop since 2008.

Some of the students at UM are looking forward to going home to celebrate with their families. One of these students is Kendall England.

“I’ll just be going home to spend some time with the family” England said. “My aunt and uncle will be coming over to our house but that’s as crazy as things are gonna get” he continued.

However, some students are still uncertain about what the holiday has in store. “We would usually go visit family in Georgia. I don’t know what we’ll do this year but it won’t be that because of the pandemic” says Jordan Shockley.

Another choice students have to make is whether or not to return to campus after the holiday. All classes will be virtual starting Monday November 30.

However, students will have the option to stay on campus as residence halls and the dining hall will be accessible until the end of the semester in December. Both England and Shockley said that they were returning to campus after the break.

“I’m coming back because I’m an athlete and I have to start training” England added.

To learn more about the University’s plans for after Thanksgiving, you can go to their website.