The railings are lined with lit garland. A decorated tree stands among wrapped presents, and office windows are decorated with lights, fake snow and stockings. Just walking through the Barone Campus Center can be a festive experience in and of itself.
The snow has fallen and the decorations have gone up. It is truly “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” here on campus.
Even the hardest of hearts cannot help but appreciate this special time of year. Many Fairfield students are doing their best to get into the Christmas spirit.
“We’re in full swing of the holiday mood,” said FUSA President Jessica DiBuono ’06, “We had a night where we got some food and [listened to] Christmas music and decorated the FUSA office.”
Decorations are an essential part of properly kicking off the holiday season. Boring dorms and bleak townhouse basements can be transformed into winter wonderlands.
Elyse Rabi ’08 decorated her room with lights and her door with festive wrapping paper. “It is nice to have all the joy in your own room, too, to remind you of the season,” she said. “I also brought my nativity set from home, which is very important to me.”
Competition motivated many students to get their creative Christmas juices flowing. The Inter-Residence Hall Association’s “Lighting of the Halls” and RASOR/UNITE’s townhouse competition plotted campus residences against each other in a decorating extravaganza.
Apartment 304 and Townhouse 115 emerged as the winners of these contests, and each were awarded gift certificates to Stop N Shop for their festive efforts.
Campion Hall, winner of “Lighting of the Halls,” had students dressed and dancing like Rockettes alongside a live nativity scene. Nothing shows off one’s Christmas spirit quite like dressing in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
Glee Club performances, gift shopping, Christmas parties, holiday movies, charity donations and more are perfect ways to celebrate this wonderful time of year.
The problem, however, lies in the unavoidable fact that it is also the time of year for final exams. Students can easily get overwhelmed by stress, putting any notion of merriment on the back burner until it is practically too late.
“It’s too bad exams get in the way of the fun of the season,” said Tim Lund ’07, “but I have Christmas songs playing all day in my room, and I know that break is just around the corner.”
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