Media Credit: Dave Givler Christmas decorations already in the Mods serve as proof that many BC students try to extend Christmas from one day to nearly two months. During the special time of year when the snow starts falling and the cocoa starts flowing, it’s apparent that Christmas is just around the corner. In the past few years, the Christmas decorations at Boston College have started to emerge while the autumn leaves are still falling.
This year, the Christmas spirit has arrived even before winter’s chill. In Mod 11B, John Dobrowski and his roommates have already begun emulating Chevy Chase’s Clark Griswald. “We only have a little time before we leave for Christmas break , so we have to get it going early,” said Dobrowski, CSOM ‘08. Strings of colored lights, a few hundred paper snowflakes, and a plastic Santa Claus are just some of the sights you will see around the Heights, especially Lower Campus, in the upcoming weeks.
School buildings may not be decorated, but students have taken it upon themselves to bring the spirit of Christmas to the BC campuses. Down Mod Road, in 3B, Caitlin Joyce, and her roommates feel similar Christmas joy, but they also feel the spirit of American competition. “We’re taking them on,” said Joyce, A&S ‘08. “We had our lights up first, then ‘Bright Nights’ entered the Mods.
We never walked that way, so we were shocked when we heard about it.” Impressed though she was by the lighting in Mod 11, Joyce’s roommate Bradie Dwyer, A&S ‘08, has no plans to concede the Christmas title. ” Mod 11B’s a little cheesy, to be honest,” Dwyer said. “First we have to get our 8-foot Santa, then we’ll catch up.” Of course, Dwyer and her fellow seniors leave early in December, leaving little time for Christmas celebration.