Finals

So all my classes are finally over and this week finals begin. I have two on Monday (statistics and Italian) one on Tuesday (Activities Analysis) and Thursday (neuroscience). Even though I should have been studying all weekend, there were too many activities going on campus. Friday night was Christmas on Campus, sponsored by Student Government Assoc. In this event many clubs on campus set up tables and do crafts with children from schools in Reading. The children come in on buses and get paired up with an Alvernia Student for the night. They go around from table to table and get to do different crafts. Towards the end of the night, SANTA comes out! The children get to talk to Santa and tell him what they want for Christmas, then they go to the elves (I was one of the elves this year) and receive stickers and a coloring book and some other little things. After the visiting was over, Santa read us the Night Before Christmas...For the two years I've been to Alvernia, I have loved this activity every time! It's such a great experience for the kids and students to get involved it.

This weekend there was also a really fun event sponsored by the group of students going to Santo Domingo in January for a service trip. Since the beginning of the semester a few of the students have been carrying around pink piggy banks, collecting money for their trip. Finally after two and a half months, a winner was selected for having the most money. Each student had a professor "sponsor" them. Which means, if their student won, they had to KISS A PIG! Dr. Godfrey, a theology professor had kissed a pig named, Hatfield on Saturday, at half time in the basketball game. I just couldn't pass up all the fun activities going on!! :) Happy Holidays Everyone!

- Danielle

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