University Daily Kansan, December 12, 1984
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Members of Joseph R. Pearson Hall show off their entry in a Christmas decorating contest sponsored by the hall.
Decorations put students in the mood
By CHRIS CLEARY Staff Reporter
From snow-covered Jayhawk
Boulder, Daisy Hill's skyline
twinkles red, green, blue and yellow.
Colorled lights in shapes of snowmen
and stars blink in the residence hall
windows
Christmas trees with tinsel and
garden stand majestically in darked
hall lobbies. Students sit
studying or finishing projects.
At Templin Hall, red and green decorations complete with Santa hats
and stockings great visitors. Mike Osterburk, Tempin's residence hall director, said he encourages residents to deck the hall
"IT PUTS PEOPLE in a better mood between now and the time they go to go home." Osterburt said he helps wuill off final depression.
"A lot of people make decisions this time of year about whether to come back next semester. Decorating rooms is a good way for students to take a break from studying and worrying about finals."
number of residents decorated their rooms this year as last year.
Osterbuhr said that about the same
Ken Sutton, Overland Park fresh man, decorated his fifth floor Templin room with four 12-foot strings of lights.
"I think it's great." Sutton said. "It gives you a sense of escape to know that finals will be over soon because Christmas is coming."
CHRISTMAS HAS ARRIVED at Lewis Hall in the form of snowflakes and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Cesar White, Emporia freshma decorated her room with all the decorations her mother didn't use.
"We have garland." White said. "We have a fake tree, icicles on the tree, holly and we wrapped the door. We put it up and we outed it. I can't wait until Christmas."
White said her floor made a fireplace where the residents hung their favorite socks.
"Decorating puts everyone in a better mood." White said. "Christmas is my favorite time of year, and I really get into it."
Beth Crawford, assistant residence hall director at Hashing Hall, said residents encouraged each other to decorate.
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Halls plan steak dinner for holiday
More than 2,000 pounds of choice steak was to be cooked for thousands of students last night during the annual holiday dinner at the nine residence halls, the hall director of food services said.
"We don't like to have the meal during finals because it is hard to get people to work because they are so busy." Lenor Ekdahl, the director, said last week. The large hall was full of art of the holiday season, she said.
"We like to gorge ourselves during the holiday and then work to lose all that we gained afterwards." she said.
Ekdahl said the halls wouldn't be able to decorate the tables with lighted candles because of fire code restriction$^2$.
The cooks in the residence halls began preparing the meal over the weekend, Ektahla said. Some of the cooks had prepared meals day in advance and frozen.
"Some places set the tables with the silverware and plates." Ekdahl said, "but others will still use the trays."
To make the meal special, dining tables in the halls were to be set with tablecloths and napkins.
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