The Holiday Banquet is definitely one of my favorite EC traditions. The banquet is definitely a unique experience in that each professor and administrator at the college is offered the chance to be the head of their own table. Students can then sign up to sit with their favorite professor for the most delicious dinner of the year. The dinner consists of turkey (which the head of the table is tasks with cutting), stuffing, corn bread, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, and a dessert. In addition, the concert ensemble really sets the mood by playing holiday songs as everyone enters in the dining hall. In addition, there is a huge (I'm guessing 12 feet) Christmas tree in the front of the dining hall decorated with, you guessed it, purple and gold lights. This year I sat with Dr. Kjar, one of my favorite professors at the school, as well as his wife Maya. I have had several classes with Dr. Kjar, including a 4 week term three trip to the Bahamas last year (Maya went as well), and we get along well resulting in a very pleasant evening.
The Holiday Ball is an annual dance held in the campus center. Every year a very talented student oversees the decorations and transforms the dining hall. This year the theme was Arabian Nights and the decorations were flawless. The dance starts at 9:00pm and lasts until 11:00pm and most of the student body attends. It's a great way to cut loose and have some fun with all your friends before finals week and the end of the term. My girlfriend Emily and I both had a great time. Of course this post requires pictures:
All in all I had a great time this weekend and cannot wait until next year!
Also, for junior seminar this year we had to make professional websites. Mine isn't done yet, but I figured you might want to check it out. Let me know what you think!
