Alcala Yearbook 2006-2007

Article written by Dima Askar (Tfte Vista. - December Issue) Picture provided by Associated Students and Ryan Brennan

A ssociated Students and Lambda Chi Alpha sponsored the first annual USO Festival of Lights at Colachis Plaza, on Monday, December 4. The event included lighting a Christmas tree , taking pk· tures with Santa Claus , drinking hot chocolate, decorating personal stockings and singing and dancing to Christmas carols. President Mary Lyons led over 300 students in a prayer at 7:00 p.m. before turning on the tree lights. The tree was placed by the fountain in between "a symbol of faith , the Immaculata and a sym– bol of wisdom, the education buildings of the university," [President] Lyons [commented] . Christmas lights on Marian Way [were] turned on each night from 7 to 10 p.m. until December 26 . Furthermore, the Festival of Lights is an opening for a variety of holiday events on campus [such as door decorating contests] .

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