A fresh blanket of snow covers campus on the morning of Monday, March 17, 2008. (CU Independent file/Jorian Stuckey
Pack up those ceramic Santa Clauses, take down the lights and finish those cookies because winter break is finally over.
As today marks the first day of the spring semester, CU students are returning to the college routine. But while they crack open the new books, students also look back on winter break memories.
Many students said they enjoyed going home for the holidays and being able to relax and reconnect with old friends.
Dan Atwood, an 18-year-old freshman aerospace engineering major, said he enjoyed the easygoing pace.
“It was nice being able to relax and not always going, going, going,” Atwood said.
When it came to shopping, CU Buffs got creative this Christmas season. Students like Matthew Mordfin, an 18-year-old freshman anthropology major, collected items throughout the year to prepare for gift swapping.
“I just kept my eyes on things,” Mordfin said.
Others didn’t spend as much time on gift-giving this season.
“My sister did all the shopping and I paid for half,” Atwood said.
Some students said they enjoyed ringing in the New Year over break. While some went to small gatherings with family and friends, 20-year-old junior chemical engineering major William Schwab rang in 2010 with style.
“I went on a party bus and went to four different clubs throughout the night,” said Schwab.
With the memories of winter break behind them, CU students look ahead to new semester.
“Hopefully it will be less stressful,” said Morgan Clark, a 20-year-old sophomore English and pre-law double major.
Sara Borgardt, a 20-year-old sophomore Germanic studies and international affairs double major, is lucky to start the new semester at all.
“Driving back from Texas with my roommate, I was in a rollover accident,” Borgardt said. “The car was completely totaled.”
Whatever the case, students can depend on at least one thing for the new semester.
“It’s something to do,” Atwood said.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Rose Heaphy at Josephine.heaphy@colorado.edu.
