SEAHO Report - Holiday 2020 - 5

SEAHO EDITOR

Dear SEAHO,
If you are reading this, I sincerely hope you have made it to the other
side of winter closing or find yourself close to safely sending students
home for the break. This semester has been nothing short of truly great
work by every Residence Life and Housing employee, that does not go
unnoticed. As I sit in my office trying to sum up the semester at hand, I
haven't a clue where to begin. So instead, I have decided to write below,
" Twas the Night Before Winter Closing, " a rendition of the " Twas the
Night before Christmas " poem. I hope in it you find humor, a laugh,
solidarity in the COVID struggles, or simply a sigh of relief as we run
(And I Do Mean RUN) out of 2020 into the new year.
Thank you once again to our Feature Article Editor, Michael Dobrin, Residence Coordinator at Lousiana State
University, for his hard work getting these articles ready for publication. As you complete this edition of
the SEAHO Report, we welcome you to visit seaho.org to submit for our next installment. The submission
deadline for the Conference edition of the Report is February 1st!
Twas the Night Before Winter Closing
Twas the Night Before Winter Closing and All Through the Halls,
Not a resident was stirring, not even in a fraternity house.
The fridges were defrosting and trash askew,
In hopes that the rumors of RA inspections would not be true.
The students quite sleepy though none touched their beds,
While reruns of the Tiger King danced in their heads;
Residence Life and Housing in their decorative masks,
Reviewed their RA Checklist to ensure they missed no tasks.
Preparing for the last night on call, the team drained all the coffee and brewed a new pot
No longer caring that their nerves were shot.
Then out on the Quad there arose such a clatter;
The Hall Director on call sprang from their bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window they flew like a flash,
Grabbed the master key, joined by the Grad on call who was about to crash.
Outside the window, among fallen snow,
The fire alarm blared in the residence hall, oh no!
And what to their wondering eyes did appear?
Another burnt macaroni and cheese canister and a keg of beer.
With a deep sigh knowing their Maxient dashboard was no longer clear,
They knew in a moment there must be seniors near.
Residence Life and Housing locked eyes and they said,
All of the thoughts that were filling their heads:
" Where are their masks? Why aren't they distancing? It's still a pandemic, the world is basically ending.
Please share your ID number and dump out this keg, and for the love sir, please come out from under the bed! "
Some students complied, other's still shot their shot,
" It wasn't me, you see...I didn't know I could not... "
The Hall Director on call replied, " I hear you, I do. But as you may know the best way to spread Holiday Cheer is by
following directions the first time my dear. "

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