The current residents' decorating skills have also added to the festive atmosphere. They wrote the word "Swamp" on the wall using laundry detergent. The oozy letters glow when residents turn on a black light.
Kirkland 10-Man
"It is usually two different rooms, and we invented the Kirkland 10-man," Francis X. Leonard '01 says.
This year's residents melded two normally four-person suites together to make the 10-man.
The blocking group has named every room in the housing assignment.
When people first walk in, they enter the "anteroom," where people leave their coats. The next room is the "parlor," which usually houses a TV and video game area, but during parties, clears out and is the dance floor, complete with DJ and kegs.
That room is followed by the bathroom, which the roommates had to make a walk-through for the sake of their party arrangements. Next is the "observatory," the tiny enclosure covered with glow-in-the-dark stars and other constellations where the sky is not actually visible.
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