Campus News SO CO A Year in Review
It's hard to remember a time when students could gather in groups larger than 10 or stand closer than six feet apart (albeit if actually desired). Many weeks ago, however, in the fall semester of 2019, Webb students and Social Committee members were blissfully unaware of what was to come the next year. The fall semester’s lineup of social events was full of mask-free parties, communal snack buffets, and only the bottled type of Corona. The first big event of the semester was a Decades Party, featuring a surprise performance from Webb’s very own 90s boy band.
Decades party, featuring Webb's boy band (below).
Late in September, students packed into the Brocket Arms Pub for a stand-up comedy night featuring local comedians. October brought a class vs. class pumpkin carving contest and a Halloween party in the pub thrown by the Class of 2023. For Columbus Day weekend, a group of students traveled to upstate New York for a camping trip and a day spent in the trees at the Adirondack Extreme ropes course. In November, the Class of 2020 transformed the Reception Room at Webb into a casino floor with blackjack, poker, and roulette for the annual Casino Night party. The gymnasium also hosted live-action betting on horse racing, arm wrestling, and oil drum “bull” riding. Finally, the year concluded with a Christmas Party and a visit from Santa and his helper, Salty the Elf. Other events throughout the semester included a back-toschool beach social, Lord of the Rings complete trilogy movie night (which went into early morning), board game night, and a finals week study-break party. Off campus trips were also organized to remind students of life outside of Webb, including trips to New York City, a Mets game, apple picking, and a trampoline park. Students also went to the movie theater to watch “Joker,” part of which was filmed at Webb. The spring semester began with high hopes: the Gatsby band was booked and Webbstock bands were being scouted just before the coronavirus lockdown brought things to a halt. However, in the three weeks before students were sent home, some events were squeezed in like an ice skating trip, Pi Day pie contest, board game night, and a last minute St. Patrick’s Day party.
Playing cards during Casino Night.
Despite the abrupt end to our on-campus semester, SoCo continued to provide Webbies with entertainment remotely, through movie nights, pub trivia, and weekly caption contests. The past year has been fun, and a little exciting, and we are looking forward to our eventual return to campus to keep the parties going. - Mary McGuinness '20 and Lina Tenenbaum '21
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Pies of all kinds were available on Pi Day.
WEBB NEWS - 2020
