For years, Quinnipiac University students have waited in the freezing cold to count down the seconds before the Mount Carmel Campus Quad is illuminated for the holiday season. But this year was different. This time, the university offered new features and events to the students’ festivities, including an ugly sweater contest, holiday trivia and even free coloring books, courtesy of the Student Artists League.
While Quinnipiac community members sipped on some rich hot chocolate and shivered from the brisk wind, President Judy Olian introduced the IceCats to help reveal the most innovative move yet. Eyes were aglow as the Arnold Bernhard Library clock tower dawned several projected colors and festive symbols for the holiday season and the crowd let out a collective “wow.”
