Volume CXXXIII, Number 12 December 7, 2001 f

'Twas the night before Christmas: Bowdoin style
KARA OPPENHEIM

'Twas the weeks before Christmas
At a small college in Maine.
With finals approaching,
Everyone was insane.

Last minute work meant students
were stressed,
But holiday parties didn't allow
for any rest.

With a five-week break looming,
Can relationships be maintained?
After so much time apart,
Will things be the same?

At home there are old boyfriends
and girlfriends, you see,
Should you return to old habits? Is
that too naughty?

Your ex looks so hot
It's such an easy trap,
And you know they'll settle down with you
For a long winter's nap.

Well, it's perfectly fine to go back
to the ex
Just clear it with the Polar Bear
with whom you're having sex.

If there's a guy or a girl
You've just started to date
You could just end it now,
But if you really like them, of late,

It must be established before
going away
What can happen over break
and what's not okay.

If it's more than a hook-up,
You two need to decide
Whether or not you will say
"Sorry, I'm taken"
And by what rules you will abide.

Some think it doesn't count if it
happens over the holiday
Which is great, as long as
everyone agrees it's that way.

So clear it up now,
Before bells start to jingle,
Because if you don't share ideas,
You might come back single!