Page 21 - CBA 1985 YEARBOOK

The most interesting things can lappen at the oddest times of the day —and yet that is precisely what CBA
tudent life is all about. The brochures >ne can pick up in the main office say .lot about what kind of product CBA >ffers, but really does not give any 'ue picture of what day to day life is ke here.
From Days of Recollection to Win- 3r Week; Pep Rallies to Christmas assemblies; the kinds of activities /hich one encounters at various
mes of the year have little in common xcept that they bring CBA students
together in a way that the classroom could never accomplish.
It is hard to describe the reception which 500 students gave to the musi­ cal groups which performed for them at the Christmas Assembly — except to say that it was overwhelmingly supportive. Brother Richard recalls: “ There was some nervousness among the organizing committee about the Breakdancers. But, it was clear from past experience that CBA students always appreciate their own — no matter what the contribution.”
It was precisely that kind of appre­ ciation which drew the student body together — whether it was for litur­ gies, Volleyball finals, class assem­ blies, or Proms. The students knew the kind of work it takes to put some­ thing together, and they were grate­ ful.
So, as the year progressed, corri­ dor conversations could be over­ heard discussing whatever the im­ pending event happened to be — and there was always a note of hope that it would be as good as last year’s.
The accent is wholly on ...
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