These accommodations are being offered free of charge for campus residents. South Campus will remain open because upperclassmen are traditionally more likely to stay on campus during Thanksgiving, Barbino said. He also said safety and security was a factor in the office of resident life's decision to close the dorms. It's not safe for one or two scattered people to stay in the big dorms. Despite the availability of the spots in Dorchester, no one has signed up to stay, Barbino said.
Most students notice the chimes from the campus chapel ringing every hour of the day.
What they don't realize is that the chimes play different songs. The chimes play a random tune from a selection of 30 classical songs, said Patrick Perffeto, director of Visitor and Conferences Services. Six years ago, the chimes stopped working, so the senior class of 1992 decided that as a gift they would donate money to restore the chimes. The chimes are programmed because they are not manual. Plans are being made to expand the variety of songs played.