A “Merry Christmas” sign hangs between two decorative snowflakes on a Dowling Hall door. The halls of Dowling are filled with Holiday decorations this time of year. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
Red and green stockings hang a door wrapped in Christmas wrapping paper. The decorating of dorm doors is a tradition in Dowling Hall. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
First year student Mikayla Henkemeyer decorates the wall outside her dorm room. Students can find construction paper to decorate their homes on the third floor of the student center in the Program Resources Room in the Sunberg Center. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
A count down to Christmas is written on a whiteboard on Dowling Hall’s third floor. There were numerous countdowns throughout the all. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
An artificial Christmas wreath hangs on a door in Dowling Hall. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
Festive cutouts lay on a table as part of a secret santa present. These were made in the PR room on the third floor of Anderson Student Center. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
Festive Christmas drawings are seen on the custodial door in Dowling Hall. A thank you note was also posted not the custodian’s door from the Dowling residents. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
Two knit stockings hang outside a Dowling door. Almost every door in Dowling was decorated with something for the holidays. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
A welcome mat reading, “Home for the Holidays” lays outside a dorm room. Many welcome mats were placed outside of individual dorm rooms in Dowling Hall. (Meghan Vosbeek/TommieMedia)
Photojournalist Meghan Vosbeek takes photos of student Christmas decorations in Dowling Hall.