A Muddy Main Quad

During Hurricane Gloria in the fall of 1985, we were all told to stay in our rooms to be safe. However, the majority of campus was out on the Main Quad in the rain, sliding down the muddy hill next to the Chapel, and generally having a blast while someone was blaring the song ‘Gloria’ by Van Morrison out the window of one of the quad dorm rooms. I was a freshman and remember thinking, ‘Wow, this place is great,’ and I was happy to see as the years went on that this wasn’t a one-time thing but representative of the joie de vivre that was such a big part of my Trinity experience.