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On Saturday, December 7th, Lyndon State College students had an opportunity to visit New York City for a day. The Campus Activities Board held online sign-ups where the first students who responded to an email, were first on the list of people to attend the trip.

Two coach buses were rented for the day to bring the group to the Big Apple. Brian Martineau is the CAB activities supervisor and joined the group on their journey south. He and Residence Hall Director Meredith Atchison, were the two school officials who oversaw the trip.

Students had to meet at the buses at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in the Vail Parking Lot. The buses departed from campus at 5:00 a.m., heading to New York City.

The only stop made on the way down was at a McDonalds, making the trip not too long. From Lyndonville to NYC took nearly five hours, with just the one stop.

When arriving in New York, the bus dropped students off on Broadway, right across the street from Her Majesty’s Theatre, where the Phantom of the Opera is performed. Students were released for the day to do whatever they wished.

Students could do anything they wanted, but they had to meet back at the theatre by 8:00 p.m., where the buses would pick them up.

There were several popular places that LSC students went to. The plaza around the set of the “Today Show,” the Empire State Building, and shopping malls were visited by many students.

Times Square had many students in it during the nighttime, as all of the lights, signs, and people, attracted many students. From the streets of Times Square, one could see the famous ball that is dropped at the end of each year, signifying the start of a new one.

 When all the students were accounted for, the buses left, heading back to campus by 8:30 p.m. The bus did not stop on the way home, but movies were shown to keep students entertained.

The buses arrived back on campus around 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning.
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