Most students interviewed said they were glad to see their parents, but downplayed the weekend's significance.
"I'm kind of happy to see them but it is not very important," said Michael J. Whalen '04.
Others seemed a little more concerned about the upcoming visits.
One first-year spoke hurriedly because, as she said, "I have to go back to my room right now to hide my alcohol."
"I have some stolen street signs I will have to tell my dad belong to my roommates," said another first-year who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Students said "parent-proofing dorm rooms," as Leigh Wahba '04 called it, was common, but said general cleaning was even more so. Clothes were cleaned, floors vacuumed and mysterious odors were banished yesterday by anxious first-years.
"I had to completely clean my whole room," said Christine M. Liu '04. "That's probably the biggest problem for me this weekend."
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