Success and...

Dwyer, Meder, and McCarthy embracing after a successful pick

...failure. Yes, that's how one could describe Room Picks Night at St. Edward's, success and failure. As  lottery numbers were called and room picked, some times Stedsmen were able to successfully pick the room they wanted, and at other times, well, just the opposite. The stakes were real and so was the drama, but in the end, everyone got a room. The good thing about St. Ed's is that there is NO bad room! On the evening...

...the person with the number one pick, Quinn Schwartz, said, "I tried to shoot for the first floor 'Fralph Suite,' but I was told 'No' and 'Really? That's dumb Quinn'... It's like first place room pick means nothing anymore!"

...the barker, Frank Spesia, who called out lottery numbers as well as closed out rooms as they were selected, said, "They say that my bark is worse than my bite, and I typically must agree. However, when a dream triple with great bathroom and water fountain access hangs in the balance, sometimes I have to make sure the kids fear my bite."

...the rector, Fr. Ralph, said, "I am glad it is over."