Mod life. It is a special way of living only experienced by a select group of seniors. Boston College is known for it’s historical, little red town house known as the “Modulars.” These six-person abodes are ideal for game days and weekends. Regardless of the fact that everything in them seems to be broken, they’re cramped, and are a trillion years old (yes, I said a trillion), they are the place to be. Coming in as a freshman, all you hear about is the mods. Mods this, mods that, everything that sounds remotely fun happens in the mods. So you decide one weekend to mosey on over to this village of red buildings. You get there and the numbering seems all wrong. Whoever decided to number the mods and put 11 next to 22, was definitely on some sort of drugs. Yet once you finally figure out where you’re going, you’re in for a treat. The mods are a must have experience as a Boston College student. The best part about experiencing the mods is the people you encounter. “People watching” is taken to a whole other level when you enter a mod on a Friday or Saturday night. Time and time again, whether it’s mod 14 or 7, you will still come across the same types of people.
1. The Overly Aggressive “Bouncer”
The guy or guys manning the door always seem to have a
little too much testosterone in their system.
They have been nursing the same beer for the entirety of the night and
always seem to be wearing a sports jersey.
You get to the door and hear the same question every time “who do you
know here?”
2. The Semi-Sober Owner
The “mom” or “dad” of the mod is always frantically running around making sure the alcohol is stocked, no one is throwing up anywhere and the crowds outside dissipate. They are cleaning everything just for it to get messy again a second later.
3. The Lonely Freshmen Girls
Yes, congratulations you got into the mod but now what. You don’t know anyone there. They attempt making small talk and wave across the crowded mod at that boy who they think sits behind them in Globalization only to realize it is most definitely not him. These girls just seem to congregate in corners keeping to themselves until they finally realize that the newton bus is going to stop running in 15 minutes.
4. The Drunk Guy Dancing on the Table
There is always that one guy who is feeling himself enough to jump up on the table and show off his horrendous dance moves. His shirt is always unbuttoned a little too low and has had one too many beers spilled on him. Regardless he is having the time of his life standing up there getting down and jiggy to that over played Taylor Swift song he requested.
5. The Drunk Girl Dancing on Every Guy
Much like the guy on the table, there is that drunk girl. We have all see her. She has gotten to an overly confident stage in the night and is trying uncomfortably hard to dance with every boy in the mod. She strikes out a couple times but her morale stays high as she just continues dancing with her friends.
6. The Couple Making Out in the Corner
You’re going to be on BC Makeouts tomorrow, I’m sorry. If you are attacking each other’s faces in the corner, odds are everyone is watching. You are very entertaining though so keep doing you.
7. The Guy Who Thinks It’s Hilarious to Beer Shower Everyone
Just stop. No one wants to be sprayed with beer. The girl who spent and hour curling her hair will certainly give you a piece of her mind after you dowse her in Natty Light. He strikes at the most inconvenient times and always seems to have the best angle for soaking you and when he isn't beer showering others, he beer showers himself.
8. The Guy Falling Asleep on the Couch
The music is blasting and there are a million coats laying on those uncomfortable red couches, yet still there is that one guy who still lays there peacefully sleeping. How they pull it off I will never know but some people can just sleep anywhere. I just hope you don’t get drawn on.
9. The Girls Who Camp Out in the Bathroom
There is only one bathroom available to people who attend mod parties and the line is always ridiculously long. Want to know why? Because there is always a group of girls who decides that they want to set up camp in the bathroom. They each take 5 minutes to go to the bathroom and 15 more minutes to fix and adjust their hair and outfits.
10. The Kids Lingering on the Stairs
Stair kids are just afraid to leave the stairs. I don’t understand why the stairs become such a popular attraction in the mods, but they are always crowded with people.
11. The Sketchy Guys with Backpacks Who Definitely Don’t Go to Boston College
They always seem to be in the kitchen standing there in a group. They always have strange backpacks and don’t socialize with anyone else. No one knows who they are…Do they even go here? Also why are they all subtly dancing and just watching?
12. The People Who Just Don’t Get In
Sometimes the mods are just too full. Thus, the crowds outside grow exponentially. The girls in their skimpy tops stand there shivering because they decided not to bring a coat out that night. They guys attempt to make friends with the bouncer to get in bribing him with alcohol. Nevertheless, no one is getting in.
