Diary of a Gen Z Student: I’m not sure ‘College Christmas Day’ is different from other nights out

On ‘College Christmas Day’ the sound of ‘Jingle Bells’ is drowned out by the screaming of inebriated students

A college night out (artist's rendition). Pic: iStock

A college student recovering from a night out is always easy to spot. You’ll see the regret in their eyes. Lucozade in one hand and a chicken fillet role in the other; smudged mascara, patchy fake tan, and hair unbrushed. The smell of alcohol radiating from them, seeping through their pores.

If you haven’t found yourself on a bus into college, wincing at every speedbump because your head feels like it has had a large brick chucked at it, you’re missing out on a crucial aspect of student living. It teaches you resilience; if you can make it to a lecture after falling out the door of a nightclub a few hours before, there’s very little you can’t do.