Sometimes I wonder what cavemen felt when they saw the first eclipse; whether they stared directly at the partially covered sun and let its light burn their retinas just like us. As history progressed, I wonder if the Christians of the Dark Ages assumed the eclipse meant the end of the world–I sure would have.
Thanks to modern technology, UVM and the entire world knew the eclipse would cross our path years before it happened. And so, preparatory joints were rolled and borgs decorated. Some sources say 160,000 people trekked up to Burlington just for 3 minutes and 15 seconds of glory, yet students got to see it from their window. Here is how they celebrated.
