Against the backdrop of 1980s music, about 30 students gathered in the Hyphen to eat pizza, play games and commemorate former President Ronald Reagan's 84th birthday on Saturday night.
The party was hosted by the Conservative Union at Dartmouth, and CUAD president Bill Hall '96 said it was the fourth annual party in Reagan's honor. Reagan's birthday is today.
"We want people to remember how great a president Reagan was and the impact he had on our country," Hall said.
"It's a great way to keep his memory alive, and we get a good turnout every year," he said.
Although CUAD invited Reagan to the party, he was unable to attend. Hall said Reagan did send a thank you note.
Mark Cicirelli '96, CUAD communications chair, said the event was intended to celebrate Reagan's achievements and the era over which he presided.
The night's activities were centered around a 1980s theme. Party-goers played two rounds of trivia from the 1980s, competing for a copy of P.J. O'Rourke's "All the Trouble in the World."
After the ceremonious cutting of an elaborate birthday cake, students participated in a number of games poking fun at Democrats.
In "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures" contestants tried to pin marijuana joints on the lips of President Bill Clinton and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.
In another game called "Federal Funding Free-For-All," students tried to destroy a donkey pinata stuffed with fake money, welfare checks, tax forms and federal subsidies.
In yet another game called "Dart board Fun," contestants tried to peg Hillary Clinton with a barrage of darts.
As part of the celebrations, The Aires sang "Happy Birthday" to Reagan as well as a variety of hits from the 1980s.
During the party, Reagan's 1984 Republican national convention speech, "The Coronation in Dallas," was shown, followed by "Red Dawn," a classic Cold War movie.
