Students kept Safety and Security officers busy this weekend as officers tended to violations of the College's alcohol policy, vandalism of College property and alcohol-related injuries.
But students also kept themselves busy as they took part in the weekend's events.
Proctor Robert McEwen characterized Green Key weekend as "a pretty active weekend," but said "nothing really unusual or out of the ordinary happened."
"It was pretty much consistent with other Green Keys," he added.
McEwen said Safety and Security officers responded to two injuries this weekend.
A member of the Class of 1995 sustained injuries after falling down the stairs of a fraternity. A member of the Class of 1996 sustained a head injury while engaged in "a wrestling match with a friend," he said.
McEwen said he thinks the victims of both incidents had been drinking.
McEwen said the 18 alcohol-related incidents caused "the biggest problems" this year.
Last year, Safety and Security stopped 11 students for alcohol violations.
He said nine students were stopped for inebriation.
Six students were turned back to their roommates, two required medical care and one was placed in protective custody with the Hanover Police Department.
Of the nine non-Dartmouth student inebriates, three were placed in protective custody with the Hanover Police Department, one was arrested and one needed medical care, McEwen said.
Safety and Security officers had "numerous encounters" with students carrying opened alcoholic beverages, McEwen said. He said Dartmouth students are written up for this offense and reports of the incident are sent to the schools of non-Dartmouth students.
McEwen said Safety and Security officers responded to four reports of vandalism this weekend. He said the incidents took place in Hitchcock Residence Hall, Collis Student Center and the golf course. He said the incident on the golf course involved non-Dartmouth students driving on the course.
But McEwen, who was interviewed at home yesterday, said he could not remember the nature of the other incidents or the location of the fourth incident.
The Hanover Police Department had no press releases of arrests of Dartmouth students this weekend. Last year, one student was arrested for burglary.
But the downpours and violent thunderstorms did not diminish the success of this weekend's festivities for those students who did not encounter Safety and Security this weekend.
Although Thursday afternoon's first annual Greek-sponsored block party was reduced to a performance by the Ominous Seapods at Phi Delta Alpha fraternity and a barbecue at Beta Theta Phi fraternity, the event was a success because it unified the Greek system, said Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Marty Dengler '97.
About 200 people attended the event, he said. Although the block party was intended to raise money for charity, no money was raised because the weather severely reduced attendance, Dengler said.
Kathleen Keyser '96 said the Programming Board's events on the Green Saturday afternoon were also successful. Numerous organizations set up booths on the Green and Programming Board activities included a moonwalk, an inflatable rock climbing game a band and free snacks, she said.
The Cricket Club played an exhibition match on the Northeast corner of the Green in the afternoon, she said.
Keyser said the most popular event was the Moonwalk.
"The activities went well," she said. "We were very lucky with the weather."
She said turnout for the event was relatively high.
"Everything started off pretty slowly but picked up when the sun started to come out," she said.
"The people coming through and doing things were pretty constant.
"Over the course of the day, a lot of people came through the Green and had some fun," she added.
