During a weekend highlighted by spectacular weather, various social events and a campus-wide party atmosphere, behavioral violations and arrests during this year's Green Key weekend were not markedly different from last year's.
Overall, the weekend featured minimal changes in security reports from last year, and no significant new security policies were instituted.
"Nothing really major jumps out at us. By comparison [to last year] with a similar number of registered social events on campus, the numbers are about the same," College Proctor Robert McEwen said.
There were a total of 41 Safety and Security reports spanning from Thursday to Sunday, including those alcohol related. Green Key of 1999 marks a slight increase from last Green Key, which featured 39 reports filed over the same time period, McEwen said.
Hanover Police made five arrests over the weekend.
"All in all, it was a busy but pretty good weekend with no serious injuries or situations," McEwen said.
According to McEwen, of the 41 incidents, 12 involved inebriates, of whom about half went to Dick's House. One student was hospitalized at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. An identical number of inebriates were cited last year.
An alleged assault occurred Friday night at Home Plate in Thayer Dining Hall. Two male students became engaged in a pushing contest, whereupon one was pushed into a table where other students were eating, according to an observer.
"At first a group of four guys were throwing plates and food on the floor. They [seemed] really drunk and rowdy and getting pissy," said Rachel Globus '02, who was at Home Plate at the time.
According to Globus, one student poured a bottle of Gatorade onto another. A confrontation ensued, and the wet student tried to respond with a punch, and shoved the other student.
While no one was injured in Home Plate, when an S&S officer responded to the situation, the student who poured the drink fled the area. He did not get far, however, as upon exiting the dining facility he tripped down the staircase and injured a knee.
While an ambulance was dispatched, neither student was arrested, but both were identified by S&S.
It is up to the College to discipline them internally, but unless one of the students files a complaint, no court interaction will occur, McEwen said.
An S&S officer was already stationed on the premises a result of Home Plate's being open for 24 hours Friday night, McEwen said.
"For a major weekend, things went pretty well for the number of scheduled events," McEwen said.
Unlike this fall's Homecoming weekend, no officers were assaulted. Only in the basement of Bones Gate fraternity did an incident occur when an unknown individual dumped a beer on an alcohol monitor officer.
In all, campus thefts varied the most, dropping sharply from 11 last year to three this past weekend.
Other reports consisted of three false fire alarms, two disorderly conducts, information calls and personal injuries.
Green Key featured routine security policy and surveillance, with the exception of an officer stationed at Home Plate and alcohol checks at Saturday's lawn party.
According to McEwen, since the lawn party at Alpha Delta fraternity was a registered social event, S&S officers conducted physical alcohol checks as a part of the new alcohol policy.
"Last year, this didn't happen because this policy was not in effect," he said.
