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Although Winter Carnival has earned a wild reputation and was once described as "The Mardi Gras of the North" in a Feb. 1920 issue of National Geographic, the weekend has become relatively tame in recent years.
In locales with long, severe winters, cities and universities worldwide revel in winter festivities similar to Dartmouth's Winter Carnival.
A century ago, the editor of The Dartmouth received a letter filled with ideas that would radically change the history of the College.
While Winter Carnival Weekend brings with it a multitude of snow-embracing events, it is the weekend's overall sense of relaxed inclusiveness, from the 99-cent ski day at The Dartmouth Skiway to the afternoon-long Occom Pond party, that draws all types of Dartmouth community members and all degrees of winter lovers out to celebrate the New Hampshire cold, according to members of the community interviewed by The Dartmouth.
Relatively high winter temperatures and a lack of significant snowfall are adversely impacting Dartmouth's traditional winter activities, including skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway, ice skating on Occom Pond and cross-country skiing on the Hanover Country Club golf course, according to Dartmouth students. Students said they are altering their participation in outdoor activities due to the mild winter.
"There's more to Cabin and Trail than cabins and trails," member Krystyna Oszkinis '14 said at the group's meeting on Monday night.
Due to the onset of Hanover's harsh winter, Occupy Dartmouth dismantled its encampment outside of the Collis Center on Saturday, after which its members marched their tent around campus. As Occupy groups contend with the changing weather, the movement on campus and nationwide remains in the early stages of planning its future.
This year, men's and women's squash, men's and women's heavyweight crew, lightweight crew, men's and women's swimming and diving and the ski team traveled to various parts of the country to train over break.
By CASEY AYLWARDThe Dartmouth Staff
Just like good food and fine wine, certain combinations of classic sophomore Summer people, places and activities compliment each other perfectly. So educate yourself about some of these pairings, experiment and enjoy.
Last fall, I had the pleasure of visiting Moosilauke Ravine Lodge during DOC Trips to watch Lodj Croo greet a new group of first-year students a night which many of us count among our most memorable Dartmouth experiences. We all sat in the vaulted timber dining room, with Lodj Croo dancing and singing around us as we ate their food lasagna cooked with love, if also with gummy bears and eager trip leaders and trippees recounted their epic three-day stint in the New Hampshire wilderness. Then, as plates and tables were cleared and the energy was brought down, one of our hosts took a seat on a stool to continue Lodj Croo's tradition of giving the freshmen a "Sense of Place" talk.
The end of May signals one thing: Green Key weekend is upon us again.
By The Dartmouth Staff
What we now know as Green Key weekend, described by a 1935 issue of The Dartmouth as the "social highlight of the spring," began with the tradition of the Junior Promenade formal dance in 1899. The prom was the centerpiece of a four-day weekend that included a street parade, a bonfire, two open-air concerts by the Dartmouth Band, a bicycle parade and a baseball game against Williams College.
Spring in Hanover typically includes afternoons spent lying on the Green, swimming in the Connecticut River and, for many students, taking advantage of good weather by staying physically active outdoors. This year's unusually long winter, however, coupled with consistent rain once temperatures finally started rising, has put a damper on many traditional springtime activities, including intramural softball.
Mike Urbach
I remember winter of my freshman year here to have been one of the darkest of my life. I was still trying to figure out where I belonged, what I enjoyed doing and who exactly I wanted to be doing things with. On top of all of that, it was cold and quite literally dark a lot of the time. Call it seasonal affective disorder or just being a college freshman in winter and not really having a clue, it sucked. And then came Winter Carnival, promising to turn winter magical once more, restoring my faith in the season and the place where I was spending it.
Looking back on past winters at Dartmouth, I remember walking outside to be physically painful. People would tell me, "This isn't even cold for Hanover," and I would stare at them in disbelief. This year, when I hear that this is "the coldest winter in 30 years," I find myself wondering why I am not feeling more miserable. Even when the temperature dropped to -31 degrees I felt pretty content.
The 2011 Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips directorate will focus on building ongoing relationships with members of the Class of 2015 by maintaining the "welcoming spirit" of Trips once trippees return to campus, according to Trips director Emily Unger '11. Unger, who announced the members of the 2011 Trips directorate in a campus-wide e-mail Tuesday afternoon, said she and Trips assistant director Andrew Purpura '11 searched for applicants who demonstrated leadership qualities and dedication to the Trips program in the past.
For many Dartmouth students, Winter term means spending time inside, and this January’s brutal temperature drops have been further encouragement to avoid the great outdoors. That hibernation tendency is precisely why the Dartmouth Outing Club hosts its annual Winter Weekend, DOC President Alice Bradley ’11 told The Dartmouth. “It’s about getting as many people outside as possible,” said Bradley and based on student response to the offering of weekend programs, the DOC is accomplishing their goal. Sam Streeter ’13, of Saratoga, Wyo., was one of the students who filled busses out to the Dartmouth Skiway on Saturday for Winter Weekend programming. “This was my first time at the Skiway,” Streeter, who is an avid kayaker and an active member of Ledyard Canoe Club, said. “I couldn’t believe how convenient it was. This was my first time skiing in the East and it showed me a whole new side of what kinds of fun winter in New England can hold.” Streeter’s class, taught by Mike Wood ’10, was an introduction to Telemark style, or “Tele,” skiing, which uses bindings similar to those found on cross-country skis. “I signed up with four of my friends,” Streeter said. “It was so much fun. When I had to turn in my skis at noon, I really wanted to keep going.” The price for Streeter’s experience? “Ten bucks,” he said. “That’s everything included. Rentals, transportation, and lesson. You really can’t beat that.” Skiway manager Doug Holler said he was very pleased with the turnout this weekend. “I think it’s a great thing”, he said. “We had a lot of smiling faces out there and our fair share of never-evers,” he said, referring to skiers who had “never ever” been to the Skiway. “Winters can be cold, dark and nasty up here,” Holler said, adding that events like the DOC Winter Weekend “really take the nasty out of it.” Other programs offered by the DOC this weekend included ice climbing, cross-country skiing and a trip to the Second College Grant for winter camping, dog sled trekking and snowshoeing. With the wide variety of programs offered, Winter Weekend programs have become an incredibly popular way for snowbound Dartmouth students to break up the monotony of the winter term. “We really had an overwhelming response,” Bradley said. “Sign-ups opened at 2 p.m., and by 2:30 all the spots were gone.” When asked if there was anything to be done about the shortage of spots on Winter Weekend trips, Bradley replied, “this is simply the biggest we can get with the resources we have at our disposal.” Winter Weekend creates logistical challenges that make it a difficult balancing act for the DOC to pull off. Aside from the need for good weather conditions, the number of trips offered combined with DOC’s extensive coordination with both the P.E. department and the Dartmouth Skiway requires high levels of management. “In most cases, we are able to rely on our own organization, student administrators and resources to get things done, but with this weekend we have to make sure many more people sign off on programming and equipment usage,” she said. Permission is needed from the administrators of the Dartmouth Skiway, which is under independent management, as well as the Dartmouth College Athletic Department. Bradley offered condolences to anyone unable to secure a spot on a trip by emphasizing that the DOC offers programming throughout the school year, including the winter months.