Green Key proves to be 'unusually uneventful'
(05/19/97 9:00am)
Green Key Weekend 1997 was "unusually uneventful" in terms of arrests and complaints, according to both Hanover Police and the College's Safety and Security.
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Green Key Weekend 1997 was "unusually uneventful" in terms of arrests and complaints, according to both Hanover Police and the College's Safety and Security.
If you have spent some time down at the boathouse recently, you've probably witnessed the wacky pre-launch ritual performed by the women's novice crews.
She has been likened to ground-breaking artists such as Ani Difranco and Eliza Carthy and has played with star-status acts such as the Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter. This Saturday, Dar Williams comes to Dartmouth to unleash her powerful songwriting and passionate vocals in a one time engagement.
Occasionally when one sits down to grapple with an oblique piece of art, the end result is a reward of enjoyment and enlightenment. This is the mind-set with which most walked into Spaulding Auditorium to watch "White Light/White Heat," a travelling collection of short avant-garde film clips that is currently touring the country.
A giant curtain filled with the diagram of a blood-soaked barber's chair falls to the stage. Out comes a gritty chorus, singing about the Demon of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd, and his killing streak. Dark would accurately describe the performance of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
Finally, it's here: Green Key. The bomb. Or at least we hope so. The moment of anticipation is often the pinnacle of the experience. But, hopefully, it isn't. The goal is the long-run, total experience. However, failure is commonplace.
I'll have Dartmouth Life for $200 please, Alex."
Alpha Chi Alpha (Friday)
Clemson Page '67, father of Lindsay Page '98, said if this year's Green Key Weekend is anything like it was in the past, "I hope she stays off the golf course."
It is Green Key Weekend and that means it is time to venture off-campus for some fine dining in Hanover.
This Green Key Weekend, most Dartmouth students will head out to parties and hear a few bands, but there are not many traditional activities or events that give the weekend a special character.
Weekend revelers can get ready for an ocean of fun as Green Key Weekend goes island style this year with the return of the reggae band Lambsbread and Delta Gamma sorority's Anchors Aweigh fundraiser.
Whether throwing themselves against a velcro wall, roasting a goast on a spit or slaying dragons, college students all over the country are celebrating spring and taking advantage of the good weather.
In past years, Green Key Weekend has been known for great parties and increased alcohol consumption, but recently the focus of the weekend has shifted to relaxation and outdoor activities.
As students anticipate the revelry of Green Key Weekend, members of the College and Hanover community are preparing for a party weekend that may draw a smaller crowd than in past years.
The College's Green Key Society has lent more than its name to Green Key Weekend. Since its creation 76 years ago, the society has played a number of roles -- from welcoming committee to student government to junior service society.
For Chris Miller '63, creator of the movie "Animal House," Green Key was the best weekend of the year.
Nearly every culture has a festival celebrating the spring harvest, and the thaw which follows Hanover's long winter has historically left Dartmouth students with a searing spring fever.
For a long time it looked like the 1928 feature "Miss Sadie Thompson" had gone the way of many silent films, lying forgotten in a storeroom of dusty old movies, the film stock silently decomposing.
The women's softball team earned three All-Ivy mentions as two sophomores and one senior were named to the Honorable Mention in this year's All-Ivy picks.