Homecoming hits: a musical guide to the weekend
As an impressionable freshman with little knowledge of Dartmouth traditions, I asked a friend what Homecoming typically entails.
As an impressionable freshman with little knowledge of Dartmouth traditions, I asked a friend what Homecoming typically entails.
Dartmouth College Health Services has received a limited supply of the H1N1 vaccine, which will be made available to students at high risk for complications due to swine flu at two shot clinics next week, according to a campus-wide e-mail from College Health Services director Jack Turco on Thursday.
At a school that prides itself on its rich history, the College's annual Homecoming football game has become one of its most celebrated traditions.
Administrators, Safety and Security officers and bonfire chairs collectively decided to increase the radius of the bonfire's safety zone from 60 to 80 feet this year due to safety concerns, according to Jeremy Brouillet '13, the bonfire build chair. "People get burned just by being exposed [to the fire] during the run," Brouillet said.
Homecoming weekend is known not only for sporting events and visiting alumni, but also for traditional upperclassmen taunts to freshmen of "Touch the fire!" and "Rush the field!" First-year students are goaded each year by upperclassmen to touch the bonfire on Dartmouth Night and rush the field at halftime during the weekend's big football game.
It is no secret that Dartmouth's football team is in the midst of some of the worst days of its storied history.
Between the signing of the bonfire in the morning and College President Jim Yong Kim's address at night, students will also have to make time for classes the Friday of Homecoming weekend, as many professors have chosen to continue with classes as usual on Oct.
A couple of weeks ago, my mom called to tell me that she wanted to come visit over Homecoming weekend.
Members of the Class of 2013, your Dartmouth brainwashing is almost over. The carefully designed indoctrination program that you have been undergoing since the first day of DOC Trips will culminate in a pagan-esque ritual involving fire and the chanting of certain ritual recitations on the evening of Friday, Oct.
Curie Kim / The Dartmouth Dartmouth students are among millions of Internet users who tread the fine line between their public and private personas on Facebook, Twitter and, more recently, BoredatBaker.com, several panelists said Thursday in a discussion on "Over-Exposure in the Digital World," held in the Haldeman Center. The event was hosted jointly by the Dartmouth Institute for Security, Technology and Society and the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection. "Are we really invisible when we're online?" film and television studies professor Mark Williams asked the audience during the discussion.
More than 30 students held a sit-in outside of College President Jim Yong Kim's office on Thursday to bring attention to the need for sustainability on campus.
SARAH IRVING / The Dartmouth Staff In response to growing pressure to make public its payments to medical faculty, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has released an online registry of doctors who have been compensated for their work on behalf of the company.
NEWS ANALYSIS
So the other day, a '13 who shall remain nameless for his own sake asked me what "the deal" was with Homecoming. "There's like, a lot of big parties, right?" he inquired, the very picture of cherubic innocence. I'd make a worst class ever joke (Hi, sister!) but I can understand where he's coming from.
Tilman Dette / The Dartmouth Senior Staff In our attempt to capture the true essence of Homecoming in this issue, we quickly realized that it is impossible to define the "Dartmouth Homecoming experience." Though rooted in tradition, this celebratory weekend evolves with each class and truly means something different for every member of the community. Upperclassmen: don't expect to relive the same Homecoming you loved last year.
Ben Gettinger / The Dartmouth Staff As Homecoming weekend arrives, anticipation and excitement among members of the Class of 2013 has peaked.
Now, the last time I wrote a Dartmouth football-related article, I boldly predicted a win for the Big Green, only to be let down by the team.