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Ask Me Monday Morning

By Ben Taylor | October 24, 2003

I was speaking with a '93 the other day, and he asked me if I was excited for Homecoming weekend. I didn't really know what to say.

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Bonfire history: 116 years of flames, first-years and fun

By Steven Orbuch | October 24, 2003

Tonight, as the class of 2007 runs around the bonfire, they will be honoring a Dartmouth tradition so old that it predates Dartmouth Night and formalized Homecoming. The first makeshift bonfire occurred in 1888 when students decided to celebrate a 3-2 Dartmouth baseball victory over Manchester College.

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Students climb tower for Baker-eye view

By Shaunak Mewada | October 24, 2003

In keeping with the festive atmosphere of Homecoming weekend, the College will throw open the doors to Baker Tower and allow the Dartmouth community to tour the top of the premier building on campus. "It's nice to be able to go up there, and see the beautiful views that are a part of our daily lives when we're walking around down there," said Jennifer Taxman, the head of access services at Baker Library. According to Taxman, there is no particular motivation for the Homecoming tower tours -- which are also given on several holiday weekends -- except to celebrate the College's history and tradition. The tower is accessible from the top of the Baker stacks.

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SA to host tailgate party before game

By Janet Lee | October 24, 2003

When students descend upon Memorial Field tomorrow for the Homecoming football game, they will be greeted by members of the Student Assembly, eager to boost their school spirit. The Assembly's Homecoming tailgate party aims to rally support and school spirit before the game.

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Alumni home for Homecoming

By Laura Quayle | October 24, 2003

Homecoming weekend brings alumni of all ages back to their Hanover "home" to see old friends, dorms and fraternities, as well as to spend time with current students. "Just as you would go home for Thanksgiving," Director of Alumni Relations Nelson Armstrong said, "Homecoming is an opportunity for alumni to come home and be part of a great ceremony." Armstrong said that while the exact number of returning alumni is unknown, there will be about 10,000 people on the Green on Friday night, and "a significant part will be alumni." He said he believes most alumni are drawn back to campus by the "pure sense of the spirit of dear old Dartmouth." For some alumni, including Ken Wagner '77, the bonfire is the main attraction, while the football game is the highlight for others, including Art Lussi '83.

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Big Green sports teams in competition this weekend

By Keil Hur | October 24, 2003

Although much of the excitement of Homecoming weekend is directed toward the football game against Columbia, there are several other events to keep sports fans entertained long after the final whistle at Memorial Field. Although tradition and public awareness dictate that football be at the heart of every Homecoming, three other Big Green teams will take on Columbia this weekend and two -- men's tennis and women's lacrosse -- will play host to a handful of colleges in the Big Green Invitational. Despite playing out of the spotlight, the four teams that have begun their seasons so far have turned in top-notch performances and one -- women's lacrosse -- will kick off its season with a four team tournament. Although these teams normally play in front of smaller crowds, they all represent the pride of Big Green on their respective playing fields, and a large crowd of supportive fans will certainly help all five teams continue -- or kick off -- their seasons in a winning fashion. By sheer size, the Big Green Invitational, hosted by the Dartmouth men's tennis team, will be the biggest event of the weekend.

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Stinson's cools beer for weekend

By Kevin Garland | October 24, 2003

As Homecoming crowds flood into Hanover this weekend, local businesses will be focusing their efforts on accommodating the influx of alumni, parents and high-rolling students. Stinson's Convenience Store is already preparing for the likely increase of sales of a few specific products this weekend. "I'm not going to say we sell more beer -- that would sound bad," owner Jack Stinson said. However, Stinson's is definitely taking steps to ensure that it won't run dry over the weekend. "We have this thing built, just for Homecoming, some kid called it 'The Big Green.' It's full of 30 packs of beer.

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Homecoming Revisited

By Rene C. Moya | October 24, 2003

This year's Homecoming presents the members of the class of 2006 with an inordinate challenge -- what is our role as upperclassmen, if not to run around the bonfire like heathens? Do we beat up the little freshmen who try to escape from running laps around the fire?

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Dick's House ups personnel

By Matthew Kelly | October 24, 2003

Dick's House is bracing for Homecoming weekend, and the corresponding increase in admissions due to alcohol or bonfire-related injuries. While exact numbers are not available, there is a marked increase in admissions over the weekend, according to Charley Bradley, nursing director at Dick's House.

Opinion

Business Pointers for DDS

By Daniel Ng | October 23, 2003

DDS excels at being predictable, like the predictable southern fried chicken on Mondays at Food Court, or the predictable deep-fried bits of seafood on Fridays.

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B&S bounce back on latest LP

By Kate Carolan | October 23, 2003

Belle and Sebastian's fifth album, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress," is the band's attempt to emerge from the black hole to which they had been relegated by the most hardcore of indie rock critics after the disappointments of their third and fourth albums, "The Boy with the Arab Strap" and "Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant." "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" luckily doesn't have the same inconsistencies and disjointedness that plagued the group's most recent albums, but it is not a return to their "Tigermilk" days either.

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