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Polar Bear Swim sees wide success after rogue beginning

By Iris Liu | February 7, 2013

Shivering in bathing suits and towels while waiting to plunge into Occom Pond's frigid waters, Dartmouth students may wonder why swimming in sub-zero temperatures became a part of Winter Carnival tradition. The Polar Bear Swim is one of the most recent additions to the weekend, begun in 1995 by Rachel Gilliar '98, who sought to develop a new activity for her freshman Carnival.

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A Very Grim Winter Carnival

By Colby Ye | February 7, 2013

Allison Wang / The Dartmouth Senior Staff Get ready, Hanover, because it's going to be a Grimm carnival. In a break from last year's Candyland theme, this year's Winter Carnival will take on a darker, more mysterious tone with a theme inspired by the Brothers Grimm, according to Winter Carnival committee co-chair Mandy Bowers '14.

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Carnival does not affect professors

By Karna Adam | February 7, 2013

While students may be looking forward to wintery fun and having no classes during Winter Carnival, professors said they generally do not partake in traditional events and are planning to use the long weekend to travel. Theater department academic assistant Effie Cummings said she does not attend most Carnival events but enjoys watching students build the snow sculpture.

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Overheards

February 7, 2013

'16 Girl 1: We should go talk to the prof to try and get a better grade.'16 Girl 2: Yeah, we can double team him at office hours!'16 Girl 1: I hope no one makes that an Overheard. '15 Girl: We hooked up three times, and he unfriended me on Facebook. '16 pointing to the 1902 room: That's the 90210 room! '11 Girl: Sometimes, you just have to choose the best of the worst.

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Unaffiliated group offers events

By Sean Connolly | February 7, 2013

Jin Lee / The Dartmouth Staff Dartmouth Social Affairs, a new, informal student group, will provide unaffiliated students with the chance to mingle with other students of any affiliation in a Greek setting, founder Sofiya Taskova '13 said. The new organization will host social events, such as "tails" and formals, for students who are unaffiliated or simply interested.

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Carnival has dramatic history

By Lily Fagin | February 7, 2013

The Winter Carnival celebrations that Dartmouth students now enjoy began as a mere field day in 1910 after a single student, Fred Harris '11, proposed in The Dartmouth that students should take greater advantage of the opportunities the frigid Hanover weather presents for showcasing winter sports. Since then, the weekend has seen beauty pageants, the mental breakdown of an American literary giant and a number of particularly rowdy fraternity parties. At its inception, Winter Carnival, which was then known as "Winter Meet," involved ski races, hockey games and other sporting events held around Occom Pond.

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Top 5 Ways to Avoid Creepy Alumns over Carnival

By Amelia Acosta | February 7, 2013

DO NOT under any circumstances eat any of your meals in town, unless you want to dine alongside alums enjoying legality in Hanover with $2 margaritas or karaoke at Salt Hill Pub. If you see beer other than Keystone in the basement, don't touch it.

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Weekend supports Hanover businesses

By Jasmine Sachar | February 7, 2013

Hanover businesses are expecting a flurry of economic activity over Winter Carnival weekend, according to local store owners and employees. Hanover dining staples, such as the Canoe Club and Lou's Restaurant and Bakery, are preparing for an influx of visitors, including alumni and their families.

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Sellers: A Pervasive Problem

By Emily Sellers | February 7, 2013

Correction appended Given the state of the hazing conversation on our campus, it is easy to forget that hazing is neither exclusively a Dartmouth problem nor limited to Greek or alcohol-related episodes.

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Winter Carnival Council determines weekend's schedule

By Anthony Lafontant | February 7, 2013

This year's Winter Carnival will feature the weekend's traditional events inspired by the theme "A Very Grimm Carnival," a tribute to the Grimm Brothers' dark fairy tales, Winter Carnival Council co-chair Mandy Bowers '14 said. While the council hoped to revive previously canceled events, as of press time, a second year of unseasonably warm weather prompted the cancellation of the campus-wide snow sculpture contest and the Carni Classic, a cross-country ski race on the Hanover Country Club golf course. On Thursday evening, Winter Carnival opened with ceremonies on the Green.

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Greater security for major weekend

By Emily Brigstocke | February 7, 2013

Over Winter Carnival weekend, Safety and Security and Dartmouth Emergency Medical Services will increase campus presence and patrol in anticipation of greater activity and potential hazards caused by the cold weather, Safety and Security director Harry Kinne and Dartmouth EMS executive director Nick Valentini '13 said.

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Dartmouth enjoys cozy relationship with town

By Amelia Rosch | February 7, 2013

Natalie Cantave / The Dartmouth Staff Thanks to its major role in town life, the College's relationship with the town is stronger than those of peer institutions such as Harvard University or the University of New Hampshire, Hanover town manager Julia Griffin said. There are very few complaints filed with the town regarding the actions of Dartmouth students, and Hanover does not maintain a special file for complaints against the College. "If there are a dozen serious complaints to the police or to the zoning department in a term, that's what we would consider to be a crazy term," Griffin said. The vast majority of complaints concern students who live off campus.

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Weekend welcomes alumni to Hanover

By Pascal Croak | February 7, 2013

Winter Carnival, like the College's other major weekends, draws large crowds of alumni back to campus to reunite with former classmates and partake in a traditional Dartmouth experience. While the Alumni Relations office does not keep track of the number of alumni returning to the College over the weekend, it expects the weekend to be popular among alumni, according to senior managing director Diana Lawrence.

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