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College and Hanover prepare for weekend

By Joseph C. Scott | May 16, 1997

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 weekend is "not as big as it used to be," Safety and Security Sergeant Mark Lancaster said.

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Blitzed on Green Key

By Julie Sloane | May 16, 1997

I'll have Dartmouth Life for $200 please, Alex." "And the clue in that category: 'The reason for having Green Key Weekend.'" The contestants furiously pounce on their buzzers. "Steve?" "What is 'being drunk for 48 hours straight?'" Of course!

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Goats and velcro mark spring weekends at other schools

By Sarah Gerry | May 16, 1997

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. Dartmouth students may think they have the monopoly on spring party weekends, but colleges around the country also feel the need to celebrate the birth of spring in a variety of different ways. Bands and booze Music and alcohol are common elements at college spring weekends around the country. Princeton University enjoyed the music of George Clinton this year as well some more traditional parties hosted by unrecognized fraternites. The weekend's most celebrated event is Newman's Day, when students attempt to drink 24 beers in 24 hours. Although roughly 200 students participated in Newman's Day, junior Rick Klein said some people "probably passed out before 24 beers." At Cornell University, students also celebrate the arrival of spring with alcohol, senior Seth Stern said. One of the most revered party traditions is Slope Day, when "all the undergraduates gather on this hill and drink to excess," Stern said. Students at Cornell are also looking forward to Dragon Day, when students studying architecture "build an enourmous dragon and engineering students throw things at it," trying to break it, he said. Not all colleges center their spring celebrations around alcohol, however.

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Green Key goes to the islands

By Eric Tanouye | May 16, 1997

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. The weekend even got off to a watery start as a brief, but pounding rainstorm drenched the campus on Thursday afternoon at the start of the second annual Block Party on Webster Avenue. The skies cleared up in time for the party, however, and the tropically-themed Green Key Weekend had an auspicious beginning. Jaime Kleinman '00, the Green Key chair for the Programming Board, said the island theme grew out of the idea of having a reggae band. "We thought that a reggae band would get people in a partying spirit," Kleinman said. Lambsbread has performed at the College before, Kleinman said.

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Two more seniors get Fulbright scholarships

By Michelle Comeau | May 15, 1997

Seniors Jennifer Guy and Najam Haider were recently awarded Fulbright Scholarships, raising the College's tally to five undergraduates and two alumnae recipients this year, its highest ever. Including the Fulbrights, six Dartmouth students were awarded two national and two College scholarships in recent weeks.

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Dorris records will remain sealed

By Sarah Gerry | May 15, 1997

Members of the press and public who are hoping to see records of the investigation into sex abuse charges against Michael Dorris will have to wait until at least May 28, after a judge granted an injunction yesterday keeping the records sealed. Dorris, the founder of Dartmouth's Native American Studies Program and an acclaimed author, committed suicide on April 11 at a Concord motel. Published reports said at the time of his death, Minneapolis prosecutors were considering bringing criminal charges against Dorris.

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