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Officials warn students of binge drinking, health risks

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Students attending Green Key Weekend events may be able to avoid the perils of the Homecoming bonfire and Winter Carnival's frigid weather, but they still face the dangers of excessive drinking and the spread of germs characteristic of all big weekends, according to College health and safety officials. "Generally speaking, Green Key, as some of the [other] weekends, tends to be a bit busier than most weekends," said Harry Kinne, director of Safety and Security and College proctor. During Green Key Weekend, Safety and Security will take precautions in order to be more visible throughout campus, according to Kinne. Safety and Security will be operating with a full staff with two extra patrollers in the nighttime and early morning hours. "We try to be as visible as possible and hope students will contact us if needed," Kinne said.


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Sunday festivities played larger role in past Green Keys

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Recalling the Green Key Weekends he enjoyed as a student, John Gaston '85 said he was unsure if his memories of revelry and partying were appropriate for print. "I don't know if they can publish anything I would say about Green Key [Weekend]," he said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth. Green Key Weekend, with its sunny weather, band concerts and nights of revelry, has long been the favorite weekend of the year for many students, several alumni told The Dartmouth. For John Myers '69, Green Key Weekend stands out as one of the few weekends where the festivities continued through Sunday. "One of the things I enjoyed most were the Sunday afternoon bands," Myers said. Sunday parties during Green Key Weekend were a distinctive way to "finish off the weekend," Gaston said in an interview with The Dartmouth. Before the College became coeducational, Sunday afternoons also served another purpose -- many of the female students came to the College for Green Key Weekend from other colleges and universities for the weekend left on Sunday, according to Myers. "If it hadn't been a great weekend with your date and she headed back to her girls' school, you could enjoy that Sunday afternoon band even more," Myers said with a laugh. For Myers, the end of Green Key Weekend was especially memorable. "I don't recall specifically if a potion served at one of the fraternities, called the 'Black Plague,' is still being served," Myers said, referring to a certain Sunday afternoon cocktail.


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Other schools ring in spring with outdoor concerts, parties

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Green Key Weekend may be a tradition distinct to Dartmouth, but many of the College's peer institutions share in the tradition of a spring weekend devoted to parties, music and free-flowing refreshments, according to student coordinators at other colleges and universities. Brown University celebrated its 49th Spring Weekend from April 16 to 19, a four-day celebration packed with parties and centered around two outdoor concerts.


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Downtown businesses stock up for weekend

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Although Green Key Weekend usually brings fewer visitors to the Upper Valley than Winter Carnival and Homecoming weekends, local restaurants and shops will likely see more customers over the weekend because of the influx of returning alumni, according to local business owners. Jack Stinson, the owner of Stinson's Village Store, said he is preparing his store for the weekend by ordering more stock than usual, especially beer and other alcohol.


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College sustainability leaders urge partygoers to recycle

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Anticipating dumpsters brimming with plastic cups and cans of Keystone Light, sustainability chairs and members of several Greek organizations said they are taking steps to stay environmentally friendly during Green Key Weekend. Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity usually produces slightly more trash during Green Key Weekend than other weekends, according to Islam Fayed '10, Tri-Kap house manager. For larger Green Key Weekend parties, such as the dance party the party has scheduled for Friday night, Tri-Kap uses kegs of beer instead of cans in an effort to stay sustainable, Fayed said. Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority has more parties during Green Key than usual, starting with its "Tackies" party on Wednesday, according to Carley Markovitz '10, KDE sustainability chair.


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DOC trips, films offer partying alternatives

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Possibilities for Green Key Weekend entertainment exist beyond the traditional debauchery of Webster Avenue, according to directors of various non-Greek campus organizations that have planned activities for the weekend. The Dartmouth Outing Club hosts its annual All-DOC Day on the Thursday afternoon of Green Key Weekend each year, according to DOC President Rebecca Vogel '11.





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The best weekend of them all: a freshman's perspective

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Green Key is coming, and I am all "keyed up" for it -- which means I'm in "a state of great excitement" (thank you, thesaurus, for that clever pun). Every person I have asked about Green Key maintains that it is his or her favorite weekend, and though I have never attended, I already understand.


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Green Key Society reinstates Ball after 42-year hiatus

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For the first time since 1967, the Green Key Ball will return to campus this year. The ball marks the 2010 delegation of the Green Key Society's efforts to increase its involvement in Green Key Weekend, according to society President Brendan McVeigh '10 and Vice President Jean Luo '10. McVeigh is a former member of The Dartmouth Business Staff and Luo is a member of The Dartmouth Staff. The ball was traditionally a major event of the weekend, Luo said.





Gordon Campbell '70 won reelection as primier of British Columbia.
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Campbell '70 reelected BC premier

Courtesy of the Associated Press British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell '70 was reelected to a third term at the helm of the Canadian province in an election held Tuesday.


Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson '68
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Paulson '68 works on book project

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The Dartmouth Since leaving government, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson '68 has spent most of his time "diving into his book project" about his experiences during the financial crisis, according to his daughter Amanda Paulson '97. "I don't think he knows how to relax very well," she said. Paulson entered academia this spring when he joined Johns Hopkins University's Paul H.


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Boys Speak Out helps students in transition

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Almost 100 middle school students from seven Upper Valley schools arrived on campus Thursday morning for Boys Speak Out, an event that serves to promote physical, mental and emotional fitness for boys as they transition into high school, according to organizer David Irving '11.


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Apple techs. work to resolve wireless woes

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Apple technicians visited campus on Wednesday and Thursday to diagnose a campus-wide problem that "sporadically" prevents Mac computers from connecting to the Dartmouth Secure wireless network, according to director of technical services David Bucciero. Computing Services has long been aware of this problem, which causes Mac computers to identify themselves incorrectly on the network, and has had a case open with Apple's support services since January, Bucciero said.



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Daily Debriefing

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Computer science professor David Kotz has been appointed as the College's new associate dean for the sciences, Dean of the Faculty Carol Folt said in an e-mail to the faculty on Wednesday.


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