Many Green Key traditions disappear over the years
Still, weekend remains an important celebration, especially after Hanover's long, cold winter
Still, weekend remains an important celebration, especially after Hanover's long, cold winter
Although Green Key weekend has a reputation for riotous activity, some College faculty claim to be ignorant of what really goes on over Green Key weekend, and even of its existence. "They never tell us when Green Key is, and that's why we all have class scheduled.
The warm weather and the fact that every other college in America is on summer vacation can only mean one thing: Green Key Weekend is upon us.
I have had the strange pleasure and opportunity to interview core members of the Friday Night Rock scene -- twice.
So, Green Key has finally arrived. The snow that envelops Hanover for half of the year has at last receded, along with the frigid weather and winter depression.
Students and community members will have the chance to see 19 campus performing groups and to win an autographed novel by former President Jimmy Carter all in one day, at the first annual Festival for Humanity on Saturday. Organized by Mats Lemberger '06, the Festival will take place on the Green and the Collis Center Porch from noon to 8 p.m., during which a free Stinson's-catered barbecue will be served. "The Festival for Humanity is one local community building event, which celebrates the talents of students and brings people together in a collective concern for service," Lemberger said. A silent auction containing items from student artists, local businesses, athletic teams and "one-of-a-kinds," including the aforementioned copy of Carter's "The Hornet's Nest," is scheduled for noon to 6:30 p.m. The money from the auction will be donated to Dartmouth Habitat for Humanity. "Students will be actively involved to raise funds that will have an impact on students," Lemberger said. He added that if the Festival continues in subsequent years, its organizers hope to have a new service cause to support. Lemberger began planning the Festival during the first week of Fall term, inspired by his participation in Bike and Build -- a cycle across the country to raise money for affordable housing -- during the previous summer.
Throughout the Ivy League and other prestigious East Coast colleges, the rite of spring is celebrated in a similar way to the College's annual Green Key Weekend. The University of Pennsylvania sponsors an annual two-day Spring Fling, a celebration traditionally highlighted by outdoor concerts and activities on the main quad. This year, Grammy award-winning hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean headlined the weekend with concert at Penn's Franklin Field. "Spring Fling is basically a drinking weekend," Penn sophomore Jennifer Pavane said.
The Board of Trustees announced the election of T.J. Rodgers '70 as an alumni trustee Wednesday, following a two-month long nomination process by Dartmouth alumni that ended Saturday. Rodgers, who was placed on the alumni ballot by petition in March, seized the nomination over three candidates chosen by the Alumni Council's nominating committee. Throughout the voting process, Rodgers was considered the anti-establishment candidate.
Walking around campus, poker does not seem to be a prevalent activity. Look a little deeper, however, and there is a strong network of games to be found.
Representing a school with a history of controversial investments, Dartmouth's Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility has developed a new disclosure policy for the College's public stock holdings. The new policy provides members of the Dartmouth community with a list of all public companies in which the College invests.
Editor's Note: This is the fifth and final article in a series examining higher education admissions in the wake of last year's University of Michigan Supreme Court decisions.
Three months after thefacebook.com was launched and some 60-odd days after it came to Dartmouth, the multi-school online photo directory has continued to rapidly expand -- reaping both social and entrepreneurial benefits.
Record-setting revenues, zero debt and an industry-leading operating margin -- all of these achievements make Nissan a world leader in the auto-sale industry.
A freshman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing her friend's Capital One Visa credit card to purchase merchandise at the downtown fashion boutique Bella. Krysten Victoria Gibbs '07 of New Jersey admitted guilt to one count of fraudulent use of a credit card to buy $111 worth of clothing at Bella on Jan.
Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles examining higher education admissions in the wake of last year's University of Michigan Supreme Court decisions.
The Rockefeller Center unveiled its weblog at the beginning of Spring term, promising a new forum for student discussion, but despite the efforts of enthusiastic webmasters, the site has failed to generate much response. Rocky Blog has not seen more than three comments per post since its inception, with a strikingly large majority of the posts generating no response or only one comment. Weblogs feature postings arranged on a web page in chronological order.
At Tuesday night's brief Student Assembly meeting, the members unanimously passed a proposal to fund the extension of library hours during reading period and finals this term. The Assembly allocated up to $290 in order to defray the costs of keeping Baker-Berry Library open until 2 a.m. "We felt there was sufficient student demand for extended hours during these heavy study times," Steve Koutsavlis '05 said.
Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles examining higher education admissions in the wake of last year's University of Michigan Supreme Court decisions.
April 30, Lebanon Street, 10:29 a.m. Hanover Police executed a search warrant at 52 1/2 Lebanon Street in connection with a College-related drug investigation.
Alumni voting to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Trustees ended late Saturday evening after two months of online and paper balloting.