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Photo Essay | Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Homecoming 2008

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The Dartmouth Equestrian team, which won the Dartmouth Show this Sunday, rides down Main Street during the parade before the bonfire.

Oct 21 | 4:41 am

Order this photo | Photo: Eric Tanner / The Dartmouth

The Dartmouth Equestrian team, which won the Dartmouth Show this Sunday, rides down Main Street during the parade before the bonfire.

Alumni from the Class of 1953 march down Main Street as part of the parade.

The Freshman Sweep approaches the Green.

The Dartmouth Glee Club performs outside Dartmouth Hall during the Homecoming opening ceremonies.

Senior members of the football and field hockey teams sing the alma mater during the opening night ceremony.

President Wright addresses athletes, alumni, students and community members from the steps of Dartmouth Hall during his last Dartmouth Night as College president.

Football co-captain Andrew Dete ‘09 rallies the crowd during the ceremonies Friday night in anticipation of the Homecoming football game on Saturday.

Freshmen form a circle around the Green as they wait for the bonfire to be lit. Outer panels of the bonfire structure are decorated with the names of the student groups that helped with construction on Thursday and Friday.

The bonfire lights up Friday night of Homecoming.

The freshman class year is traditionally placed at the top of the bonfire structure.

The 2012s run 112 laps around the bonfire.

The bonfire burns as freshmen begin to run.

The ’12s run their first laps. Freshmen typically wear Dartmouth gear and flair and paint their faces before the bonfire.

Hanover Police officers create a barrier outside of the bonfire. No arrests were made at the bonfire this year, while six students were taken into custody during the 2007 bonfire.

Students run shorter laps as the collapsed structure continues to burn. Two students were later hospitalized for burns as the fire died down. http://thedartmouth.com/2008/10/20/news/burns/

Members of the Class of 1969 tailgate before the Homecoming football game.

The Dartmouth College Marching Band, led by Nick Barber ‘10, performs on Memorial Field before the football game.

The football team runs onto the field before facing the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Big Green was defeated, 44-26.

http://thedartmouth.com/2008/10/20/sports/football/

Students and alumni fill the stands of Memorial Stadium during the Homecoming football game.

Worst Class Ever! Only one freshman rushed the field during the year’s Homecoming Football game. With his face covered, he ran from the Dartmouth bleachers to the visitor stands between the first and second quarter of the football game.

Members of the Class of 2012 form their class numerals on the center of Memorial Field, a new tradition that started last year in order to discourage freshmen from rushing the field, which is illegal.