TheDartmouth.com | Images from Dartmouth Night 2009

The bonfire, an annual Homecoming tradition, awaits the crowds of Dartmouth Night on Friday.

College President Jim Yong Kim speaks at his first Dartmouth Night. Kim was officially inaugurated in September.

Freshman members of the Dartmouth College Glee Club sing in front of Dartmouth Hall at the Dartmouth Night event.

Members of the College

Kim, who was on the sidelines for Saturday night

Members of the Class of 2013 prepare for the Freshman Sweep in Russell Sage residence hall.

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Freshmen pose for The Dartmouth

Having completed their parade around campus, members of the Class of 2013 await the lighting of the bonfire.

The bonfire lights up the night sky on the Green.

Students run around the bonfire, cheered on by upperclassmen.

The bonfire shoots out to the side, startling the crowd.

Officers from a private security firm help with crowd control at the bonfire.

A student gives a

Students continue to run around the bonfire. Many would not stop until early Saturday morning.

The bonfire structure, as is tradition, was emblazoned with the year of the freshman class on top.

The bonfire was reduced to glowing embers by early Saturday morning.