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Though Winter Carnival initially emphasized skiing, the sport’s role in the weekend has decreased over the years. Regardless, certain events still cater to the sport’s tradition at the College. Both the Dartmouth Skiway and the Dartmouth Outing Club have worked to make Carnival skiing-related events fun for all participating students.
Professors are cancelling classes, there’s a giant conglomerate of ice and wood in the center of the Green and my friends are talking eagerly of finishing tomorrow’s midterm so they can start binge drinking immediately afterward. Ah yes, Winter Carnival has finally arrived.
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If you're not a varsity athlete, there's no need to worry Dartmouth offers students of all athletic abilities the opportunity to satiate their thirst for competition. Club and intramural teams combine with physical education classes to keep students active and help them take advantage of the Upper Valley wilderness.
For incoming freshmen, Homecoming will likely be the most meaningful big weekend. The late October event is a formal introduction to the Dartmouth community and leads to memorable bonding experiences.
When he arrived on campus in the fall of 1969, Dartmouth was an all-male institution with little diversity. Though Dartmouth's demographics have changed, it still values and encourages strong student-faculty relationships and a commitment to undergraduate teaching, he said.
I first heard about Green Key during First-Year Trips. Naturally, my trippees and I wanted to absorb as much information as possible about Dartmouth's traditions and big weekends. Upperclassmen mentioned Homecoming and the bonfire, as well as Winter Carnival and its ski races, but Green Key apparently lacked a central event. It seemed to remain a big weekend just as an excuse to kick back and take a break from school.
Students often change their minds about many aspects of Dartmouth throughout their timehere, but whether you are a freshman, senior or alumnus, it's unlikely that your perspective on Green Key will evolve.After experiencing the weekend last year, Chase Mertz '15 agreed with the enthusiastic freshmen.
Writing this column was incredibly difficult. What is there really to say about Green Key weekend? There are many parties. Some of them are outside, because the weather is often nice. Unlike Homecoming with its creepy rituals and Winter Carnival with its forced attempts at "being fun" instead of dogs pulling the sleds, we're using humans! to make you forget that it's colder than a well-digger's ass, as my dad would say, Green Key is not a weekend of many gimmicks. The arrival of spring requires little celebration beyond simply reveling in good weather with good company.
"Honestly, I'm most looking forward to finding out what the heck it is," Kathryn Waychoff '16 said.
In the 1950s, students crowned a Green Key Sweetheart at the prom, an honor bestowed upon the "prettiest lady" at the dance. The weekend inspired one Mt. Holyoke student to say, "Harvard men have the brains, Princeton men the clothes, Yalies the conversation but it's Dartmouth for the sex and stuff."
Saturday at 3 p.m. marked the kick-off of Relay for Life, an international overnight fundraiser where teams take laps around a track, raising both money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. This year marked the fifth year that the College has hosted the event for both students and the Hanover and Lebanon communities. This weekend saw close to 500 participants and raised over $55,000 for the ACS, according to the event's website.
In China, the Shared Grief of Losing a Single Child Like Lu Lingzi— Didi Kirsten Tatlow, IHT Rendezvous (The New York Times)The Death of Chinese student Lu Lingzi in the Boston Marathon attack and the earthquake in Sichuan Province on Saturday prompted the discussion about China’s “one child policy”. Until 2012, at least one million families lost their only child. Families who suffered the lost of their single child are referred as a “vulnerable social group” in China because parents in their old age lost their main source of income and therefore many face poverty.
One of the perks of living in the Middle of Nowhere, N.H., is that we have easy access to a variety of outdoor activities to take advantage of in our downtime. In the winter, many students venture to one place in particular — the Dartmouth Skiway. Located 20 minutes north of campus, the Skiway has four lifts and 31 trails spread out over two mountains.
While some peer institutions have had more success inviting major artists to campus each year, each university's ability to bring in performers varies based on venue options, location, budget and reputation.
As the onset of a new academic year nears, members of the Dartmouth community will have to adjust to a newly implemented term calendar designed to improve the continuity of the Fall term academic experience, according to College Registrar Meredith Braz. The change, voted on by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 9, has forced a number of College offices and activity organizers to adjust the timing of events.
Professors across campus have mixed views about the significance of Green Key weekend, for which many students miss Thursday and Friday classes in favor of drinking. While they encouraged students to take advantage of the clear weather, many interviewed by The Dartmouth emphasized that they would not excuse students for missing class. Professors also expressed their expectations that students bear responsibility for their chosen activities over the weekend.
As Green Key weekend arrives, students prepare to shake off the last remaining vestiges of winter and celebrate the sunshine with friends. Although the weekend is less steeped in history and tradition than Homecoming or Winter Carnival, it is one of the most beloved times at the College, students said.