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Although college guides may revere Winter Carnival as the quintessential Dartmouth celebration, many find the tradition does not live up to its hype.
The administration may not enjoy Carnival in the same manner as students, but they said the Dartmouth winter tradition plays an important role in College history and the lives of students.
The College is far from alone in its celebration of the winter season. Many New England colleges have comparable holidays.
From building the "snowy knight" sculpture on the Green to planning the many activities this weekend offers, the Winter Carnival Council members have an extensive agenda, but they do not seem to mind.
A knight in a green cape, returning victorious from battle, stands before Dartmouth Row and raises a mug in celebration.
Over its evolution, the Winter Carnival Weekend has always found students drinking, dancing, relaxing and enjoying the winter weather. But as alumni recall them, the Carnivals of the past were much more enjoyable than those of today.
Although the Winter Carnival tradition began as a weekend for outdoor activities, today it has evolved into an extra day to party.
The origins of Winter Carnival traditions are rooted in outdoor events and drama.
Over the break I "took Dartmouth home" and visited four high schools in my area, handing out pamphlets from the admission office, preaching the Dartmouth gospel, and fielding a number of interesting questions.
Most Dartmouth students start their association with the College through the largest student organization on campus -- the Dartmouth Outing Club.
After an outstanding senior season, women's track co-Captain Kristin Manwaring '96 was awarded the Kenneth Archibald Prize.
The Dartmouth Outing Club elected Megan Currier '97 to be its president, and Kevin Hand '97 will serve as the DOC's new vice president.
Dartmouth's Winter Carnival, which grew out of one student's desire to take advantage of the snowy Hanover winters, has grown to a mammoth celebration that in its history has encompassed everything from pageants and ski races to student protests and Pepsi commercials. Indeed, this celebration of winter is anything but a typical college party weekend.
When former President Theodore Roosevelt advised the country to "speak softly and carry a big stick," he could have easily been talking about Dartmouth senior Sara Vogler. A member of both the women's golf and ice-hockey teams, she swings a mean stick, or club, depending on the season, but you'd never hear it from her.
The Student Assembly yesterday released its Fall term agenda, which included plans to upgrade an electronic course guide and to lobby the College to make Latin American and Caribbean Studies a permanent department.
Many people think Dartmouth's remote location precludes any sort of active social life, yet a wide range of social options are thriving in this sleepy New England town.
For freshmen who do not want the wilderness experience to end with their freshmen trips, the Dartmouth Outing Club provides many opportunities to revisit the great outdoors time and again.
It may seem unusual that a product of the Manhattan urban jungle will lead the freshman trips for the Dartmouth Outing Club this fall.
Students waking up Saturday morning will arise to find the town of Hanover transformed into an outdoor bazaar.
Day unto day uttereth speech. The clouds change. The seasons pass over our woods and fields in their slow and regular procession, and time is gone before you were aware of it." --Thomas Merton