What Makes A Good Time?

Homecoming weekend is, by now, a distant memory washed away by the three midterms and…omg…is that snow? But if you can reach back to that Saturday night just last week, you’ll remember a night of alumni faces and dancing for the 600+ or so that showed up at the MCAB Tent Formal on the Axinn-Library Lawn.

President of the College Ronald Liebowitz remembers vividly. According to several accounts, President Liebowitz was not pleased, to say the least, by the noise that apparently traveled all the way down to his humble abode at 3 South Street. As alumni and students danced the night away, multiple noise complaints came in, although no one is certain if President Liebowitz himself called in to Public Safety. Further, there was harsh criticism for the placement of the tent and other effects of the party.

So to clear things up, the tent location was chosen to be in close proximity to the coveted Axinn Center Opening ending the Clifford Symposium. The formal was also a significant draw away from the rambunctious DKE party just on the other side of Axinn which, although quieter than an amped-up tent band (Project DCQ), also served a rumored 15 kegs and lasted until 3AM. The MCAB Tent Formal was cleaned up promptly at 1AM.

Big campus parties and events like the Tent Formal are important to student life on campus. Students of all breeds look forward to dressing up, dancing, and having a non-dorm-room-drinking time. And the Tent Formal is on its way to becoming a Homecoming tradition (two years running now), something that is sorely lacking for a school with a couple hundreds of years of history. Got community anyone?

Plan on next year’s tent being placed on Battell Beach or maybe somewhere out by the Organic Garden (props to those of you who even know where it is: past Ross down the hill across the street from the Recycling Center).

UPDATE: Ron Liebowitz clarified that he did not call Public Safety. And said, “I did comment pointedly at my staff meeting about the state of the historic quad the morning after (beer bottles, trash, etc), which I saw while walking on campus in the a.m.”