Woohoo! It's Homecoming week here at Dartmouth. While I could focus on the game itself, I want to spend some time writing about the buildup and preparation for the extra special day.
Homecoming is the Marching Band's most eventful weekend of fall term: we march in the parade on Friday for Dartmouth Night, parade before the football game on Saturday to several spots in Hanover, and then play at the game itself.
For Homecoming, the college was giving tours of Bartlett Tower, which is usually closed to visitors. Bartlett Tower is a 71-foot-tall stone structure built between 1885 and 1895 (so, a very long time ago…) that replaced the Lone Pine.
Given Dartmouth’s long history, the number of traditions that students participate in should not be shocking. However, that does not mean I was prepared for all the fun and crazy ahead of me coming into Dartmouth.