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FlyBy donned our Sunday best every day last week while heading to each house's spring formal. Our guide to the balls being inadequate, a more thorough investigation was necessary. Below: Leverett, Dunster and Quincy...
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...first, Beltane, a historic festival in May, seemed a fitting choice. Formals are in May! Indeed, Beltane is an ancient Gaelic celebration that occurs on the first of May. Combined with the barbaric Goat Roast, maybe Beltane could be the perfect choice for an enduring Dunster formal name, assuming the ladies don’t mind bringing dates donning kilts and Braveheart war paint...
However, as FlyBy conducted a more thorough investigation of this pagan festival, HoCo’s reasoning began to unravel. Beltane involved Druids and otherworldly spirits back in the day. Today, Wiccans celebrate this ritualistic jamboree. What the eff? Message to Dunster HoCo: just because a holiday occurs in May, it is not necessarily an appropriate formal theme. As delightful as wearing maternity dresses to a Mother’s Day-inspired formal would be, something just doesn’t sit right with Beltane...
Check out the rest of the hottest freshmen online! Also, for the lascivious and lovelorn amongst you: Dunster Dining Hall and Adams House got some serious shout-outs, and it looks as though most of these freshmen are single, so if you find yourself lonely and heartbroken this fall, make sure to head over to those two places to snatch up some (hopefully still) single sexy sophomores...