Word: quaded
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Paling by comparison, the River's MAC quad is a poor excuse for an adequate stomping ground. Although the field is put to good use, its urban locale results in more broken windows and dented cars than are reported. And though the riverbank provides adequate sunbathing territory, female bikini-top bathers can expect an earful of lewd come-ons from anonymous passing drivers. Overall, the Quad field definitely offers more of a front lawn atmosphere, and is safely out of sight from Memorial Drivers...
...Quad parties have a certain cachet. Between Cabot's infamous entryway-wide toga ruckuses and Currier 10-man raves, word always reaches the Charles when something's hot on the other end of the shuttle route. The truth of the matter is, however, that Quad administrators take rules and regulations seriously, and the huge House parties of Cabot and Currier (which in the past have even had their own printed T-shirts) can require even huger amounts of preparation...
...senior Mike Bush '99, however, careful preparation and planning are worthwhile because they result in respectful treatment from administrators. "The administrators are pretty cool about it," he says, "if you're good about being organized and follow all the rules." Bush stresses that the House spirit in the Quad is "just fantastic" and that House Masters and Senior Tutors are quite friendly and reasonable when it comes to party regulations...
...Doak '94 remembers a time when the famous "party suites" of Currier, Cabot and Pforzheimer "had a leg up" in the party scene." The top floors of PfoHo [were] always able to have great parties...because they were a few more steps away from the security guard." In the Quad of yore, "House administrators supported these rooms as social leaders," according to Doak, implying that administrators may have been somewhat more lenient with regards to these rooms' parties...
Despite all the complications, Quad parties continue to retain an impressive track record. Friedman stresses, "if people on the River hear about a party out here, it's definitely worth coming to. We get a deejay, it's great...people don't know about these things." Jones raves about the salacious details of Cabot library suite bashes. "It's fantastic," Jones says, "people, especially really attractive girls, stand on the window ledges and dance. It's great!" And though Bush admits that he doesn't think the Quad "party suites" have yet fulfilled their social potential this year, he hopes...