Word: springfests
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Students familiar with the current, family-friendly incarnation of Springfest may be surprised to learn that, in an earlier form, the Springfest menu included alcohol. At the two earliest Springfests and again in 1998, the council provided free beer to student revelers...
...battle over alcohol was only one of several conflicts faced by Springfest during its attempts to define itself. Would Springfest be a venue for tipsy students to party and traipse from booth to booth? Epps thought not, and 1998 was the last time beer was served at Springfest...
...Springfest changed again, this time decisively. Summers, fresh on the job and eager to connect with undergraduates, offered to co-sponsor Springfest with one catch: the event would have to be opened to Harvard faculty and staff along with their families...
...Springfest had been struggling to hold the attention of the student body. As early as 1997, shortly after the fourth annual Springfest, The Crimson published an editorial urging the council to revamp the festivities...
...more creative,” the editorial said. “A Springfest highlighted by sno-cones, bouncy rides and Harvard Dining Services hamburgers just isn’t worth repeating year after year...