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Unlike Senior Soirees of years past, which boasted a heated tent and an open bar, this year’s soiree was an austere affair where, seniors complained, the alcohol quickly ran dry. Class marshals are quick to point out that this decrease in luxury was in part attributable to the Radcliffe Alumnae Association’s decision not to subsidize the event this year. But under such circumstances, the Senior Class Committee ought to have foreseen the unfavorable comparisons that would be drawn between this year’s events and last year’s events and considered...
...trumpets and tubas of the University Band struck up, and the parade was off again—headed toward the kickoff picnic set up under a white-and-yellow striped tent on the Science Center lawn...
...then discuss summer plans. Lauren, my fellow infiltrator, shows a remarkable talent for improvisation and says she’s going to live on the beach, in a tent. It’s a living experiment. Following suit, I announce that I am doing a photo essay about her and her tent life. Andy swallows this story whole. I suppose he’s heard stranger things this weekend...
Besides the expenditure of $12 per person on the tent and lighting, Barkett asserted in an e-mail that five dollars from each of the 1,000 tickets went to decorations, the DJ and alcohol, and the remaining three dollars were reinvested in senior activities, with remaining funds conserved for future reunion events...
...think people should ask their House reps before with questions on how long the bar would run. I think a lot of the disappointment was because people didn’t know what they were expecting. If they just e-mailed the House rep about how large the tent would be or things like that, [the reps] would get back and they wouldn’t be so upset,” Long said...