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...would like to begin this column by commending Fun Czar John T. Drake ’06 for pulling off a memorable fall event this past Sunday: Oktoberfest. The food was great, D.A. rode the ferris wheel until he got sick, and our favorite Peruvian wind ensemble performed. Yet despite these successes, the event fell short in two critical respects. First off, the food stands were needlessly charging students for their assorted sundries. This gouging was an unqualified outrage, given all of the University Hall funds that must have gone into the event; we wonder if Drake might not benefit...
Intellectuals and females aside, however, the most worthwhile acquaintances we made at Oktoberfest were a number of unkempt bearded oracles. We had seen several of these shamans outside of 7-11 before, jingling their mystic wisdom goblets, but had never mustered the courage to speak with them. And oh, what we were missing. Those priests of illusion have much wisdom butter to spread. One of them is writing a historical novel about a love triangle in the Courts of Vienna...entirely in his head! And another has risen from poverty to be one Boston’s premier adult party...
...After Oktoberfest, we decided to stop by one of these debaucherous all-nighters, and boy will we tell you, we’ve never gotten so much play...
October is the nation’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Lapidus said she believes that many of this July’s efforts can be carried through until then. Organizing breast cancer awareness efforts amid major events like the Head of the Charles Regatta and Oktoberfest can be difficult, but Lapidus hopes this summer’s campaign will facilitate fall efforts...
Flamingos at Oktoberfest? We’ll hear what they have...