December 4, 2006
72nd Boar's Head Dinner
MEDIEVAL MERRIMENT . . . WITH A MODERN TWIST
Ronnie Archie ’08 accepts the boar’s head for MERT.
Douglass Dining Hall was transformed into a ivy-clad, torch-lit lair for the 72nd Boar’s Head Dinner on November 29. Around 650 students, faculty, and staff—some decked out in extravagant period costumes—gathered for the University’s longstanding holiday celebration, presented this year by the Campus Activities Board.
Singing students served a lavish meal, complete with several courses, including the customary pork roast. Meanwhile guests watched on as jugglers roused the crowd with tricky stunts to the sounds of the C&C Music Factory’s “Everybody Dance Now.”
History Professor Celia Applegate delivered her own spin (with a little help from Wikipedia) on the legendary account of the Oxford student’s run-in with the deadly boar—the inspiration for Rochester’s annual tradition. The jokes continued as University President Joel Seligman recited a poem, directing it to the less than mirthful boar’s head.
As the night came to a close, the same boar’s head was presented as a token of gratitude, as it is every year, to the River Campus Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) for promoting student life on campus.
Strong Jugglers perform. |
Amanda Averack ’10 and Matt McLean ’09 join almost 50 other singing students in serving dinner.
Brad Reilly ’10 flashes a smile. |
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