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Most popular groups/teams are dance groups (Sheba) and a capella groups (the Aires) and the ski team I was involved with the Dartmouth Dog Day Players, an improv group. We played at student centers and frats around campus. It was sort of like "who's line is it anyway?" but us. Students leave their dorm room open often but now I hear that in order to get into the dorm (from the outside) you have to swipe your student id. Winter Carnival is a popular athletic event for the ski team. Otherwise, just football games are popular. Guest speakers are very popular. Typically political figures or pundits. Theater is very popular. A mainstage, and several other plays go up each term. Dating is not the best. CAmpus is small and options are few and far between. There is quite a bit of "hooking up" but not much dating (that I observed). I met my closest friends pursuing activities that interested me (improv, comedy, radio). 2am on Tuesday I'm probably eating some EBA breadsticks and some pizza with a couple of friends. Traditions...Dartmouth is full of them. There is a homecoming bonfire, winter carnival, green key weekend (spring excuse to party) and each summer there is something called Tubestock (where folks all go down the Connecticut river in tubes). Other traditions include freshman running around the bonfire, seniors sitting on the fence on the green, Dartmouth Outing Club freshman trips, the Baker Tower bells chiming the alma mater every day at 6p. People party every night. Frats and sororities are where they do the partying. Nondrinking activities include comedy shows, radio shows, theater, eating at a local eating establishment, singing at the Lone Pine tavern, playing one of many sports (ski/sled/skate). Off campus is tough to get to unless you have a car, most of us don't. You can go to west leb for taco bell and dept shopping (chain stores don't exist in hanover). You can also roadtrip to Boston or Montreal (both 3 hours), or stop by the gorge.