Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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ll 1 l li l i l l l i l l l l .L l u o n 'S CNTK R NGS 3 . A i TD THE 'ef' 3f' ltA't2 i Rl!! ff :gf W f fear l- ff' , ,1f1'ff'lf5' . ,F W I 'Q V1 ul i O H-01' rece i-ww But things are not all fun at Carleton. ln addi- tion to the more frivolous way of life, too often associated with students, it must be remembered that there are also animal dances. ln fact, there are a great many dances and social activities that the serious student can apply his mind to in order to relieve himself from the social whirl of classes, and exams. At the beginning of the year, in the middle of the football season la popular event lasting many weeks and featuring many portable barsl, there is Homecoming Weekend, which comprises several days packed with pre-weekend warm- ups, animal dances, semi-formal balls, various socio-sporting events, and a lot of informal parties. Later on in the year, in the midst of the basketball season la popular event lasting many weeks and featuring many portable barsl, is Winter Weekend which comprises several days packed with pre-weekend warm-ups, animal dances, semi-formal balls, various socio-sporting events, and a lot of informal parties. During the period between weekends, addi- tional CIRCENSES are organized and often free PANIS is provided. These circenses are usually comprised of pre-circense warm-ups, animal dances, semi-formal balls, and various socio- sporting events, and a lot of informal parties. Yet, there is a dark side to all this iollity, lnevitably, people under the influence of spirits lspirits of destructiveness, irresponsibility, de- linquency, for examplel will start a brawl or riot, thus giving Davidson Dunton lhead spiritl a bad name. When thousands of students are keyed up by stimulants and wild sexual dancing, in a hot, enclosed space, some insignificant event will set off a mass movement of people, often with un- forseen consequences. Page 25