The MALS Alumni Council and the Arts and Sciences Graduate Alumni
Association at Dartmouth (ASGAAD) invite you to join us Friday, October 13, for
a Gala Homecoming Reception and to participate in the Torchlight Parade,
Dartmouth Night Ceremonies and the Bonfire on the Green. All MALS and Arts and
Sciences graduate alumni and current graduate students and their families are
invited to the festivities that begin at 5:00 p.m. with a wine and cheese
reception in the Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries in the Hopkins Center. At
7:00 we'll gather to march in the Torchlight Parade, escorted by a BMW
convertible that will transport some of the senior members of our group. We
hope you can join us for this exciting fall ritual.
Here's a rundown of Homecoming activities.
Friday, October 13
ASGAAD/MALS Wine and Cheese Reception
5:00 p.m., Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries, Hopkins Center
Alumni Classes Gather for the Parade
Corner of Crosby and Lebanon Streets
7:00 p.m.
Dartmouth Night Torchlight Parade
7:30-8:00 p.m.
Dartmouth Night Ceremonies
8:00 p.m., steps of Dartmouth Hall
Bonfire on the Green
8:45 p.m.
Saturday, October 14
Chalk Talk: “What’s Right and Wrong with The Da Vinci Code?”
10:00-11:00 a.m., Wheelock Room, Hanover Inn. Dan Brown’s runaway
bestseller, “The Da Vinci Code,” appeals to a wide audience intrigued by the
thriller’s claims regarding art, religious history, and Mary Magdalene’s role
in the Christian movement. Professor of Religion Susan Ackerman discusses
the book’s contextual accuracy as it relates to New Testaments gospels, some
noncanonical first- and second-century Gnostic Christian texts, as well as
traditional Christian understandings of Mary Magdalene.
Dartmouth vs. Holy Cross Football Game
12:00 p.m., Memorial Field
A complete list of Homecoming weekend events can be found at http://www.alumni.dartmouth.edu/homecoming/
