FUSA and IRHA have begun planning an exclusive event for juniors and seniors to be held on the townhouse lawn on the Sunday of Spring Weekend following the lacrosse game. However, the administration has not yet decided if alcohol will be provided.
Spring Weekend will be extended an extra day with an event similar to Spam Jam held between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Spring Weekend Sunday, according to FUSA President Hutch Williams ’08.
“We are continuing to work with [IRHA] on trying to find the best solution for the problem,” said Williams. “There were a lot of new developments last week and this week that look good for the weekend overall; things look good to be able to get some sort of beer garden for that event.”
In past years, Spam Jam required a different type of liquor permit and while the permit already exists at the Levee, Williams said FUSA and IRHA would need to get a “floating permit” that necessitates a segregated drinking area for the Sunday event.
Associate Dean of Students Matt Dinnan said he has not explored any plans to include alcohol at the Sunday event proposed by FUSA. Meetings to discuss the possibility will take place in upcoming weeks.
According to Marco Ambrosio ’07, secretary of Student Life, a decision will be reached by the weekend following spring break.
“The goal is to have everyone come from the lacrosse game because they are playing St. John’s and that’s huge,” said Ambrosio. ” The least it will be is a barbecue with either a DJ or live band.”
He said that all juniors and seniors will be allowed inside the barbecue area, in order to increase school unity, but only 21-year-old students will be allowed in the separate alcohol area.
“We have some creative ideas that juniors and seniors would like in a college atmosphere; the spot will be centrally located,” said Ambrosio.
Some students who live at the townhouses are excited for the event, but Kim Owen ’08 said she wished Spam Jam would stay the way it had been in past years but thinks the new event “will be fun.”
Kelly Oliver ’08 said she is concerned that juniors who are underage would not be able to participate, but said, “It will be fun because all juniors are included in this event.”
Members of the men’s lacrosse team said the barbecue is a smart addition to Spring Weekend.
“It will be good for school spirit and if the student body shows up, it will be sweet,” said Bobby Edmundowicz ’08.
Although the event is for all upperclassmen, beach resident Laura Hefferan ’07 said she does not think many seniors who live off campus will attend the event.
“If I was a junior or senior living in the townhouses, I think it would be a lot of fun,” she said.
At the Saturday event, however, a beer and wine area located “as central as possible” to the day’s events in the field will be managed by The Levee pub staff with The Levee’s permit. However, it will be limited to individuals 21 and over, according to Dinnan.
“Ultimately, the responsibility for a beer and wine permitted area rests with my office and the ability to implement effective measurements of consumer use and safety play a significant factor in determining the events and locations where beer and wine may be served for a registered event,” Dinnan said.
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