Posted on 03/07/2005 4:54:51 AM PST by billorites
A ``creative black tie'' evening at the annual Dyke Ball at Wellesley College ended in the emergency room or infirmary for 11 party girls who drank the night away Saturday before the school-sanctioned celebration sponsored by a lesbian, bisexual and transgender group, school officials and students said.
This is the second time in two years that preball boozing has marred the wildly popular tradition at the women's college where revelers don anything from shorts and ribbed tank tops to Saran Wrap, corsets and, for the men, drag-queen costumes and tuxedo thongs. Alcohol is not served at the party.
The 11 students, some of them underage, were taken from dormitories and the party site at the Keohane Sports Center Field House to the school infirmary and several area hospitals for treatment of alcohol intoxication, said college spokeswoman Mary Ann Hill. It's too early to tell if the tradition, which attracted 2,000 students, could be called off next year, but Hill said ``all options'' are on the table.
``While the party was not out of control, some people's drinking was out of control,'' said Hill. All the students are expected to recover and will appear before the college's alcohol hearing board.
``It's just about doing what you feel like doing, but because people party beforehand, it gets a little risque,'' said a Wellesley senior who attended the party, but refused to give her name.
Under the ``creative black tie'' rules, baseball caps, khakis, jeans and polo shirts are off limits and drag dress is encouraged for the men, students said. Cellphones and cameras also aren't allowed.
``They don't want pictures because there are scantily clad people,'' said junior Liz Abbey.
College officials tried to quell preball boozing by delivering pizza and hot chocolate to dorms and pushing an alcohol-awareness campaign that began after last year's party, when about a dozen students were rushed to area hospitals after heavy drinking.
Students said the school follows a ``better safe than sorry'' policy when it comes to alcohol intoxication.
``They have a policy of taking someone to the hopital if someone is (vomiting),'' said Wellesley freshman Elizabeth Harrell.
Officials of Spectrum, the Wellesley lesbian, bisexual and transgender group sponsoring the party, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
``People who drink are people who drink. There's no correlation with the group,'' Hill said.
cameras also aren't allowed.
Why not?
What is happening that it couldn't be filmed?
Why hide what you are doing?
Why can't others see?
While I personally am sick and tired of looking at skin everywhere ...if someone IS going to run around half naked...they should look better than this. Go home girls and put your clothes on...the world will be a better place for it.
Dittooooooooooo
I wonder about this rumor. I don't know why it hasn't been out there a long time ago IF the story is true. Anyone else wonder?
Wouldn't any parent be proud as punch paying $50,000 per year sending their sweet daughter to this school of "higher education"?
They sure aren't lipstick lesbians
At Wellesley they just need the "L".
Well, that photo of those women was awful. They are definitely not candidates to wear those low riding pants.
I agree. Pizza is a staff of life. :)
BTW, those are Kerry supporters. I'm not kidding.
Here's another: - Suppress the gag reflex. - Yes, it's a girl!
Is that Hillary in her Jr. year? How did she know Kerry would be running in 2004?
visit www.donotvotehillary.com
They don't care about much of anything I would think especially how they look. I believe they are Kerry supporters..absolutely. As for the one holdiing the sign...wow! Wonder what Alan thinks of his image on her shirt.
It's a gift from God, like manna but with cheese.
The secret spawn of Maureen Dowd.
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Instead of a daily pill, women can apply birth control patches once a week.
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That thesis needs to be released after she is nominated in 2008. Alinsky basically wrote a new "Will to Power" with his "Rules for Radicals".
Birth control patch was my first thought, but as there's a high probability she's a vagitarian - no need :)
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