"Even with the decorations, if you looked to the left or right, you could see the track or pipes over your head," said Richard H.Dinh '98.
"I thought it was overpriced for what they had," Dinh added. "$28 per couple was a little steep.
Donna D. Kim '96 said her boyfriend believes he's entitled to a refund since the dance ended 10 minutes early, as it has in recent years. "My boyfriend said that since that's one twenty-fourth of the dance, he should get $1.12 back for our tickets."
Still, many students said they enjoyed themselves.
President of the Phillips Brooks House Association John B. King Jr. '95 said he has attended the last two balls. "This year's was a little nicer."
Even Hale said she enjoyed the ball--once she got there.
"There was an element of high school dance in it because it was in a gym and if you looked around you saw bleachers." But, she added, "everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves.