"Alcohol would be a big draw, but something I think would be a bigger draw would be to have a McDonalds or some other fast-food chain in there and allow students to use their Crimson Cash," Rucker says.
Sena, who is a Crimson execu- "I think you need to put things in like pool tables, couches, TV's, etc," he says. House Party But even if Loker gets a succesful makeover, it won't solve the majority of problems with social life at Harvard. Even with Boston next door, many students call for a wider variety of parties on campus, particularly in the houses. "It's become harder and harder to have casual social gatherings in the houses. It's like trying to sneak out of your parents' house to have a party," Coffey says. "The parties that are in the houses are small, hot, and always really crowded," says Stephanie L. Ellis '00. Other schools demonstrate that large, fun parties in students' dorms and houses are possible. "My personal feeling is that each of the residential colleges has a very large impact on our social life," says Tyson Belanger, president of the Yale College Council. "There are very few campus-wide events." "Within each college there's sort of a party room," says Molly R. Woodroofe, a junior at Yale. Animal House At Stanford, as at many schools, fraternities are the venue of choice for weekend entertainment. "For a lot of people [fraternities] are a big part of their social lives," says Samuel Park, a junior at Stanford. "The frat parties are very open and not really exclusive at all." The same holds true for Brown, though few Brown students are members of fraternities and sororities. "The interesting things about frats at Brown is that a very small percentage of students belong to them, but a very large percentage go to them," says Brown student Celeste A. Tarricone, a junior. Many students see fraternities and sororities as "safe zones" where they can drink and dance the night away free from the watchful eye of campus officials. Read more in News
