11-28-2018, 11:54 AM
(11-28-2018, 11:08 AM)Spokes Wrote:(11-28-2018, 10:49 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: I definitely know about the tent, and, I think its a debatable point to be sure, but I'd argue that this 'tent' wasn't a real attempt at an event. For one, it had nothing except drinking, no food, no entertainment, it is entirely unlike any other event in the region, even Octoberfest which is entirely focused on drinking. And second, as you mentioned it wasn't located on Ezra St. where the event occurs. It was perhaps worth a try, but I wouldn't consider it an actual event attempt, it was merely an attempt to relocate and make official the drinking. Like I said though, debatable, it might be unfair to say the city has never tried anything except suppressing the event, but those two things are why I think it wouldn't have succeeded.
But isn't that what the St Patrick's Day and Homecoming parties are? It's not like the students are just drinking and partying because they wish there was something else to do. That's what these parties are. Does adding food and entertainment really change that?
I think it would, that's what they're doing now, because there is nothing else...Ezra is an empty street otherwise, what else can you do, but drink and mill about. If there was something, I think they might do that something. But hey, prove me wrong.