Saratoga Springs

Location

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs , NY Arguably one of the most vibrant and dynamic small cities in the USA. It has a real healthy upscale downtown and is a world class summer destination, drawing crowds of thousands every year at the Saratoga Racetrack. Adding to Saratoga's appeal is the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), which hosts everything from opera and symphony orchestra concerts to bands such as Korn and Dir en Grey, as well as Dave Matthews Band, a staple of the summer season since the band's inception.

The Dorms

The girls' dorms, Howe-Rounds, are air conditioned***, but the guys' dorms, Wilmarth, are not. Some boys live on the third floor of Howe-Rounds on the Rounds side. Each room is built for either one or two people.

REMEMBER: Wilmarth, where most guys sleep, overheats tremendously. Bring a fan. For Howe-Rounds, bring a heavy wool blanket, as the thermostats are broken if they are installed at all, and it can get cold.

The dorms are also extremely nice, with Howe-Rounds featuring window seats and suite-style dorms, with a shared bathroom (1 for every 3 rooms).

The Food

Students eat in the Murray Dining Hall, while the Aikans Dining Hall , where the weekly dance is held, is where campers attending other programs eat. If you can sneak into Aikens Hall at any meal, you can bypass the 5-10 minute lines that tend to form. This is frowned upon, however.

Pizza, pasta and salad are served everyday along with many other food items, ranging from chicken parmesan to chinese food, which are different at each meal. Cereal, pancakes are waffles are served for breakfast. Coffee, flavored or unflavored water, soymilk, gatorade and many types of soda are available at every meal. The desserts, including chocolate cake and lemon mousse, change day to day, but ice cream is always available. Specially made Kosher and Vegetarian meals are also available.

Please Note: 2006- Unfortunately, this year the dining hall and quad are under going major renovations so the students have meals in the Case Center where you register. Also, The the waffle iron and soft serve machine are not functioning.

The Days

• Second Monday- Naughty Catholic School Girl Day
• Second Tuesday- Love Tape Day
• Second Wednesday- Crossdressing Day
• Third Monday (or Second Friday)- Pajama Day
• July 1st (session 1)/August 1st (session 2)- Slap Your Own Ass Day (Appreciate Your Own Donkey Day)
• July 2nd (session 1)/August 2nd (session 2)- Slap Someone Else's Ass Day (Appreciate Someone Else's Donkey Day)
• End of the World Day- Last Thursday (You wear a towel- based on Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy)

New additions to "The Days" are:

• Goth/Emo Day- Last Tuesday (Dress like a goth or emo)
• Rina Day- (Bex Only Allowed or any "Keane" replacements)
• Pirate/Andrew Yu Day- Last Thursday (alongside End of the World Day, wear a bandana like a pirate)

-End of the World Day has been going on for quite some time so it is being moved up to a regular day.

Note: The new additions appear to be Session 1 only

The Squirrels

The squirrels on Saratoga campus tend to hang out on the patio, where they can often be seen dragging their twisted, wretched little bodies across the ground with their legs splayed out in a disturbing parody of an army crawl. They have been known to bite people going into the Green Mountain Coffee Shop. Yup, the squirrels. They're rabid and violent. They dont walk. They lie on their furry little stomachs and DRAG themselves around. They're known to lunge at visitors and steals and then EAT their cigs. Don't feed, look at, attempt to chase them, or talk to them.

Traditions

• Nevermore Steals
• Mandatory Fun
• "How long does it take to get to the top of Jonsson Tower?"
• Clapping when someone breaks a plate in the dining hall
• Laser Tag
• Nevermore Shirts
• Nevermore Trays
• Casino night
• Lipsync night
• Talent show
• Carnival
• Snap your fingers while walking across the quad and say to everyone you pass "There's gonna be a rumble tonight"

Whoa, me and my friends Andrew Yu and Nate Fox created that but I had no idea that it had become a true tradition. Nice. -Edwin Ma

• Random Acts of Sensless Kindness (RASK)
• Lanyard Swinging
• Duct Tape
• Monty Python
• Frisbee
• Sunrise
• Passionfruit
• Illegal Sleepovers
• Love Tape
• Varsity Catch (you're the worst!!)
• Dark Side of Oz
• Jon Good loves you
• Marriage Booth
• Rinas and Rinos
• "I like you, I love you, I CTY you"
• "Good night, go home, nobody loves you!" (shouted by nevermores/nomores during the last meat market when it's time to go in)
• Free Lee-Kai!
• Quad Time (sometimes referred to as Meet Market)