Happy Dolphy Day

[LeMoyneCuse]

That is all.

 

[shandeezy7]

It's killing me to have to sit at my desk here on campus (been working at Le Moyne since I graduated from here) and look out the window and see everyone having fun. I walked down around the quad at lunch time and ran into my brother, who's a senior, and asked him to sneak me a beer from his buddy's place.

 

[LeMoyneCuse]

This is the type of weather that makes it so great of a day.

 

[blizz]

I'm a Le Moyne grad and never gave much thought as to why a Dolphin was chosen as the mascot. I also never understood how an institution founded and run by Jesuits, and at face value overly concerned with the importance of a rigorous foundation in ethics in an effort to develop moral character, was filled with people so ready to indulge in decadence and debauchery (Dolphy Day is actually a poor example in my experience).

Somehow I stumbled on this, and everything made sense:
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/on-the-road/2013/03/dolphin-superpod-sea-orgy

 

[PeteCalvin]

Tell "the wizard" that the payside knew about this 4 weeks ago.

Happy Dolphy Day!

 

[xc84]

I'm a Le Moyne grad and never gave much thought as to why a Dolphin was chosen as the mascot. I also never understood how an institution founded and run by Jesuits, and at face value overly concerned with the importance of a rigorous foundation in ethics in an effort to develop moral character, was filled with people so ready to indulge in decadence and debauchery (Dolphy Day is actually a poor example in my experience).

http://www.lemoyne.edu/LeMoyne101/MeetSomeDolphins/WhyaDolphin/tabid/477/Default.aspx

And Dolphy day is not about "decadence and debauchery". It's about letting loose and having fun. Decadence and debauchery? Are you sure you went to Le Moyne?

 

[blizz]

http://www.lemoyne.edu/LeMoyne101/MeetSomeDolphins/WhyaDolphin/tabid/477/Default.aspx

And Dolphy day is not about "decadence and debauchery". It's about letting loose and having fun. Decadence and debauchery? Are you sure you went to Le Moyne?

Yep. I'm sure. And yes...I'm sure. And thanks for misquoting me.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HOFCeluck]

I had a feeling today would be the day…

 

[Ghost]

Live feed from the event:

 

[maxxyz]

So many students that forgot to wear sunblock. Some are so burned they're not noticing how hung over they are.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[shandeezy7]

 

[tbonezone]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Dolphy Day arrives! A celebration of warm weather, springtime at Le Moyne College (photos)

Revelers enjoyed full sun and 60 degrees

www.syracuse.com

 

[Frozen]

Not many people know this, but Dolphy Day was named after Gimme a Break actor Dolph Sweet.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Not many people know this, but Dolphy Day was named after Gimme a Break actor Dolph Sweet.

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But do you have his autograph?

 

[Cheriehoop]

Not many people know this, but Dolphy Day was named after Gimme a Break actor Dolph Sweet.

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“There is a celebration held at Le Moyne College based on a Frank Zappa song, "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue," inspired by him.” This is included in Eric Dolphy’s bio. Eric Dolphy was a jazz musician who died in 1964 from a diabetic coma and Frank Zappa wrote a song in his memory in 1966. Dolphy Day at Lemoyne was first celebrated in 1971.