For three years, the Spring Fling Committee has debated whether or not Dropkick Murphys was a good idea to bring to Plymouth State as a Spring Fling act. Each year, the idea was shot down – too much security would be needed, the band was a bad match for the school, not a lot of people know who Dropkick Murphys is and would not be interested in coming, and if they came, people would go crazy and cause a lot of trouble – thank you, Plymouth State, for enjoying yourselves and making the weekend, for the most part, a safe and fun one.
That being said, the words “for the most part” did occur in that last sentence, and it does need to be addressed. Why, for example, did students feel the need to break in half the Plymouth State University sign behind Belknap? Or to jump students while they were in mosh pits at the concert and begin to punch them? Though these things, among others not mentioned, were not the highlight of the weekend nor did they draw focus away from the main event and the good things that did happen, still happened, and they still sucked.
So in short, good job overall, and don’t let the incredibly stupid and immature acts of others influence your future decisions about how to act at future Spring Flings. The majority of the campus did a great job celebrating Spring Fling just doing what they do and not causing trouble, and as usual it will be just the bad apples that get all the attention.
Students, our message to you is simple – for those of you who didn’t get arrested, written up, or generally cause any trouble this weekend, our hats are off to you. For those of you whose Spring Fling was potentially
– The Clock Staff