Yeah, they say it’s still on. But it will never again be the same glorious event it’s been for 40 years.
Once again the University has dipped its hands into small, tradition-laden, dorm-centric life, and ripped the soul right out of it.Â
Expect similar, “new”, watered-the-f-down versions of the Alumni (sucks) Wake and the Keenan Revue. I’m sure those things are on the way.
This is not a comment designed to be disparaging to the Dillonites that are working hard on putting together a great rally. I’m sure it’s going to be great. It’s just not going to be the same. Because once the Admin gets its hands in there, and once it becomes about ‘the greater University community’ rather than Dillon and the studients, it’s just not the same. Can’t be, won’t be.
Along with SYR’s, another great ND tradition dies.Â
I cannot tell you how very sad it is.  Someday we’ll all wake up and find that every single thing on campus has ADMIN painted right across it, and we’ll wonder just what happened to the school we all remember.
Don't take me, yourself, or life so seriously. This is supposed to be fun.
Biscuit co-founded HerLoyalSons in partnership with his ND roommate (Dillon Hall baby!), MQ, in 2006 and has been ranting about ND Football and everything Notre Dame since. He strongly believes in the mission of ND and its football program. Biscuit expects logic and data in arguments and will absolutely crush you if you come to a debate missing one or the other. He despises everything Michigan, and his favorite pastime is mocking Purdue.
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Last true Alumni Wake was in 2002. Watered down version started in 2003.