When is springfest at jmu

As a university community, we care about our neighbors. Unfortunately, the events of this weekend do not reflect that concern. To mitigate the negative consequences of these types of situations in the future, we will be conferring with students, property owners, law enforcement, including the Virginia State Police, government officials and others. Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Maybe this could explain why nobody at Allegheny remembered how Springfest started.

Numerous alumnae from the s who are now parents of current Allegheny students said Springfest did not exist during their time spent at Allegheny. From the best I could find, Springfest began sometime during the mid s. There was no mention of Springfest in any of the issues of The Campus. The first mention I could find was in an edition from , which discussed the band-booking process involved with Springfest.

It appears that Springfest used to be largely structured around musical performances. Although Springfest may not always live up to the enormous hype surrounding it, we can at least all be grateful that it has never developed into a seriously problematic event associated with outrageous, criminal behavior.

Springfest is not a unique phenomenon to Allegheny; other colleges and universities have Springfest celebrations as well, and some are far more reckless than others. Thirty-three students were arrested by Kent police. The fact that no situation nearly as dangerous has ever occurred at an Allegheny Springfest is due partly to the difference in school size. This year, only ten citations were recorded during Springfest.

Interestingly, in recent years criminal incidents have taken place at Allegheny — in the fall semester, rather than the spring. The Meadville Police Department doled out citations to Allegheny students: counts of underage drinking and 3 counts of marijuana use.

Back in , there was no four-year campus living requirement, so many students lived on Meadow Street, Switzer said. It was packed but no more so than any normal party in a frat basement.

But plain-clothed police followed some students to the party, where they encountered plenty of citation-worthy activities going on. Switzer said he believes police were trying to nip wild parties in the bud early in the year, before opportunities for more craziness could arise. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Suggest a correction.