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50 years ago

November 8, 1955

Increasing numbers of pep rallies met with mixed feelings from the campus at large, The Tartan reported. Though pep rallies in the past had drawn crowds, more recent rallies weren?t getting much respect. ?Fraternity houses greeted the impending rally with an enthusiasm which ranged from indifference to actual antagonism,? The Tartan wrote.

25 years ago

November 4, 1980

The big dance came back to Carnegie Mellon. AB began the ?Nuts and Bolts? party ?...to bring back the good times and anticipation that dances used to cause in the ?old days.??? We urged students to go to the ?Nuts and Bolts? party and dance the night away. Oh, Tartan of 1980, I am with you there. I miss the prom, too! Okay, so my date ditched...

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