Part of the administration s reasoning for moving Block Party on campus is that the event generates a mass of intoxicated students wandering around Georgetown after it is over. There must be a balance struck between student-run events and those run by the administration. It is this healthy medium for which we all strive. Having a post-Block Party event on campus is a fantastic idea, but as for the event itself, we ask the university to keep its hands off. Additionally, the university wants a third-party a licensed vendor to sell the alcohol, another questionable proposal.
Many students take part in the merriment largely because all the proceeds go to charity.
Instead of all of the revenue going to selected charities, the third-party vendor might have their hands in the goods, reducing charitable proceeds. This is unacceptable. Finally, it is important to remember tradition. The semiannual Block Party is a genuine Georgetown tradition, and traditionally it has been an independently run student affair. At this moment in time, with neighborhood approval and negativity flowing freely from the institutional forces, we must stand in defiance of these attempts to corrupt Our Party.