Thanks to some major logistical changes, this year's Winter Bash ran much more smoothly than in recent years.
Changes to last Friday's event, in which more than 2,000 students were in attendance, included a return to the Sheraton Boston Hotel, as well as the addition of a separate DJ for the 21-plus section and a larger event staff.
"I think there are a number of changes, this year over last year, which helped a lot," Greenberg, a senior, said. "It's a pretty well-oiled machine now."
Although a handful of students were hospitalized, Greenberg said significantly fewer students were taken to the hospital at this event than at last September's Fall Ball, during which 17 students were hospitalized.
"The vast majority of students were well behaved, and everyone seemed to be having a pretty good time," Greenberg added. "Only a small handful [of students] had isolated problems, so there wasn't too much that was unexpected."
Instead of hotel staff organizing students back to the buses at the end of the night, some of the undergraduates who work for the Office for Campus Life guided their peers.
"Our event staff has a really good system for bus loading, so they have it down to a science to do a great job," Greenberg said. "It helps everyone get out of the event faster and with less chaos."
This year's event also marked the second year using a self-service coat check system, which has resulted in fewer lost items. A few students who left miscellaneous items behind can pick up their belongings at the information booth in the Mayer Campus Center starting Monday, Greenberg added.
"Over 2,000 people brought their coats to the event and there were only maybe a dozen or so that were left behind," Greenberg said. "Keeping everything organized kept things from getting out of hand."
Greenberg added that he considered the event a success because the Sheraton Boston Hotel would allow Tufts to host another Winter Bash there in future years. While nothing about next year's event is set in stone, Greenberg said the changes Programming Board made to the event this year will help next year's Winter Bash run as smoothly as last Friday's.
