From there, observe America’s favorite drinking game in its primordial form. Down in the fetid basements that power Dartmouth College’s best minds into oblivion, they simply won’t tolerate that kind of beer pong*. Go ahead: piss on the wall, or collapse into that ramshackle plywood bar in the corner. They'll kick your ass for lots of things in Hanover, New Hampshire, but never more swiftly than if you throw a ping-pong ball at a cup of beer.