A look inside: Dunster House
Of Dunster House’s three major yearly events, those being its “Messiah” sing, the Dunster House opera, and the spring goat roast, it is the tradition of the roast that sets it apart from the other Houses. The roast, held this year on May 3, started in the 1980s as a lesson in primitive survival by former House tutor and current anthropology Professor Daniel Lieberman. The roast calls for students to skin a goat carcass with sharp-edged stones, the way our ancestors did in the Stone Age. The meat is then steeped overnight in a marinade of lime, curry, salt, pepper, fresh herbs (including thyme and oregano), and a bit of garlic. The following day, the meat is suspended on a spit over a bed of coals, and roasted until done. Years ago, a woman walking along Memorial Drive saw the goat meat displayed in the courtyard, and thought she was witnessing some...