The Round Up: 2.19.09

If nothing else, it was a week to remember. Though the social calendar went somewhat haywire during the weekend, there’s much to report of mishaps and misgivings. But it wasn’t all bad. Women’s Week occupied most of Locust Walk for the week, and the Vagina Monologues were well attended and well received (by fraternity pledges who were required to attend, at least). The second annual Thursday night V-Downtown yielded mostly positive reviews... because what says female empowerment like drunken make-out sessions? Lucky for the few who got their weekly hookup in before the weekend, because things pretty much shut down by Friday afternoon (making out in particular was a no-no), when a campus-wide meningitis scare saw the cancellation of all University-sanctioned activities: Feb Club, Greek events and so on. Non-University-sanctioned activities were mostly cancelled as well. As almost a third of the student body flocked to Student Health (for some, perhaps their first trip to Market Street!) for a dose of Cipro, which is about as bad a Valentine’s Day buzzkill as one can find (no alcohol + lowered effectiveness of birth control = bad news). Though normal activity resumed by Monday, the Greek community took another beating, as the DP broke the story of the IFC/Panhel retreat gone wrong. In short: alleged underage drinking on a school camping trip. Sounds pretty high school to us — as does the potential for disciplinary action. Since when does Penn care?