The Round Up: 10.22.09

With the onset of [a glorified three-day weekend] Fall Break messing with their social calendars, Penn students stepped it up a notch the weekend prior, beginning with Fall Fest on Saturday afternoon. Thrown by SPEC, the festivities consisted of drunk students dancing on the Green to the tunes of Battle of the Bands winner Sex Panther and DJ faves Super Mash Bros. In case you missed out, the latter will be returning to Philly tonight, this time at Denim, courtesy of The Yellow Brick Road and Friends [insert "production company" name quip here]. Meanwhile, a Spruce-residing frat threw its semi-annual State Day at its off-campus digs. Shirtless dudes, lots of beer and a swirly or two were reported. In other news, Theos managed to punk a looooong list of email recipients (say it with me: BCC) with the subject line “TRANSIT RAVE.” What a tease! Although a house party could never replace our beloved Transit, let’s be honest: paying a $10 cover to swig Grey Goose while dancing to DJ Casey does not a rave make. Speaking of ragers, tipsters tell us the Delancey block party fell short of expectations on Saturday, as it turned into a sausage fest with casual outdoor boozing. Come Tuesday, mid-week favorites Blarney Quizzo and Kweder at Smoke's suffered from a lack of attendance, as students started to flee campus to make the most of their Fall Break. For those who stuck around, options were slim. Although we did our best to avoid Van Pelt at all costs, we caught sight of far too many miserable kids spending their Friday evening holed up in the stacks. Here’s to the end of midterms and the beginning of Halloween preparations!