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I've never been the type to say, "I told you so"... but my God, who wouldn't say it after last weekend (except Carolina fans?)
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 Moving in 9/1 Going to Class 9/8 Rated PG 9/15 Athletes Foot in Mouth 9/22 Shaken Not Stirred 9/29 Sleeping with the Enemy 10/6 Withdrawal Symptoms 10/13 Why Duke? 10/20 Par-ants Weekend 10/27 Halloween 11/3 Who Am I? 11/10 Travel Guide 11/17 Give Me a Break 11/24 Thank You 12/1 Campus Camp-out 12/8 Apply Yourself 12/15 Rushing Back to School 1/26 Chi-Omega Land 2/2 Apply Yourself #2 2/9 Three Month Itch 2/16 School Daze 2/23 Politics and Popularity 3/2 They Came They Saw, They Choked 3/9 Dating at Duke 3/16 Weekly Update 3/30 Beep Beep 4/6 Extra,Extra 4/13 Room to Move 4/20 End of the Innocense 4/27 Help Me 5/1 The Last Hurrah 5/8 |
| After the game, we all crowded onto the Main Quad, where giant foam machines, a light show, and a disc jockey all contributed to a Woodstock kind of atmosphere. I had no intentions of getting in the mud with the dozens of students who were rolling around it, dancing in it, and generally getting foamy... but after the first guy threw me in, it was all over. Four more guys threw me in during the course of the afternoon. I was covered in mud... and beer (go figure, the entire campus was drinking that afternoon.) By 9:15, I had decided that enough was enough -- after all, the game got out at 4:00, and for some reason everything seemed really blurry. But when I arrived back home, I realized how early it was. "I have a duty to myself to go back over," I thought. The fact that I was covering the party for the Chronicle was also a factor... so it was off to the showers I went. After a large bag of popcorn and a nice, hot shower, I was back in full form. So I headed back to West Campus to watch the scene. And what a scene it was. We've always had bonfires at Duke when we win big games, and this was no exception. The problem was that the administration banned bonfires this year, and the police were out in full "safety gear" -- helmets, masks, et cetera. We didn't seem to care. At least seven dorm benches went up in flames. People got arrested left and right. A chair from a commons room got set on fire. And everyone was cheering it on. Even Shane Battier, our star freshman forward, was out and about, enjoying the scene. He gave me a hug -- you can imagine how that felt. God, I love this school. This was why I came to Duke, really. Sure, the academics are great, the people are wonderful, and the campus is gorgeous. But the atmosphere last night -- a mix between Gotham City and the Roaring Twenties -- was what I've been waiting for. And you can bet your butt that when we win the ACC tournament and the national title, Ill be right back at the parties. And more benches will burn. | |
