SARATOGA SPRINGS—Following the Philadelphia Phillies first World Series victory since 1980, a jubilant Skidmore student body gathered together on the quad last night to celebrate.
“It was amazing,” said Skidmore student and Philadelphia native Ben Giles. “What with Skidmore’s apathetic reputation and all, I never thought I would see so many people coming out to show this kind of support.”
The crowd grew larger and larger, breaking out sporadically into cheers and applause. Many of the students began to chant “Yes we can” repeatedly, an obvious reference to the Phillies’ critics who claimed that the top teams in the American League were far stronger than top teams in the National League.
“I never thought that I would see a National League team win the World Series in my lifetime,” said sophomore Meredith Carlton. “There’s so much anticipation and anxiety leading up to the World Series and the baseball season is so long that for it to finally be over, it just feels like a great weight has been lifted. It’s such an amazing feeling.”
This Saturday evening, fans packed into an off campus house for one, or two . . . or maybe three reasons and three reasons only: to get drunk as shit, possibly hook up with that cute girl from physics, and see some live music. What concertgoers found upon stumbling into the door, after exiting from the overpriced cab ride (cause Alpine really wasn’t that great) and immediately being asked for ‘5 bucks’ for a red solo cup, was the live music experience of a lifetime. The smell of weed, cigarettes, and spilled beer emanated in the home, accompanied by the crashing of symbols and the ring of catchy guitar riffs and bass lines.
