Tomorrow night beginning at 7:00 p.m. and with the College’s blessing, seniors will get drunk to bemoan and/or celebrate the fact that but 100 days remain until the End Times known as “Commencement.” There will also be faculty members in attendance at this “semi-formal reception,” which means that because all invitees are of legal drinking age and because childcare is being provided elsewhere and because the bar tab is on the late, great Philander Chase … well, you complete the sentence.* There seems to be some cashing in of Senior Secrecy privilege involved here as well, as the first rule of Fandango is apparently that you don’t talk about Fandango. At least not until after you’ve found a suitable disguise to wear during Monday’s seminar.

So to save the Class of 2012 from fatal embarrassment and to make this night as enjoyable as a night spent in Gund Commons without the adrenaline rush of an impending deadline can be, here are some pointers born of the Fandango mystique. The burning question that remains is where to take Scott and Rutkoff afterward: the VI, the Cove or New Apts?
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