No seriously. A few guys in Leverett are playing the Lev Housing Video with music on to the Old Quincy side wall (the wall facing Leverett). Check it out, people!

Submitted by an actual Voice frosh.

Dramatic interpretation.

12:00am – Finally got out of Slumber Party and itching to commence the real celebration of the night. Yep, that’s right! It’s River Running time, folks!! HUPD and CUPD (? Cambridge Police? Canta Popo?) catch me if you can! The willful will prevail and the timid shall be Quadded!

12:07am - Text from Currierite best friend, “Drop by and visit me!” Not wanting to hurt best friend’s feelings, but it’s called River Run for a reason! Neglect to reply. Will just tell her that i’m too drunk to know which shuttle to get on at this point. V. scared of catching the LMA2 by mistake and getting deported to the scary land of disenfranchised geeks, a.k.a MIT.

12:10am - Penguin House here I come! Quincy is sweeeet. Have you seen the view from New Quincy? Am talked into taking double shots by blockmates and sketchy looking senior dude in a hoodie. It’s fine. I’m all about utilizing (free) resources. Feeling v. upbeat and happy.

12:20am – Basking in the glory of Voicelove at Leverett. If you ever need a reason to comp The Voice, this is it. Read the rest of this entry »

Get silly tonight.

Sincerely,

The Voice.

This week we provide you with another incredibly jumbled (since the word eclectic is way, way wayyy too hipster passé) playlist to suit the mood. Housing day is nearly upon us and the air just reeks of the hope, triumph and heartbreak that is to come. Or maybe it’s just those whiffy potholes in the square.

Anyway, this week we bring you a bunch of songs with “house” and “home” in the name (see what we did thar?!), taking you from the pleading, desperate tunes of The Smiths, the jubilant funk of The Commodores, the punkangst of The Distillers and all the shades in between. It’s pretty much all house music, except without any actual House music.

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U GUYZZZ I HOPE I GET INTO ELIOT HAUS!!!!!111 NOW SIGN MY SHIRT

We just heard about the most EPIC party. No, seriously. It’s a slumber party. For the freshmen. On the night of March 10th, 2010. Which just happens to coincide with the night of, uh, RIVER RUN.

After reading the description of the event on Facebook, we wanted to weep. Are these the kinds of lies we’re feeding the young ones these days? That the night before Housing Day, you’re supposed to wriggle into your cute jammies, bring a few pillows, and scrawl on cheap Hanes t-shirts with markers that are probably already too dry? That the night before Housing Day, you are to partake in this “much-cherished pre-Housing Day sleepover ritual”? (Note to freshmen: It’s not.)

Listen up, freshmen. The night before Housing Day (called “River Run” for you n00bz) is not meant for your ass to be wiping the gross, pillow-strewn floors of Annenberg whilst decorating cute shirts. The night before Housing Day is a night meant not to be remembered, but blurrily and hazily recalled the morning after (“I puked WHERE last night?!”). The night before Housing Day is a night in which a flask is highly advised. The night before Housing Day is a night  in which you are meant to go wild, party like you’re at a normal college like Tufts, and pay homage to the River Gods in any way possible.

[Disclaimer: The Voice does not endorse underage drinking or vandalism or fires.]

It looks like the College has decided to poop on Housing Day Eve as a whole. See the new policies after the jump. Class of 2013…looks like you’re SOL. Lucky number 13, eh?  Read the rest of this entry »