Fredonia proclaims Sunny's luke warm spot

The now long-term closing of local watering hole Sunny's, is having a greater effect on the school than initially expected.  At first, school officials simply prepared for there to be more underage drinking on campus, maybe a few more house parties that local police would have to deal with.  Little did they know that the cooling off of the "hot spot" (see what I did there) would have a far-reaching effect on the morale of this University.

The role that Sunny's played for this University and community as a whole is, only now, becoming abundantly clear.  Sunny's was a place where people that were not 21 years old yet, and some people that were 21 years old, could go and spend their time and money on drunken weekend (and weekday, who am I kidding?) nights.  For the freshman reading this- it wasn't that cool.  Well, it was hit or miss.  I went there three times in my life and two of them were fun.  The floor was sticky from "drinks" and the bathrooms were not a place that you went into twice, if you know what I mean.  Anyways, it was a haven for people that had nowhere else to go and many people went into this school year hoping that it would be open again.

The new school year started just like any other.  Move-in day was as hectic as ever with new students finding their rooms, current students finding old friends and parents nervously checking to make sure their child remembered to pack all of their socks.  The first weekend of partying, drinking and regrets went off without a hitch for upperclassmen but the landscape of downtown Fredonia is very much different than in years past.  Instead of seeing a line of primarily freshmen out the door and around the corner at Sunny's, a common sight this past weekend was groups of freshmen wandering the streets of Fredonia looking for somewhere to get drunk,  Many of whom went home unsuccessful.  

A few upperclassmen were there to witness the scene.  Here are their testimonies:

"It was like watching big groups of baby deer wandering around the woods trying to find their parents.  It was Bambi come to life."

"I just wanted to put a bowl of warm milk on my front step for them.  I felt bad for those kids."

"I say leave them," one more aggressive student explained, "I didn't have a goddamn ID before I was 21 and I found ways around it.  It's a good learning experience.  Grow up, bitches."

No matter what the upperclassman thought of the situation, the freshman are not happy.  Many freshmen claim that the number one reason they chose Fredonia was because they were told that Sunny's would be open by now.  Some freshmen are even asking for their money back.

"Yes, we have had students come asking for a full refund," stated one school official, "obviously we haven't given any.  Find a house party or something or just drink in your room and don't be dumb enough to get caught.  I don't know, be creative.  Bitches."

For the sake of underage drinking across this campus, we can only hope that a new ‘hot spot' will be heating up soon (see what I did there).  Until then, be prepared to see more packs of lost students just looking for a good time.  If you can find it in your heart to invite them in for a drink, I applaud you.  I, however, will continue to watch them pass and yell stupid shit at them.