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Wednesday night at 10pm, “Saxa Silence Dogood” and “Cura P. Workinggroup”—ostensibly Georgetown students—created an event called “Georgetown Day Study Group on Leavey Esplanade.” Within the span of three hours, 1,000 had clicked “attending.”

Although the maximum capacity of the Leavey Esplanade remains unclear, it was probably not calculated to include a sixth of the student body—plus kegs and kiddie pools. Or kiddie pools filled with beer. But where there’s a will, there’s a way. If nothing else, Georgetown Day roamers have the will to study.

In any case, given the administration’s resolve to kill all the fun hamper the Georgetown Day festivities, a thousand students and counting are in the market for an alternative to the nostalgic fun-fest fostered by inflatables on the lawn.

Submitted for your enjoyment, dear readers, are some highlights from the “Study Group” wall:

The event creators refer to themselves as “The Committee.”

Videos posted: “(You Gotta) Fight for your Right (to Party!)” by the Beastie Boys, and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister, and “Fuck the Police” by N.W.A.

Hashtags employed: #De-OccupyHealylawn, #hoyapride

And, last but not least, our beloved Derrik Sweeney (COL ’13) encourages the comparison to the Egyptian revolution:

As of 2:12am, 1,174 clicked “attending” on the event page.

Meme: John Sapunor

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to spell two real students’ names correctly. The Voice sincerely hopes the two weren’t offended by our error.

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