Swinging singing at Fling '99

Rain on Friday afternoon made for wet-and-wild pursuits in the Lower Quadrangle, while in the Upper Quad students donned inflatable Sumo suits and bounced high above the crowds on a bungee apparatus. And while weather also forced Friday Night's concert, "New School, Old School, No School" to be moved to the Palestra, popular ska-core band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and legendary hip-hop artists Run DMC rocked the house, bringing the crowd out of their seats and onto the arena dance floor, while an adventurous few even crowd-surfed. But when the skies cleared up on Saturday, students filled the Quad in droves. Some came to hear an a capella group or one of the many bands that played this year's Fling. Others sampled the food which ranged from cheesesteaks to Chinese to pirogies to pizza. It seemed like nearly everyone was there to close out Fling with the traditional concert featuring the Pennsylvania Six-5000 a capella group and the comedic antics of Mask and Wig. For some, Spring Fling '99 met expectations. For others, it exceeded them. But whatever the sentiment, this year's festivities provided students with a much needed break from textbooks and lectures, a relaxing weekend before final exams and the last Ivy League blow-out of the millennium. -- Eric Dash