—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Jan, 3, 1979
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A Mississippi River boat gambler checks the action in St. Peters Square
The Square is a showcase for artists, musicians and clowns.
Fans flock to the Superdome in the rain Monday morning for the Sugar 80111. The stadium is the largest enclosed arena in the world
The Penn State Tide
hits Bourbon Street
By JERRY MICCO
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
NEW ORLEANS, La.— Penn State students,
alumni and fans reactions to this city and its
renowned Bourbon St. were as varied on New Year's
Eve as the street's shops, strip joints, bars and
restaurants.
"This place (Bourbon St.) is a complete and total
zoo," Debbie Snader (Bth-arts and architecture) said.
"I saw people eating out of garbage cans. I saw a
lot of artists and art and a lot of beautiful things,"
Chuck Fasnacht (12th-general arts and sciences)
said.
A Penn State fan, Debbie Azar, Binghamton, N.Y.,
said, "I never saw anything like it."
At least one person interviewed took advantage of
the restaurants here, perhaps more than the bars.
"The food and atmosphere are great," Tom Bower
of Tioga said.
Some people even compared it with places they had
visited or lived.
"One of the most tremendous places, but not as
good as Penn State," Dave Geci (12th-psychology)
said.
"Fantastic, better than Fort Lauderdale," Chris
Hopwood (11th-marketing) said.
"Heaven . . . with beer," is how Dave Kriebel (Bth
civil engineering) described it.
One person seemed to be talking to the other than
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15,000 Penn State people who weren't there.
"An experience you have to be here to enjoy," Sam
Laury (sth-business) said.
SOme people used very short phrases to describe
their experiences in this city.
"Untouchable experience," Pam Trilling (9th
biology) said.
"Unbelieveable time," Doug Snader (12th-physics)
said.
"Damned interesting," Doug Frantz, San Antonio,
Texas said. .
"Fantastic," Joy Carroll (11th-marketing) said.
"Crazy," Joe Achokono, Minneapolis, Minn., said.
Others had been to the bars and seemed to be
spending all of their time and probably money there.
Here is what their reactions were.
"Totally drunken week, a week under the table,"
Greg White (12th-industrial ingeneering ) said.
Mark Vella of Latrobe simply said, "Partytime".
"Endless party," Dave Harris (12th-history) said
One person thought that Mork of "Mork and
Mindy" fame summed it up best when Pam Cassidy
(11th-individual family studies) simply said
"Scazbaud!" •
However, perhaps the best comment which
described Bourbon St. and what people were doing
there was delivered by Pete Rigby (14th-petroleum
and natual gas) when he said, "Burp".
So much for this city and this street.
Portrait painters are a common sight in St. Peters Square. Here an artist does a woman's portrait with charco
oto by Lyn
'Three Penn Staters purchased an $BO Hurri i
O'Briens, one of the most famous bars in New
city's specialty drink.
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Alabama and Penn State fans strolled down Bout
noon to take in its unique sights and sounds.
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