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The USC Fountain "Run" - "Fight On"
So, last night was USC's Fountain "Run", the ancient ritual signifying that finals are over and that seniors are officially done with school.
I went into it thinking it'd be like UCLA's Undie Run, which from the looks of LAist's crack coverage several weeks ago, ranks up there on the debauch-o-meter with a transatlantic flight on Joe Francis' private jet.
But this is USC.
Things here are a bit tamer, right?
Right?
Despite the apparent misnomer, near as I could tell this event consisted mostly of students wandering around campus, leisurely sloshing through assorted pools, fountains and even sprinklers, before finally getting too cold to push on.
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In an orgiastic display, these newly liberated coeds -- and eds -- conquered the hapless fountains as if possessed.
The kids hopped from one to the next, screaming from each zenith, "USC!" or "We are TROJANS!" or something.
A real testament to the school's teambuilding department.
Seriously though, I had no idea this place had so many fountains.
Maybe it's a Freudian thing.
Waaaaay more pictures by S Monkey on the flip side...
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Now for the three things most commonly overheard at the USC Fountain "Run":
1. Do not get into the pool. There is broken glass on the floor... I'm just kidding.
2. Where's my damn whistle?
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and finally
3. Owww, I've got so much booze in my belly.
hiyo
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