By Marvin Gaye
Executive editor
Club DiMenna: the most exclusive club on campus, or a collegiate myth? This weekend, the truth about the club finally came to light when a group of students decided to look for answers.
Ever since the opening of the DiMenna-Nyselius building in 2001, rumors have circulated about the exclusive club that supposedly exists within its walls. The club, students have said, is often packed with students until the early hours of the morning, and many a brain has almost died due to the activities that students get themselves involved in there.
“We finally decided that it was time to discover the truth about Club DiMenna,” said junior Shannon McCarthy. “It was time to either confirm or deny the rumors: is it true that the quiet floor on the third level is the only place free from the noise and dancing on the other levels? Is “the basement” a place to hang out or a place where you can go see movie screenings once the dancing gets old? Is the second floor as really as wild as students say it is?”
Armed with high heels and fake IDs, Shannon and her friends cautiously approached Club DiMenna on Thursday night around 11:30, ready for a wild night that they would be sure to forget. However, once inside the Club’s doors, they came to a shocking discovering: Club DiMenna is actually a library.
“It was completely dead,” said Shannon. “I was shocked! I was expecting some crazy stuff to be happening. But no, no, students just sat there reading books or typing on their laptops. One librarian gave me kind of a weird look, so we just left.”
Unfortunately, Shannon and her friends learned, “Club DiMenna” is just a phrase thrown around to make the library seem cool.
“We realize this shatters many students’ expectations of what Club DiMenna is supposed to be like,” said Shannon. “It certainly shattered mine! But we thought it was too important to keep it a secret. The truth had to come out at some point.”
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