Is there anything worse than rain on a Friday?? I submit to you that no, there is not. It’s kind of putting me in a bit of a funk here. But the good news is tonight is the start of the weekend and that’s enough to help get me through the day. As far as I can tell there isn’t a whole lot going on right now; no big parties, no special events, and no new bar openings yet (I’m looking at you, The Firehouse). But, on the bright side of things, college is back in session!! Which officially means large crowds at the bars neighboring our colleges and universities. I’m going to give you a round-up of some of the local colleges and what bars you can expect to be hot tonight.

Lehigh

• The Tally Ho – The Ho has been a Lehigh haunt for years, just look at the decorations on the walls. Tonight you can expect a good crowd of Lehigh kids returning to what happens to be one of the closest bars to the campus.
  
• MacGrady’s – MacGrady’s and the The Tally Ho, at least in my mind, go hand in hand. They’re both smoky college bars with average drink prices…I guess the difference is MacGrady’s tends to skew a little more ghetto.
• Starter’s Riverport – If you’re looking for someplace smoke-free and a little classier than MacGrady’s and Tally Ho, check out Starter’s tonight. It’s the college bar that everyone can enjoy.

Moravian

• Roosevelt’s 21st – Roosevelt’s first opened towards the tail end of the past school year which makes me think that many Moravian students will be eager to check out the new bar on the Northside.
• Machs Gute – Not really sure if Moravian kids go here to drink but it’s a cool bar on the North side, which leads me to believe that probably at least some will be there tonight.

Muhlenberg

• Liberty St Tavern / Stooges / Callaghan’s – With Muhlenberg’s students moving in today I’m not sure if we’ll see any of them out the bars tonight. But if so, they’ll probably be at one or all three of these bars.

Lafayette

• Mother’s – The diviest of dive bars, Lafayette students have been drinking cheap beer and tossing quoits inside Mother’s for what seems like (judging by the condition of the place) centuries.
• Porter’s Pub – I’ll be straight up with everyone, I’ve never been to Porter’s and I have no idea if Lafayette students like to hang out here. But I’ve heard it’s cool and that their beer selection is phenomenal which is good enough for me.

Let’s all welcome back our college students and buy them a beer to say thank you for revitalizing our night life scene.