While local police reported Saturday's Palmerfest as unremarkable
many students found the annual block party lived up to the hype.
From shedding clothes to dancing on rooftops, partygoers embraced free expression, said Mike Juker, a senior visiting from John Carroll University in Cleveland.
I saw girls doing naked keg stands earlier Juker said. This is the craziest thing I've seen. - said Stephanie Coleman, a sophomore English major.
I've been marking down the calendar all year. Oh boy
oh joy
Palmerfest is here! said sophomore geology major Josh Walker, who vowed to enjoy it until I can't move another inch of my body.
Not only was the crowd larger but happier as well, said Danny Decker, a sports management major.
This year is significantly better. There are more people
more bands and more people committed to have a good time than in the past
he added.
Athens Police Capt. Tom Pyle called the event unremarkable in an e-mail media release, citing 13 arrests between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 a.m. yesterday. He did not specify how many arrests were Palmerfest related.
Thirteen officers patrolled the street and surrounding area on horseback to maintain a presence and keep the street clear from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., said Lt. Randy Grey.
More partygoers sat on rooftops or threw objects from the roofs than during previous years, Grey said.-
people want to be a part of it. I guarantee you the bars will be dead all night
Schafer said. -
people were more intoxicated than usual
so we had to deal with that
