Blucy’s
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Picture it: It’s August 2018. You just arrived at Syracuse University for freshman year. It’s probably 90 degrees in your dorm. All you know is Vodka redbulls and Mo Bama. No COVID. No masks. Just vibes.
When trying to figure out your weekend plans, DJ’s on the hill is whispered throughout the halls of your bleak dorm. Rumor has it you need to have a fake ID (sorry mom), but it doesn’t have to be that great if you go in through the back behind the dumpsters. You pay $20 every damn night for cover to go into a sweaty, smelly, basement. But for some reason, it holds some of your fondest college memories.
Before you know it, DJ’s get shut down for good. You’re devastated. You force yourself to move on. Then, you get word that Lucy’s Blu is opening where the old DJ’s was. You don’t know how to feel. You're excited. You're shocked. You go.
*DUN DUN*
We here at Jerk obviously had to go, for research purposes only of course.
After waiting in a thirty minute line in twenty degree weather (‘Cuse students are truly built differently and you can’t convince us otherwise), we finally made it in. The second we walked through the door, we got hit with the same sweaty smell. We felt almost nostalgic.
Cover was also $5. Off to an even better start. First thing we noticed off hand was there was no cage. If she doesn’t know, she’s too young bro. Anyway, drinks were your typical bar price but tasty, the bathroom line was super long but the bathroom was SO much better than DJ’s, and the music and lights were going OFF. Vibes were pretty high.
After a night full of partying, the verdict was in and (although we hate to admit we had a great time) DJ’s on the hill remained supreme for one reason and one reason alone: The energy wasn’t the same.
No one was being as drunk and as nasty as they were freshman year. So, we came to a new conclusion. We would become the change we wish to see at Blucy’s. We will go again obvi, and act like how we did when we were freshman and didn’t have a care in the world. That was the only thing missing!!!
We talked to another SU student who has also been to both bars, and here is what she had to say. Zoe, a senior at SU said, “I like the New Lucys better, the bathroom doesn’t smell like butt hole like DJ’s. One time at DJ’s the ceiling fell down on my friend's head. Also Blucy’s has a club energy to it and plays great music. But the Lucy Blu line is insane and everyone is pushing and there has been a lot of drama in line so they need to figure that out.” We mean, fair enough.
Ultimately, we decided Blucy’s is MUST. All you gotta do is embody the most chaotic, fresh-outta-highschool version of yourself and you are golden.