Plans for Fling are finalized

The final preparations have begun for Spring Fling 1996. One of the highlights of this year's Fling is the Friday night concert on Hill Field that will feature the Violent Femmes, the Pharcyde, the Skatalites and moe. College senior Mike Parker, co-director of concerts for the Social Planning and Events Committee, said tickets are still available for the show. "For everyone's sanity, the sooner people buy them, the better," he warned. "Huge lines at the door are never fun." Parker explained that tickets are $15 for all students, regardless of whether or not they attend the University. Tickets for the general public are $20. All tickets will be available today on Locust Walk and tomorrow in the Quadrangle. They are also available through the Annenberg Center and TicketMaster. Parker cautioned that security guards will conduct periodic sweeps of Hill Field during the show. "People can bring blankets, but we'd prefer no bags," he said. "And no glass bottles or dangerous objects." Also on Friday, Fling festivities will begin in the Quadrangle. Spring Fling Co-Director Joe Riggio, a Wharton senior, said modern-rock radio station 103.9 WDRE-FM will play music in the Quad on Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. And from 3:30 to 4:10 p.m., rap group Schooly D will perform. "They're one of the original gangsta rap groups," Riggio explained. On Saturday, bands will perform on two stages in the Quad throughout the day. And Saturday night, the Superblock carnival will begin at 8 p.m., including approximately nine rides, Riggio said. And in a first for a Fling carnival, there will also be a step show Saturday night. One of the problems with the carnival in the past has been the wind tunnel in Superblock. To remedy the situation, Spring Fling Committee members decided to move the rides away from the center of Superblock this year, according to Riggio.

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