ManhattanCollege’sFenwicksWinsBarstool’s‘Best CollegeBar’

Duh Portyes Sports Drink-itor

It may come as a shock to no one who has had the pleasure of standing inside its sweaty walls, but Manhattan College’s own Fenwicks Sport Pub has won Barstool’s annual competition, ‘Best College Bar.’ The bar was nominated for the competition by over 1,000 MC students and alumni, but even so had already been chosen for the list by Barstool’s own David Portnoy due to it being one of his favorite New York City bars.

Over the course of three weeks students, locals and barflies were able to vote online for the bar. Despite MC’s total population being under 4,000, the school reviewed a whopping 50,000 votes for their local bar.

The Quadrangle reached out to students for their reactions. Joseph Gabagool, an engineering student from Long Island, was one of the most passionate advocates of the bar during the voting period.

“I just love Fens,” Gabagool said, referring to the bar by its popular nickname. “Where else can I get a watered down vodka-cran and see a bunch of college students on a Thursday or Friday night.”

Gabagool was seen standing outside of Fenswicks throughout the three week voting period handing out flyers and wearing a custom made ‘I love Fens,” t-shirt. Despite his somewhat radical method, the shirts helped gain traction for the bar and become a popular fashion trend among MC students, almost immediately.

In addition to the fame and glory of being titled, ‘Best College Bar,’ Fenwicks will also receive a $10,000 grant which they may use however they feel.

Fenwicks spokesperson Ira Ownabar explained that all the money will be going to improve the already great bar. “We plan to rent the apartment above us to extend the bar up,” Ownabar said. “This will improve ventilation and allow for a bigger dance floor.”

Ownabar further explained that some of the money will be used to hire a regular, professional DJ as opposed to the student DJ they had been regularly using.

The DJ in question is DJ Rage, known by several students for his playing girl-pop songs at parties and refusal to take requests. “I am a pro at this point,” DJ Rage said. “I don’t really see why they wouldn’t just let me keep doing my thing, but if they want bad music being played that’s on them, I’ll live.”

Ownabar will be traveling all the way to Manhattan at the end of April to accept the check at the Barstool office in person.

In addition, he will enjoy a formal lunch with David Portnoy at New York’s Best Pizza, his favorite sit-down restaurant in the city. “I’m very excited to meet him in person,” Ownabar said. “Up until now I thought he wasn’t a real person, just someone putting on an act.”

In honor of the big win, Ownabar explained that students may enjoy a free Green Tea Shot in honor of their dedication to helping the bar to win the competition. Students may come in anytime before Saturday, April 1st and show proof they voted to receive the shot.