The long weekend gave you two extra days to party — but Blorgchiving gives you years of partying history.

1985 — From the headline “Frosh Male in Drag Attracts Attention at Delta Phi Bash” and the front-page placement, you can tell this story wasn’t written anytime recently. Stefan Rice ’89 couldn’t make it into DPhi as a man on ladies’ night, so he got advice on mascara and walking like a woman from his friend — and platform shoes from “a girl with really big feet down the hall.” Rice was apparently a hit with the brothers, judging from the president’s insistence that no members of his fraternity hit on Rice and they could all tell he was a man. “Most guys wait for rush,” the president told The Herald. As for Rice, he didn’t just walk the walk in getting in touch with his feminine side. “I don’t know how they do it,” he said. “When I left, my bra itched, my feet hurt, and my ears hurt from the earrings.”

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Providence Police Detective Robert DeCarlo was charged Monday with assaulting a handcuffed victim in the latest development in a controversial police brutality case.  The beating, which was captured on surveillance video, occurred last October and involved two Providence officers.

Pay your taxes or face public shame–this seems to be the message behind Rhode Island’s posting of the top 100 delinquent taxpayers.  Names are published on a state website, along with the exact amount and kind of tax that is owed.  Earning the dubious first place finish on the list is a Boca Raton couple who owe that state a whopping $1.2 million in personal income taxes.

Nine students at a North Attleboro high school were arrested for placing improvised soda bombs under cars and in a mailbox.  The students apparently found out how to make the bombs on the Internet.

Yesterday was political; today is just straight up gastronomical.

Option #1: Go swipe some produce from the Ratty and celebrate National Banana Bread Day.

Or if you aren’t feeling crafty, eat it straight up — participate in National Grapefruit Month.

Alternatively, if you want to get out of the dining halls, head over to IHOP for National (Free) Pancake Day.

Though the Providence IHOP is open 24 hours (defying the logic behind Store “24″ and 2 a.m. bar closings), stop by between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. for a free stack of pancakes (in exchange for a donation to a local children’s hospital).

And for those of you still at home, don’t neglect the ones who love you most. It’s International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day.

Huffington Post launched a new section this morning called HuffPost College devoted to stories and blog posts related to college matters.  Tucked neatly between the “World” and “Impact” sections on the top bar of the site, the “College” section is sure to become a favorite for most students on campus, because c’mon, who doesn’t love gossiping about why Brown is better than _____ University.