What do you get when you combine a lively group of 16 college co-eds, a week’s worth of vacation time with a city swarming with activity and void of an open container policy?

To quote the late, great Elvis Presley: “Viva Las Vegas.”

The other 15 trip-goers and myself are close friends. So tight in fact, that we refer to ourselves as “The Family.” When last October rolled around, and the thought of a week completely free of the drudgery of campus life was a mere glimmer in our undergrad eyes, we knew we had to plan something epic. [Collegian]