Early Saturday morning 160 students lined up on Pugh Street to get a little studying done. But it wasn't the usual mish-mash of biology, English or mechanical engineering on these bright pupils' minds.

Instead, the case study for these steadfast students was fermentation and an in-depth report focused on consumption.

They stood in line to take part in the fourth annual Case Record Day at the All-American Rathskeller, 108 S. Pugh St., benefiting the Special Olympics.

The number to beat was 933, and to help the cause students stood in a line that sometimes curled around the corner to College Avenue.

By about 12:45 Sunday morning, the record was broken amid cheers by the jubilant crowd. While the original Case Record Day was monitored by the Guinness Book of World Records, this year's competition was to beat the bar's record.

Skeller employee Jim Andrews said the number of cases sold totaled 942, beating last year's record by 9 cases.

The crowd was chipper and patient as they waited in the bright sunshine for their chance to participate in the fundraiser.

Aggie Puleo (senior-political science) said she stood in line for one hour to support the cause.

Suzanne Reichl (junior-journalism) followed another calling.

"As a recent 21-year-old, I felt it was my duty," she explained. "Plus, it's the best way to get rid of my hangover."

Owner Derry Caye said they hoped to raise $4,000 for the Special Olympics by the two dollar donation required at the door. The amount raised has increased each year, he added.

But the question remains, where do they store nearly 1,000 cases of beer?

"We keep having it delivered throughout the day," he explained.

And unlike a usual day of studying, these students are in an even better mood after pulling an all-day-er.

Andrews said the students behaved wonderfully as opposed to other years.

"It was quite amazing," he said. "When we have an event like this we are always worried about trouble. This year the students policed themselves, if someone had too much to drink they would say 'Why don't you go home and rest and take it easy so you can come back and see the record broken?' "

Many came to round out their college career by completing one function that appears to be a necessity for Penn Staters.

"I want to make sure I go to everything, you know, Phi Psi, St. Patrick's Day at the Phyrst . . ." said Jeff Cieslak (senior-political science).