Being the journalism nerd I am, I spent part of my Friday night covering the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) council weekend. They meet about three times a semester here at University Park both Friday night and all day Saturday. Yeah, that's right, people, they give up their weekends to benefit you all and to talk about things like the student activity fee, out-of-state tuition and on-campus construction.

Though I left after Penn State President Graham Spanier finished speaking, around 8 p.m., CCSG members are required to stay until 10 p.m., with individual commonwealth campus presidents staying until 10:30 p.m.

I don't know where you were at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, nightlifers, but I was en route to a party, dressed in my finest. So do these CCSG members get a weekend, though they're supposed to meet at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Hintz Alumni Center?

"We also have council really early, so it's not a good idea to do anything outside the norm," CCSG President Bobby Casiano said. "They're here for business. They come here six times a year."

Whoa, business?

And don't think these CCSG members are quick to toe the line, which I probably would do, if I was on CCSG.

"They're all student leaders so they should know better," Casiano said.

And what if they don't know better?

Well, students from a commonwealth campus could be subjected to disciplinary action from their Office of Judicial Affairs, director of student affairs or directors of student enrollment services, Casiano said. And members of CCSG from University Park? Be afraid. Be very afraid.

"In terms of CCSG our staff [at University Park] ... we have a code of conduct so council weekends -- obviously everyone is a college student -- but to join the org, and to be a full staff member, they have to set an example," Casiano said. Still, he added, "it really isn't a concern in terms of behavior and etiquette."

Don't be quick to judge, nightlifers.

I have two words for all of you who are scoffing at CCSG: Laser. Tag.

It was their "after council activity" on Saturday.

Um, I don't know about you, but I'd gladly talk about the student activity or approve council minutes if I got to play laser tag on someone else's budget.

Casiano said though some commonwealth representatives went home, a lot stayed and got to play laser tag.

Oh, and did I mention that they got to chillax with University President Graham Spanier (aka GSpan) on Friday night? And eat on his tab?

"I hope you will eat up all the food," Spanier told CCSG members before his speech, gesturing towards brownies, hoagies and soda (is your mouth watering yet? Mine was). "Because I paid for it."

So next time you're buying that Vladdy, remember, that money could have been going toward your tuition, if it wasn't for groups like CCSG. And while they're saving you money, they're eating for free.

-LM