This year's Varsity Show has already started making a buzz on Columbia's campus. This past weekend, the Varsity Show gave a preview to their upcoming spring show. As a 116 year old Columbia tradition, the Varsity Show provides entertainment for students before final exams in the spring semester. Students packed into Havana Central to get a glimpse of what the show will look like.

"We had a great time, that’s basically how we’re measuring our success," explained Ameneh Bordi, Director of the Varsity Show. " Just trying to amuse people; we heard people laughing."

For those who saw the show and expected more, the Varsity Show was only performing a preview of their upcoming show. The recent coordinators have tried to maintain the Varsity Show tradition.

"We’re not trying set any molds and we’re not trying to break any molds, we’re just trying to make some theater. So that’s what I think, we’re different about."

A lot of preparation goes into making the Varsity show a reality.

Bordi went on to describe the process of casting: "We cast in the first semester to go up in the second semester. When we cast already we sort of had a plot in mind and then we all go away over the winter break and sort of write the basic plot of the show."

For those who were not at the Havana Central preview, they'll just have to wait until the actual performance later this semester. As one of Columbia's oldest traditions, the key to the Varsity Show's success is getting students excited about the upcoming performance.

"Getting people amped up and getting people hyped up about it and West End was one of those and then we do another show for a lot of the alumni at the Columbia Club later on in the semester."