He said he thought having fun was more important than being a good businessman. I'd be the biggest kid on the block. Long's care-free philosophy created an atmosphere for fun. The restaurant became more of a campus hang-out, and the late operating hours set Marvin's apart from its competition. I don't think we could survive without Marvin's on a college campus.
Most people are up really late doing homework.
We eat dinner so early, and by 1 a.m. everyone's hungry. But the student-friendly hours aren't all that make Marvin's a campus classic. Long, the former owner of the establishment, has had ties is to many current and former DePauw students. Then, they take a picture. Jeff Travis, '85, began the tradition in 1984 while traveling in Austria.