Over in academia, it's finals time, but the receSs improv team over at George Washington University isn't compromising their weekend, which will mark the group's final show of 2007, over it. On their unofficial blog, The Colonialist, they're offering up reasons why their peers shouldn't either.

In the past, receSs alums have gone on to pursue real-life comic gigs, including TJ Miller (now on the ABC show "Carpoolers"), Herschel Bleefeld (who landed a role in Bruce Almighty) and Hilary Winston (a writer for "My Name Is Earl"). Already, last year's departing female senior Emily Axford has gotten her feet wet with New York City's Upright Citizens Brigade. Who knows what's in store for this year's all-star cast, which includes four newbies and a 100% increase in female population (from one to two).

The Colonialist was born in late October, and is already garnering about 300-500 unique visitors a day, according to receSs member and one Colonialist writer/founder Travis Helwig. He and three others (Kevin Mead, Darren Miller, Kirk Larsen) started the site, which muses about GWU hoops and DC Snacks delivery boys.

This Saturday at 11:59 p.m. -- technically almost Sunday per usual kooky receSs tradition -- they’ll perform inside the Marvin Center's Betts Theater (H and 21st St., NW). Tickets are $3.