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(03/18/09 5:19pm)
Maybe you've noticed that the economy kinda sucks. Companies can't afford to hire anyone so more and more they're turning to the old standby: the unpaid internship. And when you think about it, everybody wins -- all you have to do is make copies to get a big name company on your resume, and that big name company doesn't have to pay someone to, well, make copies. Since the job market is so awful more people than usual are fighting for the coveted bitch-boy/girl spots.
(03/12/09 5:19pm)
The walk to 40th & Market may be getting a lot friendlier. According to an article on PhillyBurbs.com, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is spending $173,000 to teach employees at the state-run liquor stores some manners.
(03/08/09 3:26am)
Somebody on the board of trustees must be in bed with the Cipro manufacturer because Penn just can't seem to escape the little bugger. After last month's mini-outbreak, the University just sent out an email that another undergrad has been hospitalized with a suspected case of meningitis. While this case seems to be isolated from the Valentine's weekend episode, SHS is still offering treatment for any students who are interested and will be open again tomorrow, March 8 from 12pm-3pm.
(03/06/09 7:07pm)
Arthur Kade will be the first to tell you that Arthur Kade is the man. And that's not all the Northeast Philly financial planner turned actor/model will tell you on his totally awesome and sweet blog. Now, we're all for the "follow your dreams" philosophy, that is, unless your dream is to be a total schmuck like this guy.
(03/03/09 11:37pm)
CalTech grad student Virgil Griffith has taken two of Penn kids' favorite things to brag about -- intelligence and taste in music -- and put our boasts to the test. In another example of Facebook exploitation, Griffith compared the incidence of artists in students' profiles with the average SAT scores of their respective institutions of higher education. In his own words, “Their unity is hilarity incarnate."
(02/24/09 6:45pm)
If you're anything like me, you haven't paid too much attention to the current economic imbroglio. You don't really understand it -- you know it's bad, yet you can't help saying to yourself: "But they had so much money!"
(02/19/09 5:52pm)
Big ups to the university for trying to go green and switching to all biodegradable containers in the dining facilities. But the eco-friendly campaign is kind of like Communism: great in theory, epic fail in practice. At Houston Market, Penn's see-and-be-seen lunch spot, the Playskool-esque blue receptacles resemble a child's toy with their triangular, circular and square holes. Only problem is, those boxes they serve your food in don't fit into any of them. Whoops.
(02/18/09 2:47pm)
We've already told you: Don't read Under The Button. Just don't do it. Obviously you didn't listen. Maybe your Google Fu is weak and you don't know any other blogs; maybe you have a crush on one of us and hang on our every digital word. There is a big blogosphere beyond UTB; the hard part is figuring out where to go from here. (Is that a sign that the internet is broken?) Lucky for you, TIME.com has released their First Annual Blog Index.
(02/17/09 4:58pm)
Psst, UTB is on Twitter. Follow us!
(02/14/09 2:00pm)
Penn kids are very smart. Which means they are inherently socially inept, especially when it comes to dealing with members of the opposite sex. But fear not -- I'm looking out for you, so on this Valentine's Day you can pull off some fairly normal human interaction. Or at least fake it really really well.
(02/12/09 5:20pm)
A Street staffer e-mailed us the other day to tell us her aunt had friend-requested her, "and the 'i'll melt in your mouth' slogan attached to the headpiece of my hershey's kiss costume? NOT OKAY FOR HER TO SEE." We've all been there. Below, read Adam Joseph Drici's commentary on this growing epidemic.
(02/12/09 4:30pm)
It's clear that Penn is pretty hype about our screen-printed president. But no matter how excited we get about something, those Japanese always feel the need to one-up us, as Boing Boing was quick to note. While here in the States Obama's real hometown was just rated the most miserable city in America by Forbes, in Japan the city that bears his namesake threw down a crazy Obamarama in his honor.
(02/10/09 9:46pm)
In honor of Philly Beer Week, SEPTA has been kind enough to run late night trains so as to prevent drunk driving. They even went as far as designing a nifty Beer Week Pass. The skyline in the background looks beautiful –- oh yeah, because it's NOT PHILADELPHIA. Yep, as Philly Skyline pointed out, that's New York. But hey, if you're tipsy and squint hard enough you can pretend. WTG d00dz.