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College Junior Fluent in Mandarin After Incredible, Immersive Year in Domus

(11/14/18 12:56am)

Jacob Smith, a junior studying economics in the College, may not strike you immediately as someone who fulfilled his language requirement with Mandarin. But don’t let looks deceive you: after an immersive, challenging, and rewarding year taking elevators up to and down from his 5th floor apartment in Domus, Jacob is fluent.




Can’t Afford a Whole Building? Other Places to Score a Dedication, by Dollar Amount

(11/27/18 4:02am)

Have you ever looked up at a Penn building and thought, “Whoa, I wish I had several million dollars to donate to the school that has already sucked me dry of my money and my will to live! Wouldn’t it be great to have my name on a building?” Neither have we, but here are a couple ways you can still score a coveted dedication while paying off your student loans in this lifetime:



Up and Coming Stand-Up Comedian Masters Standing, Ready to Start Writing Jokes Any Day Now

(10/29/18 12:13am)

Fans of local stand up comedian Zachary Smith witnessed a milestone event in his career last Saturday, during his eighth solo set. For the first time since his career began, Smith managed to remain standing through every single joke—not once did he collapse onto the floor, or stumble into a nearby chair or go careening into the unsuspecting arms of people seated in the first row!


Local Student Beginning to Suspect That Friend Group Has Trouble Distinguishing Between Hilarious, Ironic Jokes About Depression and Identical, Completely Serious Cries for Help

(11/01/18 7:04pm)

Last Thursday morning started out normally for Kevin Brown (C ‘20). He partook in an ordinary three-hour stare at his phone between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4 a.m., with casual periodic sessions of staring at the ceiling, wondering where it all went wrong (to relieve eye strain). Before going to sleep, he DM’d his friend group a hilarious, completely innocuous comment about the “crushing and unrelenting weight of being alive. Gn."








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