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Get out your candlesticks, everyone, SAS is getting so totally blackout on Sunday. The School of Arts and Crafts Sciences has announced a "Scheduled Campus Power Outage" on Sunday, January 10 from midnight to noon. This maintenance fix will mean .sas email accounts will be down, as will sas.upenn.edu. Our advice? Sleep late. The email in full, after the jump.
Holy Cow! Remember the mythical, rumored burger joint Bobby Flay was maybe going to open in the Radian? Turns out it is totally happening. No one seems to have any dates, but such is the saga of most Radian retail.
In WTF's of the day: Fall grades are still not available on Penn In Touch, though they were supposed to be posted today. A notice now says grades will be posted on Wednesday, January 6.
The ending of a year is always bittersweet, as we think back on those who ascended to the Heavens this calendar cycle. Sure, Michael Jackson and DJ AM died, but so did some of our favorite and least favorite campus institutions. As the year comes to a close, we pay tribute to those we lost in '09:
We reported last week that your favorite neighborhood film house might be purchased by some groovy folks known as Rave Motion Pictures. Well, this news is now confirmed. When you check out Rave's website, you'll even find The Bridge listed in theater locations for Pennsylvania. Thrilling.
34th Street Editor-in-Chief Sarah Beth McKay sends us this photo from Philadelphia International Airport circa 4:30 a.m., just as the snow began to fall. We don't even want to know what the crowds will look like later today. On that note, good luck!
Thought it may be a bummer to head back to classes in January, there will be food to warm you up. Restaurant Week is coming back! From January 17-22 and 24-29, lots of high end Center City restaurants will offer three-course dinners for $35 and three-course lunches for $20. We're telling you now because things book up fast, so try you hand at some finals procrastination and reserve some fine dining.
Bemoaning The Bridge is a part of Penn culture. The assigned seating, the crappy show times, the general pseudo-movie theater vibe. Well, Penn moviegoers, we have some news for you.
We've been gushing all week on how cool the Penn Bookstore suddenly is. Take note: the coolness continues today.
Watch out, there's a new Gia in town! Foobooz reports that yet another outpost of Gia Pronto is set to open next week by HUP (at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine on 34th and Civic Center Boulvard, to be exact).
Van Pelt was awash with romance last night. Observe the video above, in which a dapper frat bro (identified as a SAMmy senior) walks into Rosengarten on Saturday with a bouquet of roses. After scanning the room several times, the suitor takes his pick of a lady and begins, "I don't usually do this, my name's Charlie. What's your name?" Smooth moves! "My fraternity is having a semi-formal...So, would you like to go?" he continues. "It's tomorrow night...I was wondering if you'd like to go." When she responds with a resounding "Sure," our suitor retorts with, "Yeah? Really?! What's your name by the way?" At this point, an onlooker shouts out, "She said yes!" and the applause begins. Apologies for the fact that you may twist your neck watching the video.
So, the Undergraduate Assembly passed two referenda. UA Chairman (a position that no longer exists thanks to this new legislation, BTW) explained in an email, "This means that the UA will, effective next academic year, be led by a President and Vice-President elected in the Spring from the entire student body, while the UA General Body will elect a Speaker to chair its meetings and manage its internal operations." There are some other minor changes to the Constitution, which you can read about online should this kind of thing interest you.
As of 3 p.m. today, Early Decision applicants for the Class of 2014 have officially been notified if they made the cut. Of course, a Facebook group already exists. And of course, its creator is Matt Rosler (the DuelingTampons.com dude who has likely Facebook requested you more than once).
Once upon a time, people read books over Winter Break. The English Department seems to think people still do this!
All-star tipster Emily Kaplan sends us this snapshot of the Glee Club serenading in the Bookstore. Cute! If you haven't stopped by the bookstore yet today, you should go now. Also, is this the Glee Club? We think so. We hope so.
There is so much really, really weird fun stuff to do at the Penn Bookstore today! Where do we even begin? You can get a psychic reading. "Lisa Barretta will be on-site signing copies of her brand new book, The Street-Smart Psychic's Guide to Getting the Good Reading. Get a mini-reading and enter for a free, complete psychic reading!" From 12 to 2! You can have a creepy, Walmart-style family portrait taken. Or a solo shot. "Free professional photo in a winter scene setting - one per individual or group photos." From 1 to 6, today and tomorrow. You can buy yourself another Penn hoodie. There's 20% off sale "on a wide selection of merchandise." This includes "toys for babies and tots" as well as "games for family," so it sounds like a definite don't miss.
In the buildup to early decision admissions (just two days until scores of precocious youngsters receive their acceptions and rejections), we thought we'd share this pretty yet seemingly pointless website that Penn's admissions office created in an apparent ploy to draw applicants. Meet yourivy.org.
We were so psyched to hear that we could pay for our Magic Carpet meal deals by credit card, because seriously, the trek to the Wawa ATM = no fun. But get this: the DP reports today that scores of food carts near campus are now accepting payments by text message.
However you may feel about the Westboro Baptist Church, folks ain't technologically challenged. While you were busy live-tweeting and snapping photos outside Hillel, guess what the protesters were doing? THE SAME DAMN THING.
You've likely heard by now that members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a group known for its fervent anti-homosexual and anti-Jewish sentiments, is scheduled to picket in front of Hillel on campus at 11:30 a.m.