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Faithful! For Lent, Susie Is Giving Up

(03/19/20 4:00am)

As your youth pastor would say, “It’s lent szn, boiz!” Since we can’t all go into the desert and fast for 40 days as Jesus did, Big Papi Francis has released a more reasonable list of things to give up — including internet trolling and gossip. “I heard that anyone who doesn’t give up gossiping is going to get coronavirus, on God,” said Francis in a tweet Monday morning.



Helpful TA Wants to Inform You That "You Look Tired"

(03/03/20 5:51am)

It was 9 a.m. when Karen floated into her TA Ryan's office hours. He had assigned three problem sets this week, including one that was on next week's lecture materials. So Karen wandered aimlessly into the DRL classroom, the weight of the world on her shoulders. She sat down with raspy breaths. It took her a moment to gather her thoughts. Finally, she said, "Hello. I have. Some questions. For you." Deep inhalations filled the gaps in her speech. It was only one moment later that that the magic words flew from her TA's lips. 




Vigilante Justice! Cough in This Recitation and You Will Be Squirt-Gunned With Green Apple Hand Sanitizer

(03/25/20 3:54pm)

One recent study conducted by the University concluded that it is indeed sniffing szn, bois. Sick students everywhere are saying, “COUGHHH COUGCCougcuoguhghGHCOUGH.” Healthy students everywhere are saying, "oh HEyyyyll no." While healthy students avoiding sickness usually resort to passive measures such as mask-wearing and hermitage-seeking, one healthy sophomore Larissa Jacobs is taking a more aggressive approach. She has taken it upon herself to wield a hand sanitizer squirt gun. Said Larissa, “I swear anyone who coughs anywhere near me is getting an immediate, lifetime dose of green apple hand sanitizer straight to the mouth.” 


Sick! Noodles Left in Microwave Last Night Probably Still Okay to Eat

(04/09/20 4:30pm)

Around 2:00 a.m., after a long night of mixers, one bumbling Daniel Monroe (C '21) decided to heat himself up a juicy pack of shrimp ramen noodles. He ripped off the packaging on the styrofoam cup, read the instructions, immediately forgot them, and threw them away. After approximately preparing the noodles, Daniel placed them in the microwave. The rest is history.



Considerate Classmate Chews Crunchy Food ~V e r y ~S l o w l y

(02/12/20 7:40am)

It was a normal Wednesday morning in bio lecture when Jessica Bowen (C '21) pulled out her ziplock bag of baby carrots. To avoid interrupting the professor's thrilling hour and a half-long lecture on recombinant DNA, Jessica slid her thumbnail along the plastic seam of the bag. Slowly but surely, she reached her pointer and middle in, pulled out a small, polite looking carrot, and raised it to her outstretched teeth.



OP-ED: I'm in Penn Dems and Yes, I Fall Asleep to Pre-Recorded ASMR Phone Bankers

(02/03/20 5:00am)

With the Iowa caucuses in full swing today, Penn Dems has been hard at work. Between canvassing, registering voters, and getting positively trashed to cope with the fact that Mike Bloomberg is actually gaining traction, my fellow Dems and I have no time to sleep. That is why we have taken the time to record our most skilled phone bankers in the act. 


Breaking! Bethany’s Break Was “Soooo goood omgosh how was yours?? How are youu!?”

(02/01/20 5:00am)

Walking to class Thursday morning, Jessica saw Bethany for the first time this year. The two girls were walking on Locust when they made eye contact, lost eye contact, and then accidentally made eye contact again. Sources say the two girls, previously donning a Penn face apiece, perked up like freshly wound automatons. Needless to say, ecstatic small talk ensued.




'I'm Done With Finals Already' Reports Annoying-Ass Bitch

(12/14/19 11:27pm)

Finals are finally in full swing at the University of Pennsylvania. Most students bond over the shared experience of hating everything for two straight weeks. However, in a breaking new report, it has been uncovered that one annoying, stupid, bitch-ass friend is "actually completely done with finals already." 


NCH West Planners Increase Noise Pollution, Successfully Drown out Noise Pollution Complaints

(12/08/19 8:32pm)

Students living on campus near the construction site of New College House West say they are b̶̬̍ẽ̸̻  in g̸̖̈́ ̴̝̂ș̴̾h̷͍͝a̷̼͊k̵̖͗ĕ̷̡n̷̻̎ ̶̤͘a̶̰͝w̴̙̑a̵͎̔k̸̭̊e̷̻̔ ̵̤̓f̵̮͝r̸̟̕o̸̩̅m̴͓̃ their beds in the morning  ̴̖̀a̶̹͒n̴̹̑d̸̘̒ ̶̗̚d̴̤̒i̷̧̎s̸̾͜ṛ̶͆ü̶̠p̵̬̍t̵̜̚e̷͜͠d̶̗͗ ̷̠̌b̵̮̊ÿ̵̥́ ̸͍͐t̸̤͊h̵͖̔ë̶̤́ ̵͕̏l̵͔̕ȏ̶̠ŭ̶͖d̴̖͋ ̷̥̉n̴̘͗o̸̫̽i̴̛͕s̴̳̓e̵̳̅s̵͗ͅ.  :)







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