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ShutterButton: In Honor Of Little Kitty

(04/16/12 9:37pm)

Enter the sort-of new and strangely empty Music Building on 34th and you'll find this dedication plaque posted up on the wall above one of the benches on the first floor. "In honor of Little Kitty," it reads, which we can only take to mean that some loving cat (or dog! We're equal opportunity over here) will be forever memorialized in the form of a cheap bench. Kind of adorable, but also what?  "In memory of Chardonnay and Zinfandel," reads this plaque. Seems as though Merlot and Cabernet didn't make the cut, unfortunately.


(04/16/12 4:14pm)

We Want Your Fling Pics!– After you send us your best texts from this past weekend, make sure to enter our Spring Fling photo contest! The winner gets a fancy silkscreened poster courtesy of SPEC. The contest ends at midnight tonight, so hurry up!


What's HapPENNing?

(04/16/12 1:01pm)

Oh, man! How great was that Kelly Clarkson concert on Friday? So good, right? We almost died at the part when she was all, "Some people wait a LAYIFTIME...for a M-O-H-ment like THIS!" We define "lifetime" as the night our pledges slept out on College Green in the Fling concert floor pass line, so that song was extra meaningful for us. Anyway, back to business.


(04/16/12 12:49pm)

Fling 2K12: Now With 168% More Crime– Officials have attributed the 168% rise in crime from last year's Spring Fling to the warm weather over the weekend, as the DP reports. Nine people were arrested or given citations and 45 were hospitalized, up from 28 last year.





ShutterButton: Hillary Ogles Ben

(04/11/12 2:21pm)

In honor of all things Hillary, we bring you this gem from 1993, featuring Madame la Secretary of State, Mrs. Clinton herself! Clinton's looking extra chic here as she chats it up with her old pal. There's a "Watch out, Hillary, you're sitting in days-old urine!" joke we're politely sidestepping here. (You're welcome.) What a champ! Maybe the new FLOTUS and SLOTUS will spend some quality time with Franklin later today?



#whatshouldwecallthispost

(04/10/12 11:28pm)

Latest Internet "thing" #whatshouldwecallme has probably been blowing up your Facebook newsfeed these past few weeks with lol-worthy GIF responses to college (and post-college) life. Really, it should come as absolutely no surprise to find that some lil' rascal has assembled Penn's unofficial response to that Tumblr in the form of #whatshouldwecallpenn. (In fact, how did this not happen sooner? Don't answer that.)


Spring Senior Societies, Round Two

(04/09/12 6:39pm)

Mortarboard, Sphinx and Friars? Old news. The newest round of senior societies have rolled on in, and we're psyched for those who've been honored this year. Hexagon, Oracle, Onyx and Cipactli may not be as well known as the other seniors societies, but we'll chalk it up to their lack of chalk on Locust Walk. (Did you like that wordplay?) Click after the jump to see the newest inductees.


(04/09/12 4:32pm)

Pumped For Fling?– If not, you will be after listening to this week's playlist. Passion Pit and Tiësto obviously, but also some other gems like Sun Airway and Dâm Funk! (No Kelly Clarkson. Sorry.)



(04/09/12 1:23am)

Quad Bag Checks Start Wednesday– And no liquids will be permitted past Lower and Upper Quad Gates on Friday and Saturday. (Duh) Quad-dwellers and friends: the time is now to get your refreshments safely towed away for Quad festivities.


Jezebel Finally Catches Penn's Masturbation Meme

(04/07/12 4:53pm)

Read Jezebel this week? It's okay, you're not missing much. See, it turns out that the women's gossip and culture blog Jezebel finally caught a whiff of one of the most tired and overused internet memes (aren't they all, though?) out there– the college shower masturbation notice. As we reported way back in November, Penn is no stranger to the masturbation meme, which usually comes in the form of an official-looking notice warning students not to dispose of their bodily fluids in the showers. "Haha!" says a resounding no one.


Chasing Amy: She's Got Style, She's Got Grace

(04/05/12 9:36pm)

Look at Amy Gutmann, Madame la Présidente, straight stompin' with some dudes and Scottish drummers down Locust! This Urban Outfitters catalogue moment was probably brought to you by Sonia Sotomayor's visit to campus earlier today, and we're really digging it. Gutmann is rocking an academic regalia potato sack by Proenza Schouler, Ph.D. kitten heels by Thierry Mugler, aviators by Ray-Ban and a presidential dinner plate chain by Flavor Flav. What a style icon! Every week is Fashion Week for Penn's eternal "It Girl."


(04/05/12 8:32pm)

The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor Is On Campus Right Now– Yup, the Supreme Court Justice is chit-chatting with Amy Gutmann and some other important friends in Irvine and bringing honor to us all as part of the official opening ceremony for Golkin Hall of Penn Law. The ribbon-cutting is at 5, so there's still time to see what all the fuss is about!








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