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Pack The Palestra For Tonight's Penn-Butler Game– Have you claimed your free tickets for tonight's Penn basketball game at 8 in the Palestra? The Quakers will be going up against Butler, contenders for the national title for the past two years. Exciting, eh? And don't forget to wear red!
Did you know? Fashion is really fashionable. If you fancy yourself Carrie from Sex and the City (Everyone always says we're like Samantha!), then make sure to clear your schedule for Fashion Week, coming to Locust (cat)Walk near you from March 26th to the 30th. (Get it, because Locust Walk is on campus, but a catwalk is for fashion? Laugh out loud!) In the meantime, check out the above video, featuring objectively attractive people at a fratshion party, because FASHION.
If St. Patrick's Day is an indicator of Flings to come, then we feel safe saying that the rest of this semester will be something of a marathon for our livers. But let's put the past behind us and look forward to all the très chic stuff happening on campus this week:
Fall 2012 Advance Registration Opens Tomorrow– But if you haven't picked your classes yet, you have until April 1 before advance registration closes. (2012'ers, now is the time to consider becoming a Super Senior.)
Right now, you're probably picking green glitter out of your hair as you flip through a Facebook album filled with green v-necks, Shamrock Shakes and Natty lights. Seems like yesterday's holiday turned out to be a mini-Fling thanks to the beautiful weather and easy-breezy party atmosphere, but mostly because of DJ Tega.
Yup, you guessed it– Tiësto will be headlining Fling on April 13th alongside woozy groovers Passion Pit. Dutch superstar DJ Tiësto has been gaining fame over the past few years as part of the growing electronic dance music trend, and is apparently the cool cat's meow. (Kids these days!) Watch this Dutchman spin records and make unsts all night long as you pass the Dutch on Fling Friday. Expect tickets to go on sale this upcoming week.
DP College Basketball Bracket Challenge Registration Ends At Noon– Registration is free and prizes are fancy-livin': Blarney gift cards for the top 3 and free cheese steaks for anyone that beats Blarney. Sweet deal, eh?
Hey, black-pant-purple-shirt Locust Walker, are you out there? Someone is looking for you. WOW! That's all we'll say!
Yup, the rumors are true– Passion Pit is coming for Fling Friday this year! Super snazzy, SPEC! Looks like Fling is shaping up to be extra fun this year. We wonder who else is coming for the concert– Rebecca Black? Kelly Clarkson? Tiësto? Let us know what you've heard about the April 13th concert in the comments. In the meantime, "Sleepyhead," y'all!
Fans of the recently deceased Rx, take heart: though the 45th and Spruce brunch hotspot closed under spOoOoOoky circumstances back in January, Rx owner Frank McGee has brought in new chef and business partner Dan Freeman for Rx's BYO successor, IL Remedio, as University City Review reports.
Let's not dwell too much on the obvious: Spring Break is over and classes are back in swing. Both of those do suck, don't they? But you'll tough it out, chap! Think about all the fun you'll have going through the new Facebook albums of that kid whose notes you borrowed in intro psych who went to Puerto san Playa Rico! And 32 days until Fling? Not too bad. Anyway, let's talk about what's happening:
That epically unsinkable disasterpiece Titanic is coming out in 3D on April 4th and the Penn Bookstore has started to capitalize on the re-release with this tasting menu of books. Let your heart go on and on and on, etc., etc., etc. if you're into that.
Researchers at the Wistar Institute have developed a fascinating new therapy that works to suppress– but not cure– the HIV virus, as the Inquirer reports. The study, carried out on 20 patients over a period of 24 weeks, proved successful in that 9 of the patients involved were able to suppress the HIV virus through a combination of interferon, a drug that interferes with HIV and such, and antivirals, drugs that interfere with viruses and such. The conclusion: the researchers believe they can treat HIV without the usual antivirals, which is a big deal!
Penn Basketball Loses The Ivy Title– Yup, the bad news is true. After a streak of seven wins, Penn has lost the Ivy title to Harvard after Princeton's victory tonight, 62-52. Superstar senior Zack Rosen finished his career with a 19-point high, though!
But we're all going to die anyway, so what's the problem? It seems like some newfangled study that turned up in this month's Journal for Applied Psychology indicates that the young and ambitious on the prestigious education-competitive profession track (that's us!) often die young and unhappy. As HuffPo College reports, the case is even worse for ambitious underachievers, whose consistent poor performance yet high expectations frequently lead to low life satisfaction. This makes us feel sad, but also determined for a better future, so we'll probably die...next month? Mmmkay.
Last semester, the University discussed the possibility of creating a Penn branch of the Confucius Institute– think of it as Epcot's China Pavilion but in West Philadelphia– through its Center for East Asian Studies, having previously rejected the proposal back in 2009. The Confucius Institute has been growing in power and popularity for the cultural education and cold, hard CA$H it provides, with outposts at Stanford, Columbia, and the London School of Economics, as the Times reports.
The DP Family Sites Are Back Up And Running– Didja notice any security warnings of malware threats on our site and our sister sites over at 34st and the DP earlier? Looks like the coast is clear even though some warning messages may still be appearing. Carry on!
A crowd of about 40 students has congregated outside Van Pelt as part of a walk-out on classes, holding signs with pithy slogans like, "An Ivy Reputation?Education" and "Education is not a commodity." Them's true words! Passersby seem to agree with their general sentiment, although those currently holed up on the south side of Van Pelt are shooting the protesters disapproving glares over their loud cheers. Welp.
Penn's Quadrotors are the darlings of the Small Flying Device world, and they've been clumsily swooping in and out of our hearts since last summer. Today, we've been swOoOoning over this robot octet (roboctet?) playing the theme from James Bond. It's...pretty hot. Just look at that lil' guy tearing apart that cymbal! Is it reasonable to demand a Quadrotor a cappella group? The Quadrotones? The Chordrotors? Please?
World, meet Marion Clark Madeira, a benefactor of the University known for her social work. The lady Madeira is presented here in all her glory, as a babyface caricature from 1879. Real smooth.