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(02/29/12 2:13pm)
Sugar Philly, our favorite (only?) dessert truck on campus, just got named as one of the top food trucks in America! Yup, even though that très neat vendor of coffee and crème brûlée on 38th and Walnut didn't get picked as the ultimate winner of Philly's food truck wars, Smithsonian singled it out for its "seasonal haute desserts." There are a lot of French words in that last sentence, which means that Sugar Philly MUST be fancy and delicious. Congrats to you, Sugar Philly! Does this mean we get free desserts? Wait, what? It does?!
(02/27/12 8:16pm)
The Junior Class Board designed sweaters for the Class of 2013. Wait, let's start again: The Junior Class Board designed 2013 CLASSIC IVY HIGH-QUALITY CREW NECK SWEATSHIRTS. That's a mouthful. Snark aside, they're very nice! But though we really do like them, we don't think we'll ever loOoOoOove them as much as CB13 does– their new sweatshirt photo shoot in the Quad really puts their last apparel release to shame. Let's go on a lil' look-see and check it out, shall we?
Class prez Jon Youshaei (right) wears his sweatshirt in four languages, which is fashionable. #SweatshirtChic2K12
LOL, boys and girls! When will they learn?! ;) #SweatShirtChic2K12
Paid for by the National Commission for Satchel Awareness. #SweatshirtChic2K12
"I do not approve of this message." –Amy Gutmann #NotSweatshirtChic2K12
(02/26/12 2:50am)
Today In SPORTS– Penn beat Harvard tonight, 55-54! Our sources inform us that the sport was basketball.
(02/25/12 11:12pm)
Well, looks like Penn's most legally-questionable alcohol delivery startup (what isn't a startup these days?) finally collapsed, probably because the whole business scheme "broke tons of laws" and "didn't have a liquor license" and stuff. Looks like you'll have to get your booze from one of Pennsylvania's Prohibition-era state-run liquor stores. Sorry, y'all. Pronto, where you at?
(02/24/12 4:20pm)
Any of you ladies at Tuesday's Rilke event at Kelly Writers House wanna rekindle that old flame that probably never existed? Check out your internet matchmaker over at Craigslist and let the sparks fly or whatever.
(02/23/12 1:48pm)
Next month, on Tuesday, March 13th at 8 p.m., SPEC-TRUM (which stands for "To Represent Undergraduate Minorities"? Fact of the #day.) will be bringing in Parks and Rec superstar Aziz Ansari. Wait, wait, wait, rewind: AZIZ ANSARI? How fancy-livin' is that?
(02/21/12 4:10pm)
Kenn Kweder Is Getting A Divorce– Well, not really, because he was never married. Sorry, guys. Turns out it was all a prank, except NOBODY'S LAUGHING.
(02/21/12 2:03pm)
Freshman class President Ariel Koren took to the press over the past week to discuss the "female leadership issue" and what her status as a female leader on campus means. After the obvious Penn15 joke, Koren goes into a talk about the visibility of women in high places at Penn:
She is usually easy to identify: hair windblown, heels clanking, eyes aglow and mind a-storm, at work on her new plan of attack: how else might she shake things up on campus?
Windblown hair? Heels? A menacing glint in her eyes? Oh no. Oh... oh no. This comes to mind. Not surprisingly, a lot of Penn women had something to say about President Koren's piece. Eek.
(02/21/12 1:25am)
Don't Believe The Fling Rumors– As you've probably heard by now, there are a lot of rumors swirling around campus that a certain Kelly Clarkson may be coming for Fling. Love her or hate her, there is absolutely no confirmation that Clarkson will be performing here in April. As we know, the lineup is subject to change at any moment and any information posted on a performer's website is not to be taken as fact. Rest assured that we'll let you know about the Fling artists as soon as we can!
(02/20/12 8:31pm)
We're getting reports of Jon Bon Jovi sightings all over campus, from Huntsman to the Button (see: above) to someone's dorm in the Quad. Perhaps he's doing a tour with son Jesse? After all, he is at just the right age to start scouting out colleges.
Got any other pics of the man himself? Send them our way.
(02/20/12 5:31pm)
Get Free Fancy Iced Coffee At Houston RIGHT NOW– Illy is giving away free samples of their new on-the-go iced coffee blends in Houston Market this afternoon. We recommend the Caffè!
(02/20/12 2:01pm)
Today is Monday, February 20th, 2012, which is PRESIDENTS' DAY! Make sure to take a moment out of your busy schedule to present your sacrificial offerings and kowtow in front of the Walnut street residence of Her Highness, She of the Golden Locks, Amy Gutmann.
(02/20/12 3:22am)
Yup, it's true- our fave Smoke's señor is getting hitched. Facebook doesn't lie. How about a free round of drinks for us? Yeah! And make sure to limber yourself up before the honeymoon, Kweder.
(02/19/12 10:06pm)
Welcome to the Hot Button, our latest (uncomfortably-named) feature in which we break down the best of the past week's news. Consider it a best-of compilation of the last seven days– a double shot of espresso instead of your regular cup of coffee. Ready to recap what's going on at Penn? Check it out:
(02/19/12 4:15pm)
NYPD Monitored Muslim College Students– The New York Police Department was found to be monitoring Muslim student blogs, websites and other publications, a practice that started back in 2006, as the DP reports. Although it has been confirmed that no Penn students are currently being monitored, that was not the case in the past. In an AP report, alum adviser for the Muslim Student Association Danish Munir called the actions "a futile allocation of resources"
(02/18/12 4:00pm)
Remember when you got a personal video congratulating your likely candidacy to Penn and you started, like, crying and screaming and your mom, like, wondered if you were dying, and so she came in and she started crying and then your sister started, like, singing and cheering for you and then your dad was like, "WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS HOUSE?" Yeah, neither do we, but the gal at 2:55 in this likely admission video to Penn's Class of 2016 does. Yep, the Class of 2016's best and brightest have already been hand-selected and sent this über-dramatic vid, courtesy of Dean Furda– and it's even better than last year's! Class of 2016? We feel old.
(02/16/12 9:40pm)
Are you an artist? Do you want to be? After all, there's something pretty sexy about being able to say, "This one time, at my art show...," right? (Right? We're not crazy, right!?) Well, you're in luck– Penn's Art Club is doing their annual student art show thing, and they're currently accepting submissions for the exhibition that'll run from March 16 through the 30th at the Fox Art Gallery in Cohen Hall.
(02/16/12 4:12pm)
SPEC, in conjunction with Penn's Center for Public Health Initiatives, wil be bringing in Dan Savage next month! Savage, author of the popular "Savage Love" column and creator of the "It Gets Better" YouTube project, will be talking about his use of socia media and how it relates to LGBT health issues among youth today.
(02/15/12 5:25pm)
How rad is this vintage pic from 1953? Not quite the Jazz Age, mind you, but channeling some of that glitzy energy nonetheless. This ball was part of Penn's Junior Week, which included a series of social and athletic events around Thanksgiving that culminated in a Junior Cane March. At some point over the past century this ceremonial student parade transformed into a drunken free-for-all, but hey, no one's complaining.
(02/14/12 7:57pm)
The Institute of Contemporary Art, that purveyor of all things cool, is presenting a week-and-a-half long exhibition entitled An exhibition to hear read, as organized by curator Mathieu Copeland and superstar Penn professor Kenneth Goldsmith. Neat thing is, Goldsmith will be featuring students from his art and culture contemporary writing seminar in the ongoing show. The nine students-cum-artists will be reading continuously from a selection of rad art texts until the close of the show on the 19th. Stop by and see them in action! It's pretty snazzy.