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It's that time of the year - the time when you don't understand what the hell our angle is for some of our posts. That's okay! We promise it's not obtuse (lol puns). The fact is, there are some fantastic stories behind this family of water-discharging eye candy, and we want you to be the first to know. Seriously, these tales have never been told before, so prepare thyself.
Attention ladies! You no longer have to worry about wearing a bigger bra in order to sneak that flask into a registered party. Why? Because now they're allowed to drain bottles of grain alcohol into that probably-already-destroyed stomach of yours! That was a hyperbole. However, the university's new alcohol policy pilot program for registered parties and events will allow mixed drinks to be served, according to the DP. They're even allowing non-Greek student groups to host events and serve liquor-infused beverages. You get the best of both worlds. The UA will meet tonight with the Alcohol Policy Review Committee to consider endorsing the program. It's good to know that when you go to your next frat party, maybe it won't get shut down because they served Mike's Hard (reference: Castle, last week).
Lee Yanco (W'10 and Mask and Wig) is seen here on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? bitch slapping the shit out of Meredith Vieira's rear end hand after realizing the first question was worth a whopping $25 thousand. She was almost brought to tears after being hit, but responded with a sassy masochistic remark of, "You can slap my face on the next one...no, don't." One could say cougar, another could say comical. We'll never know.
Penn has been ranked among the best in terms of our female undergraduate promiscuity nightlife according to Playboy! Hands down, Blarney and Smokes are most likely not the reasons why we got this ranking. Honestly, we have no idea why. The point: party more and maybe our 8th place national universities ranking will seem like less of a punch in the face. Class of 2016, that was a jab at you.
And it's that (second) time of the year: Senior Society induction! Ya know, when people get tapped in a non-sexual way? For those of you who don't know what a senior society is, you probably won't get into one (just kidding). Friars is the all Roman Catholic group, Sphinx only taps Egyptian-Americans, and Mortar Board typically only recruits masons. This is false. Most groups search for diverse and successful students, so get out there and sow those wild oats! Pictured here is a photo from 1912 of some spiffy Sphinges (they look so scary!) And for those seniors who didn't get tapped, you're still special.
Blood drive at Phi Delt -- from now until 7 p.m. Make an appointment in the top right-hand box and use the 19104 zip code to register. Get to 3700 Locust to donate cuz we're savin' lives, y'all!
Sick of overspending on your parents' credit card at University City's finest dining establishments? Tired of those double-digit Houston prices? Ready to walk uphill for tasty $1 nomnoms? Solution: The Baltimore Dollar Stroll THIS EVENING from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Seriously y'all, the niche-iest of cool restaurants and cafés reside between 40th and 50th Streets along Baltimore Ave, and this is the last stroll before the chilly weather forces us indoors.
OMG FREE FOOD -- outside of DRL, in front of the Palestra, next to Franklin Field, across the street from Towne. It's fo free until 2 p.m. and it's in celebration of the Grand Opening of Shoemaker Green! Thank Gut(mann) they got rid of those hideous tennis courts.
For those of you who can't get enough Motown-y jams, Mayer Hawthorne proves to be a good fit for the genre. Out of 100 competing artists, SPEC chose this melodious musician as Penn's Fall Concert headliner, as reported by the DP. He'll be performing in Harrison Auditorium on October 11th; tickets go on sale on Monday, September 24th at 10 a.m. Check him out above as he sings a compelling story about a woman's legs as symbols of emotional abuse! Enough with the broken hearts, SPEC.
We have an idol amongst us. And no, we're not talking about RoCo or interior queen. The fact is, this 26-year-old newcomer is quite the opposite of the typical freshman. Penn welcomes 2004 Canadian Idol star and winner Kalan Porter to the Wharton School, as reported by the DP. After years of touring, doing concerts, and being famuz, he decided to settle down at Penn to focus on the business aspect of his music.
We're officially being h8ted on. Penn drops 3 spots as it ties with Duke for #8 on US News and World Report's National Universities Rankings, as reported by the DP. As Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Columbia remain ahead of us, it el8es us to know that we're consistent in achieving #1 in the lower half of the Ivy ranking for the second consecutive year! We blame the class of 2016. In other news, CalTech is #10.
Penn Among Best Colleges For Free Speech -- Das right. According to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Penn made the cut on the list of the seven best colleges for free speech in 2012, according to Huff Post. As the only private university on the list, we definitely pay more to heckle our president than they do.
Pictured here is a freshman after drunkenly crashing to the ground. It's nice to see the guy on the left helping her up. The girl on the right, however, has a glow stick, so she is excused. We warned you about wearing high heels with a high BAC! [File under: DON'T.]
Attention freshmen: Yes, we realize that you'll probably be unconscious within 12 hours of reading this post, and yes, we're going to be there to take photos and show them to the university (we're joking, honestly!), but not without heeding some advice first. Here are 20 tips to get you started on your first few days at Penn: If you're a girl, save us all the trouble and wear flats when you go out and get drunk. Just don't do it, okay? If you're a guy, frat boys will only be nice to you during NSO, so enjoy the keg while it lasts. No funny business with anyone on your hall...yet. You're going to be living together all year, remember? If you come across any juice that is in any way jungle related, drink it. Cuz it's fo free. Drink, refill, repeat. Bragging about your SAT and AP scores will make it difficult for people to be your friend. Your Bursar bill shows up as "Miscellaneous cost" on your student bill. You buy an iPad at the Bookstore, mom and dad think you bought your Math 104 textbook. Easy. Also terrible. Be friendly with your RA/GA, but don't be friends with them. He or she doesn't want to take shots with you, trust. You will know at least five people who will cry after their first set of midterms. Wawa will be your crutch 24/7. Jimmy John's is at 40th and Walnut. It closes at 3AM and will sober you up just enough to save you from a potentially embarrassing tumble on your stumble back to the Quad. It will serve as crutch #2. The freshman 15 is a joke. The freshman 20 is not. If you're too wasteface to swipe into your college house, an ambulance will be called. Same rule applies to vomming in the lobby. You will never bring your family honor. Don't get in any hot tubs...just don't. Get a smartphone. Otherwise you'll have no friends and you'll find yourself lost and stranded in West Philly tied to a tree at 2AM. None of this is an exaggeration. Grubhub is your portal to food delivery right to your door. It will contribute to rule #11. When you realize the dining halls suck aren't so great, eat at the food carts. They're yummy and cheap. SEPTA is cool, but Penn Transit is free. Find the stops near you and don't forget your PennCard! BYOs will be a major contributor to your future wine addiction. For those of you who don't understand, these are restaurants that allow you to bring your own alcohol. They even give you cups! Get involved on campus. It's easy. Don't feel intimidated! If you really want to know the dirty details of what's going on around campus, read UTB. Everyone else does.
Penn grad Koko Archibong, one of the two American Penn alums that competed in this year's Olympic Games, played for the Nigerian national basketbal team, as reported by Philly.com. But how?! Well, Nigeria called him and asked. Simple.
Penn #2 Most Stressful College– According to Newsweek, Penn has moved up two spots since our last stressful schools ranking, trailing only WashU. Maybe there's a catch that skews the rankings!? (...probably not.)
C'04 and G'04 graduate Susan Francia won her second consecutive gold medal in the 2000-meter rowing finals, repeating her performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as reported by the Penn Gazette's blog. And all this after a severe herniated disk (oh my!) and broken ribs.
Our days on the struggle bus in search of wall outlets for our electronic devices may soon come to an end. Thanks to Penn '11 grad Meredith Perry and the technology from her new startup uBeam, we won't need to plug in our gadgets in order to charge them: this new technology has opened up the realm of wireless power. Perry's company recently gained the investment support of Crunchfund, Google VP Marissa Mayer and Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh (among others), who have granted her nearly one mill to fund her idea, as Business Insider reports.
Many of us have wondered what our CIS students end up doing in 10 years. (Many of us also wonder what a CIS student is?) It turns out these computer-gifted tykes we often see dragging through the Towne Building after a long night at the monitor often find their way to the top of their own totem pole after graduation-- rather than another company's. And Penn may be the part of the reason.
Woah, look at this Penn t-shirt spotted in Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago! It's shown here securing the fifth spot, just underneath Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, and Columbia. The next-to-bottom shelf has never looked so fashionable. In summation, these clothing positions almost have no relation to US News' national universities rankings. Almost.