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We at Under the Button have gotten some good intel this year, including word that Jon Huntsman would be commencement speaker back in July. We were pretty pleased with ourselves, especially since it wasn't confirmed until February. Now we're here to break down the rest of the graduation speakers. (Side note: What's with the serious lack of estrogen?)
There are just too many jokes to be made about this sign. You know, the one about matzo being plural (substitute "breads" and you'll see what we mean)... the one about the restaurant's love of bizarre phrasing... the one about how of course JAP hotspot Gia Pronto has matzo/matzoh/matza/matzah available. Though let's be real: seeded rolls are too carb-y for post-Pulco/pre-Fling dieters anyway.
This is Betty. Betty received a B.F.A .in Education from Penn. Betty posed for this picture in 1928. Betty seems like a badass.
A recent perusing of the University Archives led us to this picture of the Blockley Almshouse from 1920. For those of you unfamiliar with the story surrounding one of campus's newest watering holes, Blockley has been a hospital, orphanage and insane asylum, among other things. We'll drink to that?
Yes, seniors, that day has come. What day? The day your Bursar privileges have been taken away. PSYCH! You still have a couple months left to buy a computer/birth control/the entire 90210 DVD series for "free." What you do need to do, however, is to fill out your graduation application.
Old school Penn pics are the BEST, especially when they show us just how cool people used to be. Well, it looks like Scott Schuman (also known as the Sartorialist) digs these photos, too. This weekend our favorite style blogger posted some pictures that looked pretty familiar. We're not entirely sure, but this totally looks like the Quad, right?
We gave you our take on the Glen Miller debacle a couple of weeks ago, but today the New York Times weighed in on the ordeal. Thanks to the Gray Lady, we learned that from 1963 to 2007, Penn and/or Princeton won every Ivy League championship except for two. Whoa.
Congratulations on surviving finals week, dear readers. For now, we leave you with some pictures of Penn at its snowiest to tide you over until you're back on campus (classes officially begin January 13, lest you forget). Thanks to DP photo editors Pete Lodato and Maanvi Singh for the Quad snowball fight pics, and to tipster Dave Dobkin for the ones of campus looking all pretty.
Inquiring minds want to know, so here it is: grades are not due until January 4, two weeks from today. Good luck with all that Penn InTouch refreshing! (But seriously, shouldn't we get an email or something when a grade is posted?)
Have people already started to compulsively check Penn InTouch for their fall grades? This is what popped up when we tried to log on:
Contrary to popular belief, not all Penn students can get home via train/car/bus. Some people are from LA! And Miami! These unlucky souls have to fly home. But we here at UTB want to make sure your flight home is as pleasant as possible, despite crazy lines and awful delays.
Resourceful Lowbrow contributor Isabel Friedman hung this disco ball in Van Pelt tonight. In her words, "Sometimes you just have to remind yourself where the real party is." Rosenparty, that is! And for this, we salute her.
Today Amy Gutmann sent out a year-end economic update email to all of Penn's undergrads. As per usual, it's a bit lengthy, so here are the highlights:
It's pretty apparent that we at UTB have a thing for Amy Gutmann. We just do. And one of our favorite things about Amy is her ability to throw sicknasty parties, with her holiday party (you know, the one that's held at her house!) being the most epic. Take a journey with us as we show you the highlights from this year's affair.
With finals starting tomorrow, Jimmy John's is joining Huntsman, Houston and everyone else in the quest to win over the hearts of downtrodden, sleep-deprived students. Tonight, from midnight until 2 a.m., Jimmy John's subs will be just $1. Yum.
Basketball coach Glen Miller has been fired — oh wait, we're sorry, "relieved of his duties." The DP reports that Athletic Director Steve Bilsky will be available for comment within the next hour or so, so we'll keep you posted.
Remember when we told you that Houston was getting all Harry Potterized for finals? Well, in that post we linked to a New York Times op-ed written by Lauren Edelson, this high school senior from Portland who totally hates how college tour guides always compare their campuses to Hogwarts. After all, she says, Harry Potter is just so high school.
It's a bird... it's a plane... it's a menorah van!
And the finals perks just keep rolling in! Yesterday Wharton kids got an email detailing how Huntsman is doing their part to make sure you stay caffeinated in quiet rooms. What you need to know: Au Bon Pain will stay open until midnight Monday through Thursday, and next Saturday too. Free coffee will be provided on those nights, from 8 p.m. until midnight. Certain rooms are being made into quiet study rooms between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. (JMHH 245, 250, 255 and 260 on 12/11-12/13, 12/17 and 12/20-12/22; JMHH 240, 245, 250 and 255 on 12/16; JMHH 350, 355, 360 and 365 on 12/14, 12/18 and 12/19). And, as usual, only Wharton students can book their own private study rooms in Huntsman. LAME.
Well guys, it has been quite a semester over here at UTB. We've kept tabs on elections and squirrels and the Button. We've made sure you know about fro-yo and coffee and tacos. We even taught you how to find a little love on this big campus of ours. And we have our fantastic fall UTB editors, Charlotte Borgen and Ben Rosen, to thank for all that and more.