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Penn In Washington?

We know there's a Penn In Washington program, but this doesn't seem to be it. When you click on this random "University of Pennsylvania, Inc" you get some building near the Capitol. Further research reveals it is the home of the Office of Federal Relations under the Office of Government and Community Affairs, whose website says they're "charged with monitoring and promoting general and targeted opportunities to expand support for federal policies and programs upon which the University depends."

A Small Daily Intel Penn Shoutout To Start You Week— This bizarre article about a German 16-year-old's birthday party boasts an even more bizarre rant about the Penn debate team's trip to NYU.

Your Crime Update

In case you haven't seen the latest Trulia data, here is how dangerous they've deemed our area in crime incidents per year. Red is worse. and the numbers in the circles count repeat action at the same intersection (aka shocking, 40th and Walnut had multiple crimes). Maybe this is why the university thinks you will be mugged.

Philly Beer Week Starts Tonight

Philly Beer Week is back with a vengeance. Last year we provided a roundup of everything happening in our backyard, but this time PBW took the lead and made you a schedule that can be found here.

Reminder: Dollar Stroll Is Tonight— For details, check our post here.

Penn Blowin' Up NYT

This weekend marked a high point in Penn media relevance. As if a replay of Denzel's speech on CSPAN wasn't enough, we were mentioned in five (!) different  New York Times articles. The rundown: A Chinese student got rejected from Columbia ED so her parents paid a "college admissions consulting company" $15,000 to fix her application. Guess where she ended up. How is this legal? Being part of the Tennessee Ford family isn't easy, especially when both your parents go to jail. Luckily, this Penn prefrosh overcame a bad situation and rocked the writing world. Yo, come write for us! Hookah is bad for you. Like, really bad. Let's use a random Penn kid to illustrate its popularity on campuses. It was a great weekend for Penn grad students: an aspiring lawyer wed a potential PhD Saturday and Holy Cross alums with Penn master's degrees got married on Sunday.

Graduation Really Made It This Time

And you thought the Yahoo homepage was big. Denzel's speech has truly reached the pinnacle of media success: a re-broadcast on the one, the only... CSPAN. Our commencement, along with those at Providence College, UMBC, and USC (Cocks, not Trojans), already played once at 3 p.m. but you can catch the repeat of the repeats starting at ten.

Your Online Guide To Summer

If you want to stay in the loop this summer no matter where you are, Facebook events and other resources are a great way to stay connected. Here's our list of links to help you avoid missing out in your city.

Well, This Is Awkward

Brought to you by Penn libraries and the vast abyss that is Twitter. A quick Google search reveals the book is Negotiating Difference: Race, Gender and the Politics of Personality by former Penn prof Michael Awkward. He probably hates when people make jokes about— GUYS, WHAT IF HE HAD A TURTLE? IT WOULD BE AN AWKWARD TURTLE OMG.

Ashley Hebert Is Playing Hide-And-Go-Seek With Us— Homegirl was spotted again today, this time in Saxby's of all places! Unfortunately, when we inquired about her visit, the barista confessed he'd never heard of the Bachelorette. Cue any joke about Saxby's lacking culture. If anyone sees her, send a picture already!

Daily Intel Has A Picture Of Huntsman In High School — Hee hee.

Tornadoes Hit Home

For some Penn students, tornadoes are not just breaking news or an excuse to get annoyed at Obama. To rising Wharton junior Scott Dzialo, tornadoes meant one thing: destruction. The above image is a shot of his father's distribution center for Vanity Fair Corporation in Hackleburg, Alabama—or, rather, what's left of it.

An Extremely Useful Post On VisitPhilly — Check out their guide to hotel pools around the city. We're not encouraging breaking in and using them, but sometimes breaking into the Sheraton gets old.

CNBC Anchor And Penn Law Alum Mark Haines Has Died— The man renowned for financial smarts and sharp journalism skills was 65.

Is The Bachelorette On Campus? -- One tipster has reported seeing Ashley Hebert and two dudes on campus today, which would make sense given her status as a Dental School alum. Past that, though, we know nothing. Have you seen anything? Help us out!

Um, Hello, What? Marathon Closed!

Wait, no, seriously. What? The DP reports that Marathon and its awkward tumor MarBar closed up shop Monday. Tragic! But don't worry, there's five other locations in Philly, as if we would schlep downtown to one. We're not paying that much for the banana chocolate chip pancakes, we're paying for the prime walk of shame viewing spot.

We See What You're Doing There, Huntsy

Southern New Hampshire University got our sloppy seconds as Penn's second only remaining presidential hopeful delivered a Commencement address there yesterday.

We're Tweeting A Lot This Summer -- Be sure to follow us so you don't miss out on stuff we don't give full posts. We'll  even try to cut down on live-tweeting McDonald's runs.

A Trump Down Memory Lane

Just because Papa Bear is out of the presidential race doesn't mean the Trumps are giving up any attention.

In Which We Think About Our Readers

Yo, readers. Listen up. We're here on the internet for the summer and we're not going anywhere, but we know you guys are off doing all sorts of things. What sorts of things, exactly, is what we'd like to know so we can post the stuff that you're gonna find worthwhile. After all, why would we post cool Philly summer events if no one's gonna be there? Why would we find cool stuff to distract you at your internship if you're doing the most meaningful work of your life? We're tryna make this work for you. So give us a heads-up: what's going on for summer 2011?