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Professor Throws Curse Words into Lecture to Keep Students' Attention

(10/03/17 5:04am)

Professor Barge has been teaching philosophy for 32 years, but feels as if his style is still as young as it was during the Cold War. However, his students do not agree. Twenty-five minutes into his fifty-minute lecture, the tenured professor, Dr. Barge, realized his students’ attention was waning. At first, he tried new PowerPoint transition effects, testing each one out and nervously looking to see his students’ reactions. No one looked up from their laptop, assumedly too enthralled by their Facebook pages. In a last-ditch effort to persuade the 8 remaining students in the class that Philosophy of Hamlet was truly cool, he looked students right in the eyes, called Laertes an “ass," and threw finger guns.  


Revenge is Sweet: Student Signs Mortal Enemy Up for Every Club’s Listserv

(09/26/17 6:57am)

Cathy Jones (C ’20) has had a hard life; on top of getting rejected from Wharton Collaborative Consulting club and failing statistics, she also found herself at odds with one of her hallmates, Lily Hitchock (C ’20). Cathy and Lily have never gotten along. They always end up wearing the same outfit from Urban, going to the same coffee chat for the same internship, and stealing the hall’s only available washing machine right when the other person is about to use it.



Feminism in Action: Smokes Bouncer Rejects Men and Women Equally

(09/14/17 2:51pm)

Even though American society has progressed, we are still not at a place where women are given equal treatment. Nor are we at a place where it is easy to get into Penn’s sought after bar, Smokes. However, every once in a while, there comes a strong-willed feminist with enough influence to enact change while still enforcing strict guidelines. Smokes’ bouncer Clark Polkins is exactly that. He stands tall in front of the doors and proudly rejects men and women from the bar equally.



I Filled My Backpack with Liquefied Meat Every Day for a Year and Today It Finally Paid Off

(09/05/17 5:52am)

The last year has not been without dedication or hardship, but then again, nothing worthwhile ever is. Getting to where I am, today, has taken commitment, diligence, fervor, a little bit of obsession, and a whole lot of meat. You may have listened to the haters, you may have seen the imitators, but it looks like the year I spent filling up my backpack with liquefied beef has paid off.


Student Who Needs Glasses Mistaken by Professor as Actually Engaged in Discussion

(08/31/17 1:40pm)

On the first day of class, near-sighted student Hannah Nicol (C’ 19) showed up to her 10am anthropology lecture with a restored desire to save her feeble GPA and a begrudging willingness to actually do the readings. She didn't know that the professor had already assigned a chapter before class had begun.




Quaker Days Hosts Shocked to Find Out Their Baby Quakers Aren't Actual Babies

(04/12/17 5:30pm)

Quaker Days, more commonly known as the week before fling, is finally here! While many potential freshmen roll in hoping to experience all that Penn has to offer, we can’t forget about the people who make this experience possible: the hosts. In February, the Office of Admissions called for 1,000 volunteers to apply to be hosts for the new baby Quakers. These bold and caring Penn students cleaned their rooms, reorganized their drawers, and finally bought air fresheners just so their baby Quakers would feel deceived into enrolling. That's dedication!


​All Undergraduates Can Now Apply Early for the Wharton NBA Program, Thanks to a Large Donation of a Bunch of Basketballs

(04/04/17 3:30pm)

At a school where a Management 100 teams aren't always seen as herds of 12 guys dressed in identical suits, one man is responsible for changing Wharton's image from Wall Street to the basketball court. Thanks to Paul Baker (W '80) and his generous donation of one million basketballs, the University has been able to finalize the establishment of the Wharton School’s NBA program. This program will allow students from Wharton to apply and gain admission to his new Baker Advanced Layup Lin (B.A.L.L) program as undergraduates.







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