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Faking Interest, 第四个

An advice column about love, life, and rock n’ roll, run by two of the sveltest broads in all of Pennsylvania.



“Hey, Sorry. I Was Kind of Walking Here” and Other Passive Phrases to Prevent Getting Run Over

Flipping drivers “the bird” is an overused and overly-aggressive defense to avoid getting hit by a car. Here are some nicer alternatives to properly communicate with Philadelphia’s finest automobile operators:


Damn, This Lovely Spring Weather Is Making Me Reflect on the Cyclical Nature of It All

How was your spring equinox? I almost forgot to ask.


Stupid Bitch! My Mom Refused to Upgrade Me to First Class on Our Family Trip To Bora Bora

AND that bitch from my history class invited my situationship to formal. Everything. Is. Ruined.


POEM OF THE WEEK: Heaven Looks a Lot Like Facebook Marketplace

Heaven looks a lot like Facebook marketplace


Accepted Class of 2027 Worried There Is Less Recess Time at College

They're the new kids in town. 


Gatekeeping the Toxic Situationship Soft-Launch Until You Slay

None of these words were in The Bible. 


When Penn Became Communist China: The Day I Had to Go Around the Fence on Locust Walk

Next thing you know, you're transferring out of Wharton and into the School of Working Makeshift Iron Blast Furnaces on the College Green.


I'm Done With These Halal Food Trucks, Point Me To The Haram Ones

Having Halal Food Won't Absolve You of Your Sins


Boy Gone Wild: My Licentious Spring Break in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Definitely the easiest of the two capitol stormings I have participated in in my lifetime.


Editorial: I Am Not a Veteran

not a veteran I am not a veteran I do not identify as one or more


Hill Dining Hall Harvests the Meat From Biopond, Lights Up the Grill

For months we’ve been getting complaints that our ingredients aren’t clean. How can anything be cleaner than meat that was literally just washed in water?


Princeton MBB Advances to Sweet 16 as Penn Prepares for Tough Matchup vs. Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation has put together their best team in decades, with several players having used their wishes for basketball lessons from pro stars such as Michael Jordan, Devin Booker, and Blake Griffin.



DP Survey Finds Houston Hall Still Nowhere Near as Wet as the Engineering Students They Polled

Some engineering students have spoken to Under the Button reporters directly to comment on their nymphomania. However, we could not understand them due to their poor social cues. It really is a mystery how they’re getting some.


Such Beautiful Weather: I Can Finally Gallop Shirtless Through the Quad Again Like the Stallion I Am

You try to speak. I silence you with a forceful yet caring neigh. You gaze into my eyes, stunned at my display of horsey power. I lean in and whisper into your ear the wise words of 90’s R&B icon Ginuwine: Ride this pony.


OP-ED: That Never Happened

A recounting of pre-break events


Incensed Local Homeowner Kelly Writer Kicks Depressed Wordsmiths Out of Her House

Dozens of lost souls roam the rainy campus in search of a warm, quiet place to consume pop culture and do vape tricks.


Penn Housing Selection Crashed as Local Militia Invades The Radian

After setting up headquarters in the lounge, the group proclaimed that they will be holding hostages until a “high rise 4BR with a pretty view” opens up. 


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