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DP Wins Pacemaker Despite Existence of Under the Button

NEWS | Eleanor Stalick
Mon, Nov 4, 2019

The Daily Pennsylvanian recently received several college journalism accolades. These awards included the prestigious Pacemaker Award, commonly referred to as the “Pulitzer Prize of college journalism." While this achievement would be amazing on its own, it is especially so considering the existence of Under the Button.


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Wharton Student Horrified by Immobile Staircase

NEWS | Sammy Gordon Monday, Nov. 4, 2019Mon, Nov 4, 2019

“I just don’t get why stairs still exist. Like I get it for people who live in villages or farms or whatever, but for those of us who grew up in skyscrapers, which is obviously most of Penn, stairs are really challenging and, quite frankly, horrifying.” 






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'I Can't Get Sick, Not Now' Says Already Sick Guy

NEWS | Ian Ong Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019Sun, Nov 3, 2019

He never leaves home without a surgical mask and latex gloves. He washes his hands with Germ-X, and showers with a liberal amount of Purell. In the morning, he doesn’t feel alive until he gets his line of Emergen-C in. He truly is a bastion of health







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Rebecca Reporting She’s Actually Pretty Gone Right Now

NEWS | UTB Staff Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019Sat, Nov 2, 2019

That night, there were no rules — within reason. She was going to get wild — but a firm line was going to be drawn well before cocaine. She would take no bullshit — unless the bouncer at smokes said she was not, in fact, 23, in which case she would respectfully take her face glitter and ID and walk away.




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Eagle Scout Loses Entire Moral Compass After Freshman Year

NEWS | Ian Ong Friday, Nov. 1, 2019Fri, Nov 1, 2019

"A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent." These are the words Cody Gupta (C ‘22) swore to adhere to as he received his Eagle Scout rank that fateful day in 12th grade.


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White Guy Really Leaning into Spanish Pronunciation of 'Quesadilla'

NEWS | Patrick Rich Friday, Nov. 1, 2019Fri, Nov 1, 2019

Avid MexiCali fan and Wharton senior Connor Milliken was overheard today ordering lunch from the local food truck, and boy did he really lean into a Spanish pronunciation of “quesadilla.” Witnesses report that he did “some kind of accent,” which one onlooker described as “hard to place, but definitely not cool.”