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PennApps' New Shower Stations Go Unused

NEWS | Seth Fein
Tue, Sep 11, 2018

In response to the overwhelming stench which wafted through the hallways of the Towne building during PennApps 2017, this year’s organizers decided to place fully-functional shower booths at each corner of the event space. Surprising to nobody but unfortunate to many, these booths remained empty for the entire weekend.


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Itchy Tag on New Shirt First Thing Junior Hates More Than Self

NEWS | UTB Staff Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018Tue, Sep 11, 2018

For decades, self-esteem of College junior Joelle Simmons has been low. While most in her demographic of white, upper middle class, Ivy League women have mid-level self-esteem, often referring to themselves as “fine” or “a little bloated,” Simmons’ self-esteem was far lower. One close friend noted that Simmons’ self-esteem was so low, her automatic email sign off was simply, “I’m sorry.”


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PennApps' New Shower Stations Go Unused

NEWS | Seth Fein Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018Tue, Sep 11, 2018

In response to the overwhelming stench which wafted through the hallways of the Towne building during PennApps 2017, this year’s organizers decided to place fully-functional shower booths at each corner of the event space. Surprising to nobody but unfortunate to many, these booths remained empty for the entire weekend.



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What Freshmen Had to Say About the Annual NSO Masquerade Orgy

NEWS | Jonah Weinbaum Monday, Sept. 10, 2018Mon, Sep 10, 2018

While you may have attended the toga party during your orientation week, hopefully you didn't miss out on Penn's Annual NSO Masquerade Orgy. Always a hit amongst freshmen, staff, faculty, and alumni alike, we checked in with some (anonymous) underclassmen to get their reactions on the event.


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Girl Who Spent Summer Masturbating Out of Boredom Can't Wait to Masturbate to Relieve Stress

NEWS | Allen Zhu Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018Sun, Sep 9, 2018

While most Penn students spent their summers at world-class internships or lamenting the fact that they didn’t get one, college sophomore Rissy Clitto, Jr. had different plans. Clitto apparently spent the “vast majority of the summer masturbating in her room, only ever coming out to eat and go to the bathroom,” her mother, Rissy Clitto, Sr. stated in an interview.


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Smart: This Company Will Pay For Your College Education in Exchange for Just Your Organs

NEWS | Becky Molinoff Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018Sat, Sep 8, 2018

Have you ever found yourself wishing that college wasn’t so expensive? Have you ever thought to yourself, "I don’t even know what half of my organs are for?" Well, if you happen to have done both of those things, you're in luck! Organic Education is offering college students the deal of a lifetime—they will pay for your college education in exchange for just your organs.



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Fintech Company Executives Actually Met at NSO Toga Party

NEWS | Alex Xu Friday, Sept. 7, 2018Fri, Sep 7, 2018

For some, networking begins on day one. CEO Jake Howard (E '10) and CFO Adam Kaminsky (W '10) of CryptoCrack, a revolutionary fintech company that describes itself as the “Venmo, Square, and Robinhood of Crypto,” reveal the story of how they met—during New Student Orientation of their freshman year.





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Senior Girl With $2,400 Rent to Literally Never Leave Smokes

NEWS | Mackenzie Lukas Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018Tue, Sep 4, 2018

Christie Satterfield (C ’19) doesn’t love her new apartment at The Brian. Sure, it has super cute granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms, the most lovely waterfall shower and multi-jet bathtub, and such a quaint planetarium off the living room. But it just doesn’t feel like home sweet home.







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All NSO Events Preemptively Moved to HUP Emergency Room

NEWS | Seth Fein Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018Tue, Aug 14, 2018

Citing low attendance in years past to mandatory New Student Orientation events, the University announced Monday that all events this year will be held at its hospital’s emergency room. The move is part of an effort to make attending NSO events more convenient for freshmen.