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From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93 From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant? From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintFrom Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintFrom Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms. From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night. From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach. From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.And firmest of friends we are, tried and true,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.And firmest of friends we are, tried and true,While we stand and sing the Red and Blue. From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.And firmest of friends we are, tried and true,While we stand and sing the Red and Blue.But, oh, Monday painfully must follow,From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.And firmest of friends we are, tried and true,While we stand and sing the Red and Blue.But, oh, Monday painfully must follow,Exposing the substance as a great hallow.From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our follies do not see.Tigers nor buffalos must be allowed to attack,While we unite to trounce the Orange and Black.And firmest of friends we are, tried and true,While we stand and sing the Red and Blue.But, oh, Monday painfully must follow,Exposing the substance as a great hallow.A sob'ring morning after, leaves us drained;From Brian Kennedy's "Surfo Ergo Sum," Fall '93Where are all the thieves, wielding shiny guns,Lurching near campus, after the set of sun?From where did grow all these colored flowers,This late in Fall, in seemingly few hours?These hovels newly scrubbed into finer homes,Magically altered, as if by helpful gnomes.Why are all the police, suddenly so near,Ready on the Walk, to qualm horrid fear?And why are all these Deans, usually so distant,Acting like our best pals for this instant?Just last week, these ivied paths were littered,Where plaster once fell, new walls are glittered.Provosts, V.P.'s and other higher-ups,Treated students as insignificant pups.This week, though, we're to be the best of friends,Formality forgotten on both ends.New posters, pictures, paper, and paintCover old blemishes that did taintWhat on Wednesday were sullied, dingy dorms,And on Friday, match society's best norms.Do my eyes deceive me? Is everything so changed?Flowers on Locust Walk neatly arranged?How, in the world, did campus change so fast?Penn, right now, outshines its recent past.Proteus himself could not adapt so rapid,A new facade, brighter and less vapid.Frat houses are decked out to the nines;Manicurists trim the hedges and clip vines.Never have I seen such a wondrous sight,This campus transformed to Utopia o'er-night.The effort is well worth the great trouble,As alumni donations surely double.Grads and parents are impressed deeply,As they stroll past a Green kempt so neatly.National press, too, will not fail to see, How marvelous a university can be.They come to cover our famed eleven,And are duped into seeing Penn as ivied heaven.Applications will record levels reach,Because of this false image we do teach.Homecoming, Homecoming, the cause of beauty recent,You make our campus seem warm and decent.Every man acts his part, forgetting now himself,This gloried weekend puts disputes upon the shelf.Happy-campers all, we must appear to be,So the world at large, our foll