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(12/10/09 10:18am)
Right now, right this minute, as you’re slowly going insane in Van Pelt or freezing on Locust Walk, there are Penn students who are studying on the beach, traveling around Europe and practicing their Spanish in South America. Right now, right this minute, there are students studying abroad in France, England, Australia and Argentina, while you’re in 30-degree Philadelphia performing triage, wondering if it’s more important to write Monday’s paper or study for Thursday’s final. Jealous much? You should be.
(12/03/09 10:44am)
Once upon a time, there was a princess.
(11/12/09 9:46am)
Christmas cups are back at Starbucks as of last week, which would be super exciting — if it weren’t a month and a half too early. But in my current work-addled state, I’m taking whatever fun surprise I can get.
(11/05/09 8:37am)
There’s a dirty little secret they don’t tell prospective freshmen on campus tours: midterm week? It’s a myth. At Penn, as well as many other universities, there is no “midterm week.” Rather, it’s a nonstop, two-month ordeal that only ends with finals. It’s a marathon, to say the least, and often takes a toll on students’ mental health.
(10/29/09 8:56am)
Shopping — what a love-hate (but mostly love) relationship we have!
(10/21/09 8:26am)
There once was a boy who was trapped in a weather balloon floating over Colorado.
(10/15/09 7:26am)
Do you want to go into magazine journalism? I really hope not.
(10/08/09 5:56am)
To my early-morning class professors, a mea culpa:
(10/01/09 8:48am)
In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg introduced Europe to the mechanical printing press, printing Bibles for mass consumption. The technology allowed for books and manuscripts — originally replicated by hand — to be printed at a much faster rate, thus spreading knowledge and helping to usher in the European Renaissance. Because information was easier to access, more people could benefit.
(09/18/09 4:30am)
They've infiltrated our bookstores, invaded our nightly television schedule and taken over our movie screens. They seductively skulk in and out of our daydreams, promising everlasting youth while eyeing our arteries in a not-so-innocent way. It's getting like you can't go anywhere without bumping into the undead.
(09/10/09 6:51am)
Being a transfer student can be so awkward.
(02/09/09 10:00am)
As Feb Club kicks into gear, another major milestone is creeping up on seniors - May 18, when they'll say goodbye to life as undergrads.
(12/05/08 10:00am)
The closest most Penn students have ever come to hunting is probably watching Looney Tunes' Elmer Fudd try to catch that "wascally wabbit."
(12/04/08 10:00am)
Scott Mackler is the living future of medical technology.
(12/03/08 10:00am)
Sometimes you don't need to travel far to learn first-hand about the world.
(12/02/08 10:00am)
Thanksgiving: is there any holiday more quintessentially American?
(11/26/08 10:00am)
Penn students may soon find they have a lot more in common with their grandmothers.
(11/25/08 10:00am)
As the clock neared midnight on Thursday, College sophomore Raliegh Davis grabbed her friends and ran toward the Bridge Cinema de Lux to watch Edward Cullen on the big screen.
(11/21/08 10:00am)
It was too good to be true.
(11/17/08 10:00am)
Temperatures have dropped, Christmas decorations have arrived and finals are looming. Spring break has never seemed so far away.
