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(01/22/09 4:50pm)
It's back! We missed it more than Lost, more than our friends who were abroad, more than non-freezing temperatures: 34th Street! In today's issue, we're spirited away to the Class of 1923 Arena, where Penn has...a hockey team? Say what? It's true, we have a hockey team! And Emilio Estevez is their coach! And a young Joshua Jackson is team captain! Someone should really write a movie about this rag-tag group of kids...
(01/20/09 2:29am)
If you're lucky enough not to have class tomorrow, but not so lucky that you're actually in D.C., you can watch the 'naug at any one of several Penn-provided spots on campus. For your convenience, we put together a map. Obama's head signifies an officially sanctioned inauguration-watching site.
(01/18/09 1:51am)
Our weekend shopping trip yeilded an interesting discovery: FroGro has new winter-themed plastic bags! Now, unless we are mistaken, these bags were only introduced very recently. Starbucks and other companies start getting all snowflakey around November, so why did FroGro wait until January? Could it be that they made some sketchy deal for discount post-holiday bags? Developing...
(01/17/09 10:52pm)
Takeaway: There are two sides. They don't agree with each other.
(01/17/09 8:00pm)
This Tuesday, you have to choose between watching the most historic presidential inauguration of your lifetime...or attending your lame 10:30 class. Wilson Tong, UA chair and campus mensch, brought to our attention the UA's "open letter to faculty" regarding the whole ASTR 001 vs. OBAMA 4EVA conundrum. The letter encourages instructors to "accommodate any students who may miss classes owing to their presence at the Inauguration" and "those students who may want to watch the Inauguration ceremony live on television." And why should they do that?
Understanding that discretion regarding attendance is yours, we encourage that you consider Tuesday as a secular holiday [...]
Sweet! This gives us the extra time we need to bake a "Yes, We Cake." But in all honesty, most of your liberal elite professors will be just as excited as you are to watch the ceremony, and if not, hello? TiVo.
(01/17/09 7:27pm)
Stephen Starr, the restaurateur and Philly microcelebrity, will appear in next Wednesday's episode of Top Chef. Watch him cough with his signature sangfroid in this preview at Bravo's website! May we suggest a viewing party at Pod? Maybe we can get them to put something other than Sailor Moon on those TV screens for once.
(01/15/09 6:53pm)
NBC News 10 tells us that Atlantic City Police have arrested Daniel Tyce, a man who had been posing as a female veterinarian and running an illegal animal shelter in South Jersey:
(01/15/09 6:36pm)
Writers House, the loveable Locust Walk hippie commune masquerading as a campus hub for writers, recently launched 6-POEM, a phone number you can dial whenever there's a poetry emergency, e.g. "Hello, operator? I need some Elizabeth Bishop, stat!" You can also call in non-emergency situations: 215-746-POEM.
(01/15/09 12:52am)
Hey all, Matt Flegenheimer here at the Palestra for tonight's Big 5 action between Penn and Temple. Longtime Quakers coach Fran Dunphy returns to his old stomping grounds for the second time since leaving the Red and Blue's bench in 2006. Keep it with the Buzz all night for live updates from behind the Owls' bench.
(01/14/09 5:01pm)
We wonder how much HBO paid for this spectacular display of Locust Walk advertising.
(01/14/09 1:43am)
Change! It's everywhere. In addition to new classes, a new president and a newly atrocious stock portfolio, you now have two new UTB editors. Say a big hello to Jessica Goldstein and Lauren Lipsay, the associate editors that will be helping your faithful UTB editor steer this here ship. Jess and Lauren are both sophomore Street veterans--Jess used to be a Guides editor, and Lauren was an Ego editor. Trust us, they're fabulous, and we can't wait for them to start blogging up a storm.
(01/13/09 6:59pm)
We interrupt your regularly scheduled last day of freedom to bring you this crucial piece of news: this coming Thursday is free burrito day at Chipotle! As we previously reported, Chipotle already looks like it's open for business, but Thursday will be the official opening celebration. Is this not more thrilling and glorious than next week's presidential inaugeration? After all, when has Obama ever promised to physically feed us? Chipotle is even throwing in drinks, per the press release:
(01/11/09 2:41am)
Burrito enthusiasts, take note: as we were rolling back onto campus this evening, we whizzed by the newly opened Chipotle Mexican Grill in the Radian. Not only does Qdoba have some serious competition, but now the classic facebook group "Holy Shit the Closest Chipotle To Penn Is 69.28 Miles" is officially obsolete.
(01/08/09 10:39pm)
Philly native and proud papa to a Penn sophomore, Chris Matthews won't challenge Arlen Spector for his senate seat next year, the New York Times reports. (And the story was reported by the NYT's television biz reporter rather than someone from the politics desk, MediaLOL.) Whether Matthews was ever seriously considering a run is still unclear: though his ego is certainly large enough to give birth to delusions of granduer and a "political calling," he may just have been playing "hardball" (heh) with NBC execs to get his contract renewed. See ya at Parents' Weekend '09, Mr. Matthews!
(01/03/09 12:30am)
Once upon a time, a super-cool New York-y little bookshop had to close and everyone was wistful and sad about it. No, we're not talking about our favorite movie, You've Got Mail--NYC literary landmark Gotham Book Mart shut its doors in 2007. The Inquirer and the New York Times are now reporting that the store's enviable book collection has been donated to Penn. Highlights of the collection include Truman Capote's and Anais Nin's personal libraries; Allen Ginsburg worked there and Jackie O. shopped there. Which is to say, it sounds like it was a very cool little shop.
(01/02/09 12:55am)
Happy new year! We're either about 20 hours late on this, or we opted to hold off calling the new year until the majority of precincts were reporting, CNN-style. Either way, a happy and a healthy to you and yours. Instead of looking backwards, we're looking ahead to Spring '09, which begins in just two short weeks! Or less than that, actually. But still way later than the Obama girls, who report to Sidwell Friends on Monday. (Suckers.)
(12/23/08 4:40pm)
*Trumpet sounds* UTB continues our celebration of winter break with the return of our intermittent book club! Today's selection is College Girl by Patricia Weitz.
(12/20/08 11:08pm)
Snow blanketed the eastern seaboard yesterday, and despite the picturesque quality it lent to our homecoming, today we find ourselves still snowed in and thus unable to partake in our favorite winter break activities: visiting the mall. Luckily, our internet connection is working and amazon.com is almost as good as the real thing. What follows is a last-minute holiday gift guide, conveniently featuring items that can be purchased online and shipped to you by December 24th. (We're leaving out the gift suggestions that have already been posted about. And if you're wondering whether "holiday gift guide" is a label that's being used to mask the fact that this is really just a list of stuff your editor wants, well...so be it.)
(12/15/08 7:14pm)
Someone forwarded us this message from a Penn undergrad who shall remain nameless:
(12/09/08 9:01pm)
A friendly tipster e-mailed us the other day with a note about the male restrooms in Rosengarten. Most Street editors are female, so it was news to us that Penn's fundraising efforts even extend to sponsoring individual urinals. Yep, some of the urinals have plaques above them--one reads "The relief you are now experiencing is made possible by a gift from Michael Zinman."