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Colder days are luring Penn students to curl up with a nice book. Ego caught up with people on campus to get some traditional recommendations for your reading pleasure. OTHELLO "Basically the first book ever to be written about racial differences.
November 11, 2010 at 4:39 am

Meet Ali Huberlie and Matt Amalfitano, the former child model and cartoon look–alike who run shit in student government, respectively.
November 4, 2010 at 3:24 am

With so much going on, it is sometimes hard to find some of Penn’s more abstract offerings. This week, we suggest getting your country club on and taking up a new sport along the way. The Penn Sailing Team provides novices and professionals alike the unique opportunity to partake in an age–old collegiate tradition.
November 4, 2010 at 3:21 am

Once again, Ego is here to expand your Ivy League vocabulary. After a weekend of late night halloween party–hopping and enough Facebook uploads to to make you scream, we’ve got just the term. FOMO (noun) [pronounced fo–moe] A term referring to the tearjerking emotion that comes with the fear of not being included in a specific night, event or photo.
November 4, 2010 at 3:20 am

“What the hell is this building?” It’s safe to say that this thought, or a variation thereof, pops into the minds of many Penn students the first time they notice the pale stone structure on the southeast corner of the intersection of 40th and Walnut streets.
November 4, 2010 at 3:19 am

Elmo’s Sarah Stoecker is valiantly trying to start an a cappella group, but this improver has little time to belt the notes between brown–nosing the Cinema department, acting spontaneously and yelling about vaginas.
October 28, 2010 at 2:56 am

Saturday Oct. 30 — The Haunted Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt, 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., $22.50 As if leaving the Penn bubble and venturing out into Center City wasn’t scary enough before, the Haunted Philadelphia Scavenger Hunt offers the spine–chilling adventure of discovering Old City’s blood–curdling and ghoulish secrets.
October 28, 2010 at 2:54 am

RICKY'S NYC Ricky’s NYC, known for its scandalous variety of costumes and decor, is perfect for Halloween prepping.
October 28, 2010 at 2:47 am

If you’re looking to get the look without breaking your wallet, try taking a class or two at one of these knitting studios.
October 21, 2010 at 4:36 am

Don’t be surprised if the next time you turn on CNN you see Yoni Gruskin chatting up the anchors; he’s all over that.
October 21, 2010 at 4:31 am

The face of Alternative Spring Break, Jessie Spellman is unlikely to sell her soul to Goldman. For right now, this Wawa snack fan is fighting her boyfriend for name custody and having a bit too much fun with her showerhead. Street: What’s the most valuable experience you’ve had on Alternative Spring Break?
October 14, 2010 at 3:43 am

With the opening of SugarHouse Casino, Philadelphia is now the largest U.S. city to have a casino.
October 14, 2010 at 3:41 am

[‘dIf – moµ?] Here at Ego, we always want you to be in the know. So we bring you Locust Lexicon, your guide to all of the latest campus terms.
October 14, 2010 at 3:33 am

Old City’s boutique Reward Project is a welcome escape to the world of high-end shopping. by Shelby Rachleff Hidden amongst the galleries and bars of N.
October 14, 2010 at 3:25 am

Meet the five most powerful people on Penn’s campus. The Smoke's bouncers are full of advice on how to not get in (read: they don’t want your sister). These Boyz II Men wannabes chatted with Street this week to share some of their best and worst experiences guarding those golden gates. Street: What’s the lamest excuse for an ID you’ve ever seen? Matt Machucki: One night I was handed a birth certificate with a baby picture attached to it. Kenny Csaplar: A kid tried to give me my old fake that I used all freshman and sophmore year.
September 30, 2010 at 4:07 am

This week, a few freshmen took some time away from their Van Pelt worship to reminisce on some classy Penn firsts.
September 30, 2010 at 4:02 am

Head of Bloomers and SMAC, Rachel Romeo is so over Shakespeare jokes and over-priced desserts, but welcomes any challengers for a good jello-wrestle.
September 23, 2010 at 5:25 am

This week, Penn students took advantage of the warm weather to enjoy some light reading. Ego brings you recommendations from some campus bookworms.
September 23, 2010 at 5:20 am

Penn’s well-coiffed crowd flocked to Adolf Biecker this week for some spa treatments straight out of Rittenhouse.
September 23, 2010 at 5:14 am

Senior class prez, Adam Behrens, is really sorry about all of those 2011 emails he’s sent out.
September 16, 2010 at 3:47 am