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Locust Lexicon: FOMO
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.
A (Not So) Hidden Gem On Campus
“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.
Ego Of The Week: Sarah Stoecker
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.
Halloween Hotspots
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.
Why It's Only Costume–ary
RICKY'S NYC Ricky’s NYC, known for its scandalous variety of costumes and decor, is perfect for Halloween prepping.
Make Your Own Knits
If you’re looking to get the look without breaking your wallet, try taking a class or two at one of these knitting studios.
Ego Of The Week: Yoni Gruskin
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.
Ego Of The Week: Jessie Spellman
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?
Getting Lucky In Philadelphia
With the opening of SugarHouse Casino, Philadelphia is now the largest U.S. city to have a casino.
Locust Lexicon: DFMO
[‘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.
Review: Reward Project
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.
Ego Of The Week: The Smoke's Bouncers
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.
There Is A FIrst Time For Everything
This week, a few freshmen took some time away from their Van Pelt worship to reminisce on some classy Penn firsts.
Ego Of The Week: Rachel Romeo
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.
Books On Locust
This week, Penn students took advantage of the warm weather to enjoy some light reading. Ego brings you recommendations from some campus bookworms.
Adolf Biecker Is The New Man[icure] On Campus
Penn’s well-coiffed crowd flocked to Adolf Biecker this week for some spa treatments straight out of Rittenhouse.
Ego Of The Week: Adam Behrens
Senior class prez, Adam Behrens, is really sorry about all of those 2011 emails he’s sent out.
Playing Dress Up Every Day
Young aristocrats in elegant pearls and extravagant feathered headpieces laugh in unison over strong cocktails, flouting societal norms with their wild debaucheries as the world teeters on the brink of World War II.
Hot Summer Reads
Beatrice and Virgil Yann Martell 224 pages Random House Man Booker prizewinner Yann Martell’s third novel focuses on an author named Henry who is struggling to meaningfully portray the horrors of the Holocaust in his latest fiction.
