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Word on the Street: Internshit
Like many at Penn, I thought it would be a positive life decision to apply for an internship at an investment bank.
The Gutter: 03.31.2011
Attendees at a weekend party during which a group of new Wharton TAs were initiated got a lot more than they bargained for whencops cracked down on the out of control proceedings.
Overheard at Penn: 03.31.2011
Penngineer to prospective mom: I feel so legit.
True Life: I Failed a Class
There it was, glaring and permanent, an 'F' on my transcript. Seeing it for the first time shouldn’t have been a shock, given my obviously less than stellar performance in the class, but it still stung. The concept of failing a class was entirely foreign to me before coming to Penn.
Dispatches: A Night in the Woods(er)
5:00 p.m.: Get a text from date: “FYI, dress code is flannel and jeans!!!!” Assume she’s being ironic.
Overhead at Penn: 03.24.11
One guy in Hillel to another: Is AEPi more hardcore than TEP? A’s guy: She was all over me, grabbing me.
Word on the Street: Just Let Me Go
You’re in the final moments of your last Friday class, waiting for the minute hand to hit 50 so you can begin/continue drinking for the day and your weekend can officially begin.
Highbrow Poll: Who is Having the Worst Week Ever?
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The Gutter: 03.17.2011
Unfortunately for us, most of you seemed to have behaved yourselves over Spring Break.
Dispatches: I was Poisoned on ASB
FRIDAY 9:45 a.m.: Little Nicaraguan girl brings me fruit from a nearby tree.
Word on the Street: Majoring in Porn
I heard the myth. I read the syllabus and noted the word “pornography.” I read feminist theorists.
Overheard at Penn: 03.17.2011
Boy: What’s Tabard? Girl: I don't know, a bunch of British girls who dress like they don’t shower. Girl #1: I wish I were an athlete. Girl #2: Why? Girl #1: Because then I wouldn’t be judged for dressing like I don’t give a shit. Penn Masala member on Locust: And I was like, you know who’s gonna win?
Highbrow Poll: Who is Having the Worst Week Ever?
You can thank the dudes over at MeepMe for only being able to vote once. Sorry!
Overheard at Penn: 02.24.11
Theos boy after haircut: Don’t I look like a Kennedy? Beta pledge en route to the Vagina Monologues: Do they show you what a vagina looks like? SDT Girl #1: I’m still coming up with the answer to this — which do you love more, Israel or cock? SDT Girl #2: I’m still coming up with THIS answer — would you give up getting eaten out, or cheese? Theta in Marks Cafe line: Bagels make you super fat, right? Guy in Houston: In other news, not Pokemon related, I just got a PlayStation 2 to work on my computer.
The Gutter: 02.24.11
By all accounts, the Theos day party last Friday was a rousing success (even some moms showed up!), no doubt helped by the unexpected spring weather.
Word on the Street: Admitting is the First Step
If you were to poll the average female Penn student on her study techniques and procrastination methods, I assume she would, reluctantly, admit to high volumes of Facebook stalking, online shopping, perhaps a little Netflix and some New York Times for the sake of being informed.
