True Life: I Hate My Roommate

It was the bag of vomit, I think. That was the moment when I realized that I hate my roommate. About a week and a half into classes, after feeding my pasta toss addiction at Houston and pretending to study for a couple hours, I returned to my room to find it smelling of decomposing Chipotle, Dark Temptation Axe body spray and something far, far more sinister. It smelled like… like the floor of a frat bathroom.

Two Blind Daters Review Opa (and each other)

We set up two students, Chloe Corner and Wyatt Hilkene, on a blind date.

Ego of the Week: Sika Gasinu

She’s a volunteer firefighter, photographer, nutrition advocate, emergency medical technician, PennQuest leader and homebrewer.

Toasts & Roasts 10/13

TOASTS Fall break may feel like nothing more than a glorified three–day weekend, but that’s only because you don’t know how to work it.

Lowbrow's Top Ten Ways to Decipher between Fall and OCR

10. The Bookstore is sold out of leather portfolio polish. 9. You calculated the opportunity cost of going to the bathroom. 8.

What you SHOULD text your friends about your fall break

Fall break was four days long. That’s barely enough time to rewatch the entire season of Dance Moms. Chances are, your Fall Break wasn’t anything special. But you won’t tell your friends that. Ego can see right through you.

Arts Top 5 Picks for DesignPhiladelphia

This week, all of Philadelphia’s a gallery, or a graphic tee.

A beer lover’s take on what’s pouring at Frankford Hall

Tucked away in the Fishtown neighborhood northeast of Center City is a new biergarten that should excite even aficionados.

Check out Highbrow’s map to see where your vacation falls on our fall break spectrum

Pair Shepard Fairey's Philly Murals with Nearby Philly Eats

Known for Obama’s HOPE graphic ­— the most effective political poster since “Uncle Sam Wants You” ­— Shepard Fairey is a little less famous for marking up a few Philly walls.

Guest Mixtape: Fallin' Around

Midterm season is here, and with the recent temperature drop, it’s easy to see autumn has come too.

Preview: Deer Tick & fun, Live at Harrison Auditorium

SPEC Concerts brings hyped indie acts to campus for annual fall concert.

Word on the Street: My European F.O.M.O.

Every rising junior is forced to make the fateful decision of whether or not to study abroad. At the time, it seems there are infinite factors to consider.

Vox Populi mixes sexuality with a pop star mentality in a participatory show.

Oh the perils of visiting the Vox Populi Gallery.

From the Desk of Amy Gutmann

We saw the recent WikiLeaks scandal as an amazing opportunity to finally be taken seriously. If we could somehow unearth and publish all the shocking secrets at Penn, we would no longer be the running joke at SAC cocktail parties. Garbed in black spandex cat suits “borrowed” from American Apparel, we infiltrated La Casa de Gutmann to see what kind of skeletons we could uncover. This snapshot of Amy’s desk was taken just seconds before we heard footsteps rounding the corner. We fled before a man passed the room, clad in an ill–fitting plush robe and fuzzy pink slippers.

Overheard at Penn 10/13

SDT girl: Wait, guys, how do you spell sorority? Because when I text it, my phone says “porn pity.” Frat guy: Dude, tonight I’m gonna play spin the bottle in my head and wing man for you in whatever direction it lands. Girl walking in the rain: Ugh, walking and holding an umbrella at the same time is such a struggfest. Tabard chick 1: What are you doing tonight? Tabard chick 2: Who are you doing tonight? More from Highbrow: True Life: I Hate My Roommate Word on the Street: My European F.O.M.O. Toasts & Roasts

Rant of the Week: Bandwidth Hogs

Dear Bandwidth Hogs, All you weepy–eyed girls streaming Dirty Dancing for the 12th time this week; all you hopelessly virgin boys trying to get lucky on Chat Roulette.

Artspiration: Shepard Fairey's Peace Mural

Philadelphia’s mural project, originally the city’s solution to graffiti, has transformed into a wide range of thought–provoking, colossal pieces that define our urban core. Frank Shepard Fairey, well known for his OBEY sticker campaign and Obama Hope posters, is only one of the many contributers to the cause.

Are Musical Theater Adaptations Done?

The last 10 years have brought a resurgence of musical theater adaptations… but has the trend come to term? After all, the show can’t go on forever. Just look at Cats.