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Jeopardy Asks Easiest Question Ever About Penn
This was a Jeopardy answer on a recent episode. Category: Ivy League Schools. Value: $800. Question: What is s0 blindingly obvious for anyone who made […]
Matthew Perry to Speak at Penn
Matthew Perry will take his traveling redemption tour to Penn in early November, where he’ll talk to students about substance abuse, substance abuse recovery, and […]
At Penn, The Effort to Create the “Perfect” Frat Boy
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that Phi Sigma Kappa recruiters are on campus to jumpstart the university’s newest fraternity by recruiting 30 members. They’re also meeting with […]
Penn Econ Nobel Laureate Lawrence Klein dies at 91
Lawrence Klein, whose pioneering of new uses of econometrics to create our current models of economic forecasting earned him the Nobel Prize in Economics, died […]
Rick Bayless Opening a Tortas Frontera at UPenn
Celebrity chef Rick Bayless is opening a Tortas Frontera at the University of Pennsylvania in early January. The restaurant will be located on the ground floor of […]
UPDATE: Bristol Palin Will Not Promote Virginity to Sex-Mad Penn Students
UPDATE: Bristol Palin’s reported talk at Penn has turned out to be a hoax, and one allegedly perpetrated by Under The Button, upon whose story […]
Will Penn Give Up its Fossil Fuel Industry Assets to Appease Students?
Penn’s fossil fuel industry holdings are under attack this week after Divestment at Penn, a student group at the school, began putting pressure on the […]
Ohio Valley University Not Concerned Over Sharing Wharton Name with Penn
This country, apparently, is big enough for two Whartons. Two weeks ago, Ohio Valley University (in, coincidentally, West Virginia) renamed its business school with Wharton […]
Penn Students Hit With Phishing Scam
Affiliated with Penn? You may have recently gotten an email that bears the Penn logo and asks for your PennKey, password, and social security number? […]
Penn Endowment Kicking Ivy League Butt Right Now
Penn’s endowment returns are so far leading the pack in the Ivy League. In FY 2013, which ended June 30th, Penn’s bank account grew by […]
Ashton Kutcher Comes to Penn, Talks Behind Closed Doors
Hollywood big shot Ashton Kutcher came to Penn campus on Monday to give a big talk—but gave it behind closed doors, away from the prying […]
FBI Can’t Tell Difference Between Penn and Penn State
Today, Nick Vadala reports on alleged “Silk Road” founder Ross Ulbricht, who was arrested in San Francisco this week for running the “anarcho-capitalist version of […]
Wharton Says Everything Is Actually Fine, Thanks
Wharton, as you may imagine, isn’t thrilled with a recent Wall Street Journal story suggesting the famed business school is on the decline. The school […]
Rare Retail Space Opens Up for Lease at Penn for January 2014
MSC is marketing 3610 Sansom Street as a “rare retail opportunity” at Penn, and that’s not inaccurate. Many of the commercial spots on and around […]
Totally Harmless Game: Rank Penn Athletes Based on Their Looks!
PartyFunder is a recently launched Philadelphia-based (and probably Penn-based) website which, among other things, allows users to create “comparison games” based on the names and photos […]