ShutterButton: Night Lights
Looking at One Liberty Place from the Pyramid Club on 17th and Market.
Down To The Swimmin’ Hole AT SAE
In a bro-tastic move that would make John Blutarsky proud, members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity took advantage of the gorgeous weather this week by creating a giant pool in their front yard.
Thanks to Alan d’Escragnolle (W ‘11) for the photos!
Vitamin Water, You Are Swine
Check out this magnificent lack of foresight by whoever makes the advertisements for Vitamin Water, currently on display in Williams Cafe:
Too soon?
ShutterButton: A New Tradition
On Friday April 24 – as part of Hey Day 2009 – the Class of 2009 gathered on College Green to toast the Juniors in a new (although this one could join its ranks next year) tradition.
Aww, Penn Jews And Arabs Team Up For Peace, Wind Up On TV
In case you missed it, Penn alum David Fraga (C ‘07) was recently on Fox Business News promoting his not-for-profit microfinance internet platform, Lend For Peace, designed to provide economic opportunities for specific micro-entrepreneurs in the Palestinian Territories. According to their website, Lend For Peace was “founded by two Jews and two Palestinians (all current or former Penn students) … to enable people of all faiths and backgrounds to make a tangible difference in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
Check out the heartwarming interview below:
*In addition to being a Penn alum, Fraga was also a Mask & Wigian, (cough, cough) just like Tae. -Ed.
ShutterButton: Greek Week Is Over, Romans Fight Back
Continuing the theme of this semester’s “crazy antics” is the Philomathean Society, who donned Roman garb and invaded Locust Walk today to promote their upcoming event, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The free event is Thursday 8pm, Friday 9pm, and Saturday 8pm at the Arch Auditorium.
ShutterButton: Weekend in NYC, Part I
Spiderman saves the day at the Sony Wonder Technology Lab.
In Case You Missed It: World Record!
According to the Universal Record Database, 2006 Penn alum Nicholas Fritzhand (middle), along with Ronnie Gensler and Jon Heilman, recently broke the world record for “Most Triple Time Steps By a Trio in One Minute“:
Yes, apparently such a record exists. Congratulations, Nick!
Yale Kids Get Around, Too
We’re not the only ones who play as hard as we work. Proof is in this video by Ely Kim, a graphic design graduate student at Yale University, in which he dances to 100 songs in 100 locations in 100 days.
BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.
He doesn’t dance particularly well… but I just can’t stop watching!
For a full list of the groove-alicious songs, check here.
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