LOOK AT ALL THIS FLOODING
DID YOU SEE ALL THIS FLOODING ON 34TH AND WALNUT? OUR FRIENDS AT NBC PHILADELPHIA DID. DID YOU SEE THIS FLOODING AT THE SCHUYLKILL THIS SUMMER? WE DID. RAIN! WHEN WILL IT END? /endcapslockwhew
All Your James Franco Dreams Are About To Come True!
50 more James Franco tickets! 50 more James Franco tickets! 50 more James Franco tickets! SPEC will be giving out FREE tickets (There are 50 more of them! Did you hear?!) outside of Irvine tomorrow on a first-come, first-serve basis. We’d suggest getting there well before 2 p.m. tomorrow to claim yours.
James Franco Is Coming To Penn!
SPEC Connaissance is bringing in actor, student, professor, mediocre writer, heartthrob, etc., etc., etc., and human being James Franco on November 6th! Tickets will go on sale online starting Thursday– which is today– for $5, and on the Walk for $10 after October 31st. In the meantime, check out this video of James Franco making out with James Franco. James Franco, everyone!
Rite of Spring Break: Where Should You Be Going?
Midterm season is almost over, and soon it’ll be time to pack your bags and brochill, chillax and calm those areolae in your destination of choice. But not all spring break vacation spots are created equal, and sometimes you may not even know what you’re getting yourself into! But don’t get your panties in a bunch– using highly mathematical and advanced research techniques, we’ve developed this nifty lil’ quiz to help you sort through where you should be spending the next week. To the questions!
1. What is your greatest fear?
a. Sunblock
b. Bras
c. Other people
d. Amy Winehouse
e. Literacy
One Editor’s Opinion: Don’t Go To The Westboro Baptist Church’s Protest
As you may have heard or read, members of the Westboro Baptist Church will be coming to the Annenberg Center this Saturday from 1:15 to 2 to protest the production of The Laramie Project. There will be yelling, name-calling, picketing, and all sorts of other nonsense on their part. And what will they accomplish? Nothing. But that doesn’t mean we can’t do something.
Not to get all Confucius/Zen Buddhist/the surfer from Forgetting Sarah Marhsall, but sometimes you can do very little and get a lot done. It’s clear that the best thing we can do as a community is to completely ignore their presence. These anti-(insert your religion/sexual orientation/favorite N*Sync song here) people thrive on getting a response from others, and to insult them or counter-protest is to reinforce their belief that everyone outside of their community is the embodiment of evil.
So, what should you do instead on Saturday afternoon? Go to Center City. Buy/make a gem sweater for December’s ugly sweater parties. Day-drink. Get yo’ hurr did. You know, usual weekend activities.
Slow Your Roll, Ernest Owens
You may recall Ernest Owens, the power-hungry freshman who went a little craycray over freshman UA elections. Well, he’s back. With a radio show.
Yes, our favorite Penn politician has managed to acquire a show, and is titling it “Ernestly Speaking.” So, in typical Owensian fashion, he’s going all out to promote it. Facebook groups. Innumerable comments on our beloved blog. And, most recently, he did the unthinkable and sent out an e-mail to the listserv of PSCI130- Intro to American Politics. Full e-mail after the jump.
There’s A Reason No One’s Too Worried About That Terror Alert
Remember that advisory that went out to
everyone studying abroad, warning them about possible terrorist attacks? Turns out it was pretty poorly worded. Like, poorly worded to the point of being borderline nonsensical. Here’s a choice excerpt from the message:
Patrick Kennedy, Undersecretary for Management in the US State Department specifically stated, “we’re not recommending, that American citizens of any kind – business, tourism, study abroad – we are not – we are not, not, not saying that they should defer travel to Europe at this time, absolutely not.”
The Importance Of Being Ernest
Do you know E.O.? You know, Ernest Owens, the freshman running for Class of 2014 President? You should.
This overeager candidate first made waves at Penn by sending out an…interesting e-mail (Hey, we didn’t say “obnoxious.”) about why he’s the perfect one for the job, then proceeded to spam Facebook with his many requests for his fellow classmates to vote for him. But then, his journey for the title of Grand Poobah of the 2014-ers took a nasty turn. Let’s get acquainted with this “…innocent candidate in a trial against a spiteful jackass” and learn why he’s having a meltdown of epic proportions.