Now that NSO has been over for .2 seconds, it’s time to begin the Fling countdown. And what better way to do so than to see Fling in a countdown of its own? What up, Coed Magazine’s Top 10 University-Sanctioned Events. Coming in just below the Undie Runs at Arizona State and SDSU, we managed to beat out things like Harvard-Yale football (yawn) and Boulder 4/20 (which we should still stop by, to, you know, scope out the competition).
We were alerted this morning to a post on New York party/photo blog Guest of a Guest, a post which carries the title “UPenn’s Drunken Festival Relieves Students’ Stress.” Drawing pictures from a Fling Facebook album or two, Guest of a Guest mocks the weekend’s antics in the Quad and around campus. All in all, it’s pretty innocuous, save for one photo with a beer bottle and some dude’s head up a chick’s skirt.
The post is of that “hey let’s mock college but also be nostalgic because real life sucks” variety, with its lines like, “If only we could stay in college forever…oh the sloppy mistakes we’d still be making.” Anyway, we got to wondering how the post’s author, Liz Jeneault, ended up in Penn Facebook albums–and who exactly she was. A simple tap o’ the Google informed us of Liz’s identity, as a freshman at NYU. According to Ms. Jeneault’s LinkedIn, she’s a freshman Journalism major who “would ideally like to have an internship every semester, for the rest of my college career” and is interested in “new-age media.” We are all down with ambition, but cool it with the pangs of college nostalgia until you’ve graduated.
We’ve been unfortunately been blessed with an early reminder of that reprehensible piece of attire that is the Fling tee shirt. Fortunately, you have time to prepare yourselves for what’s in store this season.
Maker of unnecessary custom shirts company Fresh Prints has put up a Facebook album of the tees they’ve been commissioned to design for the weekend’s festivities. Peruse at your own will through the selection of neon colors (neon block letters on a black tank–how original!), misguided puns and stuff that makes no sense. We do appreciate the Hebrew though!
And campus was still … Well, at least we here at the Street office were.
But now, tis the day of Fling and amidst all your kick-off celebrations, you almost forgot your favorite Thursday pick-me-up, didn’t cha? Well, don’t worry. We’re still here and always in need of yo’ love.
This week, Penn students walk us through their most embarrassing moments in our Fling-themed feature. In case the sunny glare gets to be too much , we have a guide to some sneaky-super-fly shades. While Ego Of The Week Pat Looby regales us with some silly tales. Let our interview with Chiddy Bang ready you for Saturday’s musical overload.
But don’t worry, if you’re a Negative Nancy and hate fling (booo!) then may we suggest you be inspired by our review of Kick-ass and head over to your local cineplex?
And finally, make sure you pull out our Guide to Fling insert, choc-full of useful Flingformation. All the cool kids will have one, so don’t be left out.
Download the .pdf here.
Our freshmen correspondents confirm, Quad bag checks begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14.
There's also a 30 percent chance you will leave your umbrella in the Quad due to intoxication.
Just in case you haven’t been compulsively checking the weather forecast to find out what this Fling may bring (and why the hell not?), we’ve got you covered.
There’s some good news and some bad news. For now, keep your plans to skip class on Thursday afternoon and sip some punch on your porch. And if you don’t have that on your schedule, you may want to set aside some time, since that’s the best that it’s going to get.
Look what popped up on the side of our Twitter this morning! For those of you who aren’t Twitter-literate yet (Twitterate?), a Trending Topic is something that people are talking about a lot on Twitter.
Except… judging by most of the actual Tweets, we’re pretty sure it’s Temple’s Spring Fling OMG, everyone in Philly is excited for Fling. Yep. That’s it. Go Penn.
We noticed this picture today when we logged on to Penn Portal. While we appreciate Penn’s concern, we have to admit we’re a little offended. We realize it’s important to “fling safe” and all, but what do they think fling is? A hike up Kilimanjaro? And what’s with the explanatory pictures – what are we, kindergardeners? Or worse, state schoolers? (But really, who measures with a solo cup?) In sum: check yo’self, before you wreck yo’self…and keep your paper doll chain buddies handy.
Look what we found at Hill brunch! Freshman Gabe Avins is really, really excited for Fling. So excited he got Fling buzzed into his hair from that dude in DuBois who does haircuts. We’re not sure what’s going on with the blonde mohawk on top, but we appreciate the Fling excitement. Any way to carve out a picture of Snoop?
With little over a week until Fling (or like, two days, depending on when you decide to start celebrating), tensions have been high around the Quad gates. “Will this be the moment they start bag checks?” anxious freshmen ask themselves as they sneak in another handle for their frat/a capella group/professors.
As of now, the main threat to your dorm-boozing will come not at the gate but in the room itself. A College House email states that, starting tomorrow at noon, there will be “health and safety” checks of each room– a nice little euphemism for an alcoholic witch hunt. There will continue to be random dorm checks up to and throughout Fling, rather than accosting every backpack that swipes in. Time to find somewhere to hide the booze!
Update: All bags coming into the Quad will be checked from Wednesday, April 14 at 8am through Sunday, April 18 at 8am. Cool! We still have time.
Check out the emails from one House Dean and living@penn after the jump, and godspeed.
Notice high school pals writing on your wall lately? Kids who chose small liberal arts colleges away from civilization suddenly blowing up your spot? Maybe everyone’s remembering how cool you are… or maybe Fling Guest Passes are now on sale.
From now until Wednesday, April 14th you can pick up the Quad’s equivalent of Golden Tickets for $20 in the Office of Student Life (above Houston) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What the guest owes you for bringing them to Fling is still being determined, but recent speculations include at least 2 fried Oreos and some shots.
Full instructions from SPEC after the jump!
Our friends over at SPEC have confirmed that wristbands for the Spring Fling concert have officially sold out. In an hour and twenty five minutes. And we thought no one was excited about Snoop.
Plenty of non-VIP commoners’ tickets are still available for purchase on the walk.
Sometimes, using regular sentences can just be so boring. That’s why all you need to find out the first Fling artist is letters!
This Monday, all throughout the day, letters in the first artist’s name will be scattered around campus. They can be on a banner, chalked on somewhere, or made out of a pile of SPEC kids (we hope)– pretty much anywhere that letters weren’t already present.
As soon as you spot one, hurry and hit us up at tips@underthebutton.com, because apparently SPEC thinks we’re good spellers (wi duno wot their talkin abawt). We’ll post the letters you find throughout the day until the whole name is revealed.
As if real-life Boggle wasn’t cool enough, you can also win prizes! The first tipster to send in a picture of each letter wins a free wristband for floor access to the concert. But before you ask, no- you can’t have the country of origin.
Still haven’t gotten your t-shirt designing fix? Let loose that creative juice for a second round of graphic contests, this time for Fling. This competition actually looks pretty awesome, as in you can win $100 and two floor passes for the concert. They apparently prefer “sweet, flashy designs;” just please don’t use the colors on their flyer or our eyes may bleed. Still not convinced to enter? Just think- you’ll have your design puked on worn by the entire school! Talk about fast track to fame!
Submissions are due by February 22 to springfling@specevents.net in .tiff, .jpeg or 300+ dpi format (we know, you had your hearts set on .gif, but it’ll be okay). Designs also can’t reference drugs or drinking, because we’re classy.
