Best Of Penn Flashback: 2004

Here's another Best of Penn remember-when.  Happy five-year anniversary, B.O.P. 2004. You've only gotten better with age.

BEST UNIVERSITY IN UNIVERSITY CITY: Drexel University

I could name countless reasons why Drexel University is better than any other university in University City, including Penn and the University of the Sciences. For starters, I could mention the time they got Lewis Black to perform on campus. Then, of course, there's their relative proximity to downtown Philadelphia. But there's only one reason that really matters, I think: Drexel's symbol is a kickass dragon instead of some lame old fat guy with glasses.

BEST WALK OF SHAME:  St. A's to Anywhere

Walk out the front door of St A's onto Locust Walk. It's the dead of winter and you're dressed as Cyndi Lauper with a three-inch skirt and eyeliner all over your face. At the Compass, walk straight into a tour. A bunch of 17 year olds mock you openly. From there, go past Huntsman. Classes are letting out, and you run into approximately 50 people you know, who also mock you. Walk through Superblock, where Larry Moses, dragging on a cigarette, shakes his head in disgust. Once home, you realize you've left your wallet at A's. Return and repeat.

BEST STREET DIS: Ivanka Trump

My e-mail in-box still throbs from the bitter sting of rejection. Shatt‚ did one, The Chocolate Guy did one ... even BMOC Penn Glee Club President Alex Feldman did one. But it seems Miss Ivanka Trump is just a little too cool for school to condescend to a Street interview. That's fine, but don't blame me when I have to drop out of Penn to cover the hefty bills from hours on the couch with an analyst. Street is never going to recover from this one. You're fired.