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Non-Humans Of Penn, Volume I: The Bricks Of Locust

After months of following Humans of New York, the far less popular Humans of UPenn, and the waaay less popular (but arguably more interesting) Humans of Penn Hillel, we've realized that there's a whole group at Penn still voiceless: the non-humans of Penn. Benches, squirrels, stuffed bananas – all of these THINGS have stories. Follow along on our weekly journey as we ask these inanimate, overlooked, and mostly sedentary objects to reflect on their lives, their fears, and what it's like to get peed on by drunk freshmen.  

(1/1) "Y'know, I take a lot of pride in what I do. Very few things can trip up Penn students like I can. Comp Sci professors? Maybe. But bricks? Nahhh. I've seen a lot of great bricks with tons of potential, stacked up and turned into walls exclusively used for twerking . In the 50s and 60s I used to trip students who were literally tripping on the LSD being tested at Wharton Behavioral Labs. Now it's mostly students looking for love on their iPhones. I got no sympathy for that technology crap. I'm a brick but I'm still getting all the action I need. Admittedly most of it's foot stuff, but hey – to each his or her own."

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