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Faking Interest, La Deuxième

An advice column about love, life, and rock n’ roll, run by two of the sveltest broads in all of Pennsylvania. 


How to Gently Tell Your Friend That All Sororities Are the Same Tier in the Eyes of God

He does, however, consider your membership in ILMUNC, the Philomathean Society, and Penn Democrats.


OP-ED: How Can I Pursue A Career In Academia In A Cool, Ironic, Cool Kind of Way?

I guess one way would be to write for some shitty comedy outlet a few times a week and just delegitimize everything I do in class. 


OP-ED: If I'm Not Going To Watch Fox News Shirtless In My Floor Lounge, Who Will?

My friends on the TV were somewhat concerned with the state of the US House of Representatives.


"I Don’t Wanna Yuck Someone’s Yum": Devil's Advocate Guy Picks Up New Signature Saying

That annoying guy in your seminar just got more annoying.



Ben Franklin’s Rotting Corpse Banned From Student Groups

Penn has set its sights on the most obvious hurdle impeding a green future – oboe players.


BREAKING: All Signs Say It's Just About Time for Break

It really is time for break -- time to be free of finals, to be away from your failed situationship, to have a bedroom to yourself, and for the only thing that really matters: quality me-time. 


Finals Season! 10 Places On Campus to Conduct Your Eternal Scream In

Finally! A comprehensive list of places where one can scream in and be at peace.


Local Student Outsmarts Van Pelt Bag Search Policy by Shoving Rare 19th Century Manuscript Up Ass

Witnesses say the suspect was last seen waddling past the library security desk.


How to Merge the Ego and the Self in the Huntsman Bathroom Mirror

 I miss the enlightened and sincere demeanor you presented with before this interschool minor!


Vaccines Work: How My Unvaccinated Roommate Died of Misdiagnosed Tuberculosis

Check on your friends with Health Registration Holds…    




Happy Thanksgiving! My Friend Told Me I Have the Facial Structure of Goody Proctor

I think it’s your nose, maybe your chin. It's like someone overlayed every white girls' face. 


601 Reasons Why Doja Cat's "Get Into It (Yuh)" is the Song of the Summer 2022

Spoiler: It's not what you think!


Damn: Insufferable Rich Kid Actually Pretty Drippy

Despite his decidedly insufferable characteristics, I must concede that this kid fucking dripsssss.


OP-ED: You Can’t Kick Me Out of a GSR in a Way That Matters

I realize I am damned to this narrative.


Green Eggs AND Ham, Commons Has Everything Today!

I do not like commons green eggs and ham. I do not like this, Maya I am.


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