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Penn InTouch Replacement to Include Professor Sexiness Scale

Wouldn't you wanna know how big your daddy issues for next sem will be?


Heartbreaking: UTB Writer Befriends Fictional Scapegoat Character from Their Articles

“Man, I used to think that Ian only saw me as a literary vehicle for peddling his twisted world view, but he’s actually pretty chill,” Allen said, slurping oysters with his newfound friend. “Also, he’s hot. Like, so hot. Smoking H-O-T.”


Penn to Open Branch Campus in Cancun for Spring Break Classes

Life is full of surprises. But one constant in my life has been seeing sorority sisters and fraternity brothers make their annual migration to the tropics for spring break.


Rerouting The Tri Delta Spring Break Trip: The Girls are Now Going To Rural India!

Travel Update! The sisters of renowned sorority Delta Delta Delta have canceled their Miami plans, opting to visit the town of Kharagpur, West Bengal this March.


Dining Halls Go Self-Serve, Thousands Flock to Fill Pockets With Grapes

After months of being an observer in the culinary arts, I am now chef!


Penn Promises Pizza At Recess To The Class That Uploads The Most Vaccine Cards

Pizza slices will be limited to one per person and will be a generous two inches in width.



Photo Essay: Is Nobody Going to Comment on My Petiteness?

The world is crumbling before my micrometer-wide eyes!


BREAKING: Secret Weight Room Found at Renowned Study Space Pottruck

Pottruck, a shining beacon of scholarship and mental advancement, has been home base for Penn’s brightest since 2003. And that’s what makes this new finding so baffling.


OP-ED: My Dad Has a Lawyer, but Not in the Same Way Yours Does

Upon reflection, I am proposing that NONE of us talk about our lawyers, that way nobody feels left out. 


BREAKING: Mini Pret to Be Built in Pret Inside Huntsman Hall

Welcome to the future and Vive la France!


OP-ED: Gays Are in Stem Only Because It’s Like Pills and Potions

I frolic around my lab bench, flirting with other boys and knocking over glassware.


McClelland Bowls Now Just Rice

If students can shut up and enjoy their rice, then Penn Dining might consider adding lettuce again.


Never Panic Again! Students Invest in Diapers Instead of Locating PennCard

You're not you when your bladder's about to burst! Go buy a diaper :)


Cute! Penn Dems to Launch Whimsical "Millenial Pink" Infographics Advocating for War With Russia

Amidst the week’s geopolitical turmoil, a recent Penn Dems communiqué urged members to center policy discussions around what voters really want: triple masking kindergarteners in perpetuity.


My Mom Texts Me “How’s School?” Girl Shut the Fuck Up

"I skipped my morning lecture because I got distracted by my reflection, and then I rolled around on the floor of McClelland for half an hour."


Girl With a Kind Face Starts Charging a Therapist’s Fee for Trauma Dumping

Usually I am told that the reason for this emotional downpour is my kind face. I can’t change this about myself, believe me I’ve tried. So, I’ve devised a solution.


Wharton Student Opens Dictionary To Random Page, Discovers “Middle Class” On Page 453

"Ballpark like … 800k. Y’know, not struggling, but not necessarily raking in the dough.”


Boring! Putin Employs Overdone ‘Will They or Won’t They’ Trope in Ukraine

The truth of the matter is that all of Russia’s best seasons are behind it. Putin can try his best to push the envelope by “violating international law” and “ignoring the national sovereignty of neighboring countries,” but for true fans, all the dynamism of the former Communist bloc is gone. 


BREAKING: People Who Are Trying to Fuck Get Trapped in Elevator

“I thought we would just hook up and then see each other on Tinder for the next few years, maybe run into each other at Commons. I’m not really sure what to say.” 


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