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Intern Sees His Shadow, Six More Weeks of Summer

Luckily, the noticing of his shadow coincided with Intern Day at his summer gig. Every year on Intern Day, the mayor comes in to mentor the new batch of interns, while hopefully not dropping them in the process. 


In-N-Out Is Not Replacing Frontera but How Cool Would It Be If It Was?

Imagine if we could pop in to ARCH and grab a delicious cheeseburger on our way to class. Maybe an Animal-Style 4-by-4 if we're feeling hungry, or a protein-style grilled cheese for the calorie-conscious. 


Penn Reiterates Medium-Tolerance Policy on Racism

"We do not believe that Wax's opinions exceed our threshold for racist beliefs held and expressed publicly by faculty," the Administration stated.


Wax and Trump in Heated Competition to Bring Most Shame to Penn

Current U.S. President Donald Trump and tenured Penn Law Professor Amy Wax are neck-and-neck in their years long battle for most shameful public figure associated with the University of Pennsylvania. 


Junior Who Has Never Cried Had Tear-Eating Bees Behind His Eyes All Along

“Hear me out,” President Gutmann started in a recent trustee meeting. “Free bee implants for every student who enters CAPS."


U.S. Women's Soccer Team Turns Down Amy Gutmann's Invitation to College Hall

 "Under President Gutmann's leadership, Penn has really fallen on hard times. We've become the laughing stock of the world," stated Rapinoe. 


Life Hack: My Apartment Is Supposed to Be Quiet After Midnight, But I Can't Tell Time

Guess who’s laughing now? Certainly not my third grade classmates who made fun of me for my inability to tell time. 


Inspirational: Man Hikes Across Entire Eastern Seaboard to Pick Up &pizza Order

“It only took a few hours for the cravings to really set in,” Perales recounted, a pained look on his face. “I knew I needed a Farmer’s Daughter in my belly, ASAP.” 


Locust Walk Now Locust Run

“Students aren’t motivated enough,” Henry Williams Chief Officer of Campus Activity said. “I see them out here wasting time all day long. Well you know what? Time’s up. No more leisurely strolls. No more catching up with friends. This world is a rat race. In a few years, you’re going to have a mortgage to pay off, so run, don’t walk, to that Bain Info Session."


Rising Freshman: “Omg, How Many AP’s Are you Taking Next Semester?”

"It’d be awful if I had to find validation in something other than some arbitrary test score from a soulless, money-grubbing corporation.” 


Penn Researchers Unable to Determine Why the Rhythm Room Exists

Everyone is confused when they go to the Cinemark and remember that there is, for whatever reason, a bar inside of it. 


President Amy Gutmann Crosses 33rd St DMZ, Becomes First Penn President to Visit Drexel

"This marks a new chapter in relations between our two great institutions." 


Summertime Magic! Formerly Popular Student Transforms Into a Friendless Hermit

According to sources close to McMillan, he has also forsaken kindness, self-respect, and basic human decency since leaving the Social Ivy. 



Penn Ranked 15th in Order of Colleges Listed On Dropdown Menu When You Type “University of Pennsylvania”

These schools only exist to confuse Penn students who are just trying to sign into their Xfinity on Campus accounts.


No Bueno: Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker Fail Spanish 110

The two candidates found a CITsender email in their inboxes, informing them that their grades for Spanish 110 had been posted. Both opened the emails to find that they had received an F in the class. 


Fox News' Tucker Carlson Reports: First Democratic Debate Who?

In their defense, Fox News hopped right into discussion after the debate had finished. "This is Tucker Carlson reporting from a green screen of the Democratic debates in China. This just in. Democrats: do they exist? And if so, I think I might hate them. Back to you, Jim." 


Horrifying! Ambitious Student Intentionally Creates, Unleashes Minions in Chem Lab

 “Why did it have to be minions? Let’s be real, we would be drowning in grant money had that kid made Flubber instead.” 


Sad! Hypebeast Intern Disappointed Supreme Court Justices Own Nothing from Supreme

In a crushing wave of disappointment, Sandez then realized that the Supreme Court was in fact not the legal branch of the fashion company Supreme. 


Penn Medicine, Confused, Moves 12.5-ton Sphincter for the First Time in 93 Years

For the first time in 93 years and also for the first time ever, Penn Medicine will be relocating their 12.5-ton Sphincter statue from the basement of HUP to the main lobby! 


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