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His 1972 UPenn Dorm Room
It’s about to be the start of another school year and I recently stumbled upon a blog blast from the past article written by Penn alum Jeffrey Slater (C’76) that you’ll be interested in. In Jeff’s nostalgic post, he recounts his time at Penn: from his beginnings, to the friends he made, to the memorable times he […]
Penn alumni of the 90s can’t remember the answer to THIS question (videos)
Here’s another DT “blast from the past” story you’ll all enjoy. Alumni from the 90s and earlier might remember Murphy’s Tavern (aka “Murphs”) on the corner of 44th and Spruce streets. You’ll remember the pitcher of alcohol, the jukebox, the basement and of course the “see you in church” greeting you got from Murph himself […]
Denzel Washington to Penn grads: “Fall Forward”
Photo Credit: University Communications Earlier today, I posted Dr. Gutmann’s Hollywood-movie themed 2011 commencement speech and mentioned that every year, I make it a point of listening to Penn’s commencement speech as a good dose of inspiration. After the jump, now listen to 2011 commencement speaker (and Penn parent) Denzel Washington talk about his career, […]
Oh the irony: from AEPi to Transplant House
AEPi “Hollywood”, 1993 Apparently, the old AEPi house at 3940 Spruce, originally knocked down because of THIS, has been transformed into a place for recovering organ recipients. For the amount of “libations” that was consumed in my fraternity over the years, it seems strangely ironic that this new building will be housing recovering livers. : […]
Hollywood coming to Graduation/Reunion Weekend 2011!
In years past, Penn’s commencement speakers included Jon Huntsman Jr (C’87), Google chairman Eric Schmidt, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. If you didn’t plan on coming to Penn’s Reunion/Graduation 2011 weekend, you may be enticed after you find out which big Hollywood star will be giving this year’s commencement address. After the jump, find out who […]
3 reasons why you’ll enjoy watching this creepy Quaker dude video
You’ll want to check this out… Recently the undergrads made a pretty funny and professional looking quick video for The Penn Fund. After the jump, watch the 35 second video …and for you alumni who haven’t been back to campus in some time, find out why I think you’ll enjoy this video. In the video […]
