Dueling Tees-old: 2007-10-14

I Use This For DT!

This is the better version (it's HD!) of the camera used to take videos you see on this site from Alumni Weekend 2007 and Homecoming 2007 weekend.

What's great about the Flip Video Camera? Click to show +/-

--it's easy to use
--it fits into your pocket
--it takes great video
--it's cheap for a good, portable video camera
--it has a USB port that pops up that plugs right into your computer
--at the push of a button you can easily upload videos to your computer and publish directly to sites like youtube.
--this camera now stores 120 minutes!

Gift Ideas:
--I got this camera for my cousin after she graduated from high school. I thought it would be great in college... and as I see on her facebook profile, she's certainly using it everywhere.
--my sister had a baby and since I live 2000 miles away, she and my brother-in-law video my niece and send me the videos weekly.

Click here to get the Flip Video Camcorder (120 Minutes)

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John Legend's (C'99) music on last night's Grey's Anatomy

Friday, October 19, 2007

Did you catch John Legend's (C'99) music ("Sun Comes Up") in the last scene of last night's Grey's Anatomy?

(from ABC.com, it's the scene where "Derek has a serious conversation with Meredith. Stanley visits Adam. Lexie thanks Cristina for helping her. Alex brings Izzie tissues. Callie sits alone and cries.")

Listen to the song here
(note this youtube user has assembled a montage of previous Grey's Anatomy clips using John Legend's songs)

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A new way for undergrads to find jobs!

Most brothers fight with their young siblings.

While Austin Lavin (C'06) may fight with his younger 16 year old sister, it's probably over something having to do with the new web business they started together, http://www.myfirstpaycheck.com/.

Per Austin, this job posting site for high school and college students is a valuable resource for Penn students looking for part-time work. "

When I first wanted to get a job," says Austin, "I realized I had no idea how to get started, but I fell into employment and a string of part-time work. When my younger sister, Celeste, set out to find her first job, she realized that she didn't even know where to begin, and I realized that almost all students were clueless so we created myfirstpaycheck.com to pass on what we've learned about first jobs and connect job seekers to potential employers."

You hear that undergrads? More ways to earn money to afford that 40,000 education!

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Elizabeth Banks (C'96): GQ Photo Spread!

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Photo credit: Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton (GQ)

Riding the promotional wave for her November 9th film Fred Claus, Elizabeth Banks (C'96) appears in this month's GQ magazine, looking.. well, ..HOT!

Click here to check out the article and the not-so-safe-for-work photos!

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Glenn Osten Anderson's (C'02) documentary journey down The Long Road

Just last week, Glenn Osten Anderson (C'02) flew to LA to attend Pennfest 2007 where we showed a clip from his film Mission: SEC Football.(it just won two ACCOLADE TELEVISION awards one for Best Internet TV and one for Videography)

Apparently, Glenn has a thing for sports related films.

His latest project, The Long Run is an "intimate and powerful" documentary about two disabled student-athletes preparing for the ING New York City Marathon.

From the film's press release, “The Long Road not only builds on our mission to promote exercise and athletics, but gives us the opportunity to profile a unique side of the student athlete community” said Armory Foundation President and New York City Marathon winner Norbert Sander, MD. “ Never before has a documentary been able to go this deep inside the marathon. The unprecedented access afforded to this production by New York Road Runners and The Achilles Track Club helps to craft these powerful and important stories.”

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Pennfest 2007 videos posted!

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Check out the 28 video clips of music, films and interviews from Pennfest 2007!

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Penn Six: It looks like someone's spider sense is tingling...

Check out these 3 videos from Penn Six's performance at Princeton a couple weeks ago...

Sure there are guys in thongs and women's bathing suits, but all I'll say is that one of the Penn Six guys has a somewhat revealing costume...and it seems he -and the videographer know it. :)

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Pennfest 2007 Photos posted!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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Amy Gutmann: Simply Remarkable

Monday, October 15, 2007

Click here to check out Penn President Dr. Amy Gutmann in the October 15th Newsweek article about "11 Remarkable Women"

In the article, titled “What I Learned,” Dr. Gutmann discusses her ideas on mentorship and the evolution of women in the workplace.
(thanks for the tip Kiera Reilly!)

(photo credit: University of Pennsylvania)

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Pennfest 2007 Program now online!

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