Showing posts with label Dueling Tampons. Show all posts
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In the Dead of Winter, It Really Pops on Campus

Monday, February 23, 2009


Rojo - Red
Originally uploaded by Sylvia (purpurrote).


This is another great photo I found of the changing seasons on campus!


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It Makes It All Worth While

Tuesday, October 14, 2008



Last week a Penn alum randomly emailed me and told me he shared my DT site with one of his friends who graduated in 1995. His friend emailed him back with the following ...and I couldn't have asked for a more meaningful quote:

"I got all misty-eyed looking at the Dueling Tampons site. I mean it gave me sense memory of Penn... of the Walk when it was cold, or being in McNeill with Abiel, or being in German class, or taking 20 extra minutes to get to class because of the crowded Walk, or people that sat in my classes that are now really famous or important... just a great site"
-Chris Hartwell, C'95

And then, this past weekend, Joan, another Penn alum, IMed me on facebook with the following:

"Just want to thank you for all you are doing re: DT. You've reenergized my feelings toward Penn and now I have a son who plans on applying to Penn"
-Joan
As I approach year 2 with DT, please continue to let me know about your stories and what new and exciting features you would like me to promote!  Thank you!

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS SITE!  More here...+/-


"Love you website..! Very fun to read - I cannot believe what alums (that are WAY younger than us) are accomplishing...very cool...!"
-Dorie Clayman (C'96)


"I'm really digging your website. It's nice to have someone keeping track of all us Quaker over-achievers."
-Jeff Levin (C'07)


"Thanks for doing your part to unify Penn through Dueling Tampons--it's already been a great resource, and I'm only an incoming freshman. I am truly looking forward to my next four years at Penn and beyond. Thanks again."
-Haywood L. Perry III (C'12)


"Hey, I'll be entering Penn in the Fall as a '12 student. Just trying to get a feel for the campus before I come and Dueling Tampons seems like it has got a big place on campus."
-Eric Jacob Maltiel (SEAS'12)


"I love the way you are reaching out to Penn alums and this site...keep up the good work"
-Jennifer Merves Robbins (C'92)


"I just found dueling tampons, and im hooked. i had no idea so many alum do what i want to do when i grow up!"
-Danielle Hannah (C'03)


"Dueling Tampons has an AWESOME reputation on campus here, and I see you and your site everywhere!"
-Matt Amalfitano (C'11)


"Your site's a great way to keep up with Penn stuff with a laugh. Thanks."
-David Toturgul (C'99)


"What you do on Dueling Tampons I think really provides many Penn students with inspiration for their future careers, as I know it has done with me."
-Ryan Townsend (C'08)


"I really like all the Penn stuff, makes me feel at home... I had a good laugh at the name of the website, it only took me a split second to get it!"
-Dan Gutin (C'97)


"Dueling Tampons is an awesome resource. Thanks for representing LA (my hometown!) and the entertainment industry!"
-Joey Volpe (C'09)


"your dueling tampons site rocks"
-Jordan Rockwell (C'00)


"Big fan of the website! I find it a must read!!"
-Troy Majnerick, Penn New Student Orientation Coordinator


"I just want to thank you. I am a cinema studies major at Penn and your site is an amazing creative and networking resource for me. I love it."
-Dustin Blank (C'09)


"It's great to see you bringing together the community of Penn alums who took a possibly more interesting route and are doing some really cool things."
-Tara Todras-Whitehill (C'00, Eng'00)


"This is the kind of value-added, life-giving nectar that Matt spoons out so regularly, and for which I am forever...FOREVER...indebted to him."
-Adam Hellegers (C'96)


"The Dueling Tampons site is really impressive. I think Penn should just hand the alumni network over to you :)"
-Eric Barker (C'94)

Coming Soon on DT!
  • More Penn Vlogs
  • More with Amazing Race's Sarah Leshner (C'98, W'01)
  • A Penn alumni model wearing something you just may want...
  • Get your Business Idea funded!
  • More Advice from Alumni


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DT Featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette!

Wednesday, July 9, 2008



It's finally happened!

While DT had been featured in the Daily Pennsylvanian both here and here, our only promotion to alumni has been through my Facebook profile, the DT facebook widget, MySpace and Friendster.


Now, we are featured in the July 2008 print* and online edition of the Pennsylvania Gazette!

Check out your mailboxes this week, or click here to read the article online!



For all those who are now new to DT, welcome!! You're probably asking, "now what should I do?" Here are my 14 easy suggestions!
1) Get email updates on the latest DT News here.

2) Register on this site here.

3) Add me (Matt Rosler) as a friend on facebook here.

4) Join the DT Facebook Fan page here.

5) Get the DT Facebook widget here to help me promote DT to other Penn undergrads and alumni.

6) Want to send me a story idea about something you're doing? Read more about what you need to do here.

7) Want to advertise on the site? More info here.

8) Snoop around! See the pulldowns at the top of the page? Go ahead and search by class year, name, profession, campus group, or location!

9) Check out 1,000+ videos here all related to Penn on campus and off, undergrads and alumni!

10) Photo galleries of Penn's past and present here.

11) Follow my tweets on Twitter HERE

12) Promote yourself on the boards here and check out the job listings, rentals, alumni quotes, and alumni beginning stories!

13) Catch up with the Best of DT here!

14) Always feel free to email me your suggestions, ideas, and tips at matt@duelingtampons.com!
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The Secret (Filmmaker) Lives of Penn Dentists

Thursday, June 26, 2008


Do they want to be dentists or do they want to be filmmakers?

Check out this FANTASTIC video put out by some Penn dental students which is packed with action and special effects. It's like Star Wars meets The Matrix, maybe meets The Power Rangers.

Look out for the Dueling Tampons in the background and (for those of you who haven't been back to campus in a while) what the refurbished high rises are looking like these days!

videosWatch The One


...And this isn't the first time the Penn Dental students have created short films...

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Using Superblock's Wind Tunnel for THIS Makes Sense

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Penn campus continues to get greener and greener...

Check out this cool video about how Penn can use the windiest part of campus to harvest energy! This proposal makes total sense!

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And this isn't the first time the campus is talking green...

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Now and Then Thursdays: Superblock Streaking

Thursday, April 17, 2008


UPennRecently Jason James (C'95, AEPi) found my site and when he heard the name of it, it reminded him of a very "R" rated memory involving him and some friends...

"My fondest memory of Dueling Tampons: getting absolutely wasted with Matt Weinbach and two chicks whose name I cannot (or will not) recall ...removing all our clothes except our shoes and socks on the third floor of the fraternity house (all four of us)... marching out of the house, across the street, streaking through Penn campus at 1 am, and climbing the actual dueling tampons butt naked (based on this video, this is no easy task!) ...and then appearing in 34th Street in photo form (apparently taken by someone living in the Towers). "

There seems to be lots of voyeurs in the towers through the ages. Remember this recent video featuring the Midnight Dancers of Harrison College House?

Do any of you have any fun memories involving campus structures?
  • The Dueling Tampons?
  • The Button?
  • Ben on the Bench (although we've covered Ben on the Bench "pee"-related memories here)?
  • Other structures?
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He's flipping for the Dueling Tampons

Thursday, January 24, 2008

As part of my Talented Undergrad Showcase Week: featuring filmmaker Brian Canavan (C'10), I posted a video about a film editor who gets a little too deep into his work and then a video about a not-so-typical job interview.

Today, I present a personal favorite of mine from Brian of Brian Canavan flipping for the Dueling Tampons.

Literally.

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DuelingTampons.com to new readers: BEST OF!

Friday, September 14, 2007


For those subscribers of my daily emails, I hope you’ve been enjoying all the latest news about our creative Penn community.

For those new readers from today's Daily Pennsylvanian article, below are some of the highlights of what’s been going on here since I launched this site last February…

What else do you guys want to see? Click here to post your suggestions!

Enjoy!

Matt Rosler (C’96, Mask and Wig, AEPi)




POSTS: HIGHLIGHTS (click links below)

+ Lots of Documentary Penn filmmakers..and more stories coming!

+ Lots of alumni working in TV!

+ Lots of Penn musicians …and many more I’ll be reporting on soon!

+ Gabriel Mann (C’95) on Oscars, music on TV shows, launches new album

+ Elizabeth Banks (C’96) in a slew of tv and films



VIDEOS: HIGHLIGHTS (click links below)

+ Reunion Weekend 2007 (45+ videos)

+ Mask and Wig visits Los Angeles (15+ videos)

+ Featured Alumni in Film/TV/Stage/Literary

+ Featured Alumni: Musicians

+ Vicarious walk down Locust Walk

+ Vicarious walk into Quad

VIDEO CATEGORIES: Recently Uploaded, Los Angeles Penn Events, Performing Arts, Around Campus, Spring Flings, Hey Day, Graduation, Sports, Pennfest: Emerging Penn Talent, Penn Relays, Misc: Humorous/Tips




PHOTOS: HIGHLIGHTS (click links below)

+ 5 years of Pennfest programs and photos

+ On campus construction through the years

+ Penn actors headshot gallery

+ Penn musician photo gallery

+ Penn Memoribilia from years past

+ “Me and Ben on the Bench” (upload your pic with Ben here!)




MESSAGE BOARDS: HIGHLIGHTS (click links below)

+ Stories about how alumni got their starts after college

+ Los Angeles job posts

+ New York job posts

+ Alumni Quotes

+ Alumni promoting their businesses

+ New Jobs postings on Movers, Quakers and Shakers

+ Upcoming Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia events



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DuelingTampons.com featured in Daily Pennsylvanian!

Earlier this week I was interviewed by Penn undergrad Alissa Eisenberg (C'10) for an article about DuelingTampons.com that came out in today's Daily Pennsylvanian.

Click the image above to see the article larger or click here to read the digital version in the DP online!
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Our Namesake: A different perspective

Thursday, September 6, 2007



Originally uploaded by cjelli.

A shot no doubt taken from the High Rises.

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...But what are the "Dueling Tampons"? And why the controversy?

Friday, July 13, 2007



...So what's the story behind our namesake, anyway?

Since that's what this site is called, I figured I'd contact University Archives to get more of the details.

Jacqueline Jacovini, the Curator at Penn's archives gave me the skinny...

Beyond the fact that they're "four elements" made of rolled sheets of milled steel whose overall dimensions are 45' x 69' x 26'... the "Covenant" (real name) was something of controversy when it was built on Penn's campus in 1975.

Click to check out more details about why this "obnoxiously spastic" (quote from a 1974 undergrad) structure was built in the first place.

Now you (and I) know.
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Penn Campus Tour de Force

Friday, June 22, 2007

Click here to see a video I found of a Penn alum (I believe) giving a campus tour to his mother.

...From the Dueling Tampons, down Locust Walk to the Food Court on Walnut.

How many times have we all walked this?!
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What is DuelingTampons.com?

Sunday, January 7, 2007

Who am I?

My name is Matt Rosler and I graduated from Penn in '96, moved out to Los Angeles and immediately got involved in the Penn Club and in 2004 won Penn's first Young Alumni Award of Merit.  From that point on, I have always enjoyed connecting alumni....First with Pennfest, the emerging film and music festival and now with this site. ...Having been an actor and an aspiring TV writer myself, I have seen the need to connect our creative community.

Over the past 10+ years, I have also been a web producer. I currently work for an internet company and have produced websites including The Apprentice sites on Yahoo!, and various sites, contests and interactive banners for Disney, Fox, Warner Brothers, NBC and others.


What is this site?

Last year, after running our 5th Pennfest (night of emerging Penn talent in film and live music), I realized that instead of just celebrating our alumni in one night, we should celebrate one another every day. Afterall, over the years, I had been receiving daily emails from our participants about their latest films and music events. This got me thinking about creating this interactive, multimedia site.

So what is this site? This site is a hub for anyone related to Penn, who like me, (1) wants to know what's going on in the Penn world and (2) wants to be entertained in doing so. Well, I'm here to entertain you with all the latest aggregated news, videos, photos, and links brought to you from various Penn networks and resources across the world.

...After poking around on this site for a bit, you'll notice that a main focus of this site is showcasing and connecting the emerging talents of Penn undergrads and alumni in the arts (film, tv, theater, art, photography, etc..). However, this is just the beginning, so feel free to send me any news you'd like to share with the Penn community.

Click here to check out articles about Dueling Tampons in the Daily Pennsylvanian

Best of DuelingTampons.com: Year 1 (2007)

Best of Dueling Tampons: Year 2 (2008)





Why "Dueling Tampons"?

I went back and forth on this one, but at the end of the day, the "Dueling Tampons" is a slang term for the big red structures on superblock. This reference has been passed down to students on campus for decades. "Dueling Tampons" is something inherent to Penn, that most Penn alumni know. While it can be perceived as slightly irreverent (not my intentions), I hope it translates to memorable.

Click here for more info on the origins and controversy surrounding the construction of The Dueling Tampons

Read a Penn alum's explanation of the actual Dueling Tampons in reference to my site

Watch an undergrad flip for the Dueling Tampons

Best of DuelingTampons.com: Year 1 (2007)

Best of Dueling Tampons: Year 2 (2008)



How to keep up with the news?

As a webproducer for the past 10 years, I like to think that I keep up with the latest technology that will allow me to bring content to you as it comes in. This translates into 2 ways you can keep up.

1) Sign up for the newsletter (there's a box on the front page in the upper left hand corner. I am also putting it right here for your convenience as well:



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2) Add the "Dueling Tampons" RSS feed to your "my yahoo", "my google" or any other rss reader page.



a) What is RSS you ask?

"RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated digital content, such as blogs, news feeds or podcasts. Users of RSS content use programs called feed 'readers' or 'aggregators': the user 'subscribes' to a feed by supplying to their reader a link to the feed; the reader can then check the user's subscribed feeds to see if any of those feeds have new content since the last time it checked, and if so, retrieve that content and present it to the user."
(from Wikipedia.com)


b) Here's a good video which will give you further info about RSS feeds:


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c) Subscribe to Dueling Tampons RSS Feeds:



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