New "Pinching PENNies" Series: Advice From Our Alumni on Saving Money, Finding Jobs + More!

This week I'm launching a new series dedicated to understanding and dealing with this new economic climate.  Throughout this week, I will be posting some great tips from some our alumni on saving money, finding jobs, and even turning trash into treasure.

To start the series, off check out the video above from Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel who places the current economic recession in a broader historical context (the above segment comes from his first lecture for Wharton's new course, The Economic and Financial Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options.)

For continued discussion and thoughts on this topic, check out Wharton's "Hope, Greed and Fear: The Psychology behind the Financial Crisis"
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Have advice that fits into this category for our alumni?  Send me a tweet HERE.

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Mask and Wig Closes Fling With Some Clever "D#ck" Jokes (VIDEO)

Another Fling, another year of cheers and hisses over some clever "dick" jokes from Mask and Wig.

Watch above to find out how the group incorporated Canada and other popular references into this year's (2009) Spring Fling "Nude Bit". (for those Friars and Sphinx members out there, stick around for the last joke!)

...If you watch the first exchange, you'll hear the following dialogue:

"Excuse Me Noah, I think you put that shoe on wrong"
Reply: "It's because I have a foot dick"

Can you come up with a better reply line?  
...Tweet me HERE with your response!

Check out coverage from the 2007 and 1993 Mask and Wig "Nude Bit" HERE

Videos of Flings from past and present HERE (including a video from this year's Akon SPEC concert performance)

Thanks to John Berweiler (C'11) for the above video!

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"An Ingenious Way to Transport Beer and Liquor from One End of Campus to the Other"

UPENN Grad Project: Cooler Cycle
Originally uploaded by Vincent J. Brown.

Happy Fling everyone!

Is anyone out there at Penn taking video at fling today? If so, email me at merosler@gmail.com!

My past posts about Spring Fling HERE

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An Insider's Perspective into Wharton (VIDEO)

Earlier this week, I showed you the very creative film that Brian Tran (W'10, Penn Singers) produced for Penn's Preview week and mentioned that this was actually his second film of this type.

Today I wanted to show you his first video he did for Penn Previews 2 years ago called "Wharton Voices: The Student Perspective".

While there are no musical group numbers, choreography or "hair flipping", it definitely gives Wharton prospects an insider's perspective on what it's like being a Wharton undergrad.   It's another well produced film from Brian that also has some good music in it as well!

Anyone know if the College put out a video like this for Penn Previews?

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Rich Ross Dishes on High School Musical 4, the Jonas Brothers and All Things Disney (VIDEO INTERVIEW)

Check out the recent above video interview with Rich Ross (C'83), President of Disney Channels Worldwide.

Listen to this Hollywood powerlister dish on "High School Musical 4", the Jonas Brothers and Disney's next star.

My past posts about Rich here

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Zac Efron Wishes He Could Be in This Wharton Musical (VIDEO)

While I don't remember this concept existing on campus while I was making my decision as to which college I would be going to, last Friday, Penn hosted Penn Previews for the newly accepted, though not yet matriculated Class of 2013. It's an opportunity for students to visit the campus, get presentations from their respective schools, and go on campus tours.

In other words, it's Penn's hard sell.

Over the past 2 years the Wharton admissions committee wanted their presentation to be more fun so they had Brian Tran (W'10) produce some creative short films. The theme for this year was "A Day in the Life" so Brian created an exaggerated Disney-ish "first day of class" musical.

Some of my favorite highlights of this year's video (above) include:

• choreography in Wharton and Locust Walk that you just won’t want to miss
• a girl’s hair being let down followed by a "hair toss" in Wharton before the big musical number
  
• harmony-filled interludes
• the "blackberry girls" (you'll just have to watch to find out about these girls!)
  

Directed by Brian Tran (W'10, Penn Singers)
Music and Lyrics by Kevin McAleer (C'10)
Choreography by Jonathan Rivera (C'10, Penn Singers)
Artistic Design by Veronica Decker (C'11)

Learn more about what happened during Penn Previews from the DP here

More exciting videos that will get prospects, undergrads and alumni all riled up for Penn

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Partners in Poetry: 2 Pros Who Make Team Philadelphia Look Real Good (VIDEOS)

Have you been watching  Russell Simmons' "Brave New World" on HBO?  If you have, you would have seen great performances from our Team Philadelphia .

Highlighted this week on the show were moving performances from Alysia Harris' (C'10, The Excelano Project) and Josh Bennett (C'10, The Excelano Project, Brave New Voices 2008 slam champion).

• Watch Alysia's "That Girl" piece above ... it's yet another performance of hers that will give you the chills!  
  
• If that's not moving enough, then watch Josh's "Carbon Copy" piece above where he honors his love for his father directly in front of him.
  

On a related note, it turns out that Alysia and Josh met in their high school days at a diversity conference where they were both performing spoken word (and even dated for a bit!).

While the show has only aired 2 episodes, from the site, it looks like we should be expecting another performance from Aysha El Shamayleh (C'10, The Excelano Project) sometime soon.

Good luck Team Philadelphia!  

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