Students to Van Pelt: The Most Pointless And Frustrating Rule Ever

I chuckled to myself when I saw this new group formed on Facebook: "dear van pelt- if you aren't going to look inside, DONT MAKE ME OPEN MY BAG":

"When you are trying to leave van pelt and have gotten all packed up, juggling a bag full of books, it is BEYOND FRUSTRATING to take it off your shoulder and open it and then try to close it again as you are walking out, things falling out all over the place and a line building up behind you. And yet the security makes the smallest effort to peer over the desk and tell you to keep going without actually looking at a single thing in your bag. if they aren't going to look WHY DO WE HAVE TO OPEN IT! This is an ode to the most pointless and frustrating rule ever."

I'm sure this dreaded requirement has been around for decades! I remember how irritated I'd get for having to do this. Do any of you have any funny stories related to this? Comment below!

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Now and Then Thursdays: Stalking at Penn

For my "Now and Then Thursdays" series, I wanted to share one of my most favorite films I created back in 1996 about an obsessed woman who stops at nothing to find her man. Her man happens to be Waldo from the popular children's book series and finding him on Penn's campus may be a little tricker than she hoped.

Starring Eric Stone (C'99) as Waldo nd Lily Hanna (C'96) as the obsessed chick

Parts of this video were taken during the 1996 Hey Day and Penn Relays. It's interesting to note that the same fun and craziness existed back in 1996 as the fun and craziness you'll see in the videos from Hey Day 2007 as well as the 2005 Penn Relays.

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Watch my other 1996 videos: "Love on the Go" and "Stacked Competition"

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D'oh...Long Awaited Penn Reference Hits the Simpsons

The Simpsons sitcom writer Matt Selman (C'93) finally got Penn into primetime!

Check out the "Button" in the background of one of the shots from his episode, "That '90s Show" (see image above). The episode aired a few weeks go, but will rerun in the next few months.

In the meantime, watch it online here!

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Love Week: A Sweet Proposal

And what would a "Love Week" be on DuelingTampons.com without a marriage proposal?

Ross Levitt (C'97) recently proposed to his girlfriend Tracy Mitnick (C'03) and got the story covered on CNN!

Per Ross,

"My fiance Tracy is a big fan of cupcakes, so I proposed using a cupcake from the famous Magnolia bakery. I had M&Ms made that say, "will you marry me" on them. We talked about marriage a lot, so Tracy didn't know I was serious until I pulled out the ring. Then she slid off the couch and was literally floored! ...I'm a business producer at CNN. I sent pictures from the engagement to the producers in Atlanta. They surprised me by announcing the engagement on the air. I was beet red!"

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And so ends the 2008 "Love Week" series. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

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Love Week: Better Than Sending You Chocolates!

(from l to r) Mark Huerta (C'09), Andrew Leonard (C'09), Kyle Andrews (SEAS'09), and Patrick Wolff (C'09)

Last week I saw on Facebook that the Glee Club was allowing people to place orders to send Singing Valentines to "that special someone."

Thanks to Lee Crain (C'10) from the Glee Club, I placed my order to send a Singing Valentine to you & all of my readers... my "special someones". It comes from the Glee Club to you ... via video!

Thank you readers out there for coming back each day!

Get serenaded here!

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How awesome are these guys for doing this for me!

If you enjoyed that, then you should check out the Glee Club's "Miracle on Rice" show next week: February 21, 22, 23 at 8:00 PM in the Zellerbach Theater. Tickets Available on Locust Walk from Feb. 18-22 and at the Annenberg Center Box Office. Visit www.penngleeclub.com for more information.

Check out the Glee's Club's "Miracle on Rice" fun promo video here

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Love Week: She’s a Cupid for Penn Alumni

It's Valentine's Day and that means that we've reached our last day in our Love Week series. Before we end this though, I have 3 fantastic posts coming up today! First up...

Hey single NYC Penn alumni…Someone wants to set you up.

After reading my "Love Week" posts, Saryn Chorney (C’00) contacted me to let me know that she is working for a popular publication pairing people up (free of charge!). Did I mention that the meal is also free?

For you outgoing guys and gals looking for love in all the wrong places, click here for all the details! (this is great!)

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Love Week: Swapping More Than PB&J

For our next "Love Week" installment, Danish Rhythm's Spencer Crawford (C'05) wants to trade Gary Lundy (C'05) his PB&J for something a bit tastier....

Click here to check out this very funny video

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