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From the depths of the engineering buildings comes RAVI-Bot
While so many of the engineering kids are hiding away in the depths of their buildings, I thought this was actually a pretty cool project to check out. It's a robotic SITAR that plays something that sounds a lot like "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison....check it out While so many of the engineering kids are hiding away in the depths of their buildings, I thought this was actually a pretty cool proj... more
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Hey Day 2007
Have an opinion about Hey Day? As a senior this year I wa so glad to find this clip on YouTube, because by digital camera was broken and I couldn't take pictures myself.
Hey Day is the tradition that celebrates the last day of classes in the Spring semester of each year, which offically inaugurates the rising Senior class. However, given the heavy load of drinking / food throwing each year, it's continually questioned whether the school will allow it.
Have an opinion? Personally, the whole day was one of my best memories going to Penn. Chime in if you have other thoughts to share. Maybe we can finally find a way to keep the tradition on track. Have an opinion about Hey Day? As a senior this year I wa so glad to find this clip on YouTube, because by digital camera was broken a... more -
Magic tricks and Jesus....interesting
I thought everyone should see this...I'm not quite sure how magic tricks bought at the local shop is a logical tactic for converting people to Christianity, but there's a part of this clip where he recruits a young girl to help him with his show which I thought was particularly disturbing. She's mesmerized by his tricks, but she has no idea what he's trying to do (i.e. preach).
It's a difficult topic to approach though, because I'm not quite sure whether these kinds of activities should be allowed on campuses without a religious affiliation. But then again our University is a public place, and open for a variety of public activity.
Any thoughts? I thought everyone should see this...I'm not quite sure how magic tricks bought at the local shop is a logical tactic for converting p... more -
Everyone loves a dancing cop
This guy is amazing. I've seen him on duty a couple times at 37th and Walnut, and oooooh boy does he have some moves or what? Nothing like a man in uniform... This guy is amazing. I've seen him on duty a couple times at 37th and Walnut, and oooooh boy does he have some moves or what? Nothing... more
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Back flip off The Tampons...
Ahhh...everybody's favorite on-campus art is actually being used for some kind of interesting purpose.
Also check out another piece I linked to by the same UPenn Student, called Light Graffiti. It's incredible. Ahhh...everybody's favorite on-campus art is actually being used for some kind of interesting purpose. ... more -
Cereal and a Movie - November 13, 2007 - 6PM @ Cereality
Later today at 6pm we'll be screening a few short films from Current TV at Cereality (3631 Walnut St).
Like all of our other events, the FIRST 40 ATTENDEES to arrive will receive a FREE BOWL OF CEREALITY.
All four short films shouldn't last any longer than 40 minutes or so, since Current TV content is designed to be short, so if you're interested in current events, or just a free bowl of cereal for dinner, definitely drop by. And feel free to bring your friends, spread the word, etc.
FUTURE EVENTS:
- November 27: Cereal and a Movie - Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)
Looking forward to seeing you all there! Later today at 6pm we'll be screening a few short films from Current TV at Cereality (3631 Walnut St). ... more -
LIGHT GRAFFITI -- Thank god for creativity on campus
I heard about this guys work because he's friends with someone who I'm working with in a film class. He uses a slow shutter speed to create incredible images with light in the night, and this film really showcases how someone even at a pre-professional, Whartonite place like U.Penn can be incredibly creative.
I especially like how he uses a combo of stop motion animation and photography, and he's really well spoken about the craft itself...
Hey Current: Check him out! This deserves to be on TV! I heard about this guys work because he's friends with someone who I'm working with in a film class. He uses a slow shutter speed to c... more -
Zeitgeist Film Series
Campus Progress, Current TV and Harrison College House
present
The Zeitgeist Film Series
Monday, November 12 at 7:30: The Corporation
Monday, November 19 at 7:30: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Thursday, November 29 at 8:00: Crossing Arizona
All screenings will take place at the Harrison College House rooftop lounge. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
***Monday, November 12: The Corporation
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrists couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.
***Monday, November 19: Who Killed the Electric Car?
A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future
***Thursday, November 29: Crossing Arizona
Crossing Arizona examines immigration and border policy through the eyes of those directly affected by it. Frustrated ranchers go out day after day to repair cut fences and pick up the trash that endangers their livestock and livelihoods. Humanitarian groups place water stations in the desert in an attempt to save lives. Political activists rally against anti-migrant ballot initiatives and try to counter rampant fear mongering. Farmers who depend on the illegal work force face each day with the fear that they may lose their workers to a border patrol sweep. And now there are the Minutemen, an armed citizen patrol group taking border security into their own hands. Crossing Arizona reveals the surprising political stances people take when immigration and border policy fails everyone. Campus Progress, Current TV and Harrison College House present The Zeitgeist Film Series ... more -
GPSFF 2008 (Philly Student Film)
This is the Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival (GPSFF).
We are a student-run festival entirely geared towards helping college filmmakers gain exposure and network.
Check out our website for more details about submitting films or coming to see the festival on March 28th. You can also view past winners' films on our website.
Currently we are have a video ad contest with a 1 year Subscription to Netflix for the winner. Visit the website for details.
www.gpsff.com This is the Greater Philadelphia Student Film Festival (GPSFF). ... more -
Philadelphia's Best Kept Secret...The Gathering #2
Here's some more footage of a particularly long headspin from The Gathering (10.25.07). Every last Thursday of the month, people come out to celebrate all that is hip-hop from 10am-2pm in an alcohol free venue. I was lucky to have stopped by, and pick up some footage of what was going on with my digital camera.
For more footage from The Gathering of that night, check out the University of Pennsylvania or Philadelphia Student News topic pages.
Here's some more footage of a particularly long headspin from The Gathering (10.25.07). Every last Thursday of the month, people come ... more -
Philadelphia's Best Kept Secret...The Gathering
Here's some more footage I shot from The Gathering, which takes place every last Thursday of the month at 4041 Walnut St, The Rotunda.
Check out www.myspace.com/thephillygathering for more info Here's some more footage I shot from The Gathering, which takes place every last Thursday of the month at 4041 Walnut St, The Rotunda.... more -
More from The Gathering 10.25.07
More footage from The Gathering in Philadelphia, at The Rotunda (4041 Walnut). Every last Thursday of the month, you can expect more of the same.
Check out www.myspace.com/thephillygathering for more info More footage from The Gathering in Philadelphia, at The Rotunda (4041 Walnut). Every last Thursday of the month, you can expect more o... more -
The Kind of Gathering You Wouldn't Expect
This is footage I took on my digital camera when I stopped by The Gathering at The Rotunda at 4014. Every last Thursday of the month from 10pm-2am, Philadelphians come out to celebrate all that is hip-hop (b-boys, MCs, graffiti artists, DJs, and the like). Check out http://www.myspace.com/thephillygathering for more information. This is footage I took on my digital camera when I stopped by The Gathering at The Rotunda at 4014. Every last Thursday of the month f... more
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"Cereal and a Movie" Film Series
Tomorrow (November 6, 2007) at 6pm we'll be screening a few short films from Current TV at Cereality (3631 Walnut St).
This week, the pods will circulate around the theme of "Global Arts and Culture," and the FIRST 40 ATTENDEES to arrive will receive a FREE BOWL OF CEREALITY.
All four screenings shouldn't last any longer than 40 minutes or so, since Current TV content is designed to be short, so if you're interested in current events, or just a free bowl of cereal for dinner, definitely drop by. And feel free to bring your friends, spread the word, etc.
FUTURE EVENTS:
- November 13: Environmental Awareness Series (same time, same place)
- November 27: Comedy, Entertainment, and Viral Videos (same time, same place)
Looking forward to seeing you all there! Tomorrow (November 6, 2007) at 6pm we'll be screening a few short films from Current TV at Cereality (3631 Walnut St). ... more -
Teach for America? Wendy Kopp speaks at Penn
I know a lot of people are intruiged by the idea of Teach for America. It's a great way to give back, work on our resume, and avoid the reality of actually working in an office 5 days a week right after college.
I was lured by the idea of it too, but have recently come across a variety of media and personal stories that have proved a little less...well...attractive.
Today Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, is coming to speak at Penn, for a lecture and Q&A session at 4:30 p.m. in Huntsman Hall Auditorium G06. I won't be able to make the series, but hopefully she'll address some of the more negative press about self-selecting to ivy leaguers and the like when she speaks.
I'll keep you posted, and if anyone else can post on her speech, i'd be really interested to hear about what she says. I know a lot of people are intruiged by the idea of Teach for America. It's a great way to give back, work on our resume, and avoid th... more -
Richard Serra...is coming to Penn
Richard Serra is a gawd....I'm so so so excited to see him speak this week (5:30pm, Meyerson Hall B1, 201 South 34th Street), as is pretty much everyone else involved in the Fine Arts program at Penn. What could make this event any better? How about Happy Hour with the all the seniors in the Visual Studies major, including myself? Yep...sounds good to me. Richard Serra is a gawd....I'm so so so excited to see him speak this week (5:30pm, Meyerson Hall B1, 201 South 34th Street), as is pr... more
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34th Street - You actually want to read it
http://www.34st.com/ - Here's the link. 34th Street is absolutely hilarious, and we all look forward to it coming out on campus since, well, it makes fun of everyone and everything. But also, 34th reviews things like restaurants, movies, and events going on in Philadelphia, while 34th street is a little more "PG." http://www.34st.com/ - Here's the link. 34th Street is absolutely hilarious, and we all look forward to it coming out on campus since,... more
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Iran's President Understands Americans Better Than You Think
Check out this article written by a PhD student at University of Pennsylvania. It describes how dangerous the Iran's President to the United States is. Check out this article written by a PhD student at University of Pennsylvania. It describes how dangerous the Iran's President to the... more
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