The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Kaitlin Welborn

Since I don't really go on Facebook, I thought that I'd use my very last DP column ever to write my "25 Things (You Probably Didn't Want To Know) About Me and Penn." Except I could only come up with 20.

1. Best place on campus: 6th floor of Van Pelt. Go check it out.

2. Place on campus worse than David Rittenhouse Laboratory: Basement of the Psych Labs. Why have Guantanamo when we could easily use this depressing building instead?

3. I transferred to Penn after my freshman year. While I missed out on some cool stuff like NSO and living in the Quad, I avoided living in Hill, eating in any of the dining halls, or paying another $40 grand. I got a good deal.

4. Senior-like things I never did: Feb Club, go to Smokes, see a Mask and Wig show. And yes, I'm okay with that.

5. Thing that has gone the most downhill since my stay at Penn: Amy Gutmann's Halloween Party. 2006's was amazing, terrorist look-a-like included. This year you served awful candy and ice cream. Really, Amy? Ice cream on Halloween?

6. I moved to 43rd and Pine streets my junior year and it was a great decision. Venture west of 40th, kids. Chances are you won't get mugged, and you'll have an awesome time.

7. If you do move past 40th, don't move next door to a pizza place, lest you wind up with a once-a-week pizza habit like me. Don't judge.

8. I love to bike around the city. It's really not that dangerous, it's good exercise and it's way cheaper than SEPTA. Wear a helmet!

9. For the past few semesters I've bought a soda every morning from the Williams Cafe. They're about a quarter cheaper than everywhere else on campus.

10. I wish Penn would institute a reciprocity agreement between majors to make changing your major easier. I didn't realize until my junior year that I should have been an Urban Studies major, but none of my French major classes would have transferred. This sucks.

11. However, being a French major was awesome. The classes have all the same people in them. We're one of the few majors who can have inside jokes in another language.

12. I really enjoyed fulfilling my requirements. For you non-science-y types, I highly recommend "Survey of the Universe" with Professor Devlin and "Sex and Human Nature" with professors Fernandez-Duque and Valeggia.

13. Go see the peer tutors at the Writing Center. Not only will they help you with your paper for free, but they are also funny, awesome and insanely attractive. (Full disclosure: I am one.)

14. Volunteering in West Philadelphia changed my life. I was all set to become a hotshot lawyer, and now I'm going to work in the nonprofit sector. Volunteer in your community. You won't regret it.

15. I do not own a Blackberry or an iPhone, as I have no need to check my e-mail in the middle of class. If I can wait 50 minutes, so can you.

16. I met my best friend at Penn walking home from a Model UN meeting. Even the dorkiest of clubs provide a way to meet like-minded friends without having to join a sorority or fraternity.

17. I once saw a rat in Fresh Grocer. No joke.

18. I love going to the farmers' markets in Clark Park. You can buy cheap, local, organic produce there and incredibly delicious baked goods. Mmmm.

19. I came to Penn as a Republican and left (ha! Get it? Left!) as a Democrat. My parents think this is because I went to a liberal East Coast school. I think it's because I grew up.

20. Coming to Penn has been the best decision I've ever made. I have learned so much about myself and have made the most fantastic friends. Through the hours of lectures, the multitude of tests - if there's more than one per semester it's not a midterm, people! - and the stacks of papers written, I have earned lifelong bragging rights to say that I've graduated from the first university in the country, founded by Benjamin Franklin. And now I can forever sneer when I meet someone from Princeton.

Have a good summer, kids! See you in the real world!

Kaitlin Welborn is a College senior from Tampa, Fla. Not Your Mother's Daughter appeared on alternating Wednesday. Her email address is welborn@dailypennsylvanian.com. Kaitlin is currently interning in London and hopes to move there permanently.

Comments (9)

I like this.

I thought this was a good article, Kaitlin. These people are the suck.

I always expect these to be pretentious, self-celebratory pieces of shit. This one didn't disappoint.

20 MORE Things you Didn�?t Know About Me and Penn: ROTFLOLz you thought I wuz done! 1. Best dorm on campus? DuBois! Best thing about DuBois? Da Boyzzzzz!! 2. Only place on campus wetter than my pits on an elliptical at Pottruck? The 22nd floor of Rodin! (Oh no, she didn�?t!) 3. I just transferred some of my files to a flash drive. They�?re just so reliable! Flash drivez = the shit. Floppy disc = the suck. 4. Senior-like things I never did, but will when I get older: Gin rummy, shuffleboard, day trips to the AC, babaaay!!, watch Matlock. 5. Thing that has most gone down the crapper since I got to Penn: my poop. 6. I moved to 53rd and Market streets a month after I came to Penn. Venture west of 50th street, kiddies. The locals may circle you like vultures. They may even touch you. But who doesn�?t like a little attention every once in a while? Agreed, ladies? 7. If you move past 40th, don�?t�?I repeat, DON�?T�?move next to University Pinball, lest you develop the sickest air hockey habit ever! Can you say bl00dy knucklezzz? 8. I <3 luv <3 riding (your) bikes around the city. Finders keepers!!! 9. For the past few weeks, I�?ve been on my period. TMI, I know, but for SRSLY, when will it end??!!!! 10. I wish Penn would institute a reciprocity agreement with teens in the community: We give you candy, you give us our iPods back! 11. Being a Religious Studies major is awesome. My most valuable lesson: YOU HAVE TEH SECKS, YOU�?LL GO 2 HELL. 12. I loved fulfilling my requirements: Just a couple more merit badges, and I�?m a full-fledged Girl Scout! 13. Go see the show TUDORS on Showtime. I love a man in doublet and hose! 14. Volunteering in West Philadelphia changed my life: I�?m now paralyzed from the waist down. 15. I REFUSE to get a Blackberry: I�?m Jewish, and Wharton kids are Not SEAS. 16. I unexpectedly met my best friend the other day walking home from Cosi. How random is that? 17. I once saw a rat in FroGro. Tattle-tale! 18. I love going to the farmers�? markets in Clark Park: If you eat the cheap, local, organic goodies, you�?ll enjoy your cheap, local, organic poops. 19. I came to Penn as a Federalist, and I�?m leaving a Libertarian. Right? (Haha get it? Like, right? Srsly, though, you know, it was like a pun. Whatever, I�?m just too smart!) 20. Coming to Penn was the best decision I ever made. I now know I can save the world. I was all set to become a high-powered lawyer, but then I didn�?t get into law school. ROFLcopterz!!!!

I came to Penn as a Republican and left (ha! Get it? Left!) as a Democrat. My parents think this is because I went to a liberal East Coast school. I think it's because I grew up. So in all your growing up, you decided that no one else can think differently from you? That and when you grow up (and get a job) and pay 30% of your income in taxes so that people can be given free stuff from the government (that you have to pay for), you may feel differently. If you think being a democrat is any better (or worse) than being a republican than you're a moron. One side tries to tell you what to do with your life, the other tries to tell you what you can do with your money. If you feel proud to sit around and demand rich people pay more/ do more to help out the poor, then you clearly have an ego. Instead of demanding the government FORCE other people do things to help the poor... VOLUNTEER. Work in a soup kitchen, buy a homeless person lunch, go volunteer to help out at a poorer HS. That's stuff you can be proud about, not being proud of being a republican/democrat.

I like the "I like lists!" list better than the article.

Kaitlin - We love you and think that you are clever - We tried to warn you that becoming a liberal will cause you to be kicked out of certain countries. 'Nough said ... Aunt Christie

First off, the "I like lists" list was about 30,000 times more entertaining and original than was the article. Those are the kinds of things that the DP should grow some balls and just publish already. Secondly, why are we taking advice from someone who has never been to smokes in three years and thinks that a floor of the library is the best place on campus?

[QUOTE id="1ceaff3a-11c9-4f5b-81c1-04629928fa4a"]I always expect these to be pretentious, self-celebratory pieces of shit. This one didn't disappoint.[/QUOTE] Ha, I agree. Most of them are a huge pile of YAWN.

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