Forbidden Penn spaces

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Rooftops:

  • Walk up DRL via the east-most stairwell by the Math department and past Rimmer’s office. Keep going up the stairs, the door at the end is always unlocked. Exit on to the rooftop and climb up the ladder.

  • Take the elevator to the 4th floor of the Chem Building, then exit and walk up the stairs. Then climb up the ladder to get the best view of the Philly skyline.

  • Take the elevator to the top floor of Chestnut Hall. Exit, then turn left on to the outside emergency exit stairs (the alarm will not sound). Go all the way to the end and enter the boiler/air conditioning room. There’s a ladder into the ceiling. Climb up that ladder, open the trap door at the top, and boom, you’re outside higher than the high rises. A little dangerous though.

    • Edit - I have since heard this place has a padlock? :(

  • Palestra—haven’t been, but apparently you just walk up something and it’s easy to find.

Random study spot:

  • Med school has the coolest study spot on the top floor of the round building. Overlooks the city.

Free printing:

  • Type in the IP address on the Huntsman printers into your browser. These addresses can easily be found if you just click around on the desired printing screen (in the IPv4 screen). Upload your file and press print.

  • Detkin has free printing (for now). Don’t abuse. Sid catches people every now and then.

  • Robbins House

  • LGBT Center (which also has occasional cookies)

  • If you know someone in CETS or Wharton Computing, they have infinite color printing.

Access Codes:

  • For the best piano on campus (Steinway concert grand), go to the 4th floor of Fisher Bennett, down the hall and on the right, press 5+4 together then 1, 2.

  • The Skirkanich 5th floor boardroom access code is 1492#.

  • Addams Silverstein photo lab access code is 1526#.

  • I forgot Levine 331’s access code but it’s easy to find… Nice unoccupied classroom.

  • 42nd and Chestnut building access code is 2509

Misc:

  • If you go into the (always unlocked) staffroom on the first floor of Perry World, there’s free champagne, free water bottles, snacks, sometimes swag, etc. Usually there’s a guard chilling in here so be careful.

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