Highbrow Throwback: Hoodie Allen
Steve Markowitz (W’10) didn’t exactly fly under the radar during his years at Penn. The AEPi brother played Spring Fling and snagged a job at Google, all while cultivating an alter ego: Hoodie Allen.
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Steve Markowitz (W’10) didn’t exactly fly under the radar during his years at Penn. The AEPi brother played Spring Fling and snagged a job at Google, all while cultivating an alter ego: Hoodie Allen.
Ah, the warm burn of a shot of Bankers’ finest, the chilled–out music that you actually like to listen to, the familiar faces of your closest friends—these are the dreams that pregames are made of. That innocuous time of night when you can come together with your inner circle and just relax before a night out. But perhaps it's time that we stop and think about this cultural phenomenon for just a second.
You might know Simona Shao (W ’19) as an avid music festival attendee, a barista at Wilcaf, Director of Events of the Wharton China Business Society, or a member of the Wharton Undergraduate Media and Entertainment club.
September is the season of rejection, so it seems. Turn that frown upside–down with Highbrow’s list of little Penn victories.
On September 12th, Apple revealed three new iPhones: the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X (pronounced “ten”). This was the first time Apple announced three new iPhones simultaneously, although they will not all be released together—the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are available starting September 22 and can be preordered immediately, while the iPhone X can be preordered starting October 27, and will ship on November 3. The iPhone 8 starts at $699, the iPhone 8 Plus starts at $799, and the iPhone X starts at $999 for the base 64GB model.
When we toured Penn, we heard about the "collaborative environment" that our school supposedly fosters. I'm calling bullshit. I examined our intro classes to see what environments they were really encouraging by taking a closer look at their grading systems and talking to students. Here are my findings:
Archetypal Penn dude: "We're dating. With an asterisk."
With school restarting and clubs re-kicking in, being a freshman no longer seems so fun. Street’s got some tips for those of you looking to channel your inner chameleon.
When you’re about to leave a party, Alex Zhou’s (C’20) night is just beginning. As part of the youngest group of MERT members, Alex has already gotten the chance to flex his EMT muscles. And while he can’t go into details about the cases he’s worked on, his job’s a lot harder than just peeling drunk people off the sidewalk.
There's a running joke at Street about our website. Well, it's not really a joke. It's more of a universal truth: our website sucks. It makes no sense. It is buggy and visually offensive. It is a bizarre medley of the newest articles pushed to the bottom of the site, and old, outdated features somehow making their way to the front page. It is terrible.
A loop for a spliff tucked on the side of a baseball cap. Punny patches with nugs and joints hidden in traditional Korean symbols. Velvet tuxedo stripe trousers with pockets as deep as the fabric is plush so you can sesh in style.
I had a column in my high school newspaper called "Oh Really." For those of you that don't yet know me, the title was a shameless pun on my name. For those of you that do know me, I'm sure you're adding this particular new tidbit of information to your bank of embarrassing Orly facts.
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