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(10/26/20 9:31pm)
As a first–generation, low–income student whose parents immigrated from Italy, Professor Michael Delli Carpini found his way to Penn through a University summer course in geology. Although the class itself sparked no interest in him, the diverse array of people and ideas that definitely did, and eventually led him to study and teach political science.
(10/26/20 9:47pm)
"For many of these children, their childhood unfortunately gets taken away from them far too early," says Lia Brodrick (C'22), as she reflects on her reasons for bringing A Moment of Magic to Penn's campus.
(10/18/20 11:30pm)
Name: Jacob Dubner
(10/27/20 9:00pm)
“Never again. Never again.”
(10/26/20 9:39pm)
“As a journalist, your notebook is your passport to other worlds, to people you would’ve never otherwise met, and to situations you would’ve never otherwise been in…”
(10/25/20 3:47am)
Late night Wawa runs from the Quad. Bland food and good conversation in Commons. Themed parties and messy roommates. Crowds of students, some lost, lining Locust Walk during the first passing period. The Penn first–year experience doesn’t look remotely the same as it has in previous years, but first years are still trying their best to compensate for the virtual semester.
(10/13/20 11:52pm)
“I had my roommate. I had all my classes picked and I decided the day before move–in, I’m going to do it. I’m not going to school. I’m going to do modeling.” The days leading up to her move–in at Penn, Elizabeth "Liz" Seibert (C '24) had been offered modeling contracts in New York, Paris, Milan, and Tokyo. All were two– to six–month placements, forcing Liz to decide between school and a more nontraditional path. Undecided in her studies but confident in her desire to explore the world, Liz chose to take a gap year to work in New York and then Italy as a full–time model. “I was nervous to go into an intense college environment without having a concrete plan of what I wanted to study, so those options were really intriguing to me.”
(10/26/20 4:40am)
These days Penn Women’s Basketball player Kayla Padilla (W ‘23) finds herself shooting hoops in her grandma’s backyard in her hometown of Torrance, California—miles away from the sleek, top-notch facility of the Palestra.
(10/26/20 2:58am)
While the rest of us were busy perfecting our whipped coffee recipe, memorizing every dance on Tik Tok, and binge watching Tiger King during our time home from school this Spring, junior Rhea Saggi (W’ 22) was launching a startup company from her living room.
(10/09/20 3:03pm)
It took pitching her curriculum to 17 professors for Jay Falk to get her Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course focusing on educating high school students in civics, local governance, and voting approved.
(10/06/20 1:00pm)
Content warning: The following text describes domestic violence and can be disturbing and/or triggering for some readers. Please find resources listed at the bottom of the article.
(10/13/20 11:27pm)
Despite the fact that she came from a small town and her college counselors had never heard of Penn, Domonique Cynthia (W’22) was shooting for the Ivy League since day one.
(10/18/20 8:51pm)
“This is what gives me breath, gives me energy, what makes me wake up in the morning.”
(09/30/20 2:11am)
If Alyson del Pino (C' 21) hadn’t found refuge from the cold in Kelly Writers House (KWH) while touring Penn’s campus four years ago, she probably wouldn’t ended up at Penn. Nor would she have become the co–curator of its Zine Library. Nor would she have mastered the rare art of letterpress printing.
(09/23/20 9:02pm)
Name: Allison "Allie" Shapiro
(09/23/20 9:00pm)
Croissants. Baguettes. Frog legs if you’re feeling adventurous. French food is an intimidating culinary landscape. But Mia Van der Meer (C'21) says it’s not as mysterious as you might think. This past spring she studied culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. From January to March, she worked for 16 hours a day, six days a week learning how things are done the French way. Reflecting on her experiences, she cites the Pixar classic Ratatouille as an accurate portrayal of a French kitchen—a hodgepodge of orders demand one’s attention in every direction, with no time to waste.
(09/20/20 11:29pm)
Name: Carson Eckhard
(09/15/20 10:39pm)
In addition to the effects of the pandemic, the United States has been facing a number of major social challenges. Among these is the battle against racial injustice that many have been tirelessly fighting. There has recently been a rise in youth activism, both in social media and beyond. This work can be seen and felt in various forms, including the establishment of on–campus activist groups.
(09/30/20 2:10am)
Simi Ayinde (W ‘21) has mastered the art of adaptation. Born in Rhode Island, raised in Nigeria, and eventually schooled in the United Kingdom, she has come to call many places home. But these changes have not been without their set of difficulties—from small details like remembering to drop the "u" from "colour" to more significant hurdles like lacking a community at Penn in her first year of college, Simi understands that transition is a verb, not a noun.
(09/16/20 9:35pm)
Extend the pass/fail deadline!