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(11/25/20 6:26pm)
Red lipstick, Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE,” and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez (D–N.Y.): these are the components of the most empowering TikTok trend I’ve ever seen. Girls and women of all backgrounds lip sync to a mashup of the award–winning rap song and a speech made by AOC in response to an incident with Rep. Ted Yoho (R–Fla.), who verbally accosted her on the steps of the Capitol. With the signature AOC bold red lip, she, and the TikTokers who followed, valiantly stated: “I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter—and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men."
(11/13/20 4:43pm)
As Penn students, we are all familiar with the concept of tradeoffs—specifically, those which trade “fun right now” for “success later.” In fact, many of us probably consider ourselves quite savvy negotiators, exchanging some intoxicated high school shenanigans for an acceptance letter to an elite university, or exchanging a few all–nighters for a killer interview with a company that will spearhead our careers in whichever direction we may choose.
(10/20/20 6:53pm)
For my family, “dad” and “father” do not mean the same thing. “Dad” is a word of love, trust, and presence. “Father” is a word of blood relation, biology, and genetics. This distinction was made incredibly clear to me at 10 years old, when I found out my dad wasn’t really my father.
(10/11/20 8:59pm)
I recently went to the farmers market in Clark Park, and I’m ashamed to admit that, as a senior, this was my first time going. I met up with two friends and made the walk over. The first thing I saw at the first booth was a sign: “Cash or EBT only.” The first thing I felt was relief because I had my EBT card with me in my wallet. Like many Work-Study students, I qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, so every month I get money loaded onto my EBT card and I then use that to pay for groceries.
(09/17/20 2:56pm)
I’m about to turn twenty-one, and here I am in my parent’s house, just sitting on my bed staring at another Penn pennant that my mom managed to mount on my wall. While I’m away from home, she has a habit of sneaking an assortment of Penn décor onto every facet of my room. Like most of the Penn–themed content in our house, the pennant isn’t even mine. My sister got it during her New Student Orientation at one of those “spirit” events, where Penn tries to compensate for its rising tuition rates by distributing unlimited Penn Engineering bottle openers and Penn Med–themed condoms. I wander over to my sister’s room, where I see her Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research (VIPER) stole and “Class of 2018” graduation photographs. That was the last “normal” class, I guess. She got the undergraduate experience that I should have had, that is, until March 2020 happened.
(09/14/20 12:25am)
We are at this point in life where it becomes increasingly difficult to mold our values towards our best self and our actions towards our personal values.
(08/31/20 9:16pm)
The music industry has felt the negative effects of the pandemic like many others. Countless artists had to cancel scheduled performances and production stalled while debuts and new releases were delayed. However, this hasn’t stopped the industry from trudging forward. In fact, artists have pushed the boundaries of their creativity and compassion in this unique moment. Through their music, they have shared their very own experienience. Some serve as reminders to be disciplined in keeping others and yourself safe. Some have dedicated their profits to charity and donations for crises related to COVID–19. Certainly, we wouldn’t have been able to survive this pandemic without our delivery service and medical professionals. But music has always helped us cope during stressful times, and this is no exception. Here is a playlist of some diamonds in the rough that wouldn’t have been created without the painful and collective experience of this pandemic.
(08/08/20 11:00am)
There are a lot of ways in which men hurt women. There are even more ways in which men hurt Black women.
(08/08/20 12:37am)
It is said that “the eyes are windows of the soul,” but then again, whoever said that never had to make a habit of wearing face masks in the modern day. Even with the experience of wearing a mask almost every day for five months, I find it impossible to tell what kind of face a person is making just by looking at their eyes. I second–guess what kind of expression people are making underneath their masks as I see their eyes crinkle either at the onset of a smile, the bright sun, or by something I may have said. The pandemic has created a new collective experience that would have felt ridiculous just last year.
(07/30/20 7:21pm)
COVID–19 has contextualized a society enduring what feels like a hopeless new era— one of a pandemic, an economic crisis, and civil unrest. For some, it has also opened a time for tremendous and much–needed introspection. The aftermath and cataclysmic effects of this virus have forced people to reexamine and reassess our world—its industries, systems, norms—and the way we have been living.
(07/28/20 7:27pm)
Going into my fourth month of lockdown, I felt like I didn’t have much to look forward to. That is, until I realized that July 23rd, One Direction’s ten–year anniversary, was coming up.
(07/31/20 2:33pm)
Quarantine has certainly sprouted a lot of trends. Whipped coffee and Tiger King feel like relics of the past, replaced by tie–dye sweatsuits and the Netflix show Unsolved Mysteries. One quarantine trend, however, might just stick around long after COVID–19 is relegated to the diseases–of–the–past archive: pet adoption.
(07/31/20 2:38pm)
Justin Horn (C ‘20) was standing in the back of the room at Joe Biden's campaign headquarters in Philadelphia, suspense gripping him, as he watched the Vice President’s team receive some race–altering news. Philadelphia’s long winter was melting away on the early spring night, the office packed shoulder to shoulder with enthusiastic Biden staffers, eyes glued to the news. Beto O’Rourke just endorsed Joe Biden, as did Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar, shortly after dropping out of the race for President. The once twenty–eight candidate Democratic primary field was narrowing down to just one, and Justin was watching it happen in real-time.
(07/26/20 9:31pm)
“This will pass over soon. We’ll be able to hang out like normal by July, and we’ll definitely come back to school in the fall.”
(07/28/20 7:25pm)
When the spring semester took an unexpected turn, student groups were left to figure out how to finish the semester remotely. This posed an interesting challenge for groups such as the Pennchants, a performing arts group that was in the middle of planning their spring show when everyone was sent back home.
(07/26/20 9:39pm)
Very little compares to the enthralling experience of attending a concert. The feeling of singing along to your favorite songs until you lose your voice, looking towards the stage and realizing that your idol is, in fact, a real human being, is indescribable. But what truly creates the buzzing atmosphere is the crowd, a huge group of strangers who unite for a couple of hours of pure happiness, dancing along to what will likely be an unforgettable night.
(07/14/20 7:20pm)
The pandemic brought about difficult changes for everyone. At worst, it led to death and major economic complications. At best, it led to being stuck at home for months, with no clear end in sight. As students were forced to evacuate campus and go home, they had to reinvent their daily routines, letting go of their usually packed schedules.
(07/15/20 3:10pm)
He had written that paper. In his own words, of course. No cheating involved. He was a diligent worker and a smart kid who never even needed to cheat. Why would he? He had made it to Penn on his own, after all. Nevertheless, as the young, doe-eyed Penn freshman, Rick Krajewski (E ‘13), stood in front of his professor, he was being accused of plagiarism. To make matters worse, Rick knew he was being singled out as a Black man. The professor just assumed Rick couldn’t have written a paper that good.
(07/08/20 6:44pm)
The phrase “we live in unprecedented times” has become both a cliche and an understatement to describe the COVID–19 pandemic. There have been more than 2.5 million cases in the U.S., and communities of color are particularly vulnerable: Black, Native, and Latinx Americans are at much greater risk to contract and die from the virus relative to their populations. But for Natalie Shibley, instructor for Penn Summer I course HIST 560: Race, Gender, and Medicine in U.S. History, the disproportionate impact of the virus on people of color is far from unexpected.
(07/23/20 1:32am)
It’s been a long dry spell at Smokey Joe’s historic bar on 40th Street these past four months—no crowds gathering for Sink or Swim Wednesday nights; no green tea shots tossed back to mark 21st birthdays. In fact, no students at all to carry on the beloved traditions of the “Pennstitution.”