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(10/11/18 12:00pm)
Bui’s Lunch Truck is marking its 30th anniversary as the breakfast and lunch beacon for hungry Penn students. Nestled catty corner to Wawa, many Penn students pass Bui’s Food truck on a daily basis. But how many people actually know the person behind this famous food truck’s facade?
(10/30/18 12:00pm)
“I didn’t know I was different. I grew up in an atmosphere where everyone was Indian, everyone was native, so I didn’t know it was this anomaly to be where I was from,” Erica Dienes (W ’19) explained.
(10/11/18 12:00pm)
Have you ever heard of the Faroe Islands? If not, “don’t feel bad,” Bjarni Rasmussen (W '22) reassures me and potential readers. “About one in every two hundred people actually know what it is.”
(10/05/18 12:00pm)
When she’s not doing operatic vocal warm ups in her dorm at 6 a.m. or hitting the gym for a workout class, you can catch Elle Winter (C '22), performing her newest single "One More" for loving fans or acting alongside big names like Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning, and Susan Sarandon.
(10/02/18 12:00pm)
Like most young ballerinas, Jacqueline Callahan loved The Nutcracker. “I did go to see The Nutcracker at the Pennsylvania Ballet,” Jackie said. “I think that that’s when I wanted to [start dancing].”
(11/30/18 1:00pm)
"AYE AYE GUNNERY SERGEANT!!" Justin screamed, explaining that phrases like these had been a part of his daily routine for the last two summers at the Marine Officer Candidate School (OCS). The commanding officers, he says, scream at you "at the highest level, bursting blood vessels in your face, giving you a headache." And you do the same in response.
(10/03/18 4:00am)
Kaylee Slusser never thought she would join Greek Life. Now, she's the President of the leadership for all sororities at Penn. And it's not her presidential debut, formerly serving as the President of Mock Trial. You can catch this Anna Kendrick wannabe at Copa when she isn't at the OFSL office.
(10/02/18 12:00pm)
Upon first glance, he may seem like just your average dog–loving, saxophone–playing, aspiring BBB student, but Regan Mizrahi (C '22) is all of that and more. Playing the voice actor of Nickelodeon’s animated character, Boots, on the show Dora the Explorer for seven years, Regan has lots to say about his acting experience as well as the lessons he’s learned from his time in the spotlight.
(03/13/19 5:10am)
It’s 11 o’clock on a Saturday morning. Near 44th and Spruce Streets at Honest Tom’s Taco Shop, hungry customers who just crawled out of their beds have already lined up by the counter to order themselves vegan food to start the morning. Behind the counter, chefs and waiters in the half–open kitchen are busy chopping vegetables, stir frying potatoes, and heating tortillas for today’s operation. Boxes of fruits and vegetables are delivered to the door. Tomatoes, beans, yams, carrots, and lentils—they are common vegetables, yet essential to Honest Tom’s Plant Based Taco Shop.
(09/30/18 12:00pm)
As a pre–med Whartonite and the president of the South Asia Society, Divya Rao has more than enough on her plate. But this week, she made some time in her busy schedule to sit down for a Street interview. She talked about her Copa obsession and what it is like to have 43 cousins.
(09/27/18 12:00pm)
At 3 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, Ivan Li (W,C '19) went straight from his Math 240 office hours at David Rittenhouse Laboratory (DRL) to his Street interview. Although our first interview location was unexpectedly occupied, Ivan quickly redirected us to a stairway that leads to the upper floor. Amidst the convoluted, maze–like hallways in DRL, Ivan can easily navigate his way out. “I like DRL so much more than Huntsman,” he says while scaling the steps.
(09/20/18 1:58pm)
You’re most likely to find Julia Pan on any given day on the fourth floor of College Hall, home to Penn’s oldest literary organization, the Philomathean Society. Julia Pan has been a member of the Philo for the past two years, so Street met her there this week to speak about sexuality, advocacy for LGBTQ rights, and her literary self.
(09/13/18 12:00pm)
Esperanza Franco found her passion working at a non–profit organization in Tucson, Arizona, where she defended immigrants in deportation proceedings. And yet, three weeks ago, she was facing her own deportation.
(09/12/18 12:00pm)
To say that Reeham Sedky handles a busy schedule would be an understatement. After just returning from a squash tournament in Seattle and right before her afternoon training, Reeham Sedky met with Street to talk about her passion for squash, her computer science major, and her experiences at Penn.
(09/05/18 12:00pm)
On weekend nights, when an ambulance with blaring siren and flashing lights rushes down Spruce Street, pedestrians who witness this fleeting vehicle might assume that the ambulance is heading to the frat houses on campus. Unbeknownst to them, a group of Pennsylvania state–certified emergency medical technicians (EMT) are probably already there. These bicycle–riding EMTs in red shirts represent Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT). They are full–time students, and they do more than just emergency medical service.
(09/05/18 12:00pm)
Four years of being on the Undergraduate Assembly has made Michael Krone the perfect spokesperson on how to better improve student life at Penn. He always sees the cup half full and is passionate about empowering student groups on campus. And although he knows anything and everything about student life at this school, he still hasn't been to the Philo Halls (anyone want to show him around?). He told Street about his experience with the UA, his agenda for the upcoming year, and his experience at Penn.
(08/29/18 12:00pm)
When it comes to performing arts at Penn, Nick Hunsicker, who uses they/them/theirs pronouns, has done it all. A night owl and falafel truck regular, Nick practically lives in the Platt Performing Arts Center when they're not serving as an RA in the Quad. The busy senior sat down with Street to discuss where they've been and where they're going next.
(08/29/18 12:11am)
By the counter of Avril 50 stands a man with thick, black-trimmed glasses. He isn’t a man of many words, but lots of his customers know his name—John Shahidi.
(05/16/18 2:00pm)
May Xiao (E’21) is as busy as a Penn student can be: on top of chipping away at her Systems Engineering major, she writes for Penn Tech Review, works on MUSE Consulting’s PromoWeb team, serves as a graphic designer for The Consul, and is a sister of Sigma Psi Zeta. She also loves to dance, and spends much of her time in newly discovered downtown cafés. But when she’s not attending to her commitments or grinding away at CIS homework, she’s creating art.
(04/25/18 1:50am)
I spot Arjun Malik (C ‘18) from across the room: tall, lanky, looking for someone in the clamor of Saxby’s. With all the noise, how could this be anyone’s preferred place to do anything? “It’s close to my place,” he admits, citing laziness for his choice in meeting place.