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(04/06/17 3:11am)
“From the perspective of the guests at the shelter, we are
people who aren’t bogged down by the system, and are able to be more upbeat
while offering a listening ear," says Tess Kerins (C’17). "Penn students provide a sort of friendship for
the guests.” It's the ability to develop human relationships, Tess says, that becomes so essential when working with the homeless.
(03/30/17 3:49am)
"There were kids from my high school who were super gung–ho about business," Olivia Nelson (W '17) says, "And looking back, I was probably one of them,"
(03/23/17 2:54am)
“This is basically the culmination of my time at Penn,”
Sophie says, cupping a steaming Saxby's drink. She laughs and leans forward. “How exactly does Street pick its
Ego of the Week anyways?”
(03/23/17 3:06am)
Penn bills itself as a research university, but what does that actually mean? Not what you'd think. Read on and have your mind blown.
(02/21/17 4:51am)
Eric Tepper (C '17) was beheaded last weekend.
(02/23/17 6:01am)
Courtney Lang hopes to be an
environmental advocate to end the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, ocean
acidification, overfishing and pollution. If the fate of this planet lies in
the dedicated hands of people like Courtney, we have every reason to be optimistic.
(02/16/17 5:35am)
Meredith Kline and Brent Shulman didn’t come to Penn
searching for a relationship. Three years later, however, the Orange County, CA, natives can’t quite
imagine what it would be like if they weren’t in one. “We’re not attached at
the hip or anything like that, but we have definitely been pretty integral to
each others’ happiness and success at Penn. We are a unit in a lot of ways.”
Brent says. The two hold the title of Penn’s cutest couple senior superlative,
yet modestly share they are unsure how this happened. It takes just a few
minutes for the answer to reveal itself.
(02/09/17 5:18am)
"I smell like a bakery,” Olivia Graham (C’17) exclaims with
a full mouth, shoving the tin of buttery sugar cookies across the desk with her foot.
(02/02/17 5:16am)
While one might say Hamco, the Radian and all things Campus Apartments are "off–campus," some fellow Quakers have gone above and beyond—literally. These students actually live off–campus, stepping outside of the physical barriers of the Penn Bubble and into Philly proper. From South Philly to Center City, read what they have to say about life outside of Penn's boundaries.
(02/01/17 9:00am)
Work–study doesn't just have to be about clocking in hours. These students snagged some of the coolest work–study gigs around. Read on, and try to contain your jealousy.
(01/19/17 4:04am)
Temilola Ransome-Kuti’s name, like many other aspects central to her identity, stems from her Nigerian roots. Temilola (Temi for short) means "God gives you wealth" , not in terms of money but in good fortune—which she’s worked to bring to many on Penn’s campus. Her voice rings loud and clear all around campus, demonstrating her passion for activism and dedication to her beliefs.
(01/16/17 5:43pm)
Getting back to the states is rarely easy after a semester filled
with super cheap intra–Europe air travel, a lower drinking age, plentiful beaches and
hopefully easy As. Alas, study abroad
always comes to an end, leaving students in the harsh American
sunlight with only their stories from the past semester and Instagram posts of that
wall in Spain to comfort them. Read on
to hear how some of your fellow Quakers are handling the transition.
(11/17/16 6:54am)
Engineering student Michelle Adjangba (E '17) believes that being really into the things that she does to an almost annoying extent qualifies her as a geek. If passion is the key, then Michelle is the biggest geek of them all. In high school she played the piano, flute and guitar, was a varsity golf athlete, studied both Latin and Greek and participated in theater. Coming to Penn, however, she narrowed her geekiness down to dance and coding.
(10/27/16 7:31am)
We all know that friend who is basically in a relationship with her dog, cat or hamster. They’re hell–bent on adopting in a dog, when the truth is your house can barely take out the trash. They cause a scene at the sight of a puppy on Locust. If you know me, then, hello, I am that friend. Puppies bring me joy and now I know that perhaps there truly is scientific evidence behind the “warm and fuzzies.”