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Word on the Street

Yeah Sex is Good But Have You Ever Traced a Domino Effect?

Then you realize that yeah sex is good, but perhaps intimacy is even better. 

by ANONYMOUS

Mary, Me, and Sexuality

She’s holding the trash can open and I’m thinking: this is it. This is it.

by ANONYMOUS

Peach

Before spring there are days like these.

by MADELEINE SONG

The Act of Falling in Love with Me, Myself, and I

How feeling alone taught me to cherish myself

by FELICITAS TANANIBE

Becoming an Astros Fan in Philly

Picking up and letting go of your identity

by NORAH RAMI

A Picture's Worth 365 Days

How an Instagram photo diary taught me to slow down and appreciate the ups and downs of life.

by NATALIA CASTILLO

From Sidewalk to Studio 8H: The SNL Stand–By Experience

Trying to get tickets to SNL is not very glamorous, but getting the chance to watch the show live is a moment you’ll never forget. 

by JACOB POLLACK

Learning How to Be a Child of Divorce

More baggage to pack up and bring to college

by RYANNE MILLS

Non-Slip Black Sketchers and Carmy Monologues

Thank you Jeremy Allen White—now my friends pretend to understand the hell of brunch service.

by ESTHER LIM

Relearning How to Heal

Healing from domestic abuse isn’t linear, and it isn’t easy.

by ANONYMOUS

Everybody's Wife

I’m haunted by the ghosts of yellow fever.

by OLLIE KIM DUPUY

The Main Character's Burden

On 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' teenage summer fantasies, and what it means to live a life of passivity. 

by SRUTHI SRINIVAS

The Separation of Church and State

On the overturning of Roe v. Wade

by EMILY MAIORANO

Amatonormativity and the Complex Web of Relationships

Untangling my flawed perceptions of romance

by JULIA ESPOSITO

Regaining Control

How overcoming my eating disorder taught me to lower my mask and let people in.

by ANONYMOUS

Across the Schuylkill

A tale of two Phillies

by KATE RATNER

What Holi Taught Me About Home

 How attending my first Penn Holi experience brought me back to my roots.

by JAY SEKHSARIA

Playing Offsides: A Korean American Soccer Experience

 Seeking out what my immigrant mother saw in the perilous fields of girls soccer in America.

by GEMMA HONG

Reaching for Repose

On cookies, comfort, and small pleasures that we don't let ourselves have.

by ANJALI KISHORE

Authenticity and the Art of Letting Go

To stay true to myself, I am learning to release opportunities that no longer feel right for me.

by JADEN CLOOBECK

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