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All I Did at Penn Was Get By. I'm Okay With That.
A soon–to–graduate urban studies major on defining her own success.
by SABRINA APONTE
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My Search for Passion: On Searching Instead of Settling
A second semester senior embraces her lack of a planned–out future in an excited hopefulness for the unknown.
by GRETCHEN BEDNARZ
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Tell Your Story with Word on the Street this Semester
WOTS is Street's home for first-person narratives by and for Penn students.
by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
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A Balancing Act: Being Black, Gay, and Female
From homophobia within the black community to white feminism and more, intersectionality was more than a textbook term for me.
by MARIA CURRY
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Growing Up, I Distanced Myself From My Judaism. The Pittsburgh Shooting Changed That.
I realized that the hatred others had for Jews scarily resembled my own subtle self–hatred.
by ARI GOLDFINE
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Choosing Abstinence in College Left Me Excluded
I came to Penn expecting acceptance. Instead, my lifestyle is still being mocked.
by SARAH BETH GLEESON
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Surviving an Abusive Relationship
After being manipulated and assaulted, it took me years to heal. But I know now that I deserve better.
by ANONYMOUS
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Searching for a Queer Social Scene at Penn
My experience with fostering queer community, before and after PiLam.
by JOHN WILLIS
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Why I Left Wharton to Study English
It wasn’t a popular or practical choice. But it was the best choice for me.
by ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
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Street in the Late 1970s: ‘Stayin’ Alive’
Eliot Kaplan recounts his experience as Street Editor–in–Chief in 1978 and how routine brought him sanity.
by ELIOT KAPLAN
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Street in the mid–1980s: ‘Under Pressure’
Sabrina Eaton remembers a stressful time as Street Editor–in–Chief in 1984.
by SABRINA EATON
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Street in the Early 1970s: Getting off the Ground
Arnie Holland talks about what 34th Street means to him 50 years later, and how he helped get the publication into rackboxes all around Philly as Editor–in–Chief from Feb. 1970—to Feb. 1971.
by ARNIE HOLLAND
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Street in the Late 1960s: The Tumultuous Times That Gave Birth to Street
Bill Mandel reflects on his tenure as Street’s founding Editor–in–Chief in 1968 and 1969.
by BILL MANDEL
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Street in the mid–1970s: ‘What’s in a Name?’
Lee Levine talks through his co–editor tenure in 1975 and Street’s move to a new office.
by LEE LEVINE
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Street in the Early 1990s: Things I Learned That Have Helped Me Produce 'The Simpsons'
Matt Selman talks about how he became Editor–in–Chief of 34th Street, did an okay job, and bailed on journalism, but learned some things that really came in handy later.
by MATT SELMAN
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Street in the Early 2010s: ‘Not Terribly Dramatic,’ but ‘Contagiously Fun’
2012 Managing Editor Joe Pinsker recalls Street’s not–so–distant past.
by JOE PINSKER
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Street in the 1990s: It Was Fun to Be the Underdogs
Doree Shafrir (C' 99) still wants to know “Did you write for Street?”
by DOREE SHAFRIR
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Street in the 2000s: How Did We Get Here?
Ross Clark (C’04) wonders, ‘How did I get here?’
by ROSS CLARK
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There's an Uprising in my Home Country—and I'm 2,000 Miles Away.
When the political climate in Venezuela started getting dangerous, living here became as much of a burden as it was a privilege.
by EMILIANA SANTANDREU
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Street in the 1980s: Delving into Philadelphia
Ellen Flax (C'86) considers her “second chance” on Street.
by ELLEN FLAX
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