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Features

Hurrah for the Red, White, and Blue

ROTC students commit to military life early. How does that shape their Penn experience?

by SRINIDHI RAMAKRISHNA

On the Clock, Off Campus: When Students Look Beyond Penn for Work Experience

From babysitting to cooking to scooping ice cream, students in off–campus jobs find new skills.

by SHINYOUNG HAILEY NOH

Hispanic Girl. ‘White’ Music. Gray Area.

I grew up loving Warped Tour and Taylor Swift, but I never felt welcome among their fans.

by BEATRICE FORMAN

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Ego

Ego of the Week: Madison Dawkins

Meet the Penn senior whose passion for mass incarceration reform led her to start BARS: Beyond Arrests: Re–Thinking Systematic Oppression

by AMANPREET SINGH

Meet the Penn Graduate Who Composed the Score For a 17th Century Opera

"I wanted it to sound authentic...like it could've been performed back then"

by SONALI DELIWALA

Ego of the Week: Anna Thompson

From winning the world championship with the U.S. mixed national frisbee team to loving &pizza

by AMANPREET SINGH

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Word on the Street

Coming to Terms with My Bipolar Disorder is a Struggle, But That Doesn't Mean I've Failed

To heal, we need to stop comparing and start understanding.

by NANCY HU

Discovering Where I'm From

A long–expired license made me contemplate the idea of “fromness.”

by JACKIE LAWYER

One Year Later: Recovering After Disappearing

Going public with my eating disorder a year ago changed the way I think about my identity.

by KELLY PORTER

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Music

Artist of The Week: RFA

Meet RFA—masters of friendship and rock’n'roll, among other things

by BEATRICE FORMAN

I Outgrew My Local Scene and You Will Too

Old punks never die; they just stand in the back.

by MELANNIE JAY

Kevin Morby Releases Single "No Halo," Announces New Double LP 'Oh My God'

The folk rocker will be stopping in Philly at Union Transfer on June 2.

by JOHNNY VITALE

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Arts

'Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen': The Art Exhibit Addressing Climate Change

This Institute of Contemporary Art exhibition addresses global climate change through multimedia work.

by JESS ARATEN

The Value of Taking an Art Class at Penn

An art class could be just what your schedule—and inner artist—is missing.

by TARA O'BRIEN

'Mythic Creatures' Exhibition at Drexel: Myth and Nature Are Not So Different, After All

Academy of Natural Sciences takes on the history of myth, exploring the relationship between nature and legend.

by JESS ARATEN

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Style

Why Do We Love Horoscopes, And Can We Actually Trust Them?

A meditation on why we use horoscopes as a means to understand ourselves.

by ZOE YOUNG

The Philly Dumpling Roundup

The Philly dumpling scene goes beyond just dim sum.

by KARIN HANANEL

Why Biking at Penn Might Be the Lifestyle Change You Need

Thinking of biking around Philly? Here are some things to consider.

by EMMA HARRIS

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Lastpage

34th Street’s Winter Reading Guide

Looking for books to read over winter break? Here are some customized reading lists for all your needs this holiday season!

by ABBY GOLDSTEIN

How to Secure a Study Location for Finals

There is nothing more coveted than a desk during finals. Here are Street’s tips for how to secure a spot in Penn’s most popular study sanctuaries.

by SAMI CANAAN

Overheards 12.05.2018

4th Wave Feminist: I had a dream that a man hit on me. Then I castrated him.

by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE

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Ethan Wu, Media Director: wu@34st.com

34th Street Editors

Angie Lin, Developing Features Editor
Meerabelle Jesuthasan, Long–Term Features Editor
Sophie Burkholder, Word on the Street Editor
Eliana Doft, Special Issues Editor
Isabella Fertel, Style Editor
Katie Bontje, Ego Editor
Sam Kesler, Music Editor
Josephine Cheng, Arts Editor
Maryanne Koussa, Film & TV Editor
Emma Boey, Photo Editor
Sophia Dai, Photo Editor
Dean Jones, Video Editor
Jackson Parli, Video Editor

34th Street Staff

Features Staff Writers: Katrina Janco, Shinyoung Hailey Noh, Allison Wu, Srinidhi Ramakrishna, Caroline Riise, Paige Fishman, Chris Schiller
Ego Beat Writers: Amanpreet Singh, Michelle Shen, Sophie Xi, Caroline Emma Moore, Chelsey Zhu, Sonali Deliwala
Arts Beat Writers: Jess Araten, Katie Farrell, Adeleke McMillan
Film and Television Beat Writers: Anna Collins, Shriya Beesam, Shannon Zhang, Zovinar Khrimian, Calista Lopez, Ana Hallman, Samantha Sanders
Music Beat Writers: Beatrice Forman, Arjun Swaminathan, Teresa Xie, Melannie Jay, Aleksei Kuryla, Johnny Vitale, Julia Davies, Paul Litwin
Style Beat Writers: Karin Hananel, Allie Shapiro, Jen Cullen, Alice Goulding, Diya Sethi, Hannah Yusuf
Staff Writers: Liz Kim, Jordan Waschman, Anjalee Bhuyan, Shunmel Syau, Bebe Hodges, Emma Harris, Tara O’Brien, Jessica Bao, Mehek Boparai, Zoe Young, Sophia Schulz-Rusnacko, Alex Cook
Audience Engagement Associates: Brittany Levy, McKay Norton, Kat Ulich, Emily Gelb, Ryan McLaughlin, Valentina Escudero, Samantha Lee, Nadeen Eltoukhy, Fiorentina Huang, Rachel Markowitz, Julia Zhu
Photographers: Anne Marie Grudem, Sophia Zhu, Eleanor Shemtov, Alice Deng, Hoyt Gong, Sukhmani Kaur, Mona Lee, Sally Chen, Adiel Izilov, Christine Wu, Anran Fang
Videogaraphers: Jean Chapiro, Christina Piasecki, Anab Aidid, Deja Jackson, Megan Kyne

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