An Illusion of Safety: How Crime Can Still Infiltrate Penn's Campus
The police officer told him he should have been dead.
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The police officer told him he should have been dead.
Claire Phelan didn’t know sorority chefs existed until she got the job. After three or so years hosting pop dinners, catered events and cooking lessons in New York City, the 28–year–old found herself moving to Philly with her partner. Though she continues to organize themed dining events, the lesser demand in Philly (not as strong in New York where food is more expensive) left her with the time to still cook more. When her neighbor, and fellow chef, recommended her to Penn’s Alpha Phi Sorority earlier this school year, Claire took the opportunity without hesitation.
It’s another cold, violently windy day in Philadelphia, but in the kitchen, sun streams through the window above the sink. People bustle around the counter, pulling out milk from the fridge, frying eggs and pouring coffee. Cups clink, spoons stir and voices vibrate.
At 9 a.m. every morning, Julien Advaney (E '18) gets the same email: an automatic count of how many tickets have been sold to this year’s TEDxPenn conference on April 1. Each sale is proof that the late night emails, meetings and spreadsheets are finally coming together.
I'm embarrassed to think about how many hours I spent as a young girl watching my brother play video games. As the young sister that followed my brother wherever he went, I was often led to his Xbox. There he would live out his fascination with Star Wars, flying spaceships, shooting aliens and battling with a lightsaber. My brother seemed to always choose the same character and follow the same series of events, while I, reclined on the couch, saw endless possibilities to pursue. But my brother never allowed me to take the controller.
Wherever you go, spring break is the time to remind people that you are thriving in college. But let’s face it, recently you have been wilting in a library by day, reheating leftover pizza by night. Your sleep schedule? Well...that’s nonexistent. The only glow on your face is the reflection of an LED screen.
As visiting high school seniors and their parents climbed the steps of College Hall on Nov. 10, 2016, they were taken aback by a sight they didn’t expect to see during their college tour. Around 30 students scattered across the floor of the lobby, quietly working on their laptops, passing snacks and occasionally singing songs. Beside them lay neon posters with slogans like “People Over Profit” and “Make Penn Fossil Free."
“It’s the first wall dogs have to break through to find an owner," says " Kaleb Germinaro (C'17). "It’s like a professional headshot on LinkedIn. If you have a crappy picture, no one is going to take you seriously." When Kaleb noticed that too many shelter dogs up for adoption had blurry photos, he took matters into his own camera–carrying hands. He started reaching out to shelters last year and has since volunteered to photograph for four different dog rescues between Phoenix and Philadelphia. “If you can’t see their faces, it’s harder to connect with them right away,” Kaleb points out. “So when I take pictures of dogs with dark faces, my aim is that the details in their face don't disappear.”
In a matter of days, the Gap on Walnut Street will close its doors, leaving eight display windows barren and reminiscent of the chain’s better days. A couple blocks down the street, “sale” signs clutter the windows of American Apparel in the wake of the retailer’s bankruptcy. In a building near Domus, the sign for Eastern Mountain Sports remains, while the space stands empty.
Winter break was short, and there's no way you got your fill of binge–watching and theater–going. Thankfully, the new year promises a bounty of films and shows to provide you with some screen time between studying. Here's a preview of some of the titles we're most excited to see this year. Add our picks to your calendar, go forth and press play.
A woman’s victory is women’s victory just as a woman’s loss is women’s loss. Now, I am not saying males don’t deserve to be leaders or females should blindly vote only for their gender. I am saying that as long as females pick each other apart, and resent a colleague's advancement, we as a gender will never reach our full potential. Instead, we will be holding each other back.
We could tell you that you need to drink water, but you already know that by now. The real struggle is remembering to do it before it’s too late. When you hunker down in Van Pelt, hours can go by without you getting up to get a drink. And if you forget your bottle in your room and don’t want to fork over $2.99 to purchase the environmental bomb that is bottled water, you're pretty much parched. As the outside air gets colder, the inside air dryer and the compulsion to drink coffee higher, hydration will only be more crucial though reaching for ice cold fluids may not be your first instinct. So what’s one to do? Invest in this technology that tells you when to drink water.
Going out is all about going over the top. Too many shots. Too much makeup. Too great an Uber surge. Besides getting shit–faced, you’re also putting a ton of shit in your belly. After drinking your weight in alcohol, you scarf down greasy goodness—Allegro's Pizza, Wishbone, a Wawa quesadilla or perhaps a combination of all three. A hearty brunch is only mandatory the next morning to curb the hangover.
Want to find out who your dumbest friend on Facebook is? You don’t have to take a quiz, you just have to look in the mirror.
Have you ever contemplated Ubering from DRL to Huntsman but pressed cancel out of shame for the level of laziness you were about to express? Well, now you can embrace the sessile lifestyle with Uber’s uncanny ability to answer students’ most pressing needs: dollar drives, food delivery and Pandora collaboration. Through September, rides that begin and end on campus will only cost $0.99, regardless of surge. The defined area spans from about 30th to 43rd Streets, and Chestnut to S. University Avenue. The catch is you have to request UberPOOL, though let’s be honest, how often does the driver actually pick up another person?
College sophomore Autumn Powell is crossing gender boundaries this summer, and no, she is not working in tech or engineering. She is on a boat. In Alaska. Fishing for salmon. After months of sitting under the fluorescent bulbs of lecture halls, slaving over essays and hailing Ubers, Powell decided to head back home to Kodiak and get lost in the wilderness of the emerald isle. Don’t get us wrong, she is still working crazy hours and making bank– but no cubicle is required.
1. Ecstasy from escaping Locust Walk: Sure, you could have been the promising intern on Wall Street this summer, but by choosing to return to your small home town, you Ivy League scholar get to be the real big shot. Everyone will be in awe of your “worldly” experiences in Philadelphia, while the small-town hospitality will give you a much needed break from pre-professional competition. Whether you’re traveling on a plane, bus or car, you already are drafting a bucket list of all the old places to visit, the TV shows to catch up on, and ways to smooch off your parents (free housing, food, and labor right?).
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