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Campus Life

Ego of the Week: Sydney Liu

Turning peer pressure into support through art and education

by EVA LITITSKAIA

Elle Winter Looks Inward Ahead of ‘Never Even Met Her’

The singer–songwriter and actress talks growth, creativity, and life at Penn as she readies her next EP.

by SOPHIA LEONG

Letter From the Editor: The Birds and the Bees

Notes from a Sex Ed student perpetually learning. 

by NORAH RAMI

The Birds, the Bees, and 34th Street

A couple words of wisdom from writers who have been there, done that.

by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE

Moving Postcards from Palermo

Retracing moments in the Sicilian capital, street by street.

by SADIE DANIEL

Chloe Gong Turns a New Page

The Penn alumna and New York Times bestselling author discusses her latest cyberpunk thriller, writing without Shakespeare, and techno–orientalism.

by ANJALI KALANIDHI

Finding Myself in the Collective

From thali–style meals to citywide festivals, New Delhi reveals the quiet power of cultural collectivism.

by CHLOE NORMAN

It’s Always the Scenic Route

Biking my way through the City of Angels (but mostly cars).

by JACKSON ZUERCHER

In a Pickle? Julia O’Mara Has Your Back

This Penn engineer’s fashion startup bet on your friend’s closet—and won.

by ANANYA KARTHIK

John’s Water Ice, a South Philly Staple Since 1945

What Anthony Cardullo does to keep three generations of flavor and tradition alive 

by JESSICA COOK

Grant Pavol Is Embracing the Weird

What is life after Penn? Cold hands, 150 songs, and a new kind of education.

by CONOR SMITH

Ego of the Week: Anthony Wong

 Penn’s “certified yapper.”

by TALIA SHAPIRO

Penn Ten-tative

Funding cuts, hiring freezes, and political instability—graduation just got a lot harder for these Class of 2025 Penn seniors. 

by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE

Penn 10: Morgan Faist

This senior once considered herself someone who always had a plan. Now, she’s graduating unsure of what comes next.

by NORAH RAMI

Penn 10: Jenna Boccher

No amount of budget cuts can stop this senior on her quest to build a fairer world.

by NISHANTH BHARGAVA

Penn 10: Mathieu Perez

Pivoting from perfectionism to possibility.

by FIONA HERZOG

Penn 10: Abie Florestal

They’re unpaving the pipeline, and she is running out of paths.

by ANISSA T. LY

Penn 10: Angel Ortiz

Politics gave Angel a purpose. Now it’s taking that away.

by CHLOE NORMAN

Penn 10: Eugenia Kritsuk

For this mechanical engineering major, a summer spent off the grid is simply a return to form.

by SOPHIA MIRABAL

Penn 10: Matteo Busterna

Democracy, detours, and the disruption of a postgraduate plan

by KATE CHO

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