Campus Life
Word on the Street: Culture Shock
It was 2 a.m. when I got off the plane in Kolkata, India, and immediately I noticed two things: the heat, which was almost suffocating, and the condition of the airport, which consisted of only two gates.
Campus Tour Translator
We know what Penn tour guides are saying to prospective students. But what aren’t they saying?
Ask Ego: Your Questions Answered
Check back daily as our editors respond to your questions about Penn and NSO
Ask Ego
Yo fresh meat! We know you've got it all figured out already, but on the off chance that you've got any burning existential (or not) questions you want answered before the year starts (Who am I?
Mark Zuckerberg's Intern
Pulak Mittal works for Facebook. Do you know it?
Summer Ego: Dr. Ajay Nair
After four years as Vice Provost for University Life, Dr. Ajay Nair will depart for Emory in August. Luckily, we caught him before ATL did.
Ego of the Week: Jessica Goodman
PennQuest leader and former editor–in–chief of Street, Jessica Goodman, is 13 years–old, obsessed with glitter and never says no.
Your Year in Review
Let Ego help you calculate how much your year sucked/sort of sucked with this easy quiz — keep track of your score as you make your way through it.
Fling Acrobatics
Time to reminisce: Street presents its fourth installment from Flings past
For First-Time Flingers
If you're a Fling virgin, don't stress. Let us help you make the most of your first time. It won't hurt, we promise.
Ego of the Week: Casey Peeks, Kelly Chen, Julie Palomba
These ladies toiled endlessly to bring you the perfect Fling, but that doesn't mean they can't battle it out on the bulls/kill it in the bars.
Word on the Street: Summer Birthdays Suck
I loathe my summer birthday. Especially since coming to Penn. Take last summer, for example: my mom asked me what I wanted to do for my 19th birthday, which at the time was coming in a few weeks.
Flyering: The Untold Story
Everyone has to flyer on Locust Walk at some point in their lives. What you probably didn’t know is that everyone involved hates it.
Ego of the Week: Anita Saggurti
Fresh off Fashion Week, this Chief Sphinx knows everything. Or maybe that's her sister.
Word on the Street: Cry Me A River
I blame my parents. They’re emotional wrecks. My mother has no "average" setting. She’s always manically happy, severely depressed or feverishly angry.
A Taste of Fine Dining
Senior Rachel Pattison explains her passion for food, the origin of her cooking blog, and teaches us an easy recipe for Turkey Chili
Ego of the Week: Shomik Sarkar
NEC chair Shomik Sarkar loves elections, babbling infants, and protecting your right to complain. Oh, and he's gunning for your job, Amy G.
