Campus Life
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.
Spring at Penn: Do's and Don'ts
Spring is finally here. And when we say finally, we mean since February. Make the most of global climate change with these quick tips.
Word on the Street: Latest Discoveries
The Word on the Street column often ends with some sort of inspirational conlusive statement. This one was going to end with praise of the concept of “discovery”. In a fit of inspiration, I decided to skip the actual article.
Internship Curator: Mr. Youth Social Media Agency
Name and Year: Alexa DePasquale, 2012 Hometown: Locust Valley, New York School: College Place of Employment: Mr. Youth Social Media Agency Street: What exactly is Mr Social Media Agency? Alexa DePasquale: It's a marketing agency that focuses on word of mouth and social, interactive, and experiential marketing. Street: How did you get this position?
