Campus Life
Secrets Life Of Student Health
Although Student Health Services can sometimes be a pain in the tush, they do provide some well-kept secret stressbusters.
Can I Kick It?
There’s nothing like a sweet pair of kicks to add a little street cred to your wardrobe. Even American Apparel-clad sorostitutes look instantly more legit when rocking some fly dunks with their standard black leggings.
Safe Haven
The end of spring break means different things for different people. For some, it’s a chance to venture through West Philadelphia without a heavy jacket again.
Ego Of The Week: Maura Goldstein
Junior Maura Goldstein, Penn’s resident locally grown foodie, is trying to revamp Penn students’ eating habits through FarmEcology and PennGreen.
Word On The Street
ChatRoulette is completely insane. When you press play and your web cam turns on, you enter a land of utter and complete crackpot madness.
An Interview With Louisa Roeder
One half of the force behind Guy French, this former Tabard – who graduated in 2006 with a degree in Art History and a minor in French and Fine Arts – offers sage advice for Penn fashionistas. Street: What inspired you to get into fashion?
French Dressing
Ladies, picture this: It’s May 2010 and Penn has just ousted you from the warm security of its bubble.
Ego Of The Week: Arthur Gardner Smith
It’s February, and you know what that means! Seniors are running rampant, eager to fill their Feb Club cards and claim a spot on the holy plaque at Smokes.
Word On The Street
When I tell people that I’m from Buffalo, NY I get two inaccurate responses: “that’s cool!” and “it’s cold there.” These people have never lived in Buffalo because it is neither cool nor cold.
Titillating Toys
With all those females screaming “Vagina!” on the walk, Street can’t get sex off its mind.
Ego Of The Week: VBoard 2010
Vagina! Vagina! Read all about it! These five high-powered ladies have dedicated the past few months to making sure that EVERYBODY on Penn’s campus knows about vaginas … and their monologues.
In-toner-able Cruelty
I walked into a seminar last week and no one had any paper. We’d all read the PDF’s uploaded to Blackboard, but no one had bothered to print them out.
Gadgets The Cool Kids Have
When Apple announced the production of the awkwardly named iPad, Street found out what the flyest kids at Penn are playing with.
12 Words To Make You Sound Smart
Admit it. You came to Penn thinking you’d learn a bunch of fancy new words and impress everyone with your Ivy-League vocabulary … but your TA barely speaks English.
Ego Of The Week: Sam Adelsberg
Sam Adelsberg, a Sphinx superstar, has played on the American University in Cairo basketball team, chaired almost every committee, club and activity involving the Middle East and wears a lot of backwards caps.
Street Walker
I look both ways before I cross the street. Twice. No, this is not a metaphor for a paralyzing fear of the world, nor is it a commentary on the nature of Philly cab drivers.
Shall We (Improvise Our Contact) Dance
To a bystander, contact improvisational dance may seem like an orgy … or a gentler version of human bumper cars.
Looks On Locust
Despite the bizarre weather, Penn students continue to keep their oversized brains warm and cozy.
Ego Of The Week: Michelle Newman
Don’t be fooled; this College senior may be deceptively cute, but she’ll kick your ass. Michelle Newman lead Women’s Rugby to victory last semester as forwards captain, while simultaneously orchestrating the most succesful Charitable Laughter in recent history.
