Campus Life
Roller Rage
The roller derby dates back to 1922, with the track-style races drawing crowds to witness the multi-day events.
Spring Breaking Up
For students who develop a Big Three inferiority complex as soon as acceptance letters roll in, the desire to perpetuate a “Work hard, play harder” Social Ivy image seems contradictory.
This February Funk
As I write this, there are several other things I could, or rather should, be doing. I should, for example, be writing my 10-page paper (D-Day minus 2), doing my 200 pages of reading (D-Day minus 1) or studying for my midterm (D-Day minus 4). What I should not be doing is watching reruns of Full House or taking multiple naps.
Fashion Forward
Retrospect is known to many as the perfect place to go for a great Halloween costume, but for those experienced thrift shoppers, it is one of downtown’s rare treasures.
Ego of the Week: Cecilia Corrigan
College senior Cecilia Corrigan might have an academic lineage, but her antics over the past four years would suggest otherwise.
Sharing is Caring
West Philly Tool Library 4620 Woodland Ave. (215) 833-3190 Tue. & Thurs., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
College is for Kids
Freshman year was a simpler time. Your room was the size of a closet, heat was free and, most importantly, Mom and Dad couldn’t yell at you to pick up your shit.
Gems in the Rough
That saccharine day in the middle of winter which singles scoff at (but everyone secretly loves) has come around again.
Hacking Hearts
The cheap plywood handrail precariously nailed to the wall felt flimsy at first touch. The walls needed paint.
Ego(s) of the Week: Rachel Garber and Jess Gartner
Catch The Vagina Monologues, the annual theatrical celebration of womanhood, tomorrow at 8 p.m. Meet producer Rachel Garber and director Jess Gartner, the two seniors who make it all happen. Street: When you’re not celebrating womanhood, you’re most likely... JG: Planning my next crazy adventure.
Ego of the Week: Emerson Barth
From public official on the UA to public figure on campus, engineering senior Emerson Barth embodies what it means to be “Penn-fabulous.” Street: Is this your first time in an on-campus publication? Emerson Barth: Yep, unless you count being culturally elite. Street: When you’re not studying in engineering, you can be found... EB: At Pottruck… in the locker room. Street: Tell us your most outrageous story from abroad. EB: Model night at our favorite club in Hong Kong: Naomi Campbell dancing on stage next to Grandmaster Flash and Jackie Chan hiding around the corner. Street: Most underrated thing about Penn?
Shop Till You Drop
Philadelphia may not be New York or L.A., but the city does have its fair share of fashion hotspots.
Why Feb Club's Fab
Oh Feb Club, you have returned once again to bring a mix of joy and social awkwardness to the lives of Penn seniors.
Be Good To Them Always
Forget organized religion. Now your answers for how to live well and do good can be found in GOOD magazine.
Ego of the Week: Ben Wieder
Meet Ben Wieder, College senior and captain of the Penn men’s fencing team and former member of the Junior National Team.
I Joust You. I Joust You Not.
Sick of Smokes? J-Date letting you down? The new pick-up place near campus happens to double as a beacon of self-defense.
Our Screen-Printed President
What makes us choose Chipotle over Qdoba? iPods over Zunes? Christianity over Judaism? Marketing. You can try to convince yourself of the benefits of one product over another, but rest assured that a well-crafted marketing campaign had a lot to do with your ultimate decision.
Ego of the Week: Ilana Millner
While the rest of you juniors are complaining about the “culture shock” of returning from abroad, junior Ilana Millner actually has license to do so.
Cool Runnings
Weather.com informed me that last Friday afternoon would be “18 degrees, feels like 1.” So I bundled up in six layers and proceeded to class in College Hall, where I removed four of them in response to Facilities’ overzealousness with the classroom heaters.
