Campus Life
Ego Boost
The mere act of puffing on the Cuban your cousin smuggled back from Spring Break is by no means a rite of passage to cigar-savvy.
Ego of the week
Street: When did you first take up the hobby of pipe smoking? Nick Roosevelt: Actually, the first time I smoked was in the Quad.
Got a Woody?
Our biggest misconception is that it's gonna be stuffy and I'm not talking about the air quality, I'm talking about the people." Thanks to both the highest quality air filtration system on the market and a down-to-earth proprietor, the atmosphere at Mahogany on Walnut is anything but stuffy. North Jersey native Tom Piazza was the first of his family to explore the cigar industry.
Penn's hidden gems
1. Koch's Deli (43rd and Locust) The best sandwiches in Philly - hands down. Though Bob Koch is dead (RIP, man), the new ownership has maintained ALL of Koch's tradtions, from making you wait in line for hours to handing out enough free samples of meat to make you full by the time you get your food. 2.
Ego of the week
Street: Do girls scare you? Dan Mingle: Most of them, yeah. Like one's with mustaches. Street: What are your opinions of the Spectaguards? DM: I don't even know what a Spectaguard is. Street: They're the Penn guards that ya know, guard?
Ego Boost
Those first few weeks of classes can be intimidating. But remember, in a world of pseudo-intellectuals and self-appointed financial gurus, acting like you know your shit is half the battle.
Tina the tailor
Tina Kang at Natural Cleaners 225 S 17th St. (215) 732-3880 According to Tina Kang, everyone else is an impersonator -- and a lousy one at that.
Ego of the week
Jamila Willis: "It's pronounced De-sign!" This over-involved senior Communications & Econ major is a designer, a Friar and a West Philly tutor.
Daniel Vosovic
Project Runway's 2006 runner-up and fan-favorite, Daniel Vosovic, took some time out of his schedule to talk to Ego about the show, his future aspirations and Tim Gunn.
Thank you, Craig Newmark
Founded in 1995 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Craigslist -- the brainchild of Craig Newmark -- now spans 150 cities globally and hosts three billion page views per month.
Free at last! FREE AT LAST!
Ben Franklin once counseled, "Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive." In the spirit of our founding father, Ego sent three willing (and excessively spirited) writers on the most frugal of journeys into the heart of Philadelphia.
Ego of the week
This girl is FIERCE. As the members of the Excelano Project, the readers of CO-ED Magazine, and the Penn-community-at-large will tell you, home girl's got it goin' on.
Your guide to ...
With warmer weather, a winding-down semester and spring-cleaning comes rebirth of cultural opportunity!
Simply Chaos
Saturday night, on a relatively bare stage at the Harold Prince Theater, sat the two classic staples of stand-up comedy: a mic stand and a wooden stool.
Ego of the Week
Jimmy Fanelly: 'I whistle when I walk.' Senior Mask and Wigger Jimmy Fanelly has the voice of an angel, the posture of a small bird and the physique of a Greek god.
Yiffy!
Nerve.com: part of the "smart-sex" movement; an online magazine that publishes "cuntsure (and cocksure) prose and fiction as well striking photographs of naked people that capture more than their flesh." Bear community: homosexual subculture encompassing men with stocky builds, facial hair and hyper-masculine demeanors. Philly cubs: a Penn-affiliated social organization for 18-25 year old "bears, cubs, chubs, Ursulas, transbears, admirers & friends." Not for the Berensteins.
Sex in the philly
Spring is in the air. At Ego, that can only mean two things: the triumphant last installment of Penn's Next Top Model, and sex.
Ego of the week
Quake is Penn's first and only literary erotica magazine, and Jessica is its esteemed co-editor-in-chief.
Penn's Next top Model (Week Two)
The judges have spoken, and only five girls remain to snag the cover of Street. This week's challenge: to blend in with your surroundings by dressing as a natural element (earth, wind, fire, water) and to brave the glare of Bio Pond loiterers.
