Campus Life
Ego of the Month: Briana Cantero
Briana Cantero gets candid about love and personal growth.
Strangers on the Subway, Seven Years Ago
This essay won first place in the Love Issue ‘Streetcute’ contest.
Six Years Later or Now
This essay won second place in the 2026 Love Issue 'Streetcute' contest.
Three Minutes of Love
This essay won third place in the Love Issue ‘Streetcute’ contest.
Ego of the Week: Max Annunziata
From polling students on Locust Walk for SCUE to hiking the Woodland Cemetery path with Penn Outdoors, this senior has spent his Penn experience shaping campus policies and getting outdoors to reset and recharge.
Running Away to Alaska
Jules Lingenfelter reflects on a summer spent on the final frontier, her encounters there, her revisions of self, and what she fled from in the first place.
Letter from the Editor: Best Of
Notes From a Cuckoo Editor–in–Chief
Ego of the Week: Wei–An Jin
Graphic design is former Street Design Editor Wei–An Jin’s passion, Penn preprofessionalism be damned.
Photographing the Many Multi–faceted Egos of Penn
Words from the man behind the camera.
The Number Agreement Rule That Started It All
Linguistics professor Katie Schuler brings the motto “a rising tide lifts all boats” to life.
The Labors of a Sorority President
Surina Ramoutar entered recruitment unsure. She now leads 136 girls at Alpha Phi.
The Hidden Job Description of a Knockbox Cafe Barista
Brendan Little reflects on four years of serving West Philadelphia.
Letter from the Editor: Dining Guide
I am only what I eat.
Home Comes in a Rubbermaid Container
From Mom, sent and sealed with love
Ego of the Month: Defne Tim
Mask and Wig’s cast director broke language and gender barriers as a first year.
Ego of the Week: Catherine Chow
She may be a Computer Science major, but her world's a lot more colorful than code.
Ego of the Week: Jake Zubkoff
Creating harmony one song (or campaign) at a time
Stand Clear of the Opening Doors
Insia Haque on personal freedom and mass transit.
Finding Comfort in Homesickness
A sophomore’s guide to navigating homesickness by reconnecting with childhood at college.
