Campus Life
Ego of the Week: Vignesh Valliyur
Meet the Penn senior who's half of the third-best debate duo in the country, and a card shark on the side.
How John Pollack Cares for Van Pelt's Rarest Books
Library curator John Pollack spends his days taking care of every oddity on Van Pelt's sixth floor.
Letter from the Editor: 11.13.2019
Come to Street's Battle of the Bands — you won't regret it!
'Revolution of Our Times': Penn Students from Hong Kong Reflect on the Protests
From being a part of protests to worrying about family at home, how the movement abroad affects Penn students
After a Month, I'm Still Just A Little Bit Sick at Penn
How the common cold has become a more of a personality trait than a condition for me.
Ego of the Week: Alexa Murray
Meet the senior who's a double varsity athlete captain and a member of the Advanced Women in Engineering Student Advisory Board.
Letter from the Editor 11.06.2019
In which I admit to watching 'Glee' for the first time as a 21–year–old
Meet Michael Adjei–Poku: The Student Who Serves as the Captain of MERT
The senior talks about his tumultuous journey choosing his majors and his favorite parts of MERT shifts.
Behind The Terror: The Making of Eastern State Penitentiary's Terror Behind the Walls
Dubbed the country’s scariest haunted house, this Philadelphia mainstay is a lot less frightening behind the scenes.
Ego of the Week: Laurel Jaffe
Meet the PennQuest film buff.
How My Fascination with Weddings Revealed My Family's Difficult History
After years of begging for proof of my parent's wedding, I learned the harsh reality as to why there wasn't any.
Letter from the Editor 10.30.2019
On compulsive punctuality
Meet Angela Schmitt: Penn's Crepe–Loving Entrepreneur
The junior tells us about how her love of crepes led to her running a business.
Letter from the Editor 10.23.2019
I can’t believe I’m planning out my last semester at Penn.
What Happened to Me Wasn't Like the Movies
I'm left imagining other worlds where my sexual assault experience never occurred.
Ego of the Week: Justin Iannacone
Justin shares his love for social impact, Penn for Youth Debate, and his desire to learn to teleport.
Emily Wilson: Not the First Woman to Translate the Odyssey
The MacArthur fellow is not the first woman to translate Homer’s Odyssey, but she is the first woman to do so in English.
Ego of the Week: KK Brooks
Meet the football captain who leads the team by example
Why I'm Going Back to Therapy
No major life event needs to happen in order to start routinely checking up on yourself.
