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This Star Physicist is Taking an Extraordinary Approach to Stargazing

Meet the Marshall Scholar and astrophysicist opening the door to disability inclusion in STEM.

by SOPHIE BARKAN

The Horror of Gender: Sof Sears' Stories About Society

Disentangle the complexity of gender and girlhood one horror story at a time.

by VIKKI XU

Ego of the Week: Sahiba Baveja

Amid everything on her senior bucket list, this senior can definitely check off being an involved role model at Penn.

by KATE RATNER

Ego of the Week: Jerry Gao

Between cooking, teaching, and volunteering, this senior brings authenticity and joy to every corner on campus.

by NATALIA CASTILLO

Yeah Sex is Good But Have You Ever Traced a Domino Effect?

Then you realize that yeah sex is good, but perhaps intimacy is even better. 

by ANONYMOUS

Mary, Me, and Sexuality

She’s holding the trash can open and I’m thinking: this is it. This is it.

by ANONYMOUS

Peach

Before spring there are days like these.

by MADELEINE SONG

Letter from the Editor, February 2023

At Street, we take big things (a 55–year legacy, almost 10,000 undergraduate students) and big ideas (sex, among others) and make them into something personal.

by WALDEN GREEN

Let’s Talk About Sex with Logan Levkoff

Meet the sexuality and relationships expert who began her career with Street.

by SOPHIE BARKAN

The Act of Falling in Love with Me, Myself, and I

How feeling alone taught me to cherish myself

by FELICITAS TANANIBE

Ego of the Week: Devi Bass

As chair of the Theatre Arts Council, this senior works behind the scenes to bring magic to the stage.

by SOPHIE BARKAN

Bad Sex? Blame Capitalism.

Kristen Ghodsee is revolutionizing our understanding of sex and love. 

by NORAH RAMI

Evelyn Thomson: Redefining Women in Physics

Meet the recently named American Physical Society Fellow with passions beyond the particles that make up our world.

by NORAH RAMI

Becoming an Astros Fan in Philly

Picking up and letting go of your identity

by NORAH RAMI

Ego of the Week: Tommy Christaldi

Between community engagement and performing arts leadership, Tommy finds time to talk up a storm.

by ANJALI KISHORE

Chinatown Activism: Then and Now

This Philly native discusses her work inheriting the mantle of the decades–long struggle to save Chinatown.

by NORAH RAMI

Ego of the Week: Ashwarya Devason

Between hours spent in the research lab, this senior is makes sure to further her passions for empowering first–generation, low–income students and studying feminist theory.

by SOPHIE BARKAN

Letter from the Editor, December 2022

In which we pass the torch.

by EMILY WHITE

A Picture's Worth 365 Days

How an Instagram photo diary taught me to slow down and appreciate the ups and downs of life.

by NATALIA CASTILLO

Penn's Daniel Gillion on Research as a Tool for Storytelling

Meet Dr. Gillion, a Poli Sci professor utilizing interdisciplinary methods to shift racial and ethnic paradigms from within the classroom.

by RIANE LUMER

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