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Campus Life

From Sidewalk to Studio 8H: The SNL Stand–By Experience

Trying to get tickets to SNL is not very glamorous, but getting the chance to watch the show live is a moment you’ll never forget. 

by JACOB POLLACK

Learning How to Be a Child of Divorce

More baggage to pack up and bring to college

by RYANNE MILLS

Letter from the Editor, November 2022

In which we stay awake, again and again

by EMILY WHITE

A 'Nation's Revolution' Comes to Philadelphia

The Iranian women’s justice movement is shifting the worldwide social landscape, and we're seeing it right here in our city.

by ANJALI KISHORE

Ego of the Week: María José (Majo) Rodríguez Velázquez

Meet the senior who utilizes her trilingual talents to form meaningful friendships across all ends of campus.

by SOPHIE BARKAN

Dance For A Cure

Meet the students relaunching the revolution towards battling pediatric cancer

by RIANE LUMER

Competitive Dance Shaped Her Future

Meet Rebecca Nadler, a dance star in her old life and an advocate in her new one.

by RIANE LUMER

A Window to Another World

Exploring culture and cinema with Professor Mahyar Entezari at the Penn Middle East Film Festival.

by NORAH RAMI

Ego of the Week: Luis Leme

Whether he’s in the recording room or his research lab, this senior finds the time to balance his passions for music and medicine. 

by NORAH RAMI

Non-Slip Black Sketchers and Carmy Monologues

Thank you Jeremy Allen White—now my friends pretend to understand the hell of brunch service.

by ESTHER LIM

‘The Future of Presidential Elections Is on the Line Right Now in Pennsylvania’

Inside the Student Push for Gubernatorial Candidate Josh Shapiro

by ANJALI KISHORE

Singer, Songwriter, and Penn Student: @injimusic

Meet the TikTok star (and student) who’s gone viral with her songs “GASLIGHT” and “MADELINE.”

by SOPHIE BARKAN

Letter from the Editor, October 2022

In which food is a window to our past, and a door to our future.

by EMILY WHITE

Ego of the Week: Joel Olujide

Three years after his last conversation with 34th Street, this student chef still hasn't slowed down.

by ANJALI KISHORE

What’s Cooking on Campus: Meet Penn’s Amateur Chefs

For the best home–cooked (or dorm–cooked) meals this side of the Schuylkill, look no further than the High Rises. 

by HANNAH LONSER

Ego of the Week: Cynthia Gu

Meet the senior pursuing all of her academic passions while finding the time to crochet a temperature blanket. 

by EMMA MARKS

To Alaska and Beyond

James Chang is reinventing the idea of a post–undergraduate gap year.

by ANJALI KISHORE

Letter from the Editor, September 2022

In which we say some goodbyes, and a few hellos

by EMILY WHITE

Ego of the Week: Justin Acheampong

Meet the senior making Penn a better place and looking good while doing it.

by ARIELLE STANGER

The World According to John Shahidi

The combination magazine, coffee, and tobacco shop Avril 50 has stood the test of time—by staying frozen in it.

by EMILY WHITE

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