Campus Life
How to Make Everyone In VP Hate You
Now that’s is getting cold, everyone is hibernating in the library. Highbrow is taking the opportunity to remind everyone how to be considerate. This should all be common courtesy. So do it.
Transfer State of Mind
I do not consider the label of “transfer student” to be my identity, but rather, I proudly identify as being part of the transfer community at Penn.
From Dartmouth to Downtowns
After my freshman year, I transferred from Dartmouth to Penn, which makes me a statistical anomaly: only a couple dozen students transfer out of the smallest Ivy League a year.
Change from the Editor 10.15.2015
This is a strange time of the year.
Dispatch: Penn Football Practice
Street does sports. We hung out with the Varsity Football Team for a practice and saw what it takes to be a Quaker. (Hint: It takes a great playlist.)
Overheards 10.15.15
Girl on Locust: I hate girls that be like I'm Persian... Bitch, you from Iran.
Ego of the Week: Kristen Kelly
This year's Philomathian moderator and Philly native would love to chat with you about Hufflepuff or racial identity over a cup a tea, but you have to follow her on Instagram first.
When You Go to the Party for the Pics, Not The Dicks
That dude who you noticed carrying a camera around the party last weekend? Yeah, he’s the one who really runs your life.
Round Up 10.15.15
“How was your break? Let’s get lunch this week.” Highbrow has a packed schedule with empty lunch plans.
Follow up to WOTS: Eating Disorders
Not just something that happens to other people's friends, and how to recognize if it's happening to yours (or yourself)
The Order of a Disorder
I first learned how to make myself throw up during my junior year of high school.
The Skinny on Body Image
Competition is everywhere—whether it’s in a math class where we can only get an A if we “beat” our classmates, or whether it’s at the gym where we must beat the girl next to us.
What City Should You Move to After Graduation?
Don't let your job dictate your future—leave it up to this quiz instead.
Where To Live Based on Your Personality
Are you more a "washed up Beige Block" or a "sceney soph"?
How To Function Without A Meal Plan
You're finally free from the curse of Commons breakfast—here's how to survive out of your off–campus kitchen (or not)
Round Up 10.01.15
Pumpkin spice Highbrow! Just kidding, our doctor told us that we’re allergic to that tragic seasonal flavor. Fall is here—let the gourd times roll.
Overheards 10.01.15
Girl in choker at the Writer's House: The overarching structure of fiction is phallic.
Ego of the Week: Kalijah Terilli
When she's not stopping goals left and right for Women's Soccer, this Ego can be found belting Celine Dion, working in a neuroeconomics lab, or eating olives just about anywhere. All the while sporting her classic Penn Athletics wardrobe.
The Consequences of Action
What I’ve come to realize is that I don’t get to pick up and put down my privilege, I carry it around with me all day, every day.
