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Shop Till You Drop
Philadelphia may not be New York or L.A., but the city does have its fair share of fashion hotspots.
Be Good To Them Always
Forget organized religion. Now your answers for how to live well and do good can be found in GOOD magazine.
Ego of the Week: Ben Wieder
Meet Ben Wieder, College senior and captain of the Penn men’s fencing team and former member of the Junior National Team.
I Joust You. I Joust You Not.
Sick of Smokes? J-Date letting you down? The new pick-up place near campus happens to double as a beacon of self-defense.
Ego of the Week: Ilana Millner
While the rest of you juniors are complaining about the “culture shock” of returning from abroad, junior Ilana Millner actually has license to do so.
Dear Shabby
Dear Street U., I know you’ve probably been asked this like, a thousand and eleventy times, but I’m just so totally confused and whatnot.
Ego of the Week: Joe Francis
Street U.: What kind of music do you like? Joe Francis: Whatever sets the mood. Street U.: If you could have a superpower for a day, what would it be? JF: What, have you not heard about my magic fingers? Street U.: What’s your favorite word? JF: Lift-your-shirt.
Game Day Fashion
Football games here at Street U. are more than just a chance to show your undying support for those hunky men out on the field.
Spine-Crunchingly Good
Next time you’re at Van Pelt, strolling through the fifth floor stacks on your way to isolation, take a look at the books that line the shelves.
Ego of the Week: The Men of BMOC
The foxy men of Alpha Chi Omega’s Big Man on Campus pageant love themselves. And their pelvic thrusts.
Ego of the Week: Temitope Maiyegun
Temitope Maiyegun has lived everywhere from Nigeria to Vienna. Now Philly-local, she talks Kanye and candy. Street: There is a Facebook group entitled “The REAL Temi Maiyegun.” Are you in fact the real Temi? Temitope Maiyegun: If there’s a fake Temi, let me know!
Just For Kicks
Monday night, the boys of Phi Delt hosted gallivanting hipsters and Whartonites armed with neon spray paint and glitter sticks, respectively.
Ego of the Week: Josh Acheatel and Jeff Fronek
They dress each other, they feed each other and heck, they even cuddle. BFFs and men-about-town Josh Acheatel and Jeff Fronek give Bert and Ernie a run for their money. Street: How long have you boys been friends? Jeff and Josh: Since sixth grade. Street: What were your first impressions of each other? Josh: Within less than a year of knowing Jeff, I decided to make him an usher at my Bar Mitzvah.
Tide My Breath Away
Well, it’s finally Halloween and we all know what kind of weekend we’re in for — or, if you’re one of the lucky ones with late Thursday classes, what kind of weekend has already started.
Ego of the Week: Michelle Burton
Senior Michelle Burton is a member of Bloomers, Penn’s all-female sketch comedy troupe. She took a break from rehearsing for their upcoming show to talk to us about fat suits, Brick Breaker and Sinbad.
Hey, Big Spenders!
When the cultural zeitgeist that is Sex and the City emerged from the annals of TBS re-runs and came to the big screen this past summer, millions of women rejoiced as Carrie Bradshaw finally tamed Mr. Big.
Halloween Costumes Done Right
This year for Halloween, instead of being a Catholic schoolgirl or throwing on a Lakers jersey to be Kobe Bryant (or Ms. Walk of Shame) again, why not show everyone how culturally aware (read: pseudo-intellectual) you are?
Ego of the Week: Ben Alisuag
Street: What's the soundtrack to your life? Benjamin Alisuag: The soundtrack to my life is In Search Of… by N.E.R.D.
Ego of the Week: Josh Bennett
Street: What’s the soundtrack to your life? Josh Bennett: The current soundtrack to my life is Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool. Socially critical, playful, lyrically complex — it’s essentially everything that I want people to say about my body of work when I’m gone. Street: Who’s the coolest person you’ve ever met? JB: The coolest person I’ve ever met would have to be [The Boondocks cartoonist] Aaron McGruder.
