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Best of Penn 2014
?We’re not going to lie, Penn can seem pretty average at times. You know, when you wake up late on a Tuesday morning and the lines at HubBub are too long so you get some shitty coffee at Wawa only to make it in late to your 10 a.m. class. Or that moment before your last pregame shot when you realize you would rather just get back into bed than suffer through another downtown. Yeah, Penn can feel pretty average. Enter 34th Street. We’re here to bring our favorite parts of Penn to Penn’s best and brightest. Below you’ll find life hacks, condiments, tips, tricks, drinks and outlets that will turn your time at Penn from meh to as fabulous as Miss Lisa Lisa herself. Welcome to Best of Penn.
The Fling Survey
We Fling because we can. Because Fling has grown into a force of nature, a tradition that cannot be stopped, even if we wanted it to.
Not Enough
It adds up. It’s hard to reduce each person’s unique college experience to three words, but from a strictly factual standpoint, these are perfect.
Fiction Issue Most Experimental: "The Cow"
We’re studying Gertrude Stein in English class. We as in Johnny and me. I want to be a writer. Johnny probably wants to work at the car dealership but that’s a guess.
Fiction Issue Poetry Winner: tune in, turn on
1) hush my darling. don’t fear my darling. the lion kissed a griffin.
Fiction Issue Winner: Homemaking
[media-credit name="Julia Masters" align="alignleft" width="300"][/media-credit] Furniture shopping was mostly the same in death as it had been in life, though admittedly a little less full of possibility.
Me & Them & Ze & Us
The world isn't in black and white. Despite being confronted with uniquely challenging issues from healthcare to housing and everything in between, Penn's non-cisgender students are showing us the full spectrum of possibilities. Let's embrace it.
Eat. Pray. Love
Being an Orthodox Jew in a modern world
Agree to Disagree?
Professors say they only care about how students defend their views and not the views themselves. But do students agree? Sometimes, bias can sneak into lectures.
Behind the Counter, Beneath the Tray
It’s Friday morning. You bursar a latte at the Starbucks under Commons before dragging your way to that 11 a.m.
A House of Their Own
Friday, midnight. The sounds of drunken classmates at parties along Spruce seep into the lounge, but these Penn students wouldn’t consider it.
Left to Grieve Alone, Together
This issue of 34th Street is dedicated to the peers we have lost during our time here, and to those they have left behind. Jeffrey Lee, Class of 2012 Thomas Hartford, Class of 2013 Oliver Pacchiana, Class of 2014 Arya Singh, Class of 2014 Pulkit “Josh” Singh, Class of 2015 Joseph Yuhasz, Class of 2015 Kevin Zhao, Class of 2015 Annie Zhu, Class of 2015 Alex Moll, Class of 2016 Madison Holleran, Class of 2017 As the credits rolled onto the screen, sophomore Nathan Stauffer couldn’t wait to leave the darkness of the dingy matinee theatre and capitalize on the late summer day.
When One's Company, Two's A Crowd
Venture off into the city of Philadelphia to discover its hidden treasures
McDonald's Admissions Brochure
This article was originally published as part of the joke issue on 12.5.2013
From the Middle Kingdom to the Mid-Atlantic
For Chinese students, a Penn education can be the stepping stone to a global identity—and a potentially life-changing choice.
Those Who Can't Stop, Start
When PennLink’s not enough to find the perfect job, some people just make their own. These are Penn’s startup founders and they seem to all want one thing: to do what they want, when they want, with whomever they want. And also to “change the world.”
The Blackout Feature
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Club Dead
Whoever said "dead men tell no tales" obviously never visited the Mütter Museum. Though filled with all things ghoulish and deformed, the Mütter's got a long and lively history of schooling students on matters of mortality. Today, Penn and the Mütter collaborate to tackle science's "gravest" undertakings.
Swipe, Click, Tap: Dating Apps at Penn
College hookups can be messy, wrought with hurt feelings, murky motives, and usually, more than a few drinks. Here’s how Penn students are using dating apps to avoid all the shit that comes with getting laid.
