Features
Stilettos and Sequins: Drag Queens on Campus
As drag enters the mainstream, the heels come out at Penn.
Packaging Penn: What Your Tour Guides Don't Tell You When You Visit Campus
Investigating Penn's promise to the Class of 2022 through a campus tour.
Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate
Men comprise roughly one third of people living with eating disorders. They represent significantly less of the dialogue.
How Religion Complicates the Sexual Learning Curve
Students with religious upbringings navigate misconceptions and sex ed discrepancies when they come to Penn
The 7,000–Mile Divide
They're the largest group of international students at Penn but over 85 percent of Chinese international students say they don't have one American friend.
An Illusion of Safety: How Crime Can Still Infiltrate Penn's Campus
The University has tried to build a safety bubble around campus. Students aren't so sure.
We Challenged Penn to Reexamine Its History of Slavery—And Our Project Isn't Over
Inside the search for ties to slavery among Penn's early trustees
The Cult of Cryptocurrency: The Penn Students and Campus Groups Buying into the Boom
Penn students have made—and lost—thousands of dollars through blockchain. And they can't get enough.
The Next Big Fling: Penn Alums Reflect on Fling's Glory Days
A farewell to Fling in the Quad as we know it.
The Night Shift: 12 Hours in The Fresh Grocer
Behind the scenes with the Fro Gro overnight staff and their nocturnal patrons
Camera–Ready Culture: The Price of Penn's Fascination with Being Photographed
How a prestige–signaling practice entered into Penn's club culture mainstream
The Precarious Life of a Penn Graduate Student
Inside their two–year campaign for unionization.
Sorority rush failed me. It will fail again.
Why I can't trust the process after rushing at Penn.
Alone at Penn
How first-generation, low-income students navigate an empty campus during winter break
The Everyday Struggle of Trans Students at America’s Most LGBTQ Friendly School
Dissecting Penn's Trans–Friendly Reputation
Penn's Gender Pay Gap
Why you’ll make $3,735 less per year than the guy sitting next to you in CIS 160
The Secret Lives of Penn's Female Dealers
Women who sell drugs on campus face hidden challenges.
At the Keswick with the Guys of Crooked Media
Street talks to liberal media's white knights.
Trevor Noah Charms Irvine
The South African comedian was SPEC's fall speaker
