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After the War on Drugs, A Fight for Healing

In Philly, advocates for harm reduction are listening to the needs of the community and choosing compassion over criminalization.

by KATIE BARTLETT

A Thesis on Change

Temple graduate students have moved from research to rallies as part of the TUGSA strikes towards achieving fair wages.

by NORAH RAMI

The Radio Rebels of Penn

With the loss of their cherished station house, WQHS is fighting to keep the magic of college radio alive.

by DELANEY PARKS

Snatching Wigs and Booking Gigs

In the City of Brotherly Love, drag sisters, misters, and everyone in between are out here doing it for themselves—and their communities.

by AVALON HINCHMAN

Popping the Bubble of Positive Psychology

Positive psychology aims to help people reach their full potential. But can it really work for everyone?

by NAIMA SMALL

From the El to DRL

For Penn’s off–off–campus students, the typical college experience can be constrained by barriers of time, distance, and the SEPTA Regional Rail.

by SEJAL SANGANI

The Underground World of Philly’s Basement House Shows

As Penn students, the city’s most prolific and innovative music scene is hidden right under our noses—literally.

by HANNAH SUNG

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Pennfluencers Tell All

Four undergrads devoted to living life online talk the risks and rewards of turning classes into capital "C" Content.

by NATALIA CASTILLO

'A Form of Resistance': Sex Work on College Campuses

The sex work community, its advocates, and its challenges, according to a Penn graduate student.

by KATE RATNER and KATIE BARTLETT

A Reverberating Victory: Shut Down Berks and the Fight for Immigrant Liberation

The Berks County Residential Center was officially emptied this month following nearly a decade of campaigning to shut down the immigration prison. 

by JEAN PAIK and AVALON HINCHMAN

“Pushing Penn From Within”: Looking Back on 30 Years of the Netter Center

Netter has spent decades working behind the scenes to rehabilitate Penn’s relationship with West Philadelphia.

by DEDEEPYA GUTHIKONDA

Love and Longing in ‘Modigliani Up Close’

A landmark retrospective at the Barnes Foundation traces Modigliani’s debts to memory.

by IRMA KISS

Reclaimed Land: Philadelphia’s Urban Agriculture Movement

A look at the past, present, and future of Philadelphia’s community gardens.

by KATIE BARTLETT

More than Medicine: A Holistic Approach to Care

Penn’s new CARE–7 curriculum teaches medical students how to provide palliative care to patients with serious illness. 

by AVALON HINCHMAN

A New Kind of Leader for Philadelphia

Four public servants have already declared their candidacies in what’s shaping up to be a competitive 2023 mayoral election—and in a vast departure from a historically male mayorship, the majority of them are women.

by HANNAH LONSER

‘Stewarding Nature’ with #SaveTheMeadows

The city’s “master plan” for FDR Park delivers long–awaited resources to South Philadelphia—but not in a way that keeps the needs of the community or nature in mind.

by EMILY MAIORANO

Overlooked and Underserved: Penn’s Struggle for Indigenous Visibility

Between Natives at Penn and the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program, Native students and faculty alike have called on the University to take action. 

by KIRA WANG

Toward an Accessible Penn: Student Experiences with Disability–Related Accommodations

Exploring the complex relationship between disability, accommodations, and diagnosis at Student Disability Services

by SEJAL SANGANI

Chef Kurt Evans Is Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform—One Dinner at a Time

As a chef–organizer–entrepreneur, Evans highlights the stories of incarcerated individuals through food, storytelling, and—most importantly—empathy. 

by AVALON HINCHMAN

Temporarily Together, Fur–ever Friends

While fostering a pet seems like just a months–long project, the love that these pets provide is life–changing. 

by GEMMA HONG

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