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Unearthing the Black Bottom
Nearly 50 years ago, the Black Bottom community was displaced by Penn and Drexel. Today, Penn archaeologists are trying to excavate its buried stories.
by NORAH RAMI
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A is for Aspiring Educators at Penn
Penn’s new club for teacher hopefuls is a lesson in community–building, as they work to create a sustainable future for education.
by JEAN PAIK and AVALON HINCHMAN
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A Less–than–Holy Union
The merger between Saint Joseph's University and University of the Sciences poses big questions about the clash of religion and science, but its impacts for students and faculty have been painfully tangible.
by WALDEN GREEN
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The Write Side of the Picket Line
With internship season closing in, I was faced with a choice: become a scab or embrace my union girl summer.
by DELANEY PARKS
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Dance Dance Revolution
How a dance party became the beating heart of Philadelphia’s latest protest against fascism.
by CATHERINE SORRENTINO
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GET–UP, Get Down, Penn Is a Union Town
Inside the revived grad student fight for unionization at Penn.
by SOPHIA ROSSER
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The Grad Laws
Words of wisdom to Penn’s graduating seniors, from one extremely unqualified editor–in–chief.
by WALDEN GREEN
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An Escape from Penn, via Pen and Paper
Or, everything you always wanted to know about Penn’s student authors.
by DELANEY PARKS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'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
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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
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“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
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Love and Longing in ‘Modigliani Up Close’
A landmark retrospective at the Barnes Foundation traces Modigliani’s debts to memory.
by IRMA KISS
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