Features
Breaking Bread at Clark Park
It's 11:14 a.m. on a muggy Saturday, and Clark Park Farmers' Market is humming with life.
Doing It For the Plot
Fan–fiction writers have a decades–long love affair with storytelling.
Failing Gently Around the Language Table
There’s a soup–er secret gathering happening just a few blocks away, and you’re invited.
New Faces, Same Mission: 50 Years of the Penn Women's Center
Half a century later, the PWC reflects on its groundbreaking history of activism while navigating ongoing challenges in advocating for women's rights on campus.
Me and My Doula Against the World
Philly doulas are helping pregnant people achieve an autonomous and empowering birth experience, no matter how they choose to deliver.
Ride or Die for the Red and Blue
For nearly a century, Penn has tried to get us to care about student athletics; why hasn’t it worked yet?
Out of the Closet, Not Out of the Woods
Balancing joy and risk, coming out (and not) holds different meanings for the queer community.
Self–Diagnosis in the Age of the Endless Scroll
#fyp #mentalhealthawareness #neurodiversity #therapy #adhd #autism #asd #anxiety #healthy #selfcare #wellness #community #putafingerdownchallenge
More Than Just a Look–Alike
Celebrity impersonation is a career in and of itself, right?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dance Dance Revolution
How a dance party became the beating heart of Philadelphia’s latest protest against fascism.
GET–UP, Get Down, Penn Is a Union Town
Inside the revived grad student fight for unionization at Penn.
The Grad Laws
Words of wisdom to Penn’s graduating seniors, from one extremely unqualified editor–in–chief.
An Escape from Penn, via Pen and Paper
Or, everything you always wanted to know about Penn’s student authors.
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.
A Thesis on Change
Temple graduate students have moved from research to rallies as part of the TUGSA strikes towards achieving fair wages.
