Features
The Complicated Past and Uncertain Future of Penn Ethnic Studies
Students and faculty reflect on the need for academic diversity.
The Pursuit of Healthiness
What it means to perform and commodify wellness on campus.
When Gun Violence Hits Home
For students from nearby cities, the effects of the El Paso and Dayton shootings outlast today’s news cycle.
Caution vs. Revolution: The Divide on Climate Change
Students are upping the pressure, but Penn's administration is still reluctant to pursue bold action.
Facing the Music with Penn's Resident String Quartet
The Daedalus Quartet has wowed audiences from Rodin lounges to Carnegie Hall.
More Than Just a Trend: What It's Like to Be Vegan at Penn
Some people see vegans as promoting an exclusionary lifestyle, but these Penn vegans push back against that perception.
Smokes’ Then and Now
A night shadowing a Smokey Joe's bouncer with a look back to Smokes' past
Hurrah for the Red, White, and Blue
ROTC students commit to military life early. How does that shape their Penn experience?
On the Clock, Off Campus: When Students Look Beyond Penn for Work Experience
From babysitting to cooking to scooping ice cream, students in off–campus jobs find new skills.
Hispanic Girl. ‘White’ Music. Gray Area.
I grew up loving Warped Tour and Taylor Swift, but I never felt welcome among their fans.
Weathering the Storm: Being at Penn When a Natural Disaster Strikes at Home
What it's like to study at Penn while worrying about the effect of a natural disaster on your home and family.
The Love Issue: February 13, 2019
Street's annual Love Issue is back, bringing together user–generated essays and content from Street writers about love in all its forms — the complicated, messy, weird, funny, tiring, and soul-crushing.
Taking The Vagina Monologues into 2019
After The Vagina Monologues' cancellation at Temple, members of Penn's V–Day Movement reckon with keeping a show from 1996 inclusive in 2019.
How Penn Archaeologist Joyce White Became an Expert Witness in a High–Profile Smuggling Case
Her work on the Thailand Ban Chiang site helped stop the smuggling of 10,000+ ancient artifacts.
The Government Shutdown is Over, but Penn Still Feels The Aftershock
Reckoning with the effects of the longest government shutdown in American history.
Not on My Block: How New Development Threatens West Philadelphia’s Historic Buildings
Exploring the cost of new development in Spruce Hill, Philly’s first ‘streetcar suburb’
A Permanent Legacy: The Naming Process at Penn
Months after Steve Wynn’s name was removed from campus, the conditions for granting naming rights—and revoking them— remain mysterious at Penn
The Bottom Line: Does Wharton Place Profits Over People?
Wharton students and professors reckon with their school’s murky ethical education.
One City, Two Homes
For Philadelphia natives, coming to Penn means re–examining their relationship with a city they have always called home.
