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The Gentrification of Fashion: Re–Selling on Depop
Price–gouging and fast–fashion shaming render sustainability exclusive.
by REMA BHAT
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Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia—But You Still Need to Vote.
Despite Trump's claims of corrupt mail–in ballots, you should vote.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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Our Altered Relationship with Time
What happens when pandemic time meets the Penn semester calendar?
by PEARL LIU
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Penn Debate Society Evaluates the First Presidential Debate
Both candidates have strong ties to Penn, but would they have made the debate team?
by KIRA WANG
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Hello Kitty ACAB: The Aestheticization of Politics
"Woke" memes aren't the flex you think they are.
by REMA BHAT
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An Open Letter to 'Saturday Night Live': Don't Joke About the Debate
Because it's just not funny anymore.
by JULIA POLSTER
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Asian Arts Initiative Raises Money for USPS with Pen Pals Project
As USPS faces pressure to perform amid financial constraints, this project merges art activism with the need for communication to buoy the social service.
by ALICE HEYEH
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An Ode to The Crazy Woman
The reduction of a woman's identity to a merely dismissive adjective is a trope as old as time.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
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Queer Dating On Campus: What It’s Like for Lady–Loving Ladies
A recently re–shaped social club, Sappho, aims to create a safe space for Queer women.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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What Does It Mean To Be An Ally?
A conversation about allyship with four of Penn’s powerful Black voices about how the Penn community—and world at large—can ensure anti–racism is a movement, not a moment.
by EVA INGBER
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Regressive or Radical? An Insight Into the Debate Surrounding OnlyFans
How misogyny plagues the way in which women are allowed to take ownership of their bodies and identities.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
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Making Worlds is Making Strides Towards Inclusivity
This local bookseller has found a silver lining among the summer's chaos: People are thirsty for books.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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Why Upperclassmen Should Check Out This Year’s Penn Reading Project
James Baldwin's "My Dungeon Shook" reminds readers that the America of the 1960s isn't all that different from today's.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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How Diverse Podcasts Make Film and Television Look Bland
Fiction podcasts regularly integrate diversity and queerness in their stories. Why can't mainstream entertainment catch up?
by HARSHITA GUPTA
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Singapore Is Fighting a War Against Reality
How the country's residents experience privilege at the cost of propaganda.
by AAKRUTI GANESHAN
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How #BLM is Reshaping Major League Baseball
As the MLB shows support for the Black Lives Matter Movement, many are questioning whether or not it's enough.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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Toni Morrison’s 'Tar Baby': What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Is pain a part of love? For Black women in relationships, it’s often inescapable and normalized.
by KALIYAH DORSEY
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Wharton alum Evan Thomas reconciles faith and identity on his debut album, ‘Foundations’
Though Evan Thomas just graduated Penn, he's already in the midst of a new phase of his life: making music
by CHARDONNAY NEEDLER
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Paintru: The Startup That Immortalizes Memories
Paintru is revolutionizing the way to get custom artwork— all the while fostering community in Wharton and beyond.
by FERNANDA BRIZUELA
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From Houston Hall to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Meet Penn alum and West Philadelphia state representative Rick Krajewski
by DENALI SAGNER
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