Word on the Street
Word on the street
I'm done hiding my sexuality to fit in.
For years, I have tucked my sexuality behind strands of my thick, blonde hair and the thread of preppy clothing.
by ISABELLA SIMONETTI
Word on the street
Mental Health is Hard Work
My depression isn’t sexy; it’s hard work and constant effort.
by JAMIE GOBRESKI
Word on the street
Penn's Enforcement of the New Task Force Policies Is an Insult to Assault Survivors
Penn promised to protect us. It’s time we take the University to task.
by DANI BLUM
Word on the street
Caught In Between Cultures
Too American to be fully Indian and too Indian to be fully American
by MANJARI GANTI
Word on the street
An Ocean Apart: Puerto Rico and Penn
"I will never quite feel at home on campus."
by GABY GOITIA
Word on the street
When You Realized You Loved Me Too Late
On confusing friendship, bad timing, and self–discovery
by ANONYMOUS
Word on the street
Crossing the Stage
When someone you love graduates, but your joint routines remain.
by CORNELL OVERFIELD
Word on the street
End the Silence: Sexual Assault Survivors at Penn Share Their Stories.
by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Word on the street
I Am Gender–Fluid, And Yes, It's Confusing For Me Too.
I don’t want to do this.
I stood in front of our middle school locker room door, tugging nervously at my ponytail.
by ANONYMOUS
Word on the street
In the Summer, We Exist in Limbo.
Accepting that this time in my life has an expiration date enables me to live in it a little more.
by DANI BLUM
Word on the street
On Taking Our Time
When I first called CAPS last May, I didn’t know that I had an eating disorder, much less understand the extent to which recovering from it would shape the next year of my life.
by ELISE REYNOLDS
Word on the street
Speaking Without Complacency
Somewhere in this country, right now, there is a white supremacist, and I am quite literally his worst nightmare.
by DEBBIE RABINOVICH
Word on the street
Why I Love Greek Life at Penn and Want to See It Be Better
A Call to Action to the Greek Community
by CAROLINE OHLSON
Word on the street
An Anniversary Letter to a Deceased Friend
Reflections on the year since it happened
by ANGELA NI
Word on the street
I Have No Safe Space
Navigating being a queer woman of color in a straight, white space.
by ANGELA HUANG
Word on the street
My House Burned Down. Then I Found Home.
Where I found home after my childhood one burned down.
by LAUREN DONATO
Word on the street
Life as a First Generation, Low–Income Student at Penn
How I feel as a first generation, low–income student at Penn.
by DANIEL GONZALEZ
Word on the street
City of Sisterly Love
Finding love in my family after leaving home.
by JESSICA LI
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