Word on the Street
Word on the street
The Main Character's Burden
On 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' teenage summer fantasies, and what it means to live a life of passivity.
by SRUTHI SRINIVAS
Word on the street
The Separation of Church and State
On the overturning of Roe v. Wade
by EMILY MAIORANO
Word on the street
Amatonormativity and the Complex Web of Relationships
Untangling my flawed perceptions of romance
by JULIA ESPOSITO
Word on the street
Regaining Control
How overcoming my eating disorder taught me to lower my mask and let people in.
by ANONYMOUS
Word on the street
What Holi Taught Me About Home
How attending my first Penn Holi experience brought me back to my roots.
by JAY SEKHSARIA
Word on the street
Playing Offsides: A Korean American Soccer Experience
Seeking out what my immigrant mother saw in the perilous fields of girls soccer in America.
by GEMMA HONG
Word on the street
Reaching for Repose
On cookies, comfort, and small pleasures that we don't let ourselves have.
by ANJALI KISHORE
Word on the street
Authenticity and the Art of Letting Go
To stay true to myself, I am learning to release opportunities that no longer feel right for me.
by JADEN CLOOBECK
Word on the street
Cooking Basics for College Students
How to find cheap, easy and quick dinner recipes.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
Word on the street
Life After Undergrad
I decided to attend grad school in the United States. Here's what I've learned from my journey.
by CYNTHIA ZHENG
Word on the street
Down the Digital Rabbit Hole
Social media, pseudo–identities, and saying goodbye to things in small doses.
by NATALIA CASTILLO
Word on the street
Putting the Pieces Together
How I developed a puzzling hobby to get through panic and anxiety.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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The Birds and the Bees: For Brown People
How surveying South Asian American communities at Penn helped me understand culturally defined gaps in sex education.
by SIMRAN CHAND
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Hey Batter Batter, Swing
A baseball game is always being played, somewhere.
by KATHRYN XU
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Three Maybes and a Definitely
Our friendship persists across 869 miles. I doubt his beat–up car can travel that far, but our love certainly does.
by ERIKA ACOSTA
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Significant Others: The Evolutionary Impact of Friendships
How the often–underestimated power of platonic love makes us who we are today.
by ANJALI KISHORE
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