Word on the Street
Let's Start Talking
I’m a new representative of an environment that needs to change.
When You Use the Word “Survivor”
It’s sexual assault awareness month. Here’s my story.
I Guess I’m Ready to Graduate
How AmEx, The Debate Team and Kweder helped me realize it's time to move on.
If You're Reading This (In Print), It's Too Late
You already know what I do.
Here's To Never Growing Up
How three cats and a diagnosis made adulthood too real.
Why I Hate St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day became a day to celebrate Irish heritage in the United States. Now, the day—and subsequently, the heritage—is indelibly tied to alcohol and its abuse.
I'm a Student–Athlete, and I Promise I'm Not Stupid
Sweating over my intelligence as an athletic recruit.
Why I'm Up On Trump
Let's address the elephants in the room: Donald Trump, and why I support him.
WOTS Love Week: No Labels, No Problem
My sexuality is just one piece of who I am, and it doesn't need a title.
WOTS Love Week: Sunshine
A tribute to my first love and my first loss.
WOTS Love Week: Betraying the Blowjob Brigade
How I learned to accept my non–virgin status in a culture that shuns premarital sex.
WOTS Love Week: Finding The "I" In Love
Realizing why I didn't love myself helped me learn how to do so.
A Catholic's Take on Ash Wednesday
Please don't feed us.
WOTS Love Week: Parental Advisory
When "it's complicated" doesn't even scratch the surface.
WOTS Love Week: Coming Out Swinging
I started exploring late in the game, and now I'm stuck with more questions than answers.
Taking Penn Online
Penn's community exists online beyond social media.
Look at this Stuff, Isn't it Neat?
I unearthed a resource from Penn's soil—and you should, too.
An Open Letter to Sad Freshmen Girls
Penn is more than rush.
Fly on a Wall
It's easier not to take all the name–calling and fly–swatting so personally when I remember it's mostly motivated by jealousy: anyone would kill to know the ins and outs of Penn life like I do.




















