Vagina! Vagina! Read all about it! These five high-powered ladies have dedicated the past few months to making sure that EVERYBODY on Penn’s campus knows about vaginas … and their monologues. Rachel Squire, Jody Pollock, Mady Glickman, Ilana Millner and Cassidy Regan, aka the women of the VBoard, took some time out of their vag-tastic week to discuss female empowerment, orgasms, and cameltoes. Oh, and did we mention they love eating pussy (pops) in public?
Street: Most underrated thing about Penn? Overrated? Rachel Squire: Underrated: Smokes at 1:45. Overrated: The Vagina Monologues.
Jody Pollock: Underrated: The female orgasm. Overrated: Faking it.
Mady Glickman: Underrated: The Penn Women’s Center! Overrated: Beige Block.
Ilana Millner: Underrated: co-ed fraternities. Overrated: fraternities.
Cassidy Regan: Underrated: Its women. Overrated: One night stands.
Street: Last purchase?
RS: Jeggings.
JP: As a VBoard, we bought a huge felt vagina costume named “Big Pink.”
IM: An incredibly warm sweater — from the men’s department.
CR: The bowl of spicy beef noodle soup in Chinatown that made my attempt at only eating local and organic meat a failed one.
Street: There are two types of people at Penn …
RS: People who are on my gchat list and people who aren’t.
JP: Those who eat pussy (pops) in public and those who eat pussy (pops) in private.
MG: People who judge others for wearing Uggs and people who are willing to accept said judgments in order for their feet to be comfortable and warm.
IM: Those who embrace the “cameltoe” as simply a more detailed representation of the female form, and those who don’t.
CR: People who will come to see The Vagina Monologues. People who will regret not coming to see The Vagina Monologues.
Street: What’s the best part about your vagina?
RS: Its cute underwear.
JP: How can you pick just one?
MG: The best thing about my vagina is that it is mine. It’s no one else’s. And, it’s unlike anyone else’s.
IM: I come with it!
CR: It has good taste.
Street: When you’re not celebrating your womanhood, you’re most likely …
RS: With Mady Glickman (counting money or eating, usually).
JP: Hanging out in the Women’s Center celebrating other women.
MG: With Rachel Squire.
IM: Inking up a page.
CR: Eating cheese.
Street: You walk into a party. What’s playing in the background?
RS: “Boots and Boys” by Ke$ha.
JP: Musical theater. No, but seriously.
MG: Glee songs (exclusively) — “Don’t Rain On My Parade” or “And I’m Telling You That I’m Not Going” are examples …
CR: Bollywood and showtunes.
Street: What’s your favorite woman’s liberation song?
RS: “That Thing” by Lauryn Hill.
JP: “Oh Bondage, Up Yours!” by X-Ray Spex. It begins “Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard, but I think 'Oh Bondage, up yours!’”
MG: The theme song from The First Wives Club, “You Don’t Own Me.”
IM: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
CR: Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good.”
Street: Describe your vagina in three words?
RS: Xena, Warrior Princess.
JP: Beautiful. Sexy. Mine.
MG: Sassy, playful, and reliable.
IM: Harriet the Spy.
CR: My little princess.
Catch The Vagina Monologues at Irvine Auditorium tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m.
