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On the first day of Elementary Quechua I, Debbie Rabinovich (C’ 19), a beaming, curly–haired senior, remembers her professor pulling up slides before turning to her and her five other classmates.
During the midnight hour, the clattering of poker chips being wrested around arises from the basement of Harrison College House—this is where the Penn’s Poker Club resides weekly. Around fifteen boys sit amongst stacks of red, green, blue, and white chips, laughter, and what members like to call "poker–ocean lingo." It’s common to hear about fishes—the less adept poker players; whales—the players with large bankrolls; sharks—the skilled players, and boats—a full house of cards. There, you can also find one of the club’s “regulars”: Vignesh Valliyur (C’20)—or as his fellow players like to call him, “Viggy Value.” Viggy coined his poker name through his luck and skilled hand.
As the Penn Board of Trustees approved hundreds of millions in construction costs at a meeting this past November, sober–faced students silently stood in the back holding posters reading, “YOU ARE FUNDING CLIMATE CHANGE.”
When we started working through the idea to go random with Penn 10 this year, we weren’t really sure if it was going to work. But the result was better than we could've expected. This issue could have been populated by any permutation of the thousands of seniors at Penn, and it would have still been amazing, because everyone at Penn has a meaningful story. We hope that, whatever your Penn experience, you find kernels of it represented here.
It’s Wednesday, and Eden Harris (E '19) is peeling an orange. She removes the rind and picks at the pith until each slice is clean, then breaks them in half to eat them. We’re talking at the Penn First (First–Generation Low–Income) Town Hall, which is far less formal than it sounds. Today, we’re making lip scrubs out of brown sugar and coconut oil. There are apples and oranges for people to eat on the table, and everyone is making idle chit–chat.
In past years, Penn 10, a special issue highlighting graduating seniors, has been positioned as Penn's younger, cooler, 30 under 30. And that’s awesome, because so many people on campus are doing such impressive stuff at any given time. We spotlight some of these people every week in our Ego section, particularly in Ego of the Week, where we profile a senior who’s well known on campus and active in the Penn community.
Four professional musicians sit in the fourth floor of Fisher Bennett Hall, tapping their feet to the music they’re playing together. The violinist, violist, and cellist are used to playing together. They’re used to having a second violinist as well, but today she isn’t here, and an oboist is visiting from New York. They have three hours to finish rehearsing an oboe quartet for their concert in the ARCH building.
Natasha Menon (C ’20) is a regular at the Don Memo food truck, loves to binge Brooklyn Nine–Nine, calls her family’s 10–foot–tall cactus a “pet,” and has recently conquered her fear of cats. She’s also the new president of the Undergraduate Assembly (UA). She wants all Penn students to know that she would love to meet you.
Amid the frenzy of pre–Fling excitement and anticipation, dissent against Miguel's appearance has emerged in light of allegations of sexual assault against him. The past few days, I’ve been discussing with fellow students why they are choosing to attend Miguel’s performance at Spring Fling despite these allegations. Several of my classmates have told me that they believe that the whole situation has been “blown out of proportion”—that one allegation is not enough to boycott a concert or to no longer be a performer’s fan. I understand that for some, they need harder proof before they opt out of the Spring Fling concert. However, for me, one allegation is enough to walk out of the concert before Miguel takes the stage.
Surrounded by friends in the chilly Pocono forests, José Maciel (N ‘19) put down his burger and opted for a salad instead. “The world is so big, but here I am eating the life of another being,” he contemplated.
It feels like Drake Bell has been an icon for so much of the past two decades, it’s hard to believe he’s managed to maintain such a steady following and keep his image so dynamic. Getting his first glimpses of the spotlight back in the nineties with minor roles in Seinfeld, Home Improvement, and Jerry Maguire, he got his first big break on Nickelodeon with regular appearances on The Amanda Show. That led to a role with his co–star Josh Peck on the hit show Drake and Josh, which earned him three Kids’ Choice Awards. On the show, he portrayed a rebellious teenager, Drake Parker, who plays against his more straight–laced step–brother Josh Nichols. Parker is also a popular musician, just like Bell in real life, who wrote the theme song for the series.
It’s 10:10 p.m. at Smokey Joe’s on a Thursday. Choyce Bostian III (C ’20), wiggles an ID and holds it up to the light before handing it back to a girl standing at the door. “I can’t take this.”
R&D opened this October, after being closed for two and a half months as it was being renovated in the back right corner. The guitar, upright bass, saxophone, and drum set pulse out a melody that’s both sexy and soft, much like the interior of this newly opened bar. “Go to E–minor,” coos one of the musicians.
What can you do in 5.37 seconds that can make you a world champion? Dana Yi (E '21) is the fastest female Rubik’s Cube solver in the world. She’s participated in 62 competitions, and won 25 bronze, 19 silver, and 11 gold medals. She’s traveled all over the world, spending weeks exploring places from the Eastern seaboard to all across Europe, making international friends in the cubing community along the way.
This Dining Guide highlights the memories, stories, and connections we make with food. Our reviews emphasize the experience of dining out. We’ve profiled students and alumni who use food to jumpstart businesses and clubs. We tried your favorite cookie recipes. Some of us opened up about our relationships with food: the good, the bad, and the ugly. In this issue, food is the main character.
Crisp sourdough bread, kale, and roasted mushrooms flavored with black garlic vinegar and pickled mustard seed. Soft–shelled cavatelli pasta made with parsley cream cheese and tossed with skillet–seared eggplant. Warm slices of olive oil cake garnished with fresh figs, with a side of fior di latte gelato that adds a pure, sweet aftertaste.
It’s 4:15 a.m. on a Thursday when Heewon Kim (C’22) jolts awake to the first of nine alarms. Groggy from two hours of sleep (better than last semester, when she used to pull all–nighters), she tiptoes around her still–slumbering roommate. The sky is still pitch black as she gets ready for the day and heads to her hall lounge, her “Warrior Knowledge” manual clutched in her hand.
On Monday, March 18, at 8 p.m., the Social Planning and Events Committee (SPEC) released the lineup for the 2019 Spring Fling Concert: Miguel and J.I.D.
Each weekend, Hyuntae Byun (C ‘20) bikes 30 minutes to Old City, walks into The Franklin Fountain, puts on a bow tie, and gets ready to work. At the old–timey ice cream parlor, he spends hours scooping ice cream from stainless steel tubs into waffle cones for a constant stream of strangers.
In the morning of Friday, Feb. 22, Claire Sliney (C ’21), a former beat reporter for The Daily Pennsylvanian, went to class until 11 a.m. By 1 p.m., she was headed to the airport for a 3:55 p.m. direct flight home to Los Angeles. But this wasn’t an ordinary visit.
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