Campus Life

As the garbage trucks roll through West Philadelphia at 6:30 a.m., John MacDuffie Woodburn is roaming the streets on his bike. Might this guy on a bicycle be your new garbage man? Woodburn is the founder and director of the Pedal Co-Op, a Philadelphia company that performs trash pick-up, composting, and deliveries for small businesses — all on two wheels. The idea is about going green: in performing these daily duties by bike, the aim is to reduce the harmful effects hulking garbage trucks have on the environment each day.
March 18, 2009 at 11:45 pm

Each team has five players on the track at a time — three blockers and one pivot play defense, and the sole “jammer” is able to score.
February 26, 2009 at 1:45 am

College senior Mike Zorger knows how to work under pressure. Whether overseeing SPEC Connaissance as its director or selecting distinguished movers-and-shakers for a university-wide audience (what up, Madeleine Albright), he has what it takes to make moves on campus. Street: What’s your favorite thing about being on SPEC? Mike Zorger: Doling out your tuition money like it’s my job.
February 26, 2009 at 1:43 am

Street: How did you get your start? Euro Trash: I went to the first Philly Roller Girl bout ever and fell in love. Street: What’s your day job?
February 26, 2009 at 1:41 am

The roller derby dates back to 1922, with the track-style races drawing crowds to witness the multi-day events.
February 26, 2009 at 1:38 am

For students who develop a Big Three inferiority complex as soon as acceptance letters roll in, the desire to perpetuate a “Work hard, play harder” Social Ivy image seems contradictory.
February 25, 2009 at 11:57 pm

As I write this, there are several other things I could, or rather should, be doing. I should, for example, be writing my 10-page paper (D-Day minus 2), doing my 200 pages of reading (D-Day minus 1) or studying for my midterm (D-Day minus 4). What I should not be doing is watching reruns of Full House or taking multiple naps.
February 18, 2009 at 10:43 pm

Retrospect is known to many as the perfect place to go for a great Halloween costume, but for those experienced thrift shoppers, it is one of downtown’s rare treasures.
February 18, 2009 at 9:17 pm

College senior Cecilia Corrigan might have an academic lineage, but her antics over the past four years would suggest otherwise.
February 18, 2009 at 9:15 pm

West Philly Tool Library 4620 Woodland Ave. (215) 833-3190 Tue. & Thurs., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
February 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm

Freshman year was a simpler time. Your room was the size of a closet, heat was free and, most importantly, Mom and Dad couldn’t yell at you to pick up your shit.
February 11, 2009 at 11:26 pm

That saccharine day in the middle of winter which singles scoff at (but everyone secretly loves) has come around again.
February 11, 2009 at 9:40 pm

The cheap plywood handrail precariously nailed to the wall felt flimsy at first touch. The walls needed paint.
February 11, 2009 at 9:37 pm

Catch The Vagina Monologues, the annual theatrical celebration of womanhood, tomorrow at 8 p.m. Meet producer Rachel Garber and director Jess Gartner, the two seniors who make it all happen. Street: When you’re not celebrating womanhood, you’re most likely... JG: Planning my next crazy adventure.
February 11, 2009 at 9:33 pm

From public official on the UA to public figure on campus, engineering senior Emerson Barth embodies what it means to be “Penn-fabulous.” Street: Is this your first time in an on-campus publication? Emerson Barth: Yep, unless you count being culturally elite. Street: When you’re not studying in engineering, you can be found... EB: At Pottruck… in the locker room. Street: Tell us your most outrageous story from abroad. EB: Model night at our favorite club in Hong Kong: Naomi Campbell dancing on stage next to Grandmaster Flash and Jackie Chan hiding around the corner. Street: Most underrated thing about Penn?
February 5, 2009 at 12:32 am

Philadelphia may not be New York or L.A., but the city does have its fair share of fashion hotspots.
February 5, 2009 at 12:11 am

Oh Feb Club, you have returned once again to bring a mix of joy and social awkwardness to the lives of Penn seniors.
February 4, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Forget organized religion. Now your answers for how to live well and do good can be found in GOOD magazine.
January 29, 2009 at 12:21 am

Meet Ben Wieder, College senior and captain of the Penn men’s fencing team and former member of the Junior National Team.
January 29, 2009 at 12:19 am

Sick of Smokes? J-Date letting you down? The new pick-up place near campus happens to double as a beacon of self-defense.
January 29, 2009 at 12:17 am