Campus Life

Ironically, video games - the iconic pastime of slackers and couch potatoes - have now incorporated the exact thing from which they first strived to escape: physical activity.
January 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

We asked Engineering junior Tal Raviv, creator of the celebrated College House videos for prospective students and holder of the Guinness Book of World Record's title for the largest ball of packing tape, ¨Qu‚ tal? Did you take last semester off?
January 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

Jeffers, president of the BIG-C. Aside from Panhel and the Interfraternity Council, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs oversees the Bicultural Inter-Greek Council (BIG-C), which is the umbrella organization for Penn's historically African-American, Latino/Latina, and Asian Greek letter organizations. Explain your sweatshirt. I am a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. which is one of 13 groups under BIG-C.
January 18, 2007 at 12:00 am

Street: So you had a pretty sweet summer internship. How'd you score it? EM: Like, everyone thinks it's 'cause my dad's Street's stockbroker.
December 7, 2006 at 12:00 am

Ok, so this is a column about the cool new college drug. Need a byline. Meryl Street, orchid connoisseur/addict snorts with Street?
December 7, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street: You're the head of The WALK project. How did you get invovled? Lea Artis: I'm co-president of DZine 2 Show, the fashion society on campus.
November 30, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street: Are you excited about turning 21? Michelle: Yes and no. I mean, its not like I haven't had alcohol before. Street: No?! Stop it. Michelle: Well, I got my first taste at age 3. Street: Where were your parents? Michelle: That summer my parents were painting a house.
November 30, 2006 at 12:00 am

The situation: You're at a party of ballers, but you can't stand anyone. You're gritting your teeth so hard you're convinced that you just swallowed a chunk of enamel. The choices: Excuse yourself to the bathroom and never return, mingle for 30 minutes before making a good excuse to exit, or suck it up and stay the course - because you never know what offers will come when drunken conversations ensue. The obvious answer: Remain at the party for just enough time to have a few cocktails and get a few business cards.
November 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

Lovin' and Learnin' with Philomathean Society supreme ruler Gerard Leone who is convinced Philomathean means "love of learning." Street: So how'd you get involved with Philo? Gerard Leone: I tried out my fall semester freshman year, but I didn't get in.
November 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

The oldest men's club in the country, the Philadelphia Club, was founded in 1834. The original gathering place for these rich folk was Mrs. Rubicam's Coffee House.
November 16, 2006 at 12:00 am

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November 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

It's all about over-exaggerating," Nicole advises her students as they practice floor work. She narrates as she demonstrates, lying face down on the wooden floor of the one-room studio.
November 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

Some people go to Pottruck to shed a few pounds, while others aim to bulk up. And then there's everyone else: the folks who claim to visit 37th and Walnut for a workout, but are really only working out their hormones.
November 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street: How long have you been participating in the bodybuilding competition? Jess Carlin: My freshman year I was with the Fly Girls, which is what the track team calls itself for the opening dance performance.
November 9, 2006 at 12:00 am

The Situation: You're getting down and dirty at Smokes, sporting beer goggles thicker than Minkus' spectacles, and you decide it's acceptable to make out with Perpetually Sweaty Boy/Girl from your Econ recitation.
November 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

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November 2, 2006 at 12:00 am

You know it's good when they don't even need a sign out front. WTHN, an unmarked sneaker and streetwear shop on North Third Street, is the place that's got what no one else can find.
October 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

Street goes urban with CEO of Ova Da Wall Apparel and founder of Koherent Records, Wharton senior Sean Koh. Street: Can you tell us about your fashion label? Sean Koh: It's a fashion company that specializes in high-end urban couture.
October 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

In life, you're encouraged to avoid clich‚s. There are always more descriptive, less hackneyed ways to explicate one's thoughts and ideas.
October 26, 2006 at 12:00 am

Let's face it -- you're not distinguished. It's mid-October, you've already resorted to Bursar funds, Paul Ryan still doesn't know your name, your room is furnished by IKEA, 1920 Commons and, perhaps the most embarrassing, posters from the people outside the Bookstore.
October 26, 2006 at 12:00 am