Word on the Street
Word on the street
From Sidewalk to Studio 8H: The SNL Stand–By Experience
Trying to get tickets to SNL is not very glamorous, but getting the chance to watch the show live is a moment you’ll never forget.
by JACOB POLLACK
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Learning How to Be a Child of Divorce
More baggage to pack up and bring to college
by RYANNE MILLS
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Non-Slip Black Sketchers and Carmy Monologues
Thank you Jeremy Allen White—now my friends pretend to understand the hell of brunch service.
by ESTHER LIM
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Relearning How to Heal
Healing from domestic abuse isn’t linear, and it isn’t easy.
by ANONYMOUS
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The Main Character's Burden
On 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' teenage summer fantasies, and what it means to live a life of passivity.
by SRUTHI SRINIVAS
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The Separation of Church and State
On the overturning of Roe v. Wade
by EMILY MAIORANO
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Amatonormativity and the Complex Web of Relationships
Untangling my flawed perceptions of romance
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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Regaining Control
How overcoming my eating disorder taught me to lower my mask and let people in.
by ANONYMOUS
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What Holi Taught Me About Home
How attending my first Penn Holi experience brought me back to my roots.
by JAY SEKHSARIA
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Playing Offsides: A Korean American Soccer Experience
Seeking out what my immigrant mother saw in the perilous fields of girls soccer in America.
by GEMMA HONG
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Reaching for Repose
On cookies, comfort, and small pleasures that we don't let ourselves have.
by ANJALI KISHORE
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Authenticity and the Art of Letting Go
To stay true to myself, I am learning to release opportunities that no longer feel right for me.
by JADEN CLOOBECK
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Cooking Basics for College Students
How to find cheap, easy and quick dinner recipes.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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Life After Undergrad
I decided to attend grad school in the United States. Here's what I've learned from my journey.
by CYNTHIA ZHENG
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Down the Digital Rabbit Hole
Social media, pseudo–identities, and saying goodbye to things in small doses.
by NATALIA CASTILLO
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Putting the Pieces Together
How I developed a puzzling hobby to get through panic and anxiety.
by JULIA ESPOSITO
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The Birds and the Bees: For Brown People
How surveying South Asian American communities at Penn helped me understand culturally defined gaps in sex education.
by SIMRAN CHAND
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