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A Bumble Date That Actually Went Right
"I felt like this may actually be what adult dating was."
by SYDNEY GELMAN
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Thinking About the Future When You're About to Leave
“What if I turn on the light and you’re not there anymore?”
by MARGARET ZHANG
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I No Longer Feel Like I Am a Burden
"He kept me afloat and, more importantly, he kept me alive in a time where I saw not even the smallest value in myself."
by ANONYMOUS
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My Dad was Deployed in Baghdad. For a While I Didn't Know What that Meant.
"The official flower of the military child is the dandelion—for a reason. It can grow anywhere, adapt to any situation, and most importantly, is almost impossible to destroy."
by KELLY MACGARRIGLE
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I (Haven't) Met my Husband at Penn
"I’m still peddling that age-old excuse… no, no I’m just too busy for a relationship."
by KATIE LEVESQUE
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Black Coffee
"Maybe my body loves me a little less, but I’m learning to love me a little more."
by ELIZABETH BEUGG
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My Crohn’s Disease Won't Define My College Experience
Exploring the day–to–day struggles of having a chronic illness in college
by KAITLYN BOYLE
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All I Did at Penn Was Get By. I'm Okay With That.
A soon–to–graduate urban studies major on defining her own success.
by SABRINA APONTE
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My Search for Passion: On Searching Instead of Settling
A second semester senior embraces her lack of a planned–out future in an excited hopefulness for the unknown.
by GRETCHEN BEDNARZ
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Tell Your Story with Word on the Street this Semester
WOTS is Street's home for first-person narratives by and for Penn students.
by 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
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A Balancing Act: Being Black, Gay, and Female
From homophobia within the black community to white feminism and more, intersectionality was more than a textbook term for me.
by MARIA CURRY
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Growing Up, I Distanced Myself From My Judaism. The Pittsburgh Shooting Changed That.
I realized that the hatred others had for Jews scarily resembled my own subtle self–hatred.
by ARI GOLDFINE
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Choosing Abstinence in College Left Me Excluded
I came to Penn expecting acceptance. Instead, my lifestyle is still being mocked.
by SARAH BETH GLEESON
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Surviving an Abusive Relationship
After being manipulated and assaulted, it took me years to heal. But I know now that I deserve better.
by ANONYMOUS
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Searching for a Queer Social Scene at Penn
My experience with fostering queer community, before and after PiLam.
by JOHN WILLIS
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Why I Left Wharton to Study English
It wasn’t a popular or practical choice. But it was the best choice for me.
by ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
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Street in the Late 1970s: ‘Stayin’ Alive’
Eliot Kaplan recounts his experience as Street Editor–in–Chief in 1978 and how routine brought him sanity.
by ELIOT KAPLAN
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Street in the mid–1980s: ‘Under Pressure’
Sabrina Eaton remembers a stressful time as Street Editor–in–Chief in 1984.
by SABRINA EATON
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Street in the Early 1970s: Getting off the Ground
Arnie Holland talks about what 34th Street means to him 50 years later, and how he helped get the publication into rackboxes all around Philly as Editor–in–Chief from Feb. 1970—to Feb. 1971.
by ARNIE HOLLAND
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Street in the Late 1960s: The Tumultuous Times That Gave Birth to Street
Bill Mandel reflects on his tenure as Street’s founding Editor–in–Chief in 1968 and 1969.
by BILL MANDEL
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