Zoe Yun Zou: A Woman? An Engineer?

  Posted on April 12, 2016 by Zoe Yun Zou . A Woman? An Engineer?  . People often ask one question, “who are you?” Well, my name is Danyu. I an international student from China. I am a woman engineer. Honestly, I am not sure. Sometimes, I don’t know if I am a woman first … Read more

Kieran Koch-Laskowski: Ordinary is Extraordinary

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Kieran Koch Laskowski . At first glance, Bernice seems like an ordinary, eighty-four-year-old woman.  Her typical day consists of sitting in her favorite recliner, sipping black coffee while watching the news and staying on top of the latest weather updates. Born and raised in the small coal-mining town of … Read more

New SZN: A Portrait of Tony Hicks

.   Posted on April 10, 2016 by Soraya Hebron . Last fall, Penn basketball captain Tony Hicks made the hard decision to sit out for the upcoming season in order to pursue a more promising path after graduation. On February 17th, 2016 the birthday of basketball legend Michael Jordan, I met with my friend … Read more

Leniqueca Welcome: Je suis desolate

Photography and Text by Leniqueca Welcome . It is another day but it is of no consequence to her. It is never a new day.  Each day, each hour, each second simply counts the time served in this sentence of his. She is a servant to her sins and a martyr for his. To curb her paralysis, she … Read more

Hassan Smith: What Lies Beneath?

  Posted on March 15, 2016 by Hassan Smith . Meet Arielle Winfield.  Arielle is just your average student-athlete at the University of Pennsylvania.  As a junior she has been a member of both the school’s volleyball and track team.  But due to numerous injuries, her athletics career came to an abrupt end. A series … Read more