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BOOBIESFROMTHEEDITOR

2014

roundup, true life, overheards, word on the street

4 EGO

exercising with a strong person, EOTW, in defense of meh

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7 MUSIC

album reviews, songs that remind you of your first kiss

11 FILM

interview with the director, philly film festival

12 FEATURE

philadelphia public schools

17 FOOD & DRINK

united by blue, streeeats, sweetgreen

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19 ARTS

3rd street galleries

22 LOWBROW

pumpkin spice lowbrow

Yeah, we like 1D. Yeah, we watched videos of them all night.

Yeah, we're more than intrigued by the shrine people are creating around the vomit Harry puked out of his car in LA. Yeah, you can hang out with us.

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Sometimes I hear people tell stories, or read them in magazines or watch them on TV and feel like nothing that crazy ever happens to me. You know those people who always have the weirdest shit happen to them? For the longest time I was bitter that my life didn’t lend itself to really weird shit happening. Was I doing something wrong? Was I hanging out in the wrong places?

Well all that changed the other day in the most normal place as I was doing the most normal thing.

There I was, killing my 10–minute break between classes by reading on my phone on a bench outside of DRL. Nearby, a woman was muttering to herself on another bench. I made nothing of it. Moments later, she’s screaming at me, attempting to push me down, all while holding up her grey sweatshirt to reveal two enormous saggy breasts that then started barreling towards my face. I shit you not, a homeless woman (clearly in need of help, which I sincerely hope she receives) tried to put her tits on me in broad daylight on Shoemaker Green.

Naturally, I yelled “oh my god,” ran away and looked for condolence from the only other person who saw what happened. He was a PiKapp senior who quickly walked away from me in my moment of need—fuck you, dude. Fuck you.

Why am I telling you, reader, this story? Well, it’s been over a week since this occurred and I am still trying to find a way to cope. Part of me is sad for this woman, who obviously is dealing with some shit too.

Part of me is scared to ever go back to DRL. And part of me just wants to laugh. Seriously, we’re talking huge tits.

What I did take away from the whole event—besides a pornographic image scarred into my brain and a funny story for parties—is a profound understanding that Penn is not just Penn students’ turf. We are far from alone in West Philadelphia, and the relationship, though strained, is crucial to our school and our experience of our school. Check out the feature on page 12 if you’re interested in reading more about this.

Tits for now,

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TRUE LIFE

They say that the best drug dealers don’t look like drug dealers. As an upper–middle–class white girl, my little side–business has lifted more than a few eyebrows. But I’m no Walter White—I’m just a low– key drug dealer.

When I started at Penn last fall I didn’t intend to sell. However, when I mentioned to a friend that I had access to some illicit goods, she came to me in search of the very things she knew I offered. And so, it began. I started selling pills, mostly Adderall (but don’t ask me how I get it because that’s another story). I’d usually sell them at five bucks a pop, sometimes more or less as my business expanded and depending on the customer. Word

HIGHBROW

I'M A LOWKEY DRUG DEALER spread about my goods, but I never actively tried to expand my customer base. I had my regulars and they had me; it was a beautiful, symbiotic relationship.

My second semester at Penn brought on the edibles. A close friend was selling some pot brownies to pay his fraternity dues, and I bought one for my big–big after hearing that she enjoyed Mary Jane’s company.

However, we didn’t know each other that well and I chickened out. I decided not to give her my awkwardly–purchased gift and looked to sell it instead.

Not thinking too much about it, I walked down my freshman hall asking, “Anyone want this?”

You would have thought I was carrying a chunk of solid gold.

My hallmates fought over the

weed–packed brownie, so I offered to go pick up a few more.

Next thing I knew, I was the middle(wo)man. Just a few weeks later, my edibles business evolved.

I teamed up with my friend, and we now have our own line of scrumptious weed treats. She cooks, and I push our product— but don’t worry, I can still get you pills on the side.

During my year as a low–key drug dealer, I’ve learned that most people will never take me seriously. Many customers perceive me as an innocent little girl, and I know they continually question my knowledge and legitimacy.

When it comes down to it, I don’t really care. In a perverse way, it feels good knowing that there are people who rely on me. I’m a gift that keeps on giving.

THEROUNDUP Welcome back, Baby Quakes. Did you miss us? Fall break doesn’t mean a break from gossip. What happens in Vegas, doesn’t stay in Vegas—sorry, seniors.

Try avoiding drugs—just let the good times roll. This past weekend, some Penn seniors got a little too wild in Vegas with a seemingly unlimited drug supply. One rowdy senior boy popped Molly and ripped lines of coke. Unfortunately, the cocktail of drugs put him in the hospital, and medical tests showed nine different substances in his body. We’re happy to say that he’s back at Penn safely, but please note: don’t trust Vegas dealers and stick to your West Philly connections (Ed. note: see the True Life above).

Apparently money flowed even more than drugs in Sin City this past weekend. Highbrow hears that the Vegas debauchery continued when a senior lost a few thousand dollars while gambling. Next time, take your sunglasses off at the tables. Not to throw shade, but you really need to watch your money.

While walking in Philly’s gayborhood, a drunk Theta sophomore felt threatened by an approaching, wildly–dressed figure. In an attempt to ward off the presumed pursuer, the girl yelled “We didn’t do anything to you, don’t get too close!” The offended Philadelphian proceeded to yank the sophomore’s hair, and her two male companions quickly pounced into action. Luckily, the police appeared in the nick of time and intervened.

Remember, when you’re wandering Philly streets at night—don’t be a drag, just be a queen.

Sometimes quantity is better than quality. After a senior boy and sophomore girl hooked up, our female friend decided it was bedtime. Her hookup buddy, however, felt the night was still young. He decided to go back out, and seemingly forgot about the lover still in his bed. The boy brought someone else home, and our rested friend woke up to the duo having sex in the same room. Next time, bring your girl French toast and refrain from French kissing another biddy. Highbrow concludes that chivalry is dead.

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Confused GDI: Whatever, dude, it doesn’t matter. Half of the class is in A’s so we’re gonna do well.

JAP: I only get mail when my dad sends me a black card.

Theos Soph: I just have to make sure that girls aren’t dating me just so that their kids will get into Penn.

Demure Asian: They all told me to put my girlfriend’s head in my butt.

Nurse at Student Health: I mean, no shit Sherlock.

wordonthestreet EATING UP OUR TIME

BY AVA VAN DER MEER

There’s no denying that everyone is working overtime at a school like Penn. Between classes, sports, jobs, friends and clubs we hardly have time to think, let alone sleep, eat or breathe. There never seems to be enough time in a day, and we constantly push our own limitations. In such a competitive environment, we choose to forgo anything that isn’t necessary for our success.

One practice is commonly swept under the rug of success: the sit-down meal. Now, I’m not an advocate for the over–priced, generic dining hall food, but at least the mandatory freshman meal plan forces the new, overly ambitious class to dedicate a portion of their day to sitting and eating together. Whether it’s Hill brunch or Commons dinner, freshman students can be sure to share an hour with a familiar face. The cafeterias provide a time for personal development by making social contact mandatory — no matter how chaotic the day is.

This sense of communal dining significantly fades after freshman year. Many Penn students scarf down Wawa wraps during long lectures, nibble on Frontera while studying alone for their next exam or skip meals entirely to accommodate their busy schedules. Cooking is time-consuming, and the dining hall food is no Chipotle.

Our tendency to eat on the go isn’t natural. In many of the most cultured and intellectually developed countries (think Italy, Japan, and France) mealtimes are the foundation of society and relationships. Food is celebrated for its ability to bring people together and provide intimacy in everyday life. By contrast, our society regards extended meals as a superfluous, unproductive luxury. Instead, we applaud endless activity, overextending ourselves to the point of jeopardizing our mental and physical health.

Multiple studies prove the importance of families dining together, citing advantages like academic improvement, emotional support and healthier lifestyle choices.

Downgrading mealtimes to a busy schedule can even generate eating abnormalities. In an age where human contact is already lessened by technology, we would benefit from standard meal times. You should be having dinner with a friend, and not your phone.

We all like to BYO, but we need to rethink the importance of mealtime on campus. Penn and its students would benefit from a social environment centered around sharing one of the most basic necessities of humanity. Eating should not be a necessary burden, but a time around which to form strong relationships and healthy habits. Perhaps this can be done through changing the stigma of dining halls, or renovating Houston and other on-campus restaurants to promote prolonged, social meals. Regardless, students at Penn need a break from our jam packed schedules, and a structured, enjoyable meal time setting would provide for just that. Let’s save our indulgent Wawa trips for finals.

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EGOOF THE WEEK: KAY LU

EGO

All hail Madame President (of Mortar Board), a comm and cinema studies major from Hong Kong. When she’s not publicizing the Vagina Monologues, she’s dreaming of Hollywood.

Street: Give us a fun fact about Mortar Board.

Kay Lu: I just found out that Sphinx and Friars were founded at about the same time and they were only for men. So the women on campus had no society to recognize them. Mortar Board nationally was a women’s senior honors society—so women on campus started a Mortar Board...Women would go into classrooms and when they tap people they would physically tap them with a Mortar Board.

I think when Sphinx and Friars went co–ed, so did Mortar Board.

Street: And you’re international?

KL: I’m from Hong Kong.

I went to a Chinese all–girls Christian school for 10 years... so my school was super strict.

We wore these sailor looking outfits for our uniform—it was like blue and white and super serious.

Street: How did you first get involved in Vagina Monologues?

KL: I saw the show freshman year and I loved it. I auditioned sophomore year and got a really small part...I said something about the Bermuda Triangle.

Street: What does it mean to be Publicity Chair?

KL: I have to think of brand identity for the entire show! I do outreach…[and] publicity for all of the events and run digital media. There are a lot of people working with me, which is really cool—we have a photographer, a videographer and graphic designers.

Street: Do you have a favorite Philly bar?

KL: Trestle Inn. It’s this whiskey go–go bar...One of my friends go–go dances there.

Street: So you’re strutting down Locust—which song are you listening to?

KL: I’ve been listening to “Numb Encore” by Linkin Park and Jay Z. Street: There are two types of people at Penn...

KL: People who like food trucks and people who don’t.

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Street: What’s your favorite food truck?

KL: Kim’s. There are a bunch of food trucks near Pottruck...

Kim’s is the last one. I think I like the mapo tofu with pork the most.

Street: If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?

KL: I’d like to at some point live in London, maybe Berlin, maybe Barcelona (Ed. note: Can we come couch surf?)

Street: You sound like you’ve traveled a lot. Any cool stories?

KL: I was in Berlin for four hours and had like the most ridiculous time. My friend brought me to a club, this huge former power plant club, in the middle of the day. It was amazing.

Street: Describe yourself in three words.

KL: Clumsy. And “Always hungry.” (Ed. note: That’s four words, but we’ll let it slide.)

Street: If you could have a drink with anyone in history who would it be?

KL: Angelina Jolie. Just because I’ve always been obsessed with her.

Street: At which stage of her life?

KL: Definitely when she was a badass in the 1990s. When she did whatever the fuck she wanted and had the vial of blood around her neck...Now she has like 20 kids.

Street: What’s the weirdest present you’ve ever gotten?

KL: One day I got a call from the FDA saying, “What is in your package?” So I called my mom, and my mom was like, “I just sent you some growth serum that I bought from Taiwan.” Literally a hundred bottles of growth serum...She calls me every other week, like, “Have you started drinking that?”

Street: What’s the last thing you bought?

KL: A pop–tart.

Street: What’s your favorite flavor?

KL: I actually don’t really like pop–tarts, I was just hungry.

Street: Do you have any tattoos?

KL: No, but I would like some, maybe. I’d either get something that meant a lot to me...or something random that’s kind of funny. My friend has a slice of pizza on his ass.

Street: What’s your guilty pleasure?

KL: Sometimes, really late at night, like at 3 a.m., I go to weird places on Netflix. When I say weird, I mean I love cartoons, so I always watch cartoons. One time, I woke up the next morning, and...My Little Pony was the last thing I watched.

A c t u a l l y, that’s not a guilty pleasure. That’s just embarrassing.

Street: Which house would you be in at Hogwarts?

KL: I used to say Gryffindor, but now I think Slytherin. I think they have more fun.

Street: What will you be doing on this day in 10 years?

KL: Right now I’m trying to work in entertainment...so hopefully I’ll be in Hollywood somewhere. But I’m probably going to have a lot of visa problems. So if anyone wants to marry me, just let me know!

Street: What would your dating profile say?

KL: “Always DTE.” Like, down to eat.

Street: Tell us about your first kiss.

KL: It was for truth or dare, and it was 30 seconds of sloppy.

Street: If you could compete at an event in the Olympics

what would it be?

KL: I guess gymnastics... I went to a rhythmic gymnastics summer camp.

Street: If you had a time machine, where and when would you go?

KL: Probably the 1960s in America. I’d love to go to Woodstock.

Street: What would you wear?

KL: Nothing. Probably nothing.

Street: If you were a cocktail, what would you be?

KL: A little bit of ever ything—so probably a Long Island?

Street: If you are what you eat, what are you?

KL: Dumplings.

EGO

SO YOU WANT TO BE MR. OR MS. PENN?

Do you even lift? We at Street are not athletes, so in anticipation of Mr. and Ms. Penn, the bodybuilding competition (and fundraiser for the women’s track and field team), we asked Omari Maxwell, last year’s short class winner, to teach us a few tricks.

We meet at Pottruck for Omari to teach us his workout routine.

Ciara: Do I own sneakers…? Found them at the back of my wardrobe next to my old textbooks!

Honestly, I’ve probably used them as much as my psych textbook and I dropped that class after three weeks. Now what about workout clothes? Is it okay if I wear a pajama shirt and leggings?

Nicole: Not really sure what I’ve gotten myself into. Omari says his specialty is “squats.” I’ve done squat exercises before—even lunges!—so how hard could this be? Why don’t I have buns of steel if they’re so effective?

Omari: I’m pretty excited to introduce them to the Big Three—squats, benches and deadlifts.

They’re functional movements and any healthy/ mobile body should be able to do ‘em. It’s an off day though, so I have to keep things “light.”

We successfully squat (45 pound bar), deadlift (45 pounds + 20 pound additions) and bench press (45 pounds again). Omari squats with 315 pounds, deadlifts 405 and bench presses 225. We tried.

Ciara: I’m pretty sure I’m going to fall over while doing these squats. How do people do this regularly? They must hate themselves or at least their muscles. I have to admit, though, I’m starting to feel like a badass, I could get used to the adrenaline high.

Nicole: 45 pounds? 45!? I do reps with five pound weights. This is not going to end well.

But with the bar across my shoulders this doesn’t seem...impossible. The first squat burns, but it’s pretty damn empowering. Hey, I’m getting the hang of this! 8, 9, 10! Need a break and water ASAP. Omari: Damn, forgot my knee sleeves so the squats are kind of tough. They’ve got great energy though! They take technique tweaks really well. Nicole’s a born squatter and Ciara’s totally at home on the bench press. The deadlift...pretty tricky for both of them. Oh well, to be expected.

how sore I’ll be tomorrow. My legs feel like jello.

Omari: On to my Sunday cardio.

We wake up and feel the burn.

Ciara: I take it all back. Moving is painful, stairs are impossible. I’m never working out again. Ever.

Nicole: Sitting down and standing back up are the enemy. No, stairs. Stairs are the worst. Ow. Omari: My knees are a little achey and my hips are a little tight. Gotta be careful since my program calls for one to four squats at 410 pounds today.

We are triumphant. Omari hasn’t broken a sweat.

Ciara: That wasn’t so bad. I’m going to go to the gym twice a week from now on. I’m going to get fit!

Nicole: I am crying in anticipation of

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IN DEFENSE OF "MEH"

Think again—these places have (some) perks, too.

Residence Hall: Sansom West

You’ve probably walked past Sansom Place West at 37th and Chestnut and not even noticed it. The concrete, box–like building is nothing to stop and stare at. But looks can be deceiving. Step inside and you’ll be wowed by the flashy glass tunnels and blazing fast elevators. To the Rodin-ite reading this in that rundown, slow elevator, these are dreamy luxuries.

Pro tip: Befriend the hip grad student residents— maybe you’ll be invited to the Design School happy hour.

JUSTIN SHEEN

Bookstore: Penn Book Center

Tucked away at 34th and Sansom, the Penn Book Center might not seem worth the visit. Despite being known for only selling obscure textbooks, it’s actually quite charming. A friendly face is always there to find you what you need and you can discover books on subjects you didn’t even know existed—history of figs, anyone? Try browsing the first few aisles, where they stash the coolest stuff.

Pro tip: Need a quirky book for the coffee table or your dad’s birthday? You’ll find several options here.

SARAH FOX

Bar: Drinker’s West

Everyone loves (to hate) Smoke’s. Some people still like Blarney. But no one ever goes near Drinker’s— sitting at 39th and Chestnut, it’s just far enough off the everyday path. Venture inside, however, and you’ll see how much it has to offer: ping pong, happy hour Tuesday through Saturday, and most importantly,

space to breathe/move/think/drink. This bi–level spot is massive and the $4 Absolut drinks are flowing.

Pro-Tip: Go with a group of friends, go early, go often.

NICOLE MALICK

Classroom: The Museum

Having class in the Penn Museum is like backpacking in a foreign country. Getting there takes forever, the accommodations are run–down, the food is hit– or–miss and half the time you can’t understand what people are saying (“let’s problematize the hegemonic paradigm”). But there are also all sorts of amazing artifacts and exhibits to gawk at. The building’s architecture is beautiful—sitting in (the hilariously named) Stoner Courtyard on a sunny day is a delight.

Pro tip: The Museum cafe sells wine and beer, in case you want to crack open a brew after (or before) your lecture.

ADAM HERSH

Movie Theater: The Rave

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The Rave is your standard movie theatre—it’s got the so–so popcorn, the air conditioning on full blast and the uniform geometric carpeting. While the Rave may not be aptly named, the cinema certainly has some five–star features. The attached bar, The Crave, has cheap drinks which you can bring back to your seat. With six screens, you’re bound to find that stoner movie to help you wind down during midterms.

We recommend watching “Good Will Hunting” this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Pro tip: Go on Tuesdays for Discount Day—tickets are $5.50 each, all day!

CIARA STEIN

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STREET'S FIRST KISS WENT A LITTLE LIKE THIS We asked readers what song reminds them of their first kiss. Here are our favorites.

1) “So Appalled”—Kanye West: I had practiced in my head so many times. I was ready to reenact...until he pulled me close and drooled on my chin.

2) “Lights”—Ellie Goulding: The song came on and we both got really excited and were talking about how much we both liked Ellie Goulding. Then he kissed me. Then another girl dumped her entire drink on us.

3) Any sad song: Because I have never kissed anybody.

4) “The Alphabet Song”: Because when I had my first kiss, I spelled out letters with my tongue thinking that would feel good for him because I read that in Seventeen Magazine. When I had done all 26 letters, we were done, and I sent him back to his shitty motel room (we were on a community service retreat through our temple).

5) “Like A Virgin”—Madonna: Because I kissed her eight years ago and that’s the closest I’ve ever come to inhaling another person’s exhales since.

6) “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”—Aaliyah: He thought I was 16, he was 18. I was 14.

Hey!

7) “Blame It”—Jamie Foxx: Made out with her, held her hair as she puked, then made out again? The details are fuzzy at this point.

8) “Someone Like You”—Adele: I was in third grade walking the attendance sheet to the main office with the boy when he stopped me on the stairs. He asked me if I wanted to kiss him. I said yes. He asked me “cheek or lips?” I said lips. We never spoke again and he denies it to this day. I still haven’t moved on.

9) “Home”—Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros: Because I felt at home when I was with him. Later, I realized he was kind of a shitty home. It was like realizing that the mansion you bought is actually a wooden shack. With termites.

10) “I Kissed A Girl”—Katy Perry: Foreshadowing? Definitely didn’t like it.

11) “Mr. Sandman”—The Chordettes: Because my first kiss happened in a sandbox in kindergarten recess. The song is dreamy and timeless and we were so spaced out with each others’ four–year–old selves that we missed the bell to go back to the classroom. The teacher caught us and whooped our asses back to our puzzle–making classmates. My love puked the second we walked back inside.

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I tried very hard to look sincerely touched and awed by this, because Jesus was watching. With the song finished, it was time for the next surprise, for which it was apparently necessary to be hidden from the eyes of Jesus and my boyfriend’s disapproving parents. So he escorted me into the forest behind his house. I briefly wondered if the surprise was going to be him murdering me, but it turned out to be my first kiss. And because Bella’s Lullaby reminds me of that day and that first, awkward and sloppy kiss, I have another reason to add to the long list of reasons I won’t watch Twilight.

13) “White Teeth Teens”—Lorde: His smile may have been nice, but what weren’t nice were his teeth biting into my tongue.

ALBUM REVIEWS "...AND STAR POWER"—FOXYGEN Foxygen’s third album, “...And Star Power”, is an 82–minute compilation that takes you through a lo–fi whirlwind of ‘70s pop music. It’s a dirty, unedited mess that attempts to stray away from their more easygoing sound in “We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic” to a much more noisy and low–production sound. The album is hit–or–miss and sometimes sounds great, especially in the “Star Power” trilogy of songs. However, songs like “Wally’s Farm” sound like a bad acid trip at a noisy carnival. Some of the songs, especially “How Can You Really,” are a little too reminiscent of certain ‘70s pop songs and make it seem like the album is appropriating, rather than celebrating, the old ‘70s pop era. Overall, the album is a decent stray away from Foxygen’s previous happy–go–lucky sounds, and at the very least they deserve props for trying something new.

Grade: C+ Download: “Star Power III: What Are We Good For” Sounds best when: You’re at that ‘70s themed frat party and realize that everyone looks like an asshole.

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You may think of her as the British Katy Perry, but Jessie J wholeheartedly promises to “do it like it ain’t been done” on her new effort “Sweet Talker.” Despite her dynamic vocal stylings which rival the R&B genre’s finest, it’s clear that she is catering to a pop audience (see: lead–single “Bang Bang”). Even her ballads are big, string–laden affairs that complement the raw power of her voice (“Fire”). Still, there’s something much more resonant in the tender, quieter moments of the record (“Personal”).

She advocates for self–love on “Masterpiece,” and the unlikely collaboration with De La Soul “Seal Me With a Kiss” channels old–school funk with its Funkadelic–sampled beat. Overall, it’s her stellar vocals that add edge and spunk to otherwise basic pop songs.

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REVIEW: “DEAR WHITE PEOPLE” Racial tensions, college partying, film festival awards, unique camera angles and breakout performances: this dramedy has all the ingredients of an Oscar winner.

The new movie “Dear White People” tackles racial tensions in the age of Obama in a film that addresses this issue both head– on and from alternative angles.

The film asks a ton of questions and then provides multiple answers to them all. Can there still be racism in a country with a black president? What should schools do about social segregation? Who does affirmative action really help? What stereotypes do people have about other races or about the proper representation of his/her own?

Why is everyone obsessed with “the other”? Can black people be racist? What is the difference between racism and prejudice?

All of these get played out on campus at the elite Ivy League Winchester University.

The film focuses on four black college students: Troy,

Coco, Lionel and Sam. Even though all the marketing and press for the movie focuses on all four of the students, Sam really steals the show, while many other characters besides the core four do excellent jobs in their supporting roles. The best part is, no single character is made to be totally the righteous hero or the all–evil bigot. Even with so many characters and substorylines, the film still gives every character complexity in their thoughts and opinions.

Sam hosts her own, very provocative campus radio show called “Dear White People,” on which she addresses all the white students on campus and tells them exactly what she’s thinking. She creates a petition in opposition to the university’s new randomization of

housing act, which threatens to break up Armstrong–Parker, the traditionally black dorm.

As her movement becomes bigger and bigger, Sam and black culture on campus become the theme of the campus humor magazine’s annual, outrageous, Halloween party.

Like the party, this satire is outrageous, intentionally making its audience uncomfortable in a successful effort to be provocative. Watching as a current college student, you may find yourself needing to suspend your disbelief in the less–realistic moments (the president of the university just happens to have random meetings with students, Sam may or may not have written a book, etc.). But one thing is for sure, if you thought the party in the climax scene was unrealistic, the

filmmakers want you to think again. As the credits roll, the audience is confronted with pictures and news articles about parties just like the one in the film that recently happened at universities all over the country.

See this movie with a friend: you’re going to want to talk about it afterwards.

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"I came to Penn thinking, based on my personal experience, that the only reason you didn’t succeed in high school was because you made the conscious choice not to.”

College senior Jessica King is taking a break from CSSP planning one Sunday afternoon in the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships’ second floor office, at the corner of 38th and Walnut Street. “It’s so different here,” Jessica continues, shaking her head. “The kids aren’t not choosing success. Success isn’t even an option.”

Jessica is the director of Community School Student Partnerships (CSSP), a student–run club that coordinates over 200 Penn students to serve as mentors in the Netter Center’s five designated University Assisted Community Schools: Comegys School, Huey School, Lea School, Sayre High School and West Philadelphia High School.

The Netter Center aims to provide these schools with University resources to empower the community.

“I see Penn’s work with the local schools and local community in West Philadelphia as crucially important, not just to the future of the schools, but to the future of the University itself,” says Ira Harkavy, the Center’s founding director. He believes that Penn students involved in the Netter Center have the unique opportunity to advance University missions, like “advancing knowledge, welfare and educating students as democratic citizens.”

Penn’s impact on local education isn’t something that most students think about on their way to class. Philly public schools are buildings on the way to Honest Tom’s, or names on flyers for tutoring groups. When students graduate, names like ‘Lea’ and ‘Penn Alexander’ will remain meaningless as they receive their diplomas at Franklin Field.

For that Penn education, 53% of students can afford to pay over $64,000 a year. But at the Netter Center’s Community Schools, over 94% of the students are considered to be economically disadvantaged.

"We’re not going anywhere, so our fates are intertwined with our surrounding community,” Rita Hodges, the Center’s assistant director, explains. “We can’t really continue to thrive without a surrounding community that’s also thriving.”

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At 3:09 p.m., the paved playground off 47th St. is filled with Lea students. Some dribble basketballs across the court while others climb through the school’s playground.

Students enrolled in the Netter Center’s after–school program stick around and head in to the school for extra classes and homework help.

After decades of benefiting from University collaboration, the Lea School became a Netter Center University– Assisted Community School in 2013. Graduate School of Education professor Caroline Watts was named the partnership director.

According to Watts, the grave condition of public schools in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania put pressure on Penn to take action with the schools in its community. “[It pushed] everyone to really start thinking about what we were going to be able to do to improve the quality of education available to kids in this city,” she said gravely.

In recent years, bad news about public schools in Philadelphia has become the norm. Since 2013, dozens of schools have closed, including Alexander Wilson, a former University Assisted–Community School. Last month, public schools came dangerously close to delaying the start of the school year; they were able to open on time only after millions of dollars in budget cuts. And just last week, in a move that prompted students to “strike” for their teachers, the School Reform Commission cut ties with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Starting in December, teachers will need to contribute to their own healthcare costs and saved funds will be funneled back to Philly schools.

Some of this money may go to Lea, where sixth–grade parent Maurice Jones is the president of the Home and School Association. “We’ve been effective in getting [Penn] involved,” he says. “They know it’s to their benefit to participate.” Due to Penn’s partnership, Lea now has a social worker, music classes and longer library hours.

But Penn’s history in West Philadelphia gives local parents reason to hesitate before opening school doors to the University. “They’re watching and waiting,” Watts says of Lea School parents. “There’s a healthy skepticism, and that’s fine. They want to see outcomes, and they want to see outcomes that also involve retaining their community as it is.”

Melissa Hutchinson’s son graduated from eighth grade at Lea in 2013, and her daughter is a current first–grader.

She’s thankful for the art and music classes that have returned to the school with Penn’s help, but her appreciation is coupled with apprehension. “There is some skepticism,” she says of Penn’s increased involvement. “There are some questions as to what is hindering this school from performing as well as Penn Alexander, when that school is even younger than Lea.” After the 2012–2013 school year, the School District of Philadelphia labeled Penn Alexander the “city leader”

during this time—a history few Penn students think about during late–night grocery runs and movie nights.

Penn’s push for neighborhood renewal included the establishment of Penn Alexander just blocks away, which opened in 2001 as a partnership between Penn, the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Penn’s support of the school is well known among involved Philly parents and university affiliates: the University provides $1,330 per student at Penn Alexander, which adds up to about $700,000 per year of additional funding. The niversity has pledged to continue this partnership until 2021.

“Naturally, parents have a question about why four blocks down the street, Penn provides money for them, and why they don’t for us,” says Maurice Jones at Lea, a school which is notably entering its 100th year. “Penn Alexander is a partnership school built originally for that purpose. Lea is a partnership school based on that advocacy of the community and parents.

It’s two different models, but the same idea of being effective with education.”

While Penn Alexander has become one of the best public schools in Philadelphia, it’s also changed the area around it. A 2011 report from the Penn Institute for Urban Research revealed that between 1998 and 2011, housing prices in the Penn Alexander catchment area “increased in value by 211.5%,” an appreciation rate more than twice the rate of West Philadelphia and more than three times that of Philadelphia as a whole.

Though neighborhood property values were rising before the school opened, Puckett observes, “It’s hard to say what the real estate market would look like without Penn Alexander, but one thing’s for sure: people don’t want to gamble on that.”

Census data from 2000 and 2010 mark considerable demographic shifts in the census tracts encompassing the Penn Alexander catchment area: while the black population has decreased, the white and Asian populations have gone up. During the 2013–2014 school year, Penn Alexander’s student body was 39.5% white, 25.1% African American, and 17.7% Asian. According to the School District of Philadelphia, 46.4% were economically disadvantaged.

In the past decade, changes in the Penn Alexander catch-

“It’s so different here, The kids aren’t not choosing success.

Success isn’t even an option.” in achievement on statewide exams. Meanwhile, Lea students struggled to meet the city’s average scores. In 2012, just 36.2% of Lea third–grade students tested proficient or advanced in reading on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. At Penn Alexander, 93.8% of third grade students did.

At 43rd and Locust streets, the Penn Alexander School is just four blocks east of Lea. For some, the school serves as an example of “Penntrification,” or the University’s intrusive gentrification of the West Philadelphia area.

After a string of violent crimes targeting Penn students and faculty members shook the community in 1997, then–President Judith Rodin responded with the West Philadelphia Initiatives, a commitment from the University to revitalize the University City area. The Fresh Grocer, Rave Theatre and many retail shops lining campus opened

ment area have raised questions about the effects of university intervention in neighborhoods and schools. While Penn Alexander’s establishment provided many with a viable school option and a safer neighborhood, it also displaced many of the residents that needed it the most.

But back at the Netter Center, Rita Hodges is Optimistic. “[Penn has] an opportunity to be a strategic partner,” she remarks. “Improving the community will also improve the university.”

But finding ways to improve public education isn’t simple. If there’s one thing that Jessica King has learned in the past three years working in West Philly, it’s that money won’t fill the gaps that exist in struggling schools. “Sometimes money will be thrown their way,” she says, “but if you don’t have resources attached to that money, it means nothing.”

The success of Penn’s partnerships will instead hinge on people and the time that Penn affiliates commit to working in West Philly schools. Money doesn’t necessarily translate to the nurses, social workers, counselors, and opportunities that they need.

Long after the school day has ended, the sound of bouncing balls and giggles echo through the halls of Lea. “I think that Penn does a good job in a number of things, but Penn has the ability and the responsibility to do more,” Maurice Jones says. “[Penn] is an incubator in the neighborhood. Most of the Ivy League schools don’t have that opportunity to affect public education, especially in one of the biggest cities in the country.”

For Jessica King, affecting public education takes more than just money. “Money is not enough. It’s [not] enough for Penn to write another check and say, ‘Alright, fine, we’ll buy another computer lab.’” She pauses, “What we need is not just computers, but also a computer teacher. And that comes from the district. That’s when the web gets so tangled.”

Clare Lombardo is a sophomore English major from Atlanta, GA. She is the current film editor for 34th Street Magazine.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH JUSTIN SIMIEN OF “DEAR WHITE PEOPLE” This triple threat (writer, director and producer) sat down with Film & TV to talk about everything going on at WinchesterU and his experiences on a real college campus.

34th Street Magazine: How much of your film is based on lived college experience?

What kinds of research did you do beforehand?

Justin Simien: Some of it was my experience. My college was mostly white and people weren’t necessarily from diverse communities, so they were experiencing people from other communities for the first time. It was a bit of a culture shock. My friends and I were marveling at the fact that we had to explain ourselves all the time. We were having this conversation about black identity that was new and fresh. I wanted to speak to it in a movie, to make something for my generation that was part of a new conversation. So, it was partially based on my experiences, but a lot of it I found through research. Certainly the blackface party phenomenon, a lot of that was researched. I wanted to fig-

ure out how these things happen day, my movie is about identity and the attitudes that lead to them. and the conflict between who we are and who we say we are, Street: What do you have to and I think that is universal. say to students who, like your characters, are dealing with Street: What was the best these issues of race on their thing you learned in college?

JS: Wow. I’m going to give a college campuses?

JS: You have to be willing to have nerdy film answer. the conversation. We need to find a way to have these conversations Street: Good, we like nerdy. in a safe and non–threatening JS: I took a class called “Acting way. We need to be willing to for Non–Actors,” taught by Joel see ourselves in people that don’t Moffett, and I really didn’t want look like us. And those are things to take it, but it was a requireyou learn how to do in college. ment for film majors. I went in Frankly, the generations running and Joel Moffett broke down the world haven’t figured out how every film to its spine. He was to do this yet. We don’t have to the first person who taught me that “Star Wars” isn’t about sciforge the same path. ence fiction or a space odyssey.

Street: What do you hope the It’s about doubt. He had a way of distilling movies down to the takeaway is from your film?

JS: I would like people leav- one point they were trying to ing thinking about the ways in make, and his concept was that which they are authentic to who once you know the one point they really are. At the end of the the movie is trying to make, all of your decisions could be based off that little kernel.

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Don’t you love when your favorite actors team up to make great television? “A Young Doctor’s Notebook,” a dark comedy from the UK, brings together Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, duh) and Jon Hamm (of “Mad Men”) as the same man at different ages in his life.

Based on Russian author and doctor Mikhail Bulgakov’s accounts of his youth, the show focuses on the early career of a young doctor during the Russian Revolution.

Having recently graduated with top marks from medical school in Moscow, the doctor is dismayed to receive a posting at a hospital in the small and remote village of

Muryevo. With only a field doctor and two midwives (one of whom constantly remarks on how he fails to live up to his predecessor) as his assistants, the doctor realizes his textbook knowledge isn’t enough and faces the hardships of performing surgery, losing patients, his own illnesses and the isolation that the small village life.

It might not sound like a comedy, but the fun and absurdity come from Hamm’s character as an older version of the doctor, reading from his diary sixteen years later and giving advice to his younger self. It may not make sense for two versions of the doctor to appear together

Street: So, what’s your kernel?

JS: Identity versus self: the war between those two concepts in making us who we are.

so often, especially since the older doctor’s advice doesn’t seem to change his future and the two actors share little resemblance (Radcliffe is half a foot shorter than Hamm and Hamm’s attempted English accent is dire). But the show’s best moments come every time the two share the screen.

An extremely quirky show, the first season of “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” consists of only four half–hour episodes, so it’s the length of an average movie and can be watched in one sitting. Why wouldn’t you use your free time to watch Harry Potter and Don Draper bicker while sitting in a bathtub together?

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were the pictures at the end of real college parties like the one in the film. Can you talk about that decision?

JS: I felt like you would watch the movie in a completely different way if you knew this stuff happened. It wasn’t even about making a point. It was the perfect way to button that film. This is a satire and a hyper–real place, but it is very much rooted in reality.

Street: So it was an easy decision to make?

JS: For me, it was super easy.

I was like, absolutely—this is how it has to end. The rest was just making sure that it could be okay legally. It wasn’t something I planned when I wrote it, but it just made so much sense.

Street: What advice would you give to students hoping to make it in the film industry?

JS: Make sure you are telling a story you just can’t live without.

This is a very difficult business, and it’s very harrowing to get a story into being a film, so it has got to be something that you are willing to live with for a long time. You gotta find that story that lights you on fire.

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Penn’s staple salad destination has upped its game.

Sweetgreen lovers, something wicked this way comes. And by wicked, of course, we mean wickedly delicious new ingredients and salads.

Jane Fryer, manager of Penn’s location for over a year, walked us through the many recent changes at Sweetgreen.

First up? New ingredients. They’ve switched from alfalfa to bean sprouts, and added roasted curry cauliflower, roasted Brussels sprouts and roast turkey. “We get our turkey locally from Common Market, a local farm provider. Oh, and we’re doing hummus now! That’s a huge one.”

New menu items include an apple, pear and cheddar trio, a roasted turkey and roasted vegetables medley and a butternut squash soup.

According to Fryer, the most popular choices these days are apple and cheddar or turkey and roasted vegetables.

The new wave of inspiration has largely come from some corporate change–ups. While Sweetgreen continues to operate under its three original owners, a CEO, a director of operations and a new culinary team have entered into the mix.

Fryer explains that Sweetgreen’s culinary director, Michael Stebner, “took a look at all our recipes and improved our offerings to be more nutrition oriented. We’re using grape seed oil instead of blended oil, more nutritious ingredients.”

Though not earthshaking, the wave of shake–ups appears to be moving Sweetgreen offerings towards improvement and innovation. But now, a moment of silence for those that didn’t quite make the cut.

Last month, Sweetgreen devotees were shocked to learn that Penn’s location would no longer carry frozen yogurt. Explains Fryer, “As a company, we want to focus on what we do best, which is salads.

We want to perfect that element. For now, we want to focus on seasonality, salads and getting people to change the way they eat and live.”

However, new menu options are always in consideration. “It’s always a possibility,” elaborates Fryer. “One thing with Sweetgreen is it doesn’t matter what we’re serving, it matters how we’re serving it. It’s about the brand, not about the product. People want their frozen yogurt and smoothies, so we might end up doing that. We want to elevate what we have and evolve into what the community needs.”

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Think Old City is just more of the same Benjamin Franklin crap we get on campus? Think again. Last Saturday, Design Philadelphia celebrated the diverse artistic vitality of the neighbourhood with a street party. The festival was only one afternoon, but the arty party that is N 3rd St turns up every day. Here’s what to look out for.

Biello Studio 148 N 3rd Entering this dark, sparkling interior design shop is like walking into a jewelery box. The strange and beautiful collection of glittering objects looks inspired by a viewing of Disney’s Fantasia on LSD.

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The Geisha House 149 N 3rd Leather cigarette trousers, tiny tops, all black everything. This entire women’s wear boutique is like the Scene’s wardrobe, but edgier.

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St Pierre’s Costumes 211 N 3rd These green and red grape outfits are the promotional image for Pierre’s, which tells you everything you need to know about this costume warehouse. Now that’s a Dynamic Duo.

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Erdon 162 N 3rd Beautiful European clothes, but for a hefty price. Try on labels like Maison Kitusuné, MM6 and Ivan Grundhal and pretend you’re in an Antwerp dressing room.

More than Old 144 N 3rd Sexy retro barware for partying like Jay Gatsby. Indulge your drinking problem in style.

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 116 N 3rd The manliest shop for artisanal whiskey, Warby Parker glasses, art prints and general wilderness survival equipment like flannel shirts and pocketknives.

Roger La Pelle Galleries 122 N 3rd Whitewashed contemporary art gallery with stacks of gorgeous canvases in the back. The owner, Mr. La Pelle, graduated Penn in the ‘40s and will tell you ~secrets~ about the art industry if he likes you.

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ART WITHOUT BORDERS This fall break, I went to Shanghai. I ate my weight in pork buns. I went to temples and museums. I walked down avenues and as I looked up I learned why skyscrapers were called such. It’s a surreal experience to be in places and with people beyond what you know and what you’re used to. I had no clue what people on the street were saying next to me 90% of the time. I refined the art of communicating without words, at the expense of looking like I was playing charades with the taxi driver.

When things are lost in translation, you start to notice things that weren’t apparent before, like the Jade Buddha temple. Hidden away in a quiet

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Philly meets Shanghai.

Shanghainese neighborhood, you might even miss it if you pass by. It’s a traditional residential area. It might not even strike you as anything outside the norm until you notice the Buddhist monk driving next to you.

Before this trip, I couldn’t even imagine what a Buddhist temple in the middle of Shanghai was like. The doors of the temple opened up into a large plaza ornamented with red paper lamps. There was an overwhelming smell of incense as people lit wild flowers scented sticks and threw them into fire pits. The square gave way to many rooms, nooks and crannies. In the Grand Hall, the primary place of reflection in the temple stood three golden Buddha statues—a stark contrast to the art I’m used to of cathedrals and religious icons.

Even more beautiful than the structures were the people inside—fully devoted and immersed in thought–provoking meditative practices. I spent the afternoon myself trying to get that same feeling through my own reflections.

Here at Penn, it’s easy to get lost between 30th and 40th Street. We get caught up in everyday things. The midterm next week. Fulfilling class requirements. Going out or staying in. The meetings on meetings on meetings that are

nothing but the norm. The piles of reading waiting for you. The job search struggle.

We construct these lives for ourselves and we keep it all together, but we forget that there’s a universe beyond Market, Chestnut, and Walnut.

We forget that our education goes beyond Finance 100 textbooks, calculus problem sets, and Art History essays.

You don’t have to go to Shanghai to explore beyond what you know. Beyond our campus lies an incredible city at our fingertips. There is so much to see if we give it a chance. We have seven or eight semesters guaranteed in this city. And for that time you’re here, this city is yours and it’s mine. Some of us might leave it to never come back, and others might decide to settle here. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t appreciate and explore the community that we live in.

So go to Chinatown, and find the most legit dim sum you can find. Go to the PMA and explore the Islamic art collection. Teach English to children who don’t speak it at home in West Philadelphia schools.

Go to a BYO with food you’ve never in your life tried before.

Spend a day in Old City. Learn how to do an Irish Jig. There’s culture here that surrounds us on a daily basis.

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Invest in some cowl neck sweaters that match your skin color, that way people won’t be able to figure out where your collar stops and your chins begin!

A diet high in pomegranate seeds, kale and air is really effective for battling the ever–dreaded “boot bulge.”

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I went to Montreal. Do you know about Montreal? DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT MONTREAL? Montreal is amazing. It’s like going to Europe but you don’t have to fly! We did fly actually, because like I wasn’t going to sit on a train forever.

But still, it’s so close.

And it’s so exotic! People were speaking French all over the place. Well, technically Quebecois, which is different. But don’t worry about it, it’s hard to understand if you haven’t been to Montreal.

I really think the Montreal lifestyle is just per-

fect for me. Like, I loved all the bars. Where I could drink. Because the drinking age is 19. In Montreal, they realize people are mature enough to handle themselves at 19. It makes America seem so silly.

So anyway, after my sixth jager bomb, I met this guy named Jean–Pierre–Claude. He was so hot, like everyone in Montreal, and I saw him in this club and just started hooking up with him. He promised to call me soon, but it’s hard because he said Montreal phones are different from American phones and they can’t call each other.

Alright, I have to go upload the 500 photos I took of myself in my Montreal jacket. Adieu!

Haha, that just means goodbye. It’s a Montreal thing.

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