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(11/11/10 11:19am)
As a proud College of Arts and Sciences student, I’ve always kind of rebuffed the Wharton School. No offense, but all the number crunching, money mongering and competition of the business world just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. But when I heard about behavioral investing — a field of commerce that traverses the fields of psychology and finance — I was impressed. I was shocked to find myself, for the first time ever, thinking that i-banking might actually be pretty cool.
(10/28/10 6:07am)
Being a woman of science makes me a real skeptic. Seriously. It can be hard to have a conversation with me without me annoyingly asking you to state your sources. I only really buy into ideas that are backed with convincing evidence — I’m talking numbers and statistics.
(10/14/10 7:25am)
Planning on faking sick to get out of your midterm this week? Go ahead and try. The truth is, your doctor won’t be able to tell.
(09/30/10 7:34am)
Is it just me, or does it seem like mental illness is becoming all the rage?
(09/16/10 8:40am)
Nicotine, heroin, alcohol … texting?
(04/16/10 5:23am)
It’s officially Fling! Our craziest weekend of the year. For some students Spring Fling’s all about the great music and great food, but for many, it’s more about embracing the Penn tradition of getting drunk before lunchtime rolls around and partying late into the night.
(03/26/10 9:07am)
It’s only a matter of time until I find myself in the middle of an A&E; Intervention. I’ve got a debilitating addiction. My drug of choice? Caffeine.
(02/26/10 8:31am)
Barbie’s gone geek and she’s all about the binary. Earlier this month, Mattel announced that Barbie’s new career would be none other than a computer-science engineer.
(02/12/10 6:24am)
Like at most typical college campuses, here at Penn there are few students who haven’t heard of Cheech and Chong. So it came as no surprise that the majority of students I asked said they were in favor of legalizing pot. When the discussion moved toward the use of medicinal marijuana, the same students said they were pro-that, too.
(01/29/10 9:57am)
Getting myself through medical school will be one of the most difficult things I’ll ever do. Getting myself into medical school will be a close second.
(01/15/10 10:18am)
It wasn’t too long ago that I was sitting in the kitchen with my roommate, shamelessly dunking Oreos into a tub of peanut butter after a 12-hour marathon of cramming for finals at Van Pelt.
(11/20/09 7:35am)
Many of us know someone running the 26.2 miles this weekend, and most of us think that they are insane — but after a closer look, I think they might be the ones who truly understand how to exercise.
(11/06/09 7:36am)
For some it’s spiders, for others it’s clowns — but my irrational fear is needles. Even if it’s “just a little prick,” needles send me in to an emotional tailspin, starting with the sweats and ending with me passed out on my doctor’s office floor (No, really. And I’m pre-med.).
(10/23/09 7:38am)
With Canadian Thanksgiving just behind me, and American Thanksgiving not too far away, I’ve been thinking a lot about holiday feasting. More specifically, I start to think about the very scientific phenomenon known as “food coma” (Okay, maybe not so scientific).
(10/09/09 8:03am)
As I and the rest of Penn’s student body move into Van Pelt Prison and buckle down for the rest of the semester, I try to remind myself of a study I read years ago: Much more so than IQ, your ability to resist the temptation of a marshmallow when you’re four years old is one of the strongest predictors of how successful you will be later in life. Not a lot of comfort at 4 a.m. the night before a midterm, but it does help.
(09/25/09 6:29am)
It’s at times like this that I’m proud to call myself Canadian. Earlier this month, Creation, a British biopic about the life of Charles Darwin, premiered in my hometown, and scored the opening spot at our Toronto International Film Festival, an achievement film buffs consider to be a key benchmark on the road to the Oscars.
(09/12/09 4:16am)
Like many young women at Penn, I go to the gym so I can look good, feel good and, presumably, live a longer and healthier life. So when I read a Canadian study claiming that having a little extra junk in your trunk may help you live longer, I was a little skeptical. Who honestly wants to call muffin top her friend?
