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Nina | December 7, 2017
Ah, finals season. The least wonderful time of the year. Left and right young adults can be seen not taking care of themselves, chugging coffee, and deciding that now is the time to start binge wa...
Olivia | December 6, 2017
After coming back from Thanksgiving break to a week packed with one major assignment and two midterms (yes, midterms still happen two weeks before finals begin), I was ready to relax and take a br...
Nina | November 21, 2017
Since high school I’ve been very interested in dedicating time to support causes that are near to my heart. Thankfully, during my time at Penn I’ve had many opportunities to volunteer. While I...
Olivia | November 10, 2017
When I told people I was studying engineering at college, I received a variety of different reactions, but one I commonly heard was that I should prepare to be surrounded by men in my classes. Thi...
Kelsey | November 3, 2017
Hi everyone, This post is about my nursing clinicals this semester! As a first semester junior, I am taking N245 (first half of the semester) and N255 (second half). N245 is an introductory cou...
Nina | November 1, 2017
It’s finally the time of year where the air is getting chilly, warm beverages are abundant, and I can wear layers of comfy clothes to all of my classes without feeling sweaty and gross...