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So the Cubs are in the World Series.

The last time the Cubs won the World Series was 1908. The last time the Cubs went to a World Series was in 1908. To put that in perspective, the last time the Cubs won the World Series women did not have the right to vote, Jim Crow laws were in full force, New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona and Hawaii were not states yet… the FBI was literally created in 1908. Now, they are just games away from winning for the first time in 108 years.

There are two conclusions you should draw from this. One, 1908 was a really, really long time ago and two, we are on the cusp of an incredibly historic moment. I don’t care if you don’t like baseball or you don’t like the Cubs (but also no one dislikes the Cubs). I don’t care if you’re not from America or if you’ve never been to Chicago in your life—you have to appreciate this.

We are on the precipice of the end of the longest losing streak in the history of American sports.

We are also just two weeks away from a historic election. But the

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Halloween costumes: the Penn edition, overheards, highbrow

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the man behind the mascot

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eotw: Ian Jeong, the ghosts of ego's past

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houseparty, GofW, weekend without tech

12 FEATURE antisemitism

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new Whole Foods, therapy pups, ex costumes

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18 F&TV

best and worst Halloween movies

20 ARTS

houseplant guide, capturing Penn's lines and moments

22 LOWBROW LOL

feminist Halloween mixers, social scene faces impending apocalypse

34TH STREET MAGAZINE Emily Johns, Editor–in–Chief Mikaela Gilbert–Lurie, Managing Editor Giulia Imholte, Audience Engagement Director Jeffrey Yang, Design Director Remi Lederman, Design Director Corey Fader, Photo Director Genevieve Glatsky, Features Editor Orly Greenberg, Features Editor Mark Paraskevas, Supplemental Features Editor Dani Blum, Word on the Street Editor Julie Levitan, Word on the Street Editor Genny Hagedorn, Campus Editor Stephanie Barron, Culture Editor Emily Schwartz, Entertainment Editor Jack Cody, Humor Editor Sydney Hard, Music Editor Alix Steerman, Highbrow Beat Jackie Lawyer, Highbrow Beat 2

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election is a moment framed for its negative historic impact. The narrative that surrounds it, on both sides, is essentially a referendum on the American Democratic system, and it has an undeniably doomsday–esque slant. What happens on November 8 could turn this country upside down—which would be historic, but not in a good way.

But then you have the Cubs. The Cubs, who have sucked for so long but are still one of the most loved teams in baseball. The Cubs, who have already broken down a barrier simply by getting to the World Series. The Cubs who, if they win, will bring a wave of positivity across this country at a time when we are drowning in negativity.

The Cubs are a moment in history that deserves nothing but celebration, and we should all revel in the positivity and hope that they have already brought back into our lives. So just let that sink in for a moment, alright?

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COSTUMES: PENN EDITION Freshman Engineer

The look: Cargo shorts, Ware College House T–shirt, Penn lanyard with PennCard and keys attached, white “ankle” socks that reach way above the ankle and New Balance sneakers.

The persona: Be mildly terrified but also ridiculously willing to do anything for the sake of “finding your people” on campus. Get excited when someone mentions PennApps or their SAT scores.

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The look: Carry a flip–flop on a string, bedazzle your grandmother's bag from 1963, wear black as your base color then put an old–fashioned dress on top.

The persona: Act foreign and probably too cool to be talking to the real you. Actually, you can't even talk so crisis averted. Make sure you have somewhere better to be at all times.

Math TA

The look: Ill–fitting collared shirt, mom/dad jeans, hair that looks clean in the front but is a birds' nest in the back, and just the right amount of lankiness so that if one of your students tries to fight you on a question you’ll be prepared to fight back, but actually won’t cause any harm.

The persona: Timid, but also wear a smirk that says, “I can rattle off at least six physics puns at any given moment.” Walk with your head down and your back up as if perpetually hunched over a calculator.

NSO Freshman

The look: If you’re a girl, then wear a crop top and jean shorts.

Straighten your hair but make sure it’s curly by the end of the night.

Sweat enough to look sensual in your own mind but realistically more like a wet a dog. If you’re a boy, go with a Vineyard Vines tee,

THEROUNDUP Instead of hitting the books, Penn’s been hitting the scene. Since we know you’ve prioritized drinking over studying for midterms, Highbrow’s here to save some time with the TL;DR version of the weekend.

After a short break from celebrating the holiest days of the year, a group of Jewish Penn students decided to jump right back into the high holiday spirit by redefining what it means to light up the sukkah. In the midst of a JRP social event, one Mask & Wig boy and four SDT girls made their way into the makeshift pop–up sukkah. Instead of passing the lulav and etrog, these religious rebels opted for passing the joint. After managing to hotbox the sukkah, the stoned students made their way back to the party claiming that it was the high(light) of their night.

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khaki shorts and boat shoes.

The persona: Girls should act like Britney Spears circa early 2000s.

Every DFMO should scream “Oops, I did it again…” with just as little remorse. Boys should act like they know what they’re doing even though they have absolutely no clue. You’ll probably want to pull from a handle or two.

Definitely tell someone that your dad was the president of ZBT so you’re probably going to rush there.

PC Girl: It’s a really interesting story. I was going to say ‘fun story’ but, like, it involves slavery, so I feel like I shouldn’t put those two words in the same sentence.

Yogi whose class we want to go to: And I was just like ‘That was definitely not what I was expecting to happen during downward dog.’

PennQuest leader

The look: Ratchet yarn that you’ve kept on your wrist because you never want the memories to fade, jorts, bandana, body paint, a bag of rice that you keep in your back pocket for emergencies.

The persona: Be overly excited any time you see anyone else dressed in similar garb and immediately shout “Wait, YOU DID PENNQUEST?” and hug them. Also talk about PennQuest for at least 78 percent of any conversation you have.

Tour Guide

The look: Abnormal amount of “subtle” Penn gear without giving off the vibes that you just threw on a T–shirt for the day, wear a constant smile and hold a sign that ensures your group won't lose you.

The persona: Walk backwards and shout fun facts about Benjamin Franklin or the button, speak openly about how much you love the meal plan and how little Greek Life is part of campus culture. Be prepared to charm the hell out of any and all helicopter parents.

Things got even holier this weekend when one brother from St. A’s decided to christen the backlot at Sammy date night. He and his fellow A’s(hole) brothers were drunkenly wandering about the tented event, looking like a bunch of misfits compared to the formal attire of the guests. To the horror of the attendees and in an act of Divine Urination, the wayward soul peed inside the event. Luckily for him, his brothers were on a mission to save this paschal lamb from further humiliation and shepherded him back to A’s territory.

Solve this Penn–centric riddle: Two Chi O girls, two SDT girls and the rest of Penn’s undergrad population walk into a bar. Four more legs exited the bar than entered. What happened? Turns out the drunken sorority co–op wanted to make a grand exit from Blarney and took one of the establishment’s chairs with them on their way out. They then walked up and down the streets of Philadelphia taking turns carrying their prize around. The trophy for the evening now resides in one of the Chi O girls' kitchens to serve as

Informative gifted girl: I don’t know if you know, but I don’t go to that class because I’m so good at it.

Lonely narcissist: The only boy that’s called me pretty this week was a homeless man.

Faux Vegas Elvis: I was a minister in a fake wedding last night.

Lover 1: I want to watch The Wolf of Wall Street.

Lover 2: He does coke off someone’s ass in that movie.

That’s something you refused to let me do!

a reminder of the greatness that can come with interGreek collaboration.

More milestones were celebrated when a TEP sophomore hosted an elaborate birthday party at a Philadelphia art gallery, where he lavishly stocked the bar with wine and champagne. In order to create a stylish photo–op, one of his friends bought giant balloons that spelled out “happy 20.” Since the venue was expecting its party–goers to be legal, the sight of an underage birthday boy wasn’t exactly what they’d had in mind. They told him that he'd have to cancel the party or they'd call the cops. Fearing that the only birthday shot he'd be taking that night would be a mugshot, the host slipped the bouncer $300 so that the party could go on. At least next year he won’t have to worry about the legal implications of his turnup.

The Round Up is a gossip column and the stories are gathered though tips and word of mouth. Although we verify all the information in the Round Up with multiple sources, the column should be regarded as campus buzz and not as fact.

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THE MAN BEHIND THE MASCOT

The half–time horn blares, and I step away from the crowd. I’ve just finished posing for pictures with Amy Gutmann, a trustee or two and a cluster of wealthy donors. All day, I’ve fought off hordes of children, parents and students, all jostling in front of each other to get a photo with me. But as I walk back to the locker room where I peel off the Quaker mascot costume, I feel incredibly lonely.

On game days, I disappear from my midterms, essays and books to live a double life that the majority of my friends don’t even know exists. I trade pens and papers for a suit made up of white long johns, heavy shoulder padding, a button down shirt, red pants and a giant blue vest emblazoned with the famous split P. Next come my hands—I lose a finger (my alter–ego only has four) by stuffing my pinky with my ring finger. Lastly, I put on the giant head that reeks of sweat and feels like a sauna. My peripheral vision nearly disappears.

I have to peer through the Quaker’s grinning mouth to see where I’m going.

Some days when I put on the suit, I’m just not feeling it—I’m stressed or I’m feeling dead from going out the night before. Other days, I’m as excited as the rest of the Palestra’s screaming fans, ready to give the away team a nice, big L for their ride home. Regardless of how I feel, as soon as my hands morph into the beefy fingers of our mascot, I lose myself.

I become the guy at the party with all the confidence; I approach random spectators, steal their hats, make them laugh and cheer for the Red and Blue. I perform silly little dances for hundreds of people to the songs of the Penn Band. I mock their drum majors, embarrass the cheerleaders and distract our opponents. I reflect the calm, care–free moments we’ll want to remember when we look back at Penn—the late nights chilling with friends, walks through Penn Park in the April sun, the pure happiness when the people you care about surround you in bouncy castles during Fling. I try to ingrain that spirit in my performance.

Being the Quaker has become integral to my life at Penn. I didn’t exactly come into college with a burning desire to be a mascot; what I really wanted to do was belong.

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What it's like to be the Quaker.

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I visited Penn after I was accepted to watch a basketball game, and I was amazed by the Palestra. I wasn’t a sports fanatic, but even I knew that the Palestra used to be home to the Big Five and was often called The Cathedral of College Basketball. I was with a group of other newly accepted students, and Admissions had us writing these silly signs that start with “At Penn, I will…” People were coming up with all these creative statements, but all I had was “study engineering.” Not exactly a game changer. All of a sudden, the giant, lovable, slightly creepy Penn Quaker jumped into the room and everyone rushed to get a photo with him. In the crowd with my sign, I quickly scratched out my boring declaration and wrote “be the Quaker.” I took my picture, and, laughing with my new friends, we went on to the game. For the rest of the night, my dream of becoming the Quaker was the talk of the group, and I finally felt like I had a place to come to after high school.

Fast forward a few months, as I walked down the Activities Fair my first few days, I was handed a flyer that said “BE THE QUAKER.” I thought back to my pre–frosh activity and emailed quakertryouts@gmail. com (Shameless plug: We’re looking for a few more Quakers!). Before tryouts even began, the current mascots discussed the importance of secrecy and tradition with the Quaker. We were told that their identities could never be revealed. If we were selected to join, no one would be allowed to know until our senior year when we were “unmasked.” The importance of this secrecy was to maintain a level of normality between Quakers; we gain and lose people on a year to year basis, and we don’t want to lose a high standard of performance. There isn’t supposed to be a person in the Quaker—he is a single entity. Our secrecy helps maintain that singularity and continue a common thread; it's a tradition that's gone on for 30 years. Alumni ten years out can interact with the Quaker in the same manner that they did as underclassmen. At the end of the day, our secrecy is a pledge to keeping the spirit of Penn sacred. And sure enough, on September

Illustration by Anne Marie Grudem 20 of my freshman year, I was able to make that same pledge.

Mascotting is a weird, hectic, crazy experience. I've become close friends with the other Quakers; they're the only ones who understand why I'd volunteer, once or twice a week, to stuff myself in that costume and represent the Red and Blue for free. I don’t always love Penn—but even when I’m not entirely happy with our school, I have to stay constantly enthusiastic when I’m in that suit. In those hours, I’m perpetually sought–after. I’m the center of everyone’s attention, the focus of a room. I’m so much more than myself.

And then I take off the costume, and it all disappears.

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EGOOF THE WEEK: IAN JEONG

He's someone to look up to in the queer community, could probably save your life in a medical emergency and will definitely show you his butt cheeks on Snapchat.

Street: What’s something that people just don’t know about nursing?

Ian Jeong: Nursing school is hard and it’s pretty unhealthy, as ironic as that is, because I think the expectation is, like, this is it— you’re in nursing school. There’s a lot of time you spend doing nursing stuff. So we have nursing lab and then we have nursing lecture and then we have nursing clinical, and on top of that we have to take a nursing elective, so we just spend a lot of time doing nursing stuff.

Street: Do you want to be a practicing nurse?

IJ: That is the money question…

I’m not sure if I love nursing, and it’s very difficult to say because everyone in nursing [loves] nursing and that’s all they want to do. I get very anxious the night before clinical or when I’m going to the hospital because I really don’t like seeing people in pain.

Blood and those kind of things don’t gore me out, but seeing people in pain really gets to me.

It’s very emotionally draining.

So I definitely want to become a nurse right after graduation because I feel like that’s what I’ve been working towards, but I don’t know. I can’t say that I’m really excited.

Street: Can you speak about your involvement with Lambda Alliance?

IJ: I’m currently the chair of Lambda Alliance. Previously I was the interim internal chair, like two years ago, because the person right before me studied abroad, so I came in to fill in that vacant spot. Previously I worked on Penn administration to increase coverage for transition– related services because Aetna’s student health insurance only covers bottom surgery or surgery that changes genitalia, which I

think is very, in a way, destructive because I think that is connecting gender to genitalia and there are secondary sex characteristics that are just as important to people and some people might not want to [get that surgery]. I think transition is different for every person, for each person, so I think it’s unethical to only cover something related to transition, just because I guess that’s how some people understand gender. It turns out that Penn will advocate for that, but Aetna has to change their entire policy for student health in general. And then for Lambda internally I try to put a big focus on a building of community— having more fun events and not having more frequent events because Penn people have so many competing priorities.

Street: If a queer student was struggling on campus, what advice would you give them?

IJ: If you want to talk about your identity and be introduced to the community, I think the staff at the LGBT center is pretty good because they know the constituent groups, they know the student leaders. I think making that first move is very scary, but once you come to events, there are icebreakers and I think those programs are generally designed to bring people who have connections and people who are new to the space together. Or reach out to me! I'm always willing to make new friends.

Street: What's been your coolest nursing experience?

IJ: I love older patients. I was working in the hospital as a nursing assistant this summer. I had this patient who was really brilliant. She was from the South and had been living in Philly for a long time. She talked about how she participated in the Civil Rights Movement. This lady was

close to 90. We’d just talk about what the Civil Rights Movement meant to her when she was young and what Black Lives Matter means to her now that she’s older. I sat with her for over an hour and she was talking to me about what being a mother has meant to her. And she said that, 'When children are young, they’re heavy in your hands.

When they’re old, they’re heavy in your heart.' And I thought that was really profound.

Street: Why do you like older patients?

IJ: Because they have such cool stories. They kind of remind you [of] what’s really important. There are people who are surrounded by family and friends when they’re at the end of their life, and there are people who are not. And not to say that people who are not surrounded by anyone made mistakes, but I think that it reminds me and informs me what ultimately I want to strive for which is time with my loved ones.

nutrition?

IJ: I think it has helped me because I understand macros and micros and what I should avoid and what I shouldn’t avoid.

Name: Ian Jeong Hometown: Palisades Park, New Jersey Major: Nursing Activities: Lambda Alliance, Nurses PUSH, 4A, Oracle SeINTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY MIKE COYNE AND LIZ HEIT

Street: So what’s your go–to treat?

IJ: Peanut butter is my treat. It’s fairly healthy, but not the amount that I eat. I actually won’t buy peanut butter because I’d be eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s so loyal to you.

Street: What would you be infamous for?

IJ: I think I would be infamous for like showing my ass cheeks on Snapchat. I’ve done that before.

Street: Do you story it?

IJ: Obviously I story it. I think it’s come to a point where my

friends don’t even bother screenshotting it anymore. They’re so used to it, which I think kind of hurts me a little bit.

Street: There are two types of people at Penn…

IJ: Those who send out the When2Meet and those who fill it out.

Street: What’s one question we forgot to ask you?

IJ: I think you forgot to ask me what I’m gonna be for Halloween. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.

I think I’m going to be the Angry Arthur Fist meme.

Street: Is there any issue that you're super passionate about?

IJ: I’m interested in how hospitals function as business entities.

A lot of hospitals are merging together—Penn just bought Lancaster Hospital so there are trends of hospitals becoming bigger and that really intrigues me—how that’s gonna change the way healthcare is provided and paid for.

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

IJ: Oh my God. I am Brussel sprouts. That’s my favorite. (Ed. note: You are the worst kind of person.)

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GHOSTS OF EGOS PAST

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In the spirit of Homecoming weekend, Street reached out to some of our past Egos of the Week who are still living up to the illustrious Penn title. While we undergrads continue to toil away in Huntsman and VP, Amanda is downtown creating pasta dishes at Vetri, Bobby is changing the world with Venture for America and Kristen is studying in a scholar's program half–way around the world. Read on to hear about their thoughts on life after Penn, and what they miss the most about the good ol' Red and Blue.

AMANDA SHULMAN (C '15) What you been up to since graduating from Penn?: I’m a cook at Vetri Restaurant in Philadelphia and I’ve been there for almost a year and a half now. As of late, I’m the pasta chef there. So I’ve kind of just worked all of the stations and have moved all the way up the line.

One thing you miss about Penn: I miss having my friends really close. Also, a 24–hour grocery store, FroGro… So I miss convenience.

One thing you don’t miss

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about Penn: Sitting down at a desk, classes, staring at a screen.

Anything you wish you had taken advantage of more while you were at Penn?: What I would say is use Philadelphia, use the city. Like intern and get your hands dirty, because there’s so much opportunity there. I worked in restaurants all through college, and that’s actually how I got the job at Vetri. It’s an amazing city. It’s not New York but it’s better. Everyone’s friendlier

and it’s more accessible.

There are two types of people in the real world...

Those who are gluten–free and those who know what’s good for them.

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A friendly reminder that these Egos are still rockstars as post–grads.

BOBBY LUNDQUIST (C '16) One thing you miss about Penn: I miss a lot of things… there were just so many people from administrators like Jeff Mertz, who leads the efforts of sexual violence prevention, Wilcaf and spending time at the Penn Women’s Center with MARS, being an RA… I think it just really boils down to the people and I think that’s why Penn is so special. (Ed. note: We miss Bobby too, but he is crushing it right now at Ventura for America, a fellowship program that connects recent grads to startups).

Is there anything you would have changed for your EOTW interview?: Looking back I don’t remember everything that I said but I wouldn’t change anything.

Advice for undergrads: Just really focus on surrounding yourself [with] people who will take

care of you and also people that you want to be compassionate towards, too.

There are two types of people in the real world… I would give the same answer that I gave because I think it’s still true. I don’t know the exact wording, but something along the lines of “People breathing in and people breathing out.” Yeah, I think it stays true.

KRISTEN KELLY (C '16) What have you been up to since graduating from Penn? I was accepted into the Yenching Academy, a scholarship program covering a two–year Master’s degree at Peking University. I spent my summer after graduation living in Philly and working in a restaurant in the Wissahickon, and then moved to China in August.

Since then, I’ve been living in Beijing, learning Mandarin and working towards a degree in History and Archeology.

One thing you miss about Penn: Philadelphia. I grew up in Philly, so it might be wrong for me to say it as though missing Philly is specific to thinking about my time at Penn. I feel like I learned a lot more about the city and became a much more active Philadelphian during my four years in college.

One thing you don’t miss about Penn: Meetings all the time. Outside of Penn, it feels like there’s a lot more time just

to hang out for the sake of hanging out. And I think that there’s a lot of value to that kind of unscheduled social time.

Is there anything you would’ve changed for your EOTW interview?: So… here’s a confession: I still haven’t seen Kweder perform at Smokes. I failed the one assignment I was given after my interview! It’s on my list of things to do when I return to the US, I swear!

There are two kinds of people in the real world…

People who use squat toilets, and people who don’t. Thanks to China, I’m now comfortable in both categories.

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HOUSEPARTY APP If you have more than one friend, you need this app.

Houseparty is an app developed by Life on Air that enables you to video chat with groups of friends instantly by simply opening the app and joining in.

It lets you “lock the room” in order to avoid having others join in during a private conversation, but half of the fun comes from the dynamic nature of the app— that is, not knowing who will spontaneously join in the group chat next.

"As a result of the large size of Penn’s student body, it can be difficult to branch out from certain groups and meet different kinds of people," said Leah Hess (C '19), an ambassador of the app.

“Houseparty is a great way to stay in touch with friends that all have packed and conflicting schedules.

It also provides a unique network for people to meet and get to know friends of friends. It is really easy to meet new people and stumble into hilarious encounters and interesting conversations in which you meet really fun and cool people you otherwise would not have had a chance to interact with.”

The idea for Houseparty originated amid the development of the company’s app Meerkat, which was released in March of 2015 at South by Southwest, and enabled users to live–stream video content. The app presented the option of connecting to Twitter or Facebook, allowing users to live–stream directly to their followers and friends. Despite the buzz that surrounded Meerkat even in its initial stages, the founding team had a vision that Meerkat failed to fulfill despite its success in drawing in users.

Penn alum (W '09) Kimberly Kalb serves as the Head of Marketing for Houseparty, and visited campus in early October to spread the word. Sophomore Leah teamed up with Kimberly

as a Houseparty ambassador, attending sorority and fraternity chapter meetings at Penn to promote the app. Other members of the team include CEO Ben Rubin and Head of Business Operations Sima Sistani.

After launching the beta phase in February, Houseparty has seen steady organic growth. The app reached number two in the apple charts for a week in March.

When the number of users skyrocketed, Houseparty faced an unforeseen technical complication. The app had moved very quickly from testing in a controlled environment with a manageable amount of users, to a large user base that the app was structurally unprepared for.

In late May, the team experienced servers crashing and had to dedicate time and resources to rebuilding. Shortly thereafter, Houseparty saw a drop–off in user activity.

The team took action, conducting interviews and follow–ups with users that had been active and then dropped off. The findings surprised the Houseparty team. The dropoff resulted from the seasonal aspect of the app’s usability. Due to the high percentage of users being college students, the summer season had made Houseparty less prevalent.

Many users had hardly noticed the technical issues at all, and attributed their lack of activity to summer break.

With school in full swing, Houseparty is experiencing a surge in usage. The seasonal practicality of Houseparty remains largely unaddressed by the founding team thus far. As the app continues to develop and grow, user feedback will play a crucial role in shaping the future of the app.

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DISPATCH: MY WEEKEND WITHOUT MY PHONE This was a mistake.

Like most millennials, I'm addicted to my phone. When I joined a Balinese yoga cult this summer, I went a month without my laptop and I barely checked my phone. It was easier to digitally detox there: I was distracted by alternate nostril breathing and finding enlightenment. But as soon as I got back to Penn, I fell into my old habits. I often wonder what it would be like to digitally detox at Penn, so in the name of journalism I put my phone away for the weekend.

FRIDAY 10:17 p.m.: I didn't get any of my friend's "sorry, running late" texts so I'm at Smokes' solo, vigorously de–linting my shirt and wondering how people coped before technology.

10:28 p.m.: Seated dancing while double–fisting pizza: my specialty.

12:56 p.m.: Dance floor serenades me to "Sweet Caroline."

1:11 a.m.: Find a comfortable couch at a frat party. Nap

time!

1:15 a.m.: Concerned friends deduce my location and interrupt my nap, ugh.

1:39 a.m.: Run into a DFMO from last year. Scream the song lyric "It started out with a kiss / how did it end up like this."

2:04 a.m.: Do Happy Baby Pose on my friend's couch, wonder aloud what would happen if I started doing yoga at a party.

2:12 a.m.: I can't UberEATS Wishbone because I

don't have my phone. Why did I subject myself to this?

2:13 a.m.: Am overcome with the urge to check Snapchat.

2:30 a.m.: Break my no–phone rule to make my snapchat story a painting of a peacock. I won't regret this in the morning.

SATURDAY 11:21 a.m.: No phone so I show up at my friend's apartment at a random, unspecified time.

11:24 a.m.: Make banana pancakes while listening to "Banana Pancakes."

3:47 p.m.: Definitely wouldn't have read a 225– page novel for class if social media had been distracting me.

4:06 p.m.: Feel lonely and disconnected. Want to check Facebook. Surprise friends in Rodin and drag them to Capo with me.

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5:30 p.m.: Without my phone I have so much free time. What do I do with all this free time?! Consider taking up knitting.

6:15 p.m.: Channel excess free time into cooking myself sundried tomato chicken penne.

12:04 a.m.: I love making new friends through the art of dance. At this point I'm essentially a grad student at St. Joe's. Only problem is I can't text any of my new friends.

12:43 a.m.: Delicately sip a Long Island while musing about The Triumph of Bacchus (1628).

1:22 a.m.: Aminé's "Caroline" comes on so naturally I destroy the dance floor.

1:45 a.m.: "2 Phones" comes on. Smokes' is sadistic.

2:09 a.m.: Relieved friends find me and direct me safely to Allegro's.

SUNDAY 11:50 a.m.: Digital detoxes are so overrated. Scroll through Instagram while waiting in line at Saxby's.

FINAL THOUGHTS: Going a weekend without your phone is both unpractical and unsafe. Falling off the grid is nice if you're on a yoga retreat, have avocado tattoos, wear exclusively patterned harem pants and incline towards all things bohemian. But unfortunately most of us live in cities and go to Penn. Don't try this one at home, kids.

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MITCH FOGELSON TECH

Robot creator (and breaker) Mitch “The Science Bitch” talks beer money, The Scene and the terrible taste of failure.

Mitch Fogelson (E '17) is a Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics major, but he is most notorious for his pick up lines. His favorite go–to is, “You remind me of an angle, a very acute angle.” Shockingly, it hardly ever works. “When I hear myself say it, I am like yeah, I would date me," he said. "Unfortunately, it takes a lot of work to find someone who appreciates them as much as I do.”

Mitch spent this past summer working at iRobot in their Research and Development department, and managed to scrape up some abandoned parts in his free time to make roombas (for you non–techies, a “roomba” is an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner). ”While I was waiting for stuff to happen, I would go to the trash bin and fish out pieces of broken robots and repair them,” he said. “Basically, when the manufacturer minorly fucks up and makes a ton of products ever so slightly unsellable, it is absolute gold for me.”

But working in R&D isn’t all sunshine and scientific breakthroughs. “I expected it to be glamorous,” said Mitch.

“You know, roombas with lazer eyes, flying roombas. Nope. I was working on Next Generation Cleaning, which basically means designing a bin to increase debris separation so people don’t have to change their filters as frequently. We would design a bin, print it out and I would sit there for hours sticking different size particulates (i.e. contentious Cheerios) into the bin.”

Mitch has worked at the Kodlab, a grasp lab here at Penn, since the second semester of his freshman year and for two summers. Initially, his responsibilities entailed designing mounts as well as attaching sensors, cameras and other instruments of measure-

ment onto the robots. “It was tolling emotionally not leaving school for two and a half straight years. Freshman year was the best summer of my life. I was living in a TEP off–campus house, I had to do work for eight hours and then I would come home, get high and watch TV. It was great.

Then it got kind of old.”

At Kodlab, Mitch worked on hex robots—six–legged robotic hexapods made of fiberglass with a carbon fiber shell. “I was the composite guy. Every day I would go to the basement and then test it. After that summer, I wanted to do more with the robots than just working with the basics of putting together the materials.

Also, fiberglass and carbon fiber are highly carcinogenic and bad for you to be around all the time.

So that’s three years of my life I’ll never get back.”

Despite his sardonic sense of humor, Mitch is enthralled with his work. Professor Dan Koditschek oversees Kodlab, which is run primarily by PhD students. Mitch serves as an undergraduate research assistant for PhD student Avik De. “He works on really cool, dynamic robots,” said Mitch. For the last two and a half years, they have been working on a one–legged, jumping robot. “It’s like the Pixar lamp," he said. "But not a lamp.”

There are many obstacles in these projects. “There are always more issues than we expected,” said Mitch. “The squad working on a project grows and shrinks depending on how emotional people get from the terrible taste of failure.”

But Mitch isn’t easily discouraged—he takes on challenges with tenacity and humor. “At the end of the day I just laugh at it and accept that this is the life I’ve chosen. Robots are kind of the worst. They are hard to make and

99 percent of the time they won’t work. Yesterday we were doing stuff [for the senior design project]. It took us three hours to set up to test the robot. By the third test the robot self–destructed and fell on its face. (Ed. note: I can identify with this.) Then we had to recharge the battery. By then it was 8:30 p.m. on a Saturday night.”

Breakthroughs in the field are rare. “While working on the Delta Hopper robot, we finally got it to work on a trial run last summer,” said Mitch. “I got so excited, I accidentally kicked it and broke it.”

Mitch also works a second job as a mechanical engineering consultant for COSY. “It helps me with beer money,” he shrugs.

Mitch is open to being called a geek. “I mean, deep down inside I am a super sceney person. Just

kidding. My entire life is pretty geeky. I think it is compliment because it shows you’re passionate and excited about something. It’s

like fuck yeah, I’ve been doing something right.”

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CAPTURING PENN'S

ARTS

It ain't about the money, money, money, but it is a little.

LINES AND MOMENTS

Penn performance groups have been producing videos and photos to promote their work since the dawn of time, and have thankfully come a long way since the first low–quality, wavy videos

shows and events.

It's clear student groups put a lot of work into their performances, and they receive the recognition they deserve via views and attendance at the events they promote. We rarely ever talk, however, about the videographers and photographers who spend a lot of time working with student performing arts groups on these widely viewed videos and photos.

Araba Ankuma (C '17) is a photographer who has worked produced by Penn Masala in with Penn Masti, Penn Masala, 2007. A cappella, theater and Arts House, African Rhythms, dance groups at Penn now pro- Onda Latina and Pan Asian. duce numerous flashy, tight, “I’m all about people and well–choreographed and well– portraiture,” said Araba. She produced videos multiple times loves to work with Arts House a year to promote upcoming in particular because of their

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artistic expression and how it translates to photography.

“Not to say that any of these other groups are not doing the same,” she said, “but [Arts House’s] meticulous nature in terms of the lines they make, pointed toes and leaps and jumps, they’re very visual. I’m able to capture and edit them in a way that looks very ethereal, very fantastical way of doing things. With Arts House, I go the full nine yards because their style of dance calls for a more magical feel.”

Although some groups choose to work with freelancers like Araba, other groups on campus look to other groups to help them produce their videos. Mask & Wig originally built an in–house video platform by purchasing professional–grade cameras, lighting equipment and sound equipment in order to film their two annual shows and original content produced by the group. As news of their access to equipment and capabilities spread, Mask & Wig was contracted by other groups on campus such as Strictly Funk to help film shows.

“I mean for me, it’s pretty much solely financial. As much as I love photography and video work, I don’t love it enough to do it for the artistic expression, and there actually isn’t much in terms of artistic expression,” said Ha Tran (C '19), the current media manager and photographer for Mask & Wig. On the other hand, Milan Savani (C & W '17), the current Secretary–Treasurer and previous Digital Chair and Media Manager of Mask & Wig, loves to do it. He admitted that

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while there isn’t much room for artistic expression, “there is a good amount of creativity you can have in the way you set it up. It’s an interesting logistic problem, like how do you get three cameras to be filming unique parts of a show that both reproduces the faithful nature of the most important parts of the content, and also make sure you’re capturing the greater context?”

Tyler Burke (C '17), another freelance videographer on campus who has worked with Off the Beat, Quadramics, Stimulus Children’s Theatre, Atma and Penn Sirens, agrees that while filming these shows may not necessarily make room for a lot of creativity, they do pose an interesting logistical challenge.

“I’ve been very interested in documentary filmmaking for a while, and when you film a live performance, you really can’t mess up at all,” said Tyler. “A lot of it was really making sure that I was very well prepared for each of the shots, and being able to troubleshoot on the fly when things would go wrong.”

Although the photographers and videographers spoke to the lack of artistic expression allowed in capturing these performances, the financial gains and general skill development basically guarantees that we will see more and more of these fantastic videos in the future. Even though they may not feel particularly artistically challenged, we can certainly continue to appreciate the vibrant, lively and fun videos and photos made possible by the talented student groups and videographer/photographers on campus.

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AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO

HOUSEPLANTS Wildflowers of Wyoming Seed Kit, unopened

Personality: You bring your vegan snacks (roasted seaweed, quinoa, etc.) to your Geology 100 lecture and spill them on the ground and all over yourself. At home, you brew kombucha and yearn to learn how to properly make kimchi. You hate the sound of someone biting into a crisp apple, love niche cookbooks and dream of one day escaping into the Parisian catacombs. People who don’t know your name wish they did.

Care: Keep it on the kitchen table and whenever you see it, think about how you’re going to buy a nice little pot to start your own wildflower garden. Never do this.

Basil, potted Personality: An ISFP on the Myers–Briggs Index and a self–described gourmand, you love a nice, full–bodied wine to “take the edge off.” You’re always smiling and friendly but people can’t seem to make the jump from acquaintances to friends with you. You season your home– cooked meals with either sea salt or Himalayan pink rock salt (freshly ground) because yes, you can taste the difference.

Care: Basil Pesto 2 cups fresh picked basil leaves ½ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano ½ cup extra virgin olive oil (pref. infused w truffle) 1/3 cup pine nuts 3 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste To Prepare: 1. Pluck every leaf from your basil plant. Leave no leaves, RIP. 2. Blend all ingredients 3. Spend a little while weeping over the death of the Russian pine forests that you’ve enabled by consuming imported pine nuts.

4. Wipe your bougie tears and put on your damn bib. Bon appétit.

Of all the design choices to consider when personalizing your home/apartment/space, few have quite the transformative effect that the choice to add a houseplant does. Because plants are not static objects or decorations, though, you must fully understand their needs and requirements before deciding to actually acquire one. Equally important is compatibility—does your personality agree with that of the plant you've just purchased? If not, the consequences might be disastrous. This guide aims to navigate you through your decision to ensure only the best possible results..

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Personality: You’re a Communications major and managed to get a paid NYC internship after your freshman year. You are #RawTillFour and dine on avocado toast on Sundays with your brunch squad. Your favorite color is eggplant, or maybe hunter green, but you say it’s black because that’s the color of your soul. You laugh this off and go home every night to the chinchilla named Miss Piggy that you keep in your dorm against the rules.

Your vice is rainbow goldfish.

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THE Chosen IVY WHY ANTI-SEMITISM IS COMPARATIVELY RARE AT PENN | BY COREY STERN It was September of 2013, and Katie Hartman had nowhere to go. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, was rapidly approaching, and her family had forbidden her from returning to their New York home to celebrate.

Only weeks into her first semester as a college student, Katie’s parents insisted she stay put, get adjusted, form a community of her own. Katie, now a College senior, laughs as she remembers. “I was mad. I was so mad… I was like, you don’t want me, you don’t want me to come home, you’re the worst parents ever.”

And so the search began. “I was, like, on the hunt for Rosh Hashanah plans for the first time in my life.” She quickly found herself with at least four different services and dinners she could attend on campus.

Katie grew up Jewish, but was accustomed to attending services at a temple led by a rabbi. “And then I go to services here, and students are leading them! Students, kids the year above me, are leading full Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services!”

Over the course of the next two years, Katie would become increasingly involved in Hillel, Penn’s center for Jewish life. She currently serves as Hillel’s president.

Penn’s Jewish presence is vibrant and thriving. While Jews make up only about two percent of the United States population and 0.2 percent of the world population, Hillel International’s College Guide says that 26 percent of both Penn’s undergraduate and graduate population is Jewish.

Anti–Israel movements are commonplace on most college campuses, and show no sign of slowing. As anti– Israel rhetoric has grown on college campuses, so too has anti–Semitism. In June, the Anti–Defamation League (ADL) announced that 90 anti–Semitic incidents were reported from 60 college campuses in 2015, nearly double the 47 incidents reported from 43 campuses in 2014.

Penn’s Jewish population, however, is distinctly at odds with the ever–rising anger and violence towards both Judaism and Israel on college campuses at American universities. How did Penn evolve to become a haven for Jewish students, and why has it not succumbed to popular anti–Semitic rhetoric and action?

Penn has a long, healthy relationship with Jewish students—in distinct contrast to the contentious and exclusionary history of Jews and other minority groups on other Ivy League campuses.

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A 1967 New York Times article on Ivy League Admissions said that while the Jewish population at other schools fluctuated in the mid–20th century, Penn’s Jewish population remained flat at around 40 percent.

Schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton were all accused of having quotas on Jewish students in an attempt to enforce a maximum number of Jews enrolled.

Penn had no such quotas.

Abbott Lawrence Lowell, who served as Harvard’s president from 1909 to 1933, was worried “a Jewish invasion” would drive away other students and “ruin the college,” according to the New York Times. Similarly, in 1910, journalist Edwin Emery Slosson noted the strong anti–Semitism at Princeton where he was told, “If the Jews once got in, they would ruin Princeton as they have Columbia and Pennsylvania.”

Although the quotas at other schools eventually died out, Penn’s reputation as a safe campus for Jews stuck. Today, Penn has the highest percentage of Jewish graduate students among the Ivy League, while the undergraduate population is a close second to Yale’s 27 percent. This also puts Penn 17th in percentage of Jewish students of all universities nationwide, behind schools like Yeshiva University and Brandeis University—universities that typically draw a high Jewish population. As far as total undergraduate Jewish population goes, Penn is sixth on Hillel’s list of “Top 60 Private Schools Jews Choose” with an estimated 2500 Jewish undergraduates—evening out to roughly one–fourth of the entire undergraduate population.

out because if you pointed it out, you knew nothing was going to get done.”

While administrators today are much more responsive to concerns about anti–Semitism (and other forms of racism), it has nonetheless become a growing issue on campuses across the United States.

In July, the AMCHA Initiative (a group dedicated to tracking and preventing anti–Semitism on campuses) published a study that linked many of the outbursts of campus anti–Semitism in recent years to anti–Israel sentiment and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which urges consumers, institutions and governments to withdraw support or investment from Israeli companies.There is some disagreement as to whether anti–Israel sentiments can be conflated with anti–Semitism, but it is clear that anti–Israel activists have targeted Jewish students on their campuses.

This has been particularly true at schools in the University of California system, which has seen messages like “Zionists should be sent to the gas chamber” scrawled on the bathroom wall of a university building. A student’s nomination to UCLA student council was rejected in 2015 after the group questioned whether the student could “maintain an unbiased view” given her Jewish background.

Gelles co–authored a study released by Brandeis University on October 14 that focused on Jewish undergraduates’ experiences of anti–Semitism and anti–Israel hostility—and compared it with feelings of safety and belonging across racial, ethnic and religious identities, as well as gender and sexual orientation.

The study concluded that, “one of the strongest predictors of perceiving a hostile climate toward Israel and Jews is the presence of an active Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group on campus.” The chair of Penn’s SJP group declined to comment on this article.

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“When I went to college, you could fit all the Jewish students in my class in these chairs,” Richard Gelles says, pointing to the handful of metal chairs on the new plaza outside Perry World House. “And we knew who we were.”

Gelles—a sociologist who served as dean of Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice from 2003 to 2014— remembers being one of the very few Jewish students as an undergraduate at Bates College in the 1960s.

“We experienced anti–Semitism and we tried to cope with it individually and collectively as best we could,” he explains. “But that was an era when you didn’t point it

Penn, by comparison, almost seems immune to the increase of anti–Semitism on campuses.

AMCHA has not identified any examples of targeting of Jewish students at Penn or direct anti–Semitic expression since the beginning of 2015, only a few actions against Israel—including SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) constructing a mock Israeli “Apartheid Wall”

and airing an inflammatory film (The Occupation of the American Mind) during Israeli Apartheid Week.

“An anti–Semitic event or issue never bubbled up to Council of Deans or President’s Council,” explains Gelles of his time as dean.

Gelles points out that during this time he saw instances of other common campus issues such as racism, homophobia and sexual assault. “Certainly we have our outcroppings of intolerance and totally and completely inappropriate behavior, Gelles says. “But it’s not a campus that’s had swastikas.”

Nancy Baron–Baer, the Regional Director of the ADL’s Philadelphia office echoes this finding. She notes that Penn “seems to be a quiet campus when it comes to anti–Semitic behavior.”

The ADL has no reports of anti–Semitic incidents at Penn in the past few years, which Baron–Baer does consider “unusual” for a large university—though she points out that this doesn’t mean incidents haven’t occurred, just that they haven’t been reported to the ADL. “It may be that at Penn, [Jewish] students don’t have that feeling of being marginalized,” Baron–Baer says.

“They don’t feel unsafe or unsupported by the university.”

Katie agrees. “Penn has been very good to me in the past four years, and I am very, very thankful for that.”

since Amy Gutmann’s come to Penn.”

Jessica Faust, a College senior, feels that the prevalence of Judaism at Penn sometimes insulates students from the realities of rising anti–Semitism on other college campuses.

“I think that there are people who don’t necessarily, whether they’re Jewish or not, understand what anti–Semitism is as much because of how present and sometimes privileged the Jewish community seems at Penn,” Jessica notes. “And I think that those kinds of realities are still really present.”

According to the Brandeis study, 72 percent of Jewish students at Penn said they have had a conversation with a Hillel or Chabad rabbi compared to 30 percent of Christian students who said they have spoken with a chaplain or clergy person on campus. Similarly, 68 percent of Jewish students reported involvement with campus Jewish groups, compared to 33 percent of Christian students.

The study concluded that “anti–Semitism and anti–Israel sentiment have limited impact on the lives of Jewish students at Penn. Compared to other campuses issues, these concerns remain far in the background of campus life at Penn, and were rarely mentioned by students as among the most pressing issues on campus.”

One obvious reason for the lack of anti–Semitism on Penn’s campus is the large number of Jewish students.

But it also might stem from the administration which, unlike other universities, largely avoids BDS involvement.

“When the faculty and administration are pushing BDS, it affects the entire campus culture,” Gelles notes.

Columbia professors are particularly vocal about their support of the BDS movement. In March 2016, forty faculty members signed a petition which called on Columbia to “divest from corporations that supply, perpetuate and profit from a system that has subjugated the Palestinian people,” according to Columbia Daily Spectator.

Gelles could only recall one instance of BDS being raised during his time serving on the University Council under the administration of former President Judith Rodin.

“She just shut it down. She shut it down so fast and so quickly and so decisively that it didn’t come up again in her administration and I never saw it come up any time

Jewish life at Penn has flourished largely due to the presence of strong Jewish groups on campus. According to the study, Penn was selected in part because it was “historically the most welcoming to Jewish students of all Ivy League schools” and believed to have a relatively large Jewish undergraduate population.

The study found that 13 percent of Jewish students, and six percent of students overall reported a hostile environment towards Jews on campus, compared to the 29 percent of students who reported a hostile environment towards people of color on campus—including 54 percent of black students and 43 percent of Hispanic students.

Although 16 percent of students overall and 34 percent of Jewish students agreed that there is at least “a little” hostility towards Israel on campus, only two percent of Jewish students and ten percent of non–Jewish students express support for BDS. Perhaps most importantly, 85 percent of Jewish students said they felt a sense of belonging at Penn—higher than any group included the study, beating heterosexual

men (76 percent) and non–Jewish whites (75 percent).

That same semester that Katie found a place at Penn, Jessica was at a loss. As a freshman at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, she attended one meeting for Jewish students in a reserved classroom of the library, but found the cultural presence of Jewish life to be lacking.

“There just did not feel like a presence of Jewish life,” Jessica recalls. “Just a cultural space or presence and pride. I don’t feel like that was there.”

She lived close to campus and could travel back home for Jewish holidays, but doubted she would have celebrated at all if she had lived further away.

When she transferred to Penn her sophomore year she was surprised and appreciative to see how present Jewish life was on campus, even though she is not particularly religious.

“I just really really like that it’s just there if I want it even if I don’t get involved all the time,” Jessica says. “At Wellesley… it was something I just felt missing from my life and it felt like my Jewish identity became less and less because of it. Where at Penn, even if I’m not involved in Hillel, I feel more comfortable identifying as a Jewish person.”

Corey Stern is a semior atWharton with a concentration in Finance. He is a senior reporter for the Daily Pennsylvanian.

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PET THERAPY

There's science behind your dog obsession. release of oxytocin in our bodies has been linked to increased relaxation, and positive social interaction.

If you’re not an animal person (gasp), don’t worry. Acts such as hugging, listening to soothing music, and even daydreaming about your crush can lead to increased levels of oxytocin as well. Therapy pets have also been known to reduce blood pressure and even improve cardiovascular health. They are widely used in the medical field for their healing tendencies and soothing presence. Not only this, but pets may even be able to help you achieve your goals.

Another study described in the Scientific American Mind revealed that when asked to come up with a list of goals and confidence in attaining them, participants with pets in the room identified more goals and were more self–confident about these goals.

It might just be that spending time with pets can reduce your stress levels and help you focus on achieving success.

Try pet therapy the next time your study group takes five.

If you’re interested, check out the “Relax Well” Puppies and Puppy Chow study break. It will take place on Wednesday December 7 in the Sansom West Lobby, from 8–10 p.m.

We all know that friend who is basically in a relationship with her dog, cat or hamster. They’re hell–bent on adopting in a dog, when the truth is your house can barely take out the trash. They cause a scene at the sight of a puppy on Locust. If you know me, then, hello, I am that friend. Puppies bring me joy and now I know that perhaps there truly is scientific evidence behind the “warm and fuzzies.”

During finals, Penn’s puppy study breaks are usually packed. Dozens of students lined up to spend some time with adorable dogs, from the Penn Working Dog Center.

The use of therapy pets at Universities has been in response to rising mental health issues. Stress and anxiety ridden students overwhelm themselves, and often lack an outlet. Studies suggest that mere eye contact with dogs can trigger the release of oxytocin, aka the cuddle hormone, in our bodies. The ANNIKA IYER

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FALL FOOD ROUNDUP Because pumpkin spice lattes taste like soap.

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Where: 3428 Sansom Street Be boring and go for the Cinnamon Brown Sugar donut ($1.50) or be bold and try the Great Pumpkin Roll Fancy Donut ($2.50). This culinary masterpiece is topped with cream cheese icing and toasted pumpkin seeds. You may make an O face as you eat it.

Where: 4000 Locust Street Ever since my favorite Alaskan—Autumn Powell (C '19)—started working at Saxby's, I've made a point of spending all my time there. According to Autumn, the best autumnal drinks are the hot apple cider ($3.46) and pumpkin spice cold brew ($4.25).

Capogiro

Where: 3925 Walnut In the spirit of the season, Capogiro launched six Halloween–themed gelato and sorbetto flavors. Three are re–brandings of existing flavors—Pagan Pear with Bourbon is the sweet seasonal pear sorbetto, Alien Eyeball is the kiwi sorbetto and Jack–O–Lantern pumpkin is the seasonal pumpkin– flavored gelato. The other three flavors are new: a smoky cinnamon

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THE NEW WHOLE FOODS IS INSANE Cheese gets its own room, half of the teas are chai and other exciting surprises from our hipster overlords.

To call Philadelphia’s new Whole Foods a supermarket feels wrong. Located behind the Rodin Museum at 2101 Pennsylvania Ave., the new flagship location for the chain’s entire Mid–Atlantic region is an attraction unto itself. With floor–to– ceiling glass windows overlooking the Parkway and freshly wood–paneled walls inside the massive entrance, shopping here will make you feel fresher than trendy Whole Foods produce (in case you missed it, mini artichokes are a thing now).

The highly–anticipated food wonderland finally opened its doors on October 14, which means you’ve already been shopping at FroGro for two weeks too long. Here are just a few of the things you’re missing at Philadelphia’s new plant– based paradise.

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After decades of space exploration and medical advances, the scientific community has finally turned its attention towards something genuinely important: food. Within the past year, Whole Foods has become one of the first and largest carriers of the Beyond Burger, the first ever “bleeding” vegan hamburger (Ed. note: when we asked the beef industry for comment they cow–ered in fear). When it hit the market last May at a Whole Foods in Boulder, Colorado, the store sold out of the burgers in just an hour. With its meaty consistency and taste, satisfying sizzle and pink interior, the seven years it took researchers to create the burger have more than paid off. The burger has

proven itself good enough to win the approval of some pretty serious meat–eaters, ranging from superstar chefs like Alton Brown to the most carnivorous of Penn frat boys.

For an equally baffling dessert, Whole Foods is serving up Halo Top ice cream, a cold treat that’s been generating some serious buzz over the past few months.

One bite and it’s easy to see why—although each pint of Halo Top clocks in at only 240–280 calories, the stuff is shockingly delicious. It’ll kill your Ben and Jerry's craving just as well for about five times fewer calories and twice as

many grams of protein. According to one friendly customer service representative, “they can’t keep it on the shelves for longer than a day at the Chicago store.”

Unlike Boulder and Chicago, Philadelphia’s Whole Foods has kept both hit items fully stocked, so go pick some up and tell your friend across the country to go La Croix you a river.

FOUR HIT PHILLY FOOD COMPANIES, ONE KILLER LUNCH BREAK Whole Foods scoured the city and extended select invites to some of Philly’s finest to bring their best fast–casual game to the table. Before you even hit the groceries, Whole Foods lures you in with four different lunch counters, each offering one of the best dining experiences this city has to offer.

In the front is Wiz Kid, a first–time foray into the fast– casual world for the queen and king of the city’s vegan cuisine, Kate Jacoby and Rich Landau.

Their star offering here is a vegan cheesesteak, piled high with seitan, peppers, onions, and a rutabaga–based whiz alternative. The result is a near–perfect decoy: sloppy, filling and nothing like the dainty dishes you'll find on the menu at Vedge, their swanky Center City establishment.

Seitan cheesesteaks have been

done before, but Jacoby’s vegan “whiz,” which took her two years to develop, is unprecedented.

Behind Wiz Kid lies a more well–known Philly favorite: Dizengoff. Chef Michael Solomonov’s hummus heaven has been a staple since 2014. Take a seat at the counter to watch the pita and hummus being made, but you’ve been warned: the process is so artful and mesmerizing, you’re likely to forget why you came in in the first place (hint: grocery shopping).

Lastly, the food hall’s offerings are rounded off by CHeU Noodle Bar, serving Asian–inspired small bowls by the owners of Bing Bing Dim Sum and Severino Cucina Rustica, for those who like to end their trips to the supermarket with a massive bowl of steaming, fresh, authentically Italian pasta.

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Whole Foods has a bar—and no, it isn’t kombucha on tap.

The bar, which transitions from serving coffee to more “adult” fare at 11 a.m., offers a full cocktail menu, 40 different beers and a staggering variety of wines.

To top it off, a roaming beverage cart ensures that the people dining at the four gourmet counters at the top of the split–level food hall can get their fix without moving an inch.

It may also come as a surprise to the Whole Foods shopper that a solid chunk of the of the store is carved out for a display selling items that are distinctly not edible. Scarves, bags and yes, even makeup dominate a small slice of the gargantuan store.

And your friends at home wonder why you love Philadelphia so darn much.

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EX–COUPLE COSTUMES Because Halloween should be scary.

While it might be difficult to stay friends with an ex when you have to see all of their DFMOs at Smokes', Street believes that it is possible to collaborate with them for Halloween. Here’s a list of ideas to get you awkwardly interacting with your former flame.

BRAD & ANGENLINA: BRANGENLINA Brad's abandonment of this relationship was easily the most important Brexit of 2016. Extra respect if you have the high school lover you ditched for this ex to come as Jen. SELENA AND JUSTIN: JELENA While one of you is celebrating your freedom from that same old love you’re so sick of, the other is wondering if it’s too late to say sorry.

You might as well wear your heart on your sleeve this All Hallows Eve. MICK AND BIANCA JAGGER: MIANCA Get the person you kicked to the curb to actually look like Mick Jagger. Who knows, maybe you’ll fall in love all over again. But probably not—have you seen Mick lately?

name "Ike" scribbled over.

It was basically the candy equivalent of cropping your ex out of your profile picture #TransformationTuesday style.

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The Philadelphia Film Festival on October 20, with a screening of Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, brought with it a wide variety of films both old and new to diversify your movie palette. To kick off the festival, I decided to catch one of the classics they screened for the section called “From the Vault,” which encourages viewers to see some earlier cinematic works in which some contemporary film contributors have a hand.

Night on Earth, directed by Jim Jarmusch, is a film made up of five vignettes. Each vignette takes place during a cab ride in five different cities in five different time zones—Los Angeles, Paris, Helsinki, New York City and Rome. Ranging from comical to poignant, the vignettes manage not only to capture the eccentric identity of each city, but to remind us how intimate taxi rides can be.

The film is the type of comedy that initially comes off as dry and indirect. It begins with a slow pace despite the fact that it’s set in a fast– paced city (in this case, Los Angeles). The intimate conversations happening in the close proximity of the cabs are incredibly well juxtaposed against the vast, impersonal landscapes of the cities where they are filmed. As introspective the movie is, though, it is equally funny. There’s an old humor we rarely see in films anymore that toes the line between sarcastic and dad– humor that only the '90s could give us. The cast also brings the characters to life in a truly authentic way, so that even if you’ve never come

into contact with anyone like them, you don’t doubt that they exist somewhere in the world.

Taking apart the movie story–by–story makes it much easier to criticize, but then one does not see the full story for what it is. While the first cab ride in LA, featuring Winona Ryder as Corky—a young, foul–mouthed taxi driver with no interest in being in movies—being discovered by a casting agent who hitches a ride in her cab, could be seen as just as trite as the Parisian taxi driver from the Ivory Coast learning that being blind doesn’t mean being unable to do from his blind passenger, together the stories create a hilarious look into the uncomfortable human phenomena that is being utterly clueless.

With a plot that can seem a bit forced if done improperly, the film has a director (Jarmusch) and a star studded cast (Winona Ryder and Giancarlo Esposito, to name a few) who manage to show us the intimacy strangers can have even if only for a car ride. Jarmusch’s brand of comedy reminds us how funny the mundane can be, but—if there is no greater moral to the story—the movie reminds us that we are all vulnerable. We’re more ready to speak our minds to a stranger who we’re sure we will never meet again if only to have someone to talk to and not judge us (because that’s really all we want, right?).

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HALLOWEEN MOVIES

What to watch when drowning in candy corn on Halloween.

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Halloween is next week, meaning it's the time of year for overpriced costumes, candy and scary movies. Whether you’re recovering from frostbite after wearing that “sexy bumble bee” costume in 40˚ weather, or nursing a hangover from too much candy and even more drinks, here are Street’s top six movies to watch this Halloween.

1. Paranormal Activity Paranormal Activity applies mockumentary–style footage and realism to otherwise standard jump–scares. The movie pretends to be the discovered footage of a video camera used by a young couple, Katie and Micah, to document supernatural occurrences in their home.

As the events get increasingly paranormal, the suspense builds and the jump–scares get more dramatic. Watch if you want to be kind of scared by spooky imagery, but also want to be comforted by a realistic setting.

2. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown This classic is full of nostalgia if you grew up with it. If not, you will still appreciate writer Charles Schulz’s dry humor presented in a children’s cartoon. Think Family Guy, but less vulgar and with more jack–o–lanterns.

3. Hocus Pocus Another cozy Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus brings anyone back to the '90s. Funny, maybe scary and mostly cute, this movie follows three witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, & Kathy Najimy), the Sanderson sisters. The sisters come from Salem, Massachusetts circa 1690 and are resurrected by high school students in 1993. The witches attempt to adjust to the present times, but are puzzled by modern phenomena such as Halloween and pavement. Overall Hocus Pocus is a fun watch and a good throwback to make your Halloween a little more retro.

4. Psycho For movie connoisseurs, Alfred

Hitchcock’s Psycho is artfully suspenseful and a timeless thriller.

The movie depicts Norman Bates, who owns a roadside motel.

Marion, a young woman who has just stolen money from her boss, goes to stay at the motel run by Norman. While the motel seems safe enough at first, things quickly get violent, creepy and a little bit Oedipal. If you’ve watched the TV series Bates Motel or want to see masterful horror this Halloween, watch Psycho.

5. Vertigo If you’ve already seen Psycho, or if its big twist has been spoiled for you already, watch Alfred Hitchcock’s less famous Vertigo. Vertigo is just as scary as Psycho and also has an incredible twist at the end. The film follows a detective, Scottie, who suffers from acrophobia. He looks to cure it, but is told that the only remedy might be another emotional trauma, which would reverse the phobia.

When his friend asks him to tail his allegedly possessed wife, Madeleine, Scottie agrees. From here, Hitchcock demonstrates his mastery of psychological thrill. The movie is creepy, suspenseful and meaningful, which many horror movies are not. Watch if you want complex intrigue combined with suspenseful horror.

6. The Babadook Arguably the scariest movie on Netflix right now, The Babadook uses elements of the unknown to deliver haunting thrills. While none of the imagery is particularly scary, director Jennifer Kent manages to turn a widow living with her son in the countryside

into something terrifying. The plot centers around a children’s book, Mister Babadook, that quickly takes on sinister elements. After Amelia (Essie

Davis) reads the book about a creature, the Babadook, to her son, she is unable to dispose of the book, and the book starts adding more pages. If you’re

looking to be scared and somewhat scarred for life, watch The Babadook on a big screen at full volume.

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IMPENDING APOCALYPSE AS HALLOWEEN AND HOMECOMING FALL ON SAME WEEKEND Sophie's choice was easier.

Difficult choices lie ahead for many Penn undergraduates. In a scheduling upset that will have long–lasting consequences, Halloween and Homecoming will occur on the same weekend. Confusion and chaos are already apparent.

“What am I supposed to be? Sexy Penn tour guide?” wondered a visibly upset College junior.

Costumes are not the only thing students must struggle with this week. A Wharton senior who is the social chair of an off–campus fraternity spoke with Street on the condition

of anonymity over some of the complications he is facing. “What do I call the downtown? What’s the dress code?” The student exited shortly after because he was “so stressed he needed to do a shit–ton of coke right now.”

Students are especially concerned about how they’re supposed to handle their best friend visiting from Michigan. “Homecoming was supposed to be my time to show them that Penn tailgates too. What if people are too dead to darty by Saturday? This was supposed to be our

version of the Wisconsin game!” cried a Jewish girl from Jericho.

The only group who seems unphased by this conflict of interest is the football team itself. “We’re expecting the same low turnout,” they reasoned.

Despite the unfortunate circumstances, many students just hope this series of unfortunate events does not repeat itself. There are whispers that sorority presidents are meeting to draft an open letter to the university, though these claims have not been verified.

SCARY CLOWNS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT One wasn't enough.

Recently, clown panic has taken the United States by storm, fueling both unnecessary fear and fascination nationwide. Now, police say, these clowns are running for president.

The frenzy began in July, when reports emerged of creepy clowns in Cleveland, OH and Philadelphia trying to scare or coerce citizens into voting for them on November 8. Since then, scary clown sightings have been reported in more than three dozen states from Florida to Colorado. They have dominated TV news cycles and even made it to the White House, as White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest assured Americans that “law enforcement is taking the clowns quite seriously.”

Experts agree that the

widespread fear comes mainly from the fact that the clowns wear heavy makeup, hiding their true identity and feelings. “The fascination with these clowns is really the fact that they’re not real,” said Mark Flanigan, professor of psychology at the University of Nebraska. “We don’t know what’s beneath that makeup. It could be anyone or anything.”

The menacing clowns have also incited fear in the public by threatening and degrading women, promoting racism and xenophobia and deleting emails.

Still, there are many benevolent, harmless clowns angered by the dangerous behavior of the “evil clowns.”

“It bothers me that these fools are giving clowns such a bad reputation, while I’ve worked my entire life to amuse people,

to make people laugh,” said Albuquerque, NM resident Gary Johnson, who works

part–time portraying a clown in local circuses and is known locally for his hysterical “Alep-

po moment” routine. “Please, vote for me on November 8.”

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Now you can wear what you were planning on wearing anyway but at least it’s like sending a message, right?

Those VagMons vagina costumes need more time in the limelight.

Nipples and freedom are stronger together so let those babies loose while you party like you were just enfranchised. Every pantsuit could use some nipple cut–outs.

ROE V WADE AND EQUAL PAY Live music • Film • Dance • Theater Art Education • Community Oct 24 (8:00 pm)

Baby I may not need dollar bills to have fun tonight but I sure as HELL need more than 77 cents.

Cactus Truck with Brandon Lopez, Matt Hollenberg /Julius Masri, Kevin Diehl/David Hotep pres. by Fire Museum Startlingly intense music, not merely in terms of volume or velocity but through complete physical/psychological surrender. Hints of delta blues, early free jazz, Japanese noise, and no wave in the music.

BRA BURNERS AND ANTI–BROCK TURNERS

Oct 26 (7:00 pm)

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Bras or breast prisons, amiright? Burn these oppressive medieval contraptions like you would Brock Turner if you ever saw him. Your boobs have been stuck in those jail cells longer than he ever was anyway.

Oct 27 (9:00 pm)

The Gathering The longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly (est. 1996).

Oct 29 (8:00 pm)

Event Horizon pres. Harrison McKay,The Great Quentini and Hotel Neon; fundraiser for Chef Geoff

Nov 5 (9:00 am)

Opening the Borders: Free Movement, Free People Seminar Nonpartisan event to bring scholars and students together to explore the idea of open borders, offering new insights for tackling this issue.

Nov 6 (6:00 pm)

Full Concert! LAS CAFETERAS AnAngeleno blend of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia, and rock As an alcohol-free/smoke-free venue, The Rotunda provides an invaluable social alternative for all ages.

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CEOS AND A RIVETER NAMED ROSE Take a (keg) stand against societal norms.

Don’t worry, you can still wear that oversized button–down that you pretend you borrowed from your boyfriend when really you stole it from your dad, just as long as you do it with that red bandana.

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INCOHERENT, RED–FACED

TRUMP MERTED AT CAMPAIGN RALLY "My alcohol is the best alcohol."

At a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the Philadelphia suburb of Aston, PA, last Tuesday, freshman and avid Trump supporter, Lucas Weiner (C '20), called the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) to attend to the unwell candidate.

“Even at the beginning of the rally, I noticed that Trump was already acting boisterously loud and obnoxious, but I kind of blew it off until it became clear that he was having difficulty controlling his motor skills and completing his sentences,” said Weiner, alluding to Trump’s wild hand motions,

rambling train of thought and noisy, unusually–paced speech. “As much as I hate to disrupt the rally, I was concerned for his health.”

Weiner explained that the visibly confused candidate was also exhibiting signs of extreme aggression and bravado, impaired memory and decision–making skills and a lack of focus, leading him to contact MERT. “While we don’t usually respond to calls outside of the University City area, there are special cases where we

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applaud Weiner’s decision,” said MERT Chief Timothy Hampton. “Trump was

clearly a threat to public safety."

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