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When I hear the cliche "appreciate the little things in life," I think of a crochet potholder trapped under a plastic frame in the bathroom of a mom–and–pop restaurant in New Hampshire. This week in the Street office, Byrne, our sparkling, Ingrid Michaelson–loving Design Editor told me that I, Alex Sternlicht, appreciate the little things in life—like a well– crafted Snapchat. And she's right, I get a lot of joy out of a great Snapchat. I am obsessed with Snapchat. That's because I am obsessed with storytelling. So we're changing the format of page two. In our weekly staff meeting, we brainstormed and decided: Instead of the usual picture that accompanies my letter, we're creating a new reoccurring Street feature: Snap of the Week. So here's my shameless plug: Submit your snaps to 34stmagazine or send them to your friend on staff. Or add me (asternlicht) on Snapchat and you might even catch a glimpse of the office's diarrhea–esque pizza. And if you want to talk to me about Snapchat or new ways we can tell stories, hit me up (sternlicht@34st.com). *Cat–heart–face emoji*

round up

4 WORD ON THE STREET quit to succeed

5 EGO

ego of the week

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7 MUSIC top 12

9 HEALTH sleep

10 FEATURE mind the gap

12 FILM LOL

netflix 'n' chill

14 FOOD & DRINK cheap eats

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16 ARTS

museums

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WRITERS MEETING: 2NITE @ 4015 'NUT. RATIO: NEGOTIABLE THEME: ALIENS AND ASTROTHOTS

freshman superlatives

34TH STREET MAGAZINE Alexandra Sternlicht, Editor–in–Chief Marley Coyne, Managing Editor Ariela Osuna, Digital Director Ling Zhou, Design Director Byrne Fahey, Design Director Corey Fader, Photo Director Yasmin Meleis, Social Media and Marketing Director Dani Blum, Features Editor Rebecca Heilweil, Features Editor Casey Quackenbush, Culture Editor Orly Greenberg, Word on the Street Editor Caroline Marques, Entertainment Editor Emily Johns, Styles Editor 2

Conor Cook, Highbrow Beat Allie Cohen, Ego Beat Carolyn Grace, Ego Beat Spencer Winson, Lowbrow Beat Caroline Harris, Lowbrow Beat Johanna Matt-Navarro, Music Beat Talia Sterman, Music Beat Emily Hason, Film and TV Beat Brandon Slotkin, Film and TV Beat Steph Barron, Arts Beat Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Arts Beat Elena Modesti, Food + Drink Beat Dina Zaret, Food + Drink Beat

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Unless otherwise noted, all photos are by Corey Fader and Katie Dumke.

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HOW BASIC WAS YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND? One point for every "yes," zero for every "no."

over heard PENN at

Girl at the Clark Park farmers’ market: I’m going to freak out if we actually interact with the Amish. Boy in line for Magic Carpet: I want to live in New York, but by 30 I definitely want a penthouse. AKPsi member at a frat pregame: Cheers to Excel! Runner to other runner on Walnut: But you’ve shat yourself during a race too, right?

THEROUNDUP We hope you celebrated Labor Day by putting your liver to work. Highbrow is sad to say that summer has come to an end, but have no fear baby Quakers, things are just starting to heat up in the Round Up. Do you ever wish last night’s memories were just hallucinations? One group of uh, progressive, students went to Medusa Lounge on Saturday to hear a fellow Quaker’s DJ set. As he dropped beats, the group dropped acid. After they closed their tabs, one girl really tripped up leaving the venue. She must have craved the (LS)D because the girl kissed a homeless man she found outside. Medusa is never basic, especially when you bring acid into the equation. Beer before liquor makes you sicker—or

angrier? Debauchery continued at Made in America this weekend. One drunk girl was really craving a Lime–A–Rita and asked a fellow concert attendee to buy one for her. After the guy refused to purchase her a beverage, the girl took off her shoes and threw them at him. Rather than retrieving her shoes, this diva left the concert and walked back to campus alone and barefoot. She might have started freshman year on the wrong foot, but every guy should know not to cross a thirsty girl. Word to the wise: no matter how thirsty you are, make sure you think before you drink. At an off campus fraternity party, Highbrow hears that one freshman rush drank a little too much for his bladder to handle. The boy was so desperate to relieve himself that he pee–ked into a brother’s room and peed in a cup. Naturally, the brother got a little pissy when he found the freshman, and punched him in the face. The

Member of the 1%: I think if you’re solidly middle class, you send your kid to Drexel.

cup, however, was not disposed of. So later, a girl unknowingly drank the cup of piss. Tinkle tinkle little star, never drink outside of a bar. Beyoncé famously sang “driver roll up the partition, please” at Made in America, but Penn students did not feel the same way about creating such divisions. Campus Apartments, a provider of off–campus student housing, put up a fence between the Beta and lax house backyards, thinking they were doing the houses a favor. In the heat of the testosterone, the bros quickly tore the fence down a few hours later. It’s fun to play in the backyard—especially with sticks and balls.

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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WORD ON THE STREET

word on the STREET Any fan of the seminal '90s sitcom Seinfeld knows the plight of lovable loser George Costanza and his fondness for giving up: “Yeah, I’m a great quitter. It’s one of the few things I do well. I come from a long line of quitters. My father was a quitter, my grandfather was a quitter…. I was raised to give up.” George, among others, would agree if I said quitting is an art. But as of late, it has become a science as well. Seth Godin’s 2007 book The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When helps people determine when to give up on things when the going gets tough and when to stick it out. Godin posits that “winners quit all the time. They just quit the right stuff at the right time.” I wish I had owned that book when I decided to join a fraternity with four members. Because it wasn’t long after signing that little piece of bid paper that I understood, firsthand, “the dip”— the need to quit at just the right moment. Three semesters ago I became involved with a certain fraternity. The brothers were open and kind. They were tight to a degree I’d never seen before. The cliché of being able to “be myself ” around them even checked out. Their house was modest enough for me to believe I belonged in it, but ornate enough to appease the sense of self–important validation I craved at the time as a new student at Penn. There was a catch, of course. A combination of interpersonal brotherhood conflicts and dwin-

ALL I DO IS QUIT, QUIT, QUIT PAT GOODRIDGE

How one student learned the art of succeeding by giving up dling pledge classes had decimated the house’s numbers from 25 to six in only three years: an exodus. They were almost certainly going to lose their house on campus. They were a glowing example of how fast a fraternity can go south. Simply, the frat was a sinking ship, and I was an eager sailor, ready to plug holes and turn the tide. I made a three–year plan of how I would turn the ship around— growing membership, organizing events, creating buzz. I saw myself creating a fraternity for those exceptional students that had no place to go socially, some kind of Penn haven. I imagined myself almost as a war hero, leading my troops through battle and emerging victorious. Soon, reality crept in. An additional brother left the fraternity after another spouted racist remarks. The same racist brother then threatened to burn the house down. This was a far cry from the shining brotherhood of which I’d dreamt. I found myself on the losing side of the battle to keep the fraternity alive. Two weeks into my newly acquired brotherhood, my feet were getting cold. I felt as if I had stepped into a frigid arctic pond, and it occurred to me how easy it would be to simply step out. So I did. I met with our president and told him I wanted to forgo the rest of the initiation process. I framed it as a personal struggle of finding balance and focusing on priorities. Perspective and time have since proven that I was simply terrified of failure. To make matters even more complicated, I had already agreed to live with three of the brothers for the next year. Luckily, my presence was nothing compared to the pressure of supporting a failing fraternity. Fast forward to two weeks ago. All is well in the house. I arrive home late one night to the brothers sitting in our living room next to a tall, muscular man I’d never seen before, wearing a baby–blue polo entirely too chipper for the occasion. The

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visitor was a representative from fraternity headquarters in Ohio, sent to Philadelphia to help the fraternity “rebuild” and “determine its identity.” His rhetoric was that of a hopeful, suave expert, even despite his almost impossible task. The boys seemed to respond with a collective optimism, compliance and cooperation. Though, as I was about to discover, they had little choice. “I’m proud of you guys for not giving up,” I said to one of the brothers I'm closest to shortly after everyone else had left. “Don’t be. We tried to shut down,” he responded. “What?” I said. “We never told you, but right after you decided to leave, we voted. We agreed we wanted to shut down the fraternity. HQ wouldn’t let us, since we’re the only chapter in the Ivy League. So they sent him.” In that moment, I understood: The entire time, my brothers had been just as ready to move on as I was. The only difference was that I had the freedom to go, and they didn’t. They forgave me because they would’ve done the same. We were just as united in our weariness as we had ever been in our desire to make the fraternity great. Perhaps it was that weariness that made us true brothers. We all came to Penn seeking success in some form. I’ve found that even more important than pure success itself is that which we choose to focus on as our means of reaching it. As we delve into 40 different clubs as freshmen, a process of quitting, failing and flaking inevitably ensues. Embrace this mayhem. The greatest, most successful, most innovative people know that to quit is to step back while still looking forward. So, I’d encourage you. Leave that position that stresses you out, even if it means your resume takes a hit. Drop some of those peripheral activities keeping you from focusing on your bigger projects. Consider how your time could be better spent. Clean house and simplify. You’re still a winner. You just know when to quit the right stuff at the right time.

"I felt as if I had stepped into a frigid arctic pond, and it occurred to me how easy it would be to simply step out. So I did."

EGO

UNDERGRADUATE TAs: JUST LIKE US, BUT SMARTER

Street discovers what it's like when your Thursday morning recitation is taught by the same guy you saw in line for Sink–or–Swim at Smokes' the night before. MATT RUDIN—W '16—MGMT 100 (Leadership and Communication in Groups) Street: What’s the most awkward situation you’ve had with a student while being a TA? Matt Rudin: As a sophomore I [was a TA for] a senior who had a job lined up at Boston Consulting Group. Teaching her how to give a business presentation was an exercise in futility. Street: Have any of your students bribed you for grades? MR: Not yet. But Lea, Rio, Will, Nad, Jeff, Skyler, Olivia, Gerald, Hersh and Nicole—get thinking. Your grade depends on it! Street: Is there really no such thing as a dumb question? MR: What a dumb question. Of course there is. Street:What do you do when you see your students in a non–class room setting? MR: I intently make eye contact and see how the student reacts.

PELE COLLINS—SEAS '17—MEAM 101 (Introduction to Mechanical Design) Street: Have you ever been a TA for someone you’ve had sexual relations with? Pele Collins: Never in my own section. I have tried my best to keep this going as a rule of sorts. I have with someone in another section of the class though. Made it far easier to avoid her. Street: Have any of your students bribed you for grades? PC: I feel like this happens the reverse way with me more. They always think I will let them into SAE parties because I’m their TA. Street: What’s the most awkward situation you’ve had with a student while being a TA? PC: I had to TA the next morning after a massive night out freshmen year. I did my best to hold myself together.

MOLLY REAM—SAS '16—COGS 001 (Introduction to Cognitive Sciences) Street: What’s it like being a TA? Do you have to be formal and professional? Molly Ream: We are supposed to be very formal and serious, but I’m bad at giving off that vibe. I need to work on being more intimidating so I’m taken seriously. Maybe I should stop bringing doughnuts to class or throw a chair when nobody is participating or something. Street: What’s the dumbest question you’ve been asked? MR: “Do you know where the Wawa is?” Street: Why should we take your class? MR: I bring food. LAYAN AL–AIDAROUS—SAS '16—ECON 002 (Introductory Economics: Macro) Street: Are there any fun perks to being a TA? Layan Al–Aidarous: People definitely think you’re a lot smarter than you actually are, which is a perk. But also getting paid is pretty high on that list. Street: What do you do when you see your students in a non–class room setting? LA: Wave and say, 'hi' and then proceed to avoid, avoid, avoid. I’m sure the feeling’s mutual though. If I see my professor or TA conducting human activities like “getting ice cream at Capo,” it’s like watching an alien landing. Both terrifying and perplexing.

Is one of these people your TA? Wanna suck up to them? Read the rest at 34st.com.

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EGOOF THE WEEK: CHLOE LE COMTE

When this EOTW isn’t going to one of her fifteen engineering club meetings or rocking clothes from her job at Urban Outfitters, you can catch her moving and grooving on the dance floor. Hometown: Bedford, NY Major: Systems Engineering, Engineering Entrepreneurship Minor, and getting a masters in Systems Engineering by the end of the year Activities: President of Theta Tau (Engineering Fraternity), Class Board 2016 Engineering Chair, Advancing Women in Engineering, Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board (EDAB), Co-founder of Electrical Systems Engineering Advisory Board Guilty Pleasure: Online Shopping

Street: We heard you’ve interned at Urban Outfitters for the past couple years. What was that like? Chloe Le Comte: I was working in their Global Transportation and Working Logistics Department, trying to optimize shipments of Anthropologie’s new

furniture line into the United States. There were dogs in the office, and I could wear whatever I wanted to work! It was a cool environment that was fashionable and let me use the skills that I learned in school. Street: Who is your style icon

And it’s fun to see what engineers letters? come up with as dance moves. CLC: When I write out my schedule, I literally write down Street: How is being a woman the clubs that I’m in because in engineering at Penn? sometimes I forget. I’m like, 'I CLC: Penn does a great job of know I have a meeting today. making women in engineering What is it?' feel welcome. We have AWE, Advanced Women in Engineer- Street: What’s currently on your Street: Describe your style in ing, SWE, Society of Women Spotify? three words. Engineers. And I think this past CLC: I have this playlist called CLC: Polished, colorful and class has 40% women engineers. "Yeah, but No," and it’s filled unique. I love finding unique I’ve definitely had classes before with rap music. It’s like 100 shoes, even if I only wear them where I’m one of fifteen girls, and songs of rap music and someonce. They’re like a piece of art- the class is 90 people. That can times I just get in the mood work. I went to an Urban sample be a little intimidating, but, the where I like to rap. I’ll be on the sale in May and I bought this thing is, you remind yourself that treadmill and I’ll be singing my pair of crazy shoes, like iridescent you’re just as smart and there’s Kanye or my Kendrick. I feel space cadet shoes! I’ve never seen no reason gender defines that. like people think I’m into Taylor them on the website before and So I’m like, 'Whatever, there are Swift or something, and I’m like, I don’t know if they’ve ever been a lot of guys here, but I’m just uh–uh, put on some Kendrick on it. gonna do me!' right now. and why? CLC: I have a giant picture of Audrey Hepburn above my bed, and I was her for Halloween last year. I think she’s so poised, and her outfits were always so polished and clean. I also really like Olivia Palermo.

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Street: Tell us about what it’s like to be in an engineering fraternity. Do you play flip cup with drones? We’ve got THECLC: No, but I wouldn’t be surBEER FOR prised if that happened at some your holidaypoint! Theta Tau is a family of party! nerdy engineers, but we also like to have a good time, so the group is very social.

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Street: What was the first engineering project you ever did? CLC: When I was four years old, I developed this affinity for nail polish… I’ve accumulated so much, like 140 bottles. When I was sixteen, I thought, 'I need to build a nail polish holder to fit all of my different nail polish brands.' So I came up with a wooden grid structure design… It was fun using a bunch of machines in my garage. The only bad part was when my Dad and I spent three hours in Home Depot.

Street: What would your super power be if you had one? CLC: It’d be really great to have the power to extreme fast walk because having to go from my apartment to Engineering everyday’s a struggle. Or could someone build a zipline from my apartment to Engineering? That’d be ideal.

Street: There are two types of people at Penn… CLC: Those who dance and those who don’t. I cannot stand it when people tell me they don’t know how to dance. You Street: There are so many acro- do know how to dance, you’re nyms on your resume (AWE, just afraid. Don’t be afraid! OT, EDAB, ESE, CB etc). How When Ariana Grande comes on, do you keep track of all the GDFR: it’s going down for real.

MUSIC

YOUR WEEK IN MUSIC: Bands that will make for the perfect #tbt and some new cool DJs to hit up

WHAT TO SEE: Relive the glory days of middle school with Panic! At the Disco at Radio 104.5’s Summer Block Party Series’ concert along with The Wombats, Joywave, Good Old War and The Front Bottoms at Penn’s Landing on Sept. 13. More importantly, get there early to snap some #cute and #trendy pics at Spruce Street Harbor Park. Alternatively, take it easy this upcoming Sunday at The Fire with local Philadelphian bands Dogs on Main Street and The Chip Breakers as well as Baltimore–based Viking Moses and Chicago band Sun Speak. Check out Of Monsters and Men, aka The Most Style–Consistent Band in Existence, at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 15. Photo: wikipedia.com

WHAT TO LISTEN TO: WHAT TO TALK ABOUT: Pretend you’re still prepping for Fling 2015 with Kygo’s latest release “Here For You” featuring deep soulful vocals by Ella Henderson. UK–based DJ Sigala officially released the instantly catchy “Easy Love” sampled from 40–year–old Jackson 5 song “ABC.”

Beyoncé‘s slowed and deconstructed version of “Crazy in Love” that debuted on the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack is finally on iTunes and Spotify, just in time for you to regret not buying a ticket to see her at Made in America last weekend. Kanye West is already building a constituent base

for his 2020 campaign, having sent Taylor Swift an enormous bouquet of flowers last Friday. Personally, Street is all for #KanTay2020 making a political debut. JOHANNA MATT–NAVARRO

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ALBUMS TO STREAM THIS SEPTEMBER MUSIC

Sex up your Spotify with these September hits.

1. Too, FIDLAR (Sept. 4) The Los Angeles rockers’ sophomore effort delivers garage punk at its finest. Bonus points if you know what FIDLAR stands for.

2. HITnRUN, Prince (Sept. 7) Join the music streaming battle if you want to hear some new Prince, exclusively available on Jay Z’s Tidal.

3. No No No, Beirut (Sept. 11) Big day for all you indie folk fanatics: After four long years and two lead singles, Beirut is back. Cue the hype.

4. Anthems For Doomed Youth, The Libertines (Sept. 11) London’s once–upon–a–time best new band has reunited to put out another album. If you loved "What a Waster" or "Don’t Look Back into the Sun" you know what to do.

8. b’lieve i’m goin down, Kurt Vile (Sept. 25) For fans of The War on Drugs, Bob Dylan (and everyone else for that matter): The lead single is both literally and figuratively "Pretty Pimpin." Get listening—Philly’s very own KV hits Union Transfer Oct. 9.

5. GO:OD AM, Mac Miller (Sept. 18) Start the countdown with the GO:OD AM app— part alarm clock, part exclusive Mac material. Now you might actually wake up for your 8am (as long as it’s not on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays).

9. Every Open Eye, CHVRCHES (Sept. 25) "Leave a Trace" is just another reason to love this Scottish synth–pop outfit. Catch the trio at The Electric Factory on Oct. 1.

6. Honeymoon, Lana del Rey (Sept. 18) Try calling the Honeymoon Hotline (1(800)268– 7886) while you wait for this album to drop.

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7. The Names, Baio (Sept. 18) Vampire Weekend’s bassist Chris Baio is poised for a breakout with his first solo album—check out "Sister of Pearl" and three other singles that will have you dancing until release.

10. Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap (Sept. 25) With breakout singles "Trap Queen" and "679" already under his belt, Fetty Wap is what we’d call a rising star—we’re keeping an eye out for this rapper’s self–titled debut.

11. Music Complete, New Order (Sept. 25) Fifteen days until it’s time to dance. This album marks long–time British rockers’ first release since parting ways with bassist Peter Hook.

12. Savage Hill Ballroom, Youth Lagoon (Sept. 25) Singles "The Knower" and "Highway Patrol Stun Gun" have signaled a move from lo–fi synth pop for Trevor Powers. Listen for yourself—then catch him and his gold lipstick at Union Transfer Oct. 31.

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H E A LT H

STREET PRESENTS: SLEEP IT OFF It's two weeks in to a new year, and we're already tired. This week, Street talks the science of sleep in the first installment in a new series on health. Hey, it can even be your bedtime reading. DINA ZARET

PTSD, SLEEP AND WEED

A debilitating disease and a natural solution One Penn doctor, Philip Gehrman, recently investigated many of the factors associated with poor sleep in individuals with PTSD. Along with anxiety, depression and suicide risk, poor sleep can reduce the impact of psychotherapy for treatment of the disorder. Luckily, another Penn prof, Marcel Bonn–Miller, has been a part of the budding cannabis research field in collaboration with the Veterans Affairs. He showed that those with PTSD have a higher rate of medical marijuana use specifically for sleep problems. While Bonn–Miller doesn’t explain the science behind how or why it works, the increasing legality of marijuana and interest in research on it should clear up the haze of confusion in due time.

PUTTING SLEEP ON YOUR TO DO LIST

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE Can sleep be the cause or the effect? Michael Grandner, from the Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology here at Penn, published a joint study in July that establishes sleep as a mediator between intimate partner violence (IPV) and physical and mental health. So while IPV may cause sleep disturbances and subsequent health issues, sleep disturbances may also be a factor for IPV. This opens up the path to explore the use of therapy for insomnia to potentially minimize IPV and the negative physical and mental health consequences that follow.

What to do when caffeine and cramming aren't cutting it

Summer has come and gone. For some of you, summer meant full nights of sleep for the first time since winter break. For others, it meant the same old, “six hours is a good night” you had all last semester. Either way, it’s a new year. It’s a new chance to make friends and mistakes, ace rocks– for–jocks or fail an Orgo exam. And it’s a new opportunity to pick up the best, most enjoyable and easiest healthy habit you can: sleep. Experts recommend young adults get seven to nine hours per night, but Penn undergrads report an average around 6.7. This increases the risk of everything from heart disease to breast cancer, having children of a lower IQ to a decreased sex drive. You might argue that you sleep in on the weekends to catch up, but turns out it doesn’t really work like that. Namni Goel, a doctor in the Department of Psychiatry at Penn, restricted the sleep of research subjects for five nights of the week. This allotted for two nights of recovery sleep, pretty accurately encapsulating a stressful week at Penn. She found that even with the recovery nights, the subjects still gained more weight and ate more calories than the control group. The thing is, you’re all smart people. You know sleep makes you feel healthier, focus more clearly and generally be happier. So why do we still hear those dumb conversations everyday at Penn

between two friends competing to see who got the least amount of sleep? “Oh you were up till 2am doing an outline for writing seminar? Well if it makes you feel better, I was in the Hunts quiet study room till 4am and then had to get up for my 9am class in DRL.” Stop it! Or, if you’re a freshman, don’t start it! The phrase, “Well if it makes you feel better” never makes anyone feel any better unless it ends with, “I baked you cookies.” Sleep is amazing. Scientists can’t even pretend to fully understand how it works. If you constantly find yourself cramming late at night and crashing the next day, maybe it’s time to try out being a morning person. They say college is the time for experimentation. The classic drug route is so overdone. Be different and experiment with getting up at 8am, doing some work before class and then going to bed early. I know as well as you do: that’s much easier said than done. Penn actually knows that, too. While in the ideal world they’d respond to our systematic sleep deprivation by getting rid of all assignments, they took the next best step and created a “Sleep Well” program with Student Health. This program aims to increase the sleep quality of Penn students, since studies have shown quality is more important than quantity. Emily Paterson, the

Master of Public Health intern working on "Sleep Well," highlighted the importance of “shifting the focus to sleep being a priority like you would plan for class or studying. If you make it out of Penn with As and you’re miserable, what good is that doing for you?” Perks of the program include free welcome kits at Student Health. Pick one up for some hand sanitizer, tissues, earbuds and eye masks. All you have to do is fill out a super quick survey, and I know you’ve done worse things for free stuff. "Sleep Well" also offers sleep workshops that any student group can sign up for on the Student Health website and has a poster and social media campaign coming later in the fall. Nobody’s saying it’s easy. Oversleeping without planning for it can be as stressful as staying up that extra hour. Coffee cannot sustainably substitute for a good night of rest. Yet, on the other hand, staying up late with friends is part of the fun of being at college and being surrounded by so many great people. We all just need to focus on finding the right balance between busyness and bed. You can do it; we believe in you. And in the meantime enjoy Smokes’…. I’m going to sleep.

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had met this kid the night before in a hostel that I was staying in," says Jasper Liu, an Engineering junior. "And the next morning we were there, went to the general store, bought a pack of bacon and pancake mix and made breakfast outside underneath the mountains." Jasper is one of many Penn students who chose to take time off before beginning his undergraduate years. After participating in a coordinated semester program in Tecomán, Colima, Mexico, Jasper decided to drive cross–country solo.

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He spent the fall following his acceptance to Penn with Projects Abroad, the largest volunteer service program in the world. During his time in Mexico, Jasper lived on the beach and participated in projects involving sea turtle and coastal conservation. “My favorite place was Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Snow still on mountains, weather turning to spring—beautiful.” The concept of a gap year is relatively new, originating in the United Kingdom only decades ago. Still, gap years remain more common in Europe; recent statistics show that over five percent of accepted students take time off before starting at a university. Meanwhile, only 1.2 percent of American college freshmen choose to pursue a gap year, according to the Higher Education Research Institute. Gap years at Penn are somewhat of an enigma. The school's gap year procedures and possibilities are unclear compared to peer institutions. Princeton’s Bridge Program offers a select number of incoming freshmen nine months of tuition– free sponsored service work. Tufts’ 1+4 Bridge–Year Service Learning Program provides a structured year of full–time national or international service before the more traditional four years of undergraduate study. While Penn lists resources online, the University sponsors little of its own gap year programming. In email correspondence, one Penn Student Registration and Financial Aid representative wrote, “I am not familiar with the term 'gap years'.”

or George Beall, who’s taking time off after finishing his first year at Wharton, the decision to take a gap year “definitely wasn’t a course of action I expected to take. It sort of just happened.” This past November, George kick– started his company Touch Tiles, which uses Lego–like technologies to create a touchscreen device of any size. “It reached a point in the spring where I realized if I wanted it to be successful, I needed to work on it full time.” George says the gap year provided him a better opportunity to take charge of his company. “Entrepreneurship, in my opinion, is not something you can really do while in school, simply because you do not know desperation until you break the cycle of education we all live. Overall, though, I wouldn't say it was as much of a choice of company over college as it was just that I could, so why not?” “I loved being at Penn and chose Penn for its pre–professional culture, but ultimately there is a lot we don't know and cannot be taught in a classroom. My decision didn't come from hating Penn or being dissatisfied with the curriculum, but just from having an opportunity to do something that I normally wouldn't have had.”

ome students capitalize on the chance to seek out experiences they wouldn’t ordinarily find at Penn. Jason Tang, a senior in the College, used his gap year for

global travel, visiting Norway, Israel, Palestine, England, France and Iceland. In an interview with The Prospect, he explained, “I had anxiety over the pace of my life, and I didn’t feel quite ready transitioning from high school.” Over the course of his travels, Jason

found himself in a diverse set of experiences, which included working as a lumberjack in Norway, visiting the Silk Road, shepherding while exploring Hebrew and Judaism in Israel and backpacking through Iceland. Perhaps the most critical aspect of his travels, though, centered more on his perceptions regarding identity and race outside of the United States. Over the time he spent in Jordan, the Muslim Quarter, East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Jason compiled a list of what he describes as racially–based micro–agressions. Locals labeled him Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Banana, China, Yapun and Kungfu. A Palestinian asked him, “We have many cats in Palestine. Chinese eat cat?” He estimated between six and nine strangers asked to touch his hair. “I was set apart from this American mélange,” he said. “And I kinda wanted to be treated like a privileged little American,

while instead, I got kicked out of a store once in the Old City because of the way I

looked.” Jason, though, found comfort and enjoyment in the anonymity of his travels. “The lack of repeat social interactions of foreign country make it easier to socialize,” he said. “For example, I love talking to taxi drivers, because I’ll never see them again.”

lternatively, a year away from education allowed College junior Samuel Byers to cultivate familial bonds. For half of his year off, Samuel thru–hiked across the Adirondack Trail, which extends from Maine to Georgia. By the end of high school, after spending weekends backpacking and dreaming about taking a more ambitious hike, Samuel decided to delay coming to Penn. Samuel believes he has found a family. “The more important thing is that they're the kind of people who I never would meet in a 'traditional' college career. One of my friends is a bartender and a stagehand in NYC. Another is an artist from West Virginia. I know a retired railroad conductor and a volunteer forest fire fighter and dozens more. Knowing these people has been immensely enriching to

my life, but I never would have met them at Penn. More importantly, all of these people are decades older than me, but we met on terms of complete equality.” Hiking the trail was both empowering and isolating, separating Samuel from the outside world while putting him on equal terms with his older travel companions. “We had all hiked the same miles and climbed the same mountains, so I could look them in the eye without feeling like a child, and I was a child when I started hiking. It doesn't really matter who you are in the real world so long as you do the miles.” Samuel's hiking cost less than $4,000, and he was able to subsidize the trip by working after his return.

espite the altruistic nature of these gap year programs, many come at a high cost. Projects Abroad, for instance, costs almost $20,000 for a semester–long trip, similar to the cost of full–priced college tuition. Jasper acknowledges how money can

serve as a barrier to taking a gap year. “I was really blessed to financially have the opportunity. Not everyone has the same flexibility that I did.” Kivunim, a Jewish travel experience marketed as a “full experiential program including all international travel” charges a

cool $50,000 for its annual tuition.

eleste Marcus, a freshman interested in studying intellectual history and Arabic, admits that her gap year was expensive. However, for Celeste's Orthodox Jewish community, traveling to Israel is the norm before attending college. She notes that her high school actively encourages gap years, offering application and scholarship counseling during the gap year program search process, which often parallels the timeline of college admissions season. “It would have been the departure from the past [traditions] had I not gone.” Celeste spent eight months studying in the suburbs of Jerusalem, an opportunity at what she calls one of the most “serious places a girl can go to study Jewish texts.” Celeste saw her gap year as a vital opportunity to explore and engage with her religious identity. Her experience strongly shaped her approach to the Jewish community at Penn, motivating her to join Shira Chadasha, a Hillel community which provides prayer space for Penn’s diverse Jewish life. For Celeste, the trip was an opportunity to find intellectual independence. “I realized I didn’t need a teacher to hand me the materials that I wanted to learn.” Hannah Noyes is junior from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, studying classical studies and political science.

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FILM & TV

Next time you send or receive that borderline creepy 2am text message, be properly prepared with the newest and most appropriate Netflix options for your most inappropriate endeavors. Here’s what to watch with someone you met at… OCR: Peaky Blinders is a Netflix original series based on a 1919 British gang “set on moving up in the world no matter the cost." Although this sounds nothing like Penn (*cough cough Wharton*) students whatsoever, some may recommend this for a Netflix and chill session with your next OCR bae. Not into historical series? Try proposing a House of Cards marathon: Just as ruthless, Kevin Spacey will definitely not leave you disappointed—at least not more than that time you messed up your hedge fund summer internship. THE LIBRARY PARTY DURING NSO: Warning: There is probably no recommendation that is going to make this less uncomfortable for everyone involved. However, the best possible option is probably Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. It’s easy to seem less awkward when directly compared to literally the most awkward character ever, right? This 2015 comedy, created by Tina Fey, will definitely only appeal to a particular sense of humor, but—fortunately—if someone is awkward enough, they will laugh whether or not they actually think it’s funny. However—unfortunately—you still have to deal with someone who is probably generally uncomfortable.Not sure what else to say other than good luck.

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A COMEDY PERFORMANCE: You met at a comedy performance and you are trying to find something you will both enjoy. Maybe watch some stand–up comedy? You didn’t need to read this to figure that one out. New on Netflix as of 2015 includes: Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time), Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive and Chris Tucker—wait for it, what do you know, also—Live. All are between about an hour and an hour and a half, the perfect amount of time before getting too sleepy to actually Netflix and chill— really giving you an opportunity not to be the biggest fool in the room. Take it.

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A GBM YOU ONLY WENT TO FOR THE NOMS: It's possible that a documentary has never been recommended for Netflix and chill before—until now. Chef ’s Table is a 2015 Netflix Original six part docu–series showing the lives and restaurants of critically acclaimed international chefs. Specifically recommended are episodes one and four: They show artistic Italian dishes and beautiful plates of sushi. If this is too sophisticated for your taste, just watch the grilled cheese and/ or pasta scenes from the 2014 indie Chef. The only thing hotter than the food will be you. We all wish this were a joke. It’s not. (Ed note: This recommendation is also applicable to a Netflix and chill sesh, munchies style.) A FRAT PARTY: Wet Hot American Summer has been getting all the hype since its release in July. Including a big–star cast of Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks (Penn alum, omg have you, like, not heard?!), Chris Pine, Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig, this cast might be as sceney as you want to be. If you want to maybe be a little different from everyone else, try Staten Island Summer. From Saturday Night Live creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels, this hilarious yet raunchy 2015 film won't be the only thing in the room to be rated R. EMILY HASON

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FILM & TV

FALL MUST–SEE FILMS

We cover Oscar bait, blockbusters and the perfect Sunday afternoon hangover movie cure.

BLOCKBUSTERS

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BRANDON SLOTKIN It’s the start of a new fall semester, which means we finally get to watch some actually good movies. #Winteriscoming, so you should drown your sorrows in a hot chocolate at Cinemark (formerly known as The Rave) after class. Here are three movies that might get Oscar noms, three popcorn–munching giant blockbusters and three very big movies that’ll ride box office success to awards season glory.

Suffragette I will watch anything with Meryl Streep in it. I will watch anything with Carey Mulligan in it. This movie has both: Streep plays real life British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, who is here to inspire the fictional Maud Watts, played by Mulligan, to become a leader in the movement. A movie made by women for women—we need more of 'em. Comes out Oct. 23. Trumbo Bryan Cranston plays Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter blacklisted by the House Un–American Affairs Committee from working with Hollywood studio heads during the 1940s. The film depicts Trumbo’s efforts to break the blacklist by working under assumed names; he would be awarded two posthumous Oscars for The Brave One and Roman Holiday after it was revealed that he wrote the films using pseudonyms. Get to know this title well because Hollywood loves to vote for itself at the Oscars. Comes out Nov. 26. The Danish Girl Tom Hooper, the Best Director winner for 2010’s The King’s Speech, directs Eddie Redmayne—2014 Oscar Winner for portraying Steven Hawking in The Theory of Everything—as Lili Elbe, one of the first known cases of a transgender woman receiving sexual reassignment surgery. Yes, having a straight dude play a transgender woman is certainly not the best representation of an oppressed community. But if we want Hollywood to get better at making movies like this, we should encourage studios to keep telling these stories while teaching filmmakers how to not fuck it up. Practice makes perfect. Comes out Nov. 27. Spectre Daniel Craig is back for his fourth turn as James Bond, with director Sam Mendes (2013’s Skyfall) also returning. S.P.E.C.T.R.E., an evil crime syndicate rebooted from the earlier films, is the movie’s Big Bad, headed by Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz). I sympathize with the feminist critique of the James Bond franchise—the movies are misogynistic and wax nostalgic for a (more) patriarchal era and culture. If you can turn your brain off for two hours (I’m a sucker for these movies, so I can), they’re pretty fun. Comes out Nov. 6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 This will be the biggest movie of the year and everyone knows it, so instead of regurgitating information you already know, I want to ask one thing: Will you be disappointed by this movie? Maybe. But we all know you'll be there anyway. Comes out Nov. 21. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Just for funsies, I tried re–watching the prequel trilogy last week. Two things to look forward to: Lawrence Kasdan, who co–wrote The Empire Strikes Back, is a co–writer here as well; the cast, featuring John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar Isaac, Christina Chong, Maisie Richardson–Sellers and Iko Uwais, includes an impressive amount of non–white people. Comes out Dec. 18.

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The Good Dinosaur After Inside Out ended, I walked out of The Rave (or former Rave, RIP) thankful it was dark, late and I wouldn’t run into people because I bawled at that movie and my face was still wet. My faith in Pixar has been renewed after a few uninspired offerings between Toy Story 3 and Inside Out, and The Good Dinosaur looks to continue that trend. Not much is known about the plot—it apparently takes place in an alternate universe where dinosaurs aren’t extinct, allowing a kid and his dinosaur to get into some shenanigans. Comes out Nov. 25. The Revenant “A revenant is a visible ghost or animated corpse that was believed to return from the grave to terrorize the living,” Google explained to me as I searched for something to say about this film. There’s admittedly a lot of things creating buzz here. Grantland.com published a puff piece in July detailing the grueling filming process that went into making this movie. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu just won a case full of Oscars last year for Birdman. Leonardo DiCaprio is in this movie, and I’m sure he’ll act his fucking heart out trying to snag his first Oscar on Iñárritu’s coattails. Comes out Dec 25. The Hateful Eight There are two ways to interpret the fact that Quentin Tarantino has neither won an Academy Award for directing, nor had any of his movies so much as nominated for Best Picture. He’s either overrated, or he belongs to the fraternity of auteurist directors who have been consistently snubbed. He hopes it’s the latter: The hype around this film crested when he insisted on only releasing a 70 mm version of the film for the first two weeks. (This film is wider than the 35 mm film commonly used for movies; the controversy is that most theaters don’t have projectors that can accommodate this format). With an incredible cast that includes both Tarantino regulars (Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen) and newbies (Channing Tatum!, Bruce Dern!!, Jennifer Jason Leigh!!!), he might finally get there. Comes out Dec. 25. S E P T E M B E R 1 0 , 2 01 5 3 4 T H S T R E E T M A G A Z I N E 1 3

FOOD & DRINK

JUST LIKE GRANDMA'S

Ever raged so hard at Rumor that you really just needed… a pie? Neither have we, but Chris, a sceney sophomore, was overwhelmed with a craving for some baked apple goodness. After leaving the club, buying two pies and devouring one, he returned to the party. Unsure what to do with his leftovers, he threw them at the bouncer, who promptly kicked him out.

GETTIN' CHEEZY The best part about living off campus? No meal plan. The worst part? Coming home starving to an empty kitchen, only a granola bar to your name, which means you probably have to cook your drunk food. As drunk logic would have it, College sophomore Malia concluded that she must make— and eat—as many grilled cheeses as would use up the olive oil in the pan. This all went swimmingly, that is until she woke up at 3am to puke up the five sandwiches she had consumed.

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WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA?

Some people just don’t walk in the light the first two weeks of freshman year. Jay, a College freshman, left his phone in an Uber after a wild night downtown. In an attempt to get his phone back, Jay asked a fellow frosh–ling if he could borrow her phone to call the Uber. She obliged, but when the phone call ended, the girl was no where to be found. Jay hitchhiked to 24th Street, where the Uber driver was presumably waiting for him with his phone. When he got there, the Uber driver not only handed him his phone, but also a Sunkist and a straw. Jay arrived back on campus to a police squad and the phoneless girl claiming Jay had stolen her phone. On the bright side, at least Sunkist is still a thing.

NOT IN LOVE, JUST HUNGRY Don’t ask me how many meatball subs I had past midnight freshman year. Also, don’t ask me how many I ate alone. ELENA MODESTI

YES, I KNOW GUAC IS EXTRA Chipotle twice in one day is never a problem… that is, unless it’s within a span of ten minutes. Ella, a College sophomore, was feelin’ herself this weekend and decided Chipotle was the perfect way to end her dartying experience. As she took the last bite of her first round, the memory of eating seemed to escape her, and she lined up again for seconds, claiming she was “in the mood for Chipotle.” She then proceeded to eat her friend’s Chipotle as well. (Ed. note: Let's be real, we would probably do that sober.)

WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA?

Under normal circumstances, being told you have to gain five pounds in food weight would be a dream come true. In an attempt at brotherly bonding, some freshman youngins were told they had to do just that…except their only means of gaining this weight was mayonnaise, dog biscuits, Crisco, cat food and anything else atrociously unappetizing that you can imagine. Good thing most of them probably don’t remember it happening. If you woke up regretting that Allegro’s slice of pizza at 2am, relax, at least it wasn’t Crisco. 1 4 3 4 T H S T R E E T M A G A Z I N E S E P T E M B E R 1 0 , 2 01 5

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The best food you can get in Philadelphia when you're on a budget.

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Step inside this unassuming classic Jewish delicatessen for the fattest and most beautiful deli sandwich you ever did see. Location: 4309 Locust Street When to go: When you are broke and want to get a few meals for the price of one.

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My personal favorite restaurant in all of Philadelphia. Get ready to stuff your face with the best hummus ($9–11) you’ve ever had in the most amazing pita known to Philadelphians. The menu changes every day so you’ll always get to try something new. Location: 1625 Sansom Street Who to bring: Your Jewish friend who just got back from Study Abroad in Israel and is sad about it.

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Welcome to the Indian Buffet BYO of your dreams. While dinner pushes the limit at $12.95, there is a student discount and lunch makes the cut at $9.95. Location: 60 S 38th Street Who to bring: Your freshman hall (the all you can eat buffet will bring back bittersweet memories of Hill brunch).

AGNO GRILL A Mediterranean, healthier version of Chipotle, with a pistachio rice pudding ($4) that will make you actually crave rice pudding. Location: 2104 Chestnut Street When to go: When you need a break from Hummus.

PAT'S/GENO'S Get the true Philly experience and make a bold statement by declaring the superiority of a sandwich. Location: 1237 East Passyunk Avenue and 1219 South 9th Street, respectively Who to bring: Any of your senior friends who still haven't been—don't let them graduate without it!!

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Upperclassmen will roll their eyes at this because, duh, where else would we go for a breakfast burrito from heaven? Freshmen, make the trek and be the cool kid in your hall who introduced everyone to the best food coma they’ll ever have. Location: 261 S 44th Street When to go: When waking up Sunday morning hungover AF.

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I’ve only ever gotten the spicy veggie bowl with chicken and only ever will. Side of avo when I’m feeling ~indulgent~ (or need to make the delivery minimum). Location: 269 S 44th Street and 104 S 21st Street Who to bring: Anyone that thinks Beijing is the best Asian food in the neighborhood.

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I don’t eat red meat, but I ate a Shake Shack cheeseburger during NSO, and it changed my life. Highly recommended. Location: 3200 Chestnut Street and 2000 Sansom Street Who to bring: A friend who will actually eat french fries.

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ARTS

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT:

HOW TO PRETEND TO BE ARTSY Have you ever wanted to be more of a hipster but then remember that you like Taylor Swift unironically? Ever wanted to be more artsy so that your peers would find you more interesting but then remember that galleries bore you to tears? Well, this week Arts has you covered: Here's a guide to the best and most surefire ways to give your persona a complete makeover, just in time for the start of the semester. New year, new you, amiright?

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THE BEST THINGS YOUR PENNCARD CAN GET YOU IN ART WORLD

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Love museums? Broke AF. Us too. Next time you go to explore the Philly art scene, bring your PennCard.

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Student price: $10 collection, $15 collection + exhibition. Free on first Sundays of the month.

The Garden, housed on Fairmount Park, includes a koi pond, an ornamental garden, a main house and a tea room. Definitely a sight to see.

More than 3,000 masterpieces, 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes, 59 Matisses, 46 Picassos, 16 Modiglianis and 7 Van Goghs. Need I say more?

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Student price: $10 or $16 Don’t want to go too far? Penn’s Museum of Archeology and Anthropology has one of the most prominent collections in the United States and the world. Take one more thing off your Penn bucket list. Located: 3260 South Street

Student price: Free Come, eat at Kings Court, and come back. You won’t have to pay a dime. And get an Andy Warhol poster for your room. Located: 36th and Sansom streets

PHILADELPHIA MAGIC GARDENS Student Price: $5, $10 for adult walking tours Recycling glass and ceramic materials, artist Isaiah Zagar constructed an incredible display of public art in the City of Philadelphia right on South Street. Located: 1020 South Street.

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ROSENBACH MUSEUM & LIBRARY Student price: $5, free on Tuesdays This museum is an intersection between art and literature, featuring rare manuscripts, books and incredible exhibitions of a myriad of authors and movements. Exhibitions during September include “Deciphering Ulysses: A Playful Introduction to Joyce’s Novels” and “Catholics in the New World: A Selection of 16th– 18th century manuscripts.” Check out the reading room if you’re looking for a place to sink into your new book and get away from Penn. Located: 2008 Delancey Place

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Student price: $14, or a Student Membership for $40 (Allows access to the Art After 5, Mount Pleasant, Cedar Grove, the Perelman Building and many more things.) Also pay–what–you–wish Sundays after 5pm. The crown jewel of museums in the City of Brotherly Love. Take your Rocky–esque picture ASAP. (Preferably on Sunday after 5pm.) Revisit the museum you haven’t gone to since freshman NSO. Located: 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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