College Headlines

Street Makes it Better: First Cold of the Year

34th Street Magazine, University of Pennsylvania, PA

20 minutes ago by Melissa Gad

You can't breathe, your head throbs and every time you swallow it feels like you're gulping fire. It's not a hangover… it's worse. The first damn cold of the year, and the timing couldn't be worse. Student Health is not an option, unless you can muster the strength to trudge to 35th and Market and sit for three hours in Germ Central (only to be prescribed Sudafed).

It's Hip to be Square

34th Street Magazine, University of Pennsylvania, PA

2 days ago

Franklin Square

Head a flew blocks north from the Market-Frankford Line 5th Street stop to find this history buff's wet dream; our favorite founding father reportedly conducted his electricity-discovering "kite-and-key" experiment on these grounds. Do the tourist thing and check out the adjacent Independence National Historical Park where you can be let down by the size of the Liberty Bell (spoiler alert: it's cracked) and walk the same grounds our nation's finest wig- and tight-wearing predecessors graced.

Street Makes It Better: Early Morning Classes

34th Street Magazine, University of Pennsylvania, PA

3 days ago by Melissa Gad and Maggie Rusch

You've made that dreaded mistake: signing up for a 9 a.m. class. Maybe you're a freshman who naively assumed this would be no different than your 7:45 homeroom. Or you might be a senior taking that last required seminar. Either way, it sucks, and it probably seems like there is no way you'll ever make it to DRL at such an ungodly hour.

Simon Study Abroad Bill in Congress

The Stute, Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ

5 days ago by John Koch

During their years of college, many students may wish to seek the opportunity to study abroad. According to a NAFSA: Association of International Educators press release, while many students entering college would like to participate in study abroad programs, "only 1% of the U.