Needhi Mehta

Brave: This Student Turned Tomorrow's Meal Prep into Tonight's Late Night Snack

She managed to make her meal prepped food last only 1.5 hours after cooking it. 

How to Pick the Best Restaurants on Campus to Take Your Visiting Family to Drown Out Your Arguments

If you’re going to have a fight with your family, you might as well plan for it to be at one of campus’ most argument-accommodating restaurants. Here’s how to choose.

Here’s Why Iced Coffee Should Not Be Your Lunch Today and Here’s Why I Won’t Listen

I am never the type to just blindly follow the rules because someone passing by on the street or my entire close circle of family and friends tells me to. 

How to See a Future with Him Even Though He Leaves His Wet Clothes in the Washer Overnight

His dorm manners are definitely not husband material, but here’s how to see a future with him even though his clothes have probably been sitting in the washer overnight. 

Study Abroad Student Returns With Exotic Tapestry From Target to Hang in Dorm

Upon moving her belongings into her room, junior Kate Lanthorpe (C ’20) was praised for her wall artwork— especially the beautiful and exotic tapestry she got from Target.

OP-ED: Is He Flirting With You or Giving You a Look Because You Can't Stop Coughing?

It’s hard to tell though if a potential boyfriend is flirting with you or just giving you a look while you’re in the middle of a cough attack in Fisher Fine Arts. Here are some tips to figure it out once and for all. 

Student to Spend Next Four Years Rescheduling Plans with Friend

Hours before she was supposed to hang out with longtime friend Katy, Sarah Kiefer (C ’19) sent her a quick text canceling their dinner plans, saying she was “so busy UGH.” “No worries! Monday?” asked Katy. Sarah replied “Of course!” as she changed into pajamas and turned on Netflix, not even bothering to put the dinner into her schedule for Monday.

OP-ED: How I Always Find Time in My Busy Schedule to Cry in Front of My TA

Some people treat being busy like a competition. But I refuse to think like that. Despite being so busy with my 6.5 credits, 4 club commitments, and more papers than you probably have, I always find time in my packed schedule to shed some tears.

Friend With Equally Shitty ID Blames Other Friend for Not Getting Into Smokes

It was Thursday night and Lisa (C '21) and her friends were standing in line outside Smokey Joe’s, memorizing the addresses on their ID’s. “This better work,” she said, knowing full well that it probably would not work. “We don’t have any other moves tonight.”

I Lived It: My Fourth NSO Without Losing a Toe

Wow. I never thought this day would come. After hearing the news two years ago about a freshman who managed to lose his big toe during the pool party, I always thought I'd be next. After all, I had already lost two Penn Cards, my pants, and at least a few brain cells during NSO.

​Friends and Huntsman Automatic Sinks Stopped Noticing Student

William O’Brien (C ’18) is about to graduate, but is already feeling sad and lonely, nervous about what his new life would bring. His days are numbered and now more than ever he wants to be noticed.

​Passive Roommate Declares Individualized Major in Chef and Maid

A common trend across all of Penn's undergraduate schools is that students tend to change their mind about what they want to study. Some start off in Engineering and switch into the College, while others come in as English majors and end up doing chemistry. This Wharton student has a similar story.

​Fate of Entire Evening Left Up to Copa ID Scanner

Kathleen Grover (C ’21) and her friends were so excited when the IDGod order shipped. They couldn’t wait to hit up every happy hour at Copa and Distrito.

​SHS Finds 100% Correlation Between Students Who Visit Them and Students Who Have Mono

The discovery was made by sophomore Keith Porbant (C ’20). Every time he would feel a little sick and would pay a visit to Student Health, it would almost become routine that he would end up walking out with a diagnosis of mononucleosis. 

What I Learned From Struggling My First Year at Penn and Literally Every Year After That

If there’s one thing that’s harder than struggling after your first year, it’s struggling many more times your second, third, fourth, and if you failed CIS160, your fifth years at Penn.

New Frat Position Formed to Help Brothers Find Dates for Date Nights

Sophomore Boy Grumpy After One of Three Late-Night Texts Ignored