Buttercup was the most loyal of baby dolls. I didn't particularly want to cut her open with my tiny Fiskars scissors, but it was for the advancement of knowledge, after all. My four-year-old self was acting on a whim - I absolutely needed to know if dolls had organs. After pushing aside Buttercup's strawberry pink overalls, I eagerly began to snip away at my favorite doll with clumsy hands, only to experience shocking disappointment. Buttercup had deflated, along with my...

"We're almost there!" The car stopped on 36th and Spruce, smack in the middle of Penn's beautiful campus, as my former roommates and I bubbled with anticipation. Our feet were itching to once again step on Locust Walk for Alumni Weekend and our minds were ready to be flooded with warm, wonderful memories. Jumping from the passenger seat, I was eager to reminisce. A visit on a cold February day in my junior year of high school - the day...

"We're almost there!" The car stopped on 36th and Spruce, smack in the middle of Penn's beautiful campus, as my former roommates and I bubbled with anticipation. Our feet were itching to once again step on Locust Walk for Alumni Weekend and our minds were ready to be flooded with warm, wonderful memories. Jumping from the passenger seat, I was eager to reminisce. A visit on a cold February day in my junior year of high school - the day...