Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot
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Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Declaring 'Game Over'
Open dialogue between the sexes at Penn is just not happening because the “game” we subscribe to requires crafty disingenuity.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | On the outside, looking Fl(in)g
From the guys at Allegro’s who served us pizza at 3 o’clock in the morning, to the accepted students who toured Penn for the very first time — we were curious about how Fling fared for those on the periphery.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Sometimes it's kosher to stray from tradition
Back in high school, the bell rang and it was home to the family. Now, we go home to our friends.
Joke Issue: Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Get low? YEAH, BRO!
After publishing our first little number on grinding. — we’ve reevaluated how we stand on this mating ritual: to the front, to the back and to the side.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Student government has a problem
Beneath the corny Undergraduate Assembly election posters adorned with shameless rhyme schemes — “Sex Under The Button, Vote for Abe Sutton” … umm — that we saw last week, student government may actually be the outlet for our grievances.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | A case for the Lone Luncher
In our digitized, connected world, we’re quick to judge those who lunch like Liz — by themselves.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Indulging the one-hit wonder
This spring break anthem, ever-present at St. Patrick’s Day-day parties, is the spurt of spring sunshine that has brought Penn out of hibernation.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Protesting the picture perfect
Stop being so concerned with how others perceive your vacation and focus on how you see it. Satisfaction ultimately comes from making the most of your own experiences, not having over a hundred photos of yourself mid-jump on a beach.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Blackout or get out
If college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives, then why are we so eager to forget it?
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Bring back the banter
While intellectual curiosity does live at Penn, it struggles to coexist in a habitat pervaded by a pre-professional culture with an Animal House mentality.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Pondering the pajama drama
While most mothers forbade us from leaving our homes in pajamas during our tweenage years, in college there is no fashion police.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Learn the lingo, jack the job
In an increasingly competitive landscape, students should arm themselves with as many languages as possible.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Get low? Hell no.
With every basement encounter, we fall further and further from engaging each other in a meaningful way. More often than not, you don’t even face your partner.
