Breaking Bread

College senior Milan Chand joins Breaking Bread to chat about his experience at Penn as a queer Southeast Asian American man.Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Liv Yun.

Exchange student Kira Rai joins Breaking Bread to chat about her experience at Penn as a native Londoner.Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Liv Yun.

College sophomore Lamis Habila joins Breaking Bread to discuss her involvement in The Inspiration, a predominantly Black a cappella group on campus, and her experience at Penn as an African Muslim.Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Liv Yun.

In this episode, Wharton junior Mario Paez speaks on his experiences at Penn as a bisexual, first-generation, low-income Latino man over Five Guys. Mario, who grew up in a predominantly Latino community in south Texas, describes the challenges of adjusting to a completely different culture in college. Despite these challenges, Mario has found many communities at Penn that have allowed him to celebrate his cultural identity. As a junior, he enjoys mentoring others with similar experiences and hopes to support the future of Penn diversity.Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Liv Yun.

In this episode, College sophomore Shreya Sharma explores the topic of being a woman, and more specifically, an Indian woman, in college. From "The Eras Tour" to the Barbie movie, this past summer proved to be an empowering and important one for women around the world - or was it? Sharma speaks on how this summer's surge of feminism has failed to be reflected in both academic and social settings at Penn. She also dives into the dynamics of the brown community at Penn and its expectations for women.Edited by Riane Lumer. Music Jiglr Night Rider. Design by Liv Yun.

Being an international student brings on unique challenges and experiences at Penn. In this episode, native Kazakh Madina Sabitqyzy speaks on her experience as an international student and Central Asian. Madina is one of nine undergraduate students from Kazakhstan at the university, and is working toward fostering a community for Central Asian students on campus. She describes her experience as challenging but rewarding, and hopes to help other students find their way at Penn.Edited by Riane Lumer. Music Jiglr Night Rider. Design by Liv Yun.

Many people think fraternities have a homogeneous demographic, especially at Ivy League schools. College first year Dom Ciccotelli joins Breaking Bread to talk about his experience as a queer male in a frat on Penn's campus. Dom tells his story of deciding to rush and landing a spot in Phi Gamma Delta (better known as Fiji). He speaks on the inclusivity of his frat and how it is an unexpected but special community for him at Penn.Edited by Riane Lumer. Music Jiglr Night Rider. Design by Liv Yun.