Ashwin Shandilya is a Wharton senior originally from New Market, Md. He is the former Marketing Manager and Editorial Page Editor of the DP. He thinks he can provoke a little discussion or make you think twice in his weekly Thursday columns. Hopefully you'll agree.
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Penn vs Sword | More to Wharton than Wall Street
by Ashwin Shandilya | March 18, 2010 12:22AM
When incoming students equate Wharton with a well-paid job, they risk ignoring the other incredible opportunities that Wharton, Penn and their own undergraduate education can offer them.
Penn vs Sword | A waste of money
by Ashwin Shandilya | February 25, 2010 12:56AM
UA members need to remove Ivy Council’s funding from its 2010-2011 budget immediately. It’s time for student government to stop wasting our money.
Penn vs Sword | Smarter sex education
by Ashwin Shandilya | February 18, 2010 12:49AM
The debate over moral values shouldn’t dominate how we develop effective sex-ed programs.
Penn vs Sword | Savor the snow day
by Ashwin Shandilya | February 11, 2010 12:22AM
Hold onto these snow days, and use them to reconnect with the kid inside you.
Penn vs Sword | Sensitivity is for ‘sissies’
by Ashwin Shandilya | February 4, 2010 2:00AM
Student minority groups have become far too sensitive about the language that others use. Not only does this cause an absurd level of political correctness that stifles campus discussion, but it also trivializes the real injustices these groups fight.
Penn vs Sword | Signing off on a change
by Ashwin Shandilya | January 28, 2010 1:01AM
The Undergraduate Assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging Wharton to count American Sign Language courses toward the foreign-language requirement. Wharton should listen.
Penn vs Sword | Drunk on bureaucracy
by Ashwin Shandilya | January 21, 2010 1:25AM
Our state’s alcohol laws need to catch up with the rest of society — and finally enter the 21st century.
Penn vs Sword | Fit for curriculum
by Ashwin Shandilya | January 14, 2010 1:48AM
Schools must value physical health just as much as intellectual development.
Upscale dining at its best, with food you won't forget
by Ashwin Shandilya | February 19, 2008 1:00AM
At La Terrasse, food is art. This, mind you, is coming from a person who loves to scoff at those establishments that serve you meager amounts of food decorated with superfluous frills, all while charging you an arm and a leg. But at La Terrasse, you get what you pay for - which in this case was simply a superb culinary experience.
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