By Spencer Small
05/10/13 1:06am
Schoolwork was secondary to adventures, from studying abroad to going across town to get a 4 a.m. cheesesteak. That’s where I learned the most — life lessons, not classroom lessons.
By Dana Tom
05/10/13 1:06am
Many of us spend our time in college with an end goal, but I can honestly say, I’m not sure what exactly I was chasing this whole time.
By Sam Shaik
05/01/13 12:33am
I have been watching with keen interest, the unfolding of events subsequent to the “Wharton snub” and the explications of various viewpoints around the “Freedom of Speech” debate. One such piece is an article by Penn professor Saswati Sarkar that was published on NitiCentral on April 27, 2013. I went over her views with interest and want to share with you why I think her claim of “Truth was told” is not true.
By Jeff Porten
04/28/13 3:31pm
Frank Luntz is playing the Penn community for that media bump.
By David Helfenbein
04/26/13 3:10pm
I took a course from Al Hunt of Bloomberg News who taught me the basics of journalistic integrity. We were taught to respect a speaker when he or she said a topic was “off the record.”
By Aakash Abbi
04/26/13 12:56am
I welcome the free flow of expression and ideas at Penn regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum. But the best debate is an open and honest one. The best debate is one in which people speak freely and do not actively obscure their true beliefs.
By Arielle Klepach
04/25/13 4:32pm
Frank Luntz’s talk to campus was the first major speaker event that the College Republicans have held in over two years. The mistreatment and disrespect of such a well-respected individual reflects shamefully on this institution and on its students. A courteous and curious student body should welcome speakers of any political affiliation.
By Christine Chen
04/24/13 12:57am
As much as I’d love to write my farewell column using only Wharton memes, none of these tidbits caught my eye as much as this gem: Write a piece of semi-autobiographical detective fiction.
By Lauren Agresti
04/24/13 12:54am
Writing personal essays is more like diving into the crowd, grabbing people out of their seats and making them dance with you. This is where I feel at home.
By Stephen J. MacCarthy
04/24/13 12:49am
The University treats an allegation of rape (or any other form of sexual violence) with extreme seriousness.
By ASAP
04/22/13 11:41pm
I cannot speak for all, but here’s what being raped at this university felt like for me.
By Rachel del Valle
04/22/13 11:20pm
I do keep a journal, sort of. I can look back on it with minimal discomfort, and I don’t have to search through memorabilia boxes to find it. It’s my Facebook profile.
By Caroline Brand
04/22/13 11:17pm
As part of its ongoing Real Beauty campaign, Dove posted a YouTube video last week that has over 19 million views. I find the overwhelmingly positive response to this video troubling — especially the praise from within the Penn community.
By Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives
04/22/13 11:14pm
We must add our voices to those demanding that we value all lives by speaking out against violence in all of its forms. But we must do more. The best way to honor those whose lives are forever changed by violence is to become data-driven advocates to reduce violence in our communities.
By Nicole Sadaniantz
04/22/13 9:26pm
April 24 commemorates the day in 1915 when over 200 Armenian intellectuals and leaders were arrested, imprisoned and promptly executed.
By Anthony Liveris
04/22/13 12:39am
As vice president of College Republicans, students are quick to disagree with me. I heard tougher jests during the campaign season on campus than “working for the Devil” can encapsulate. But that is the beauty of being a member of the so-called opposition.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
04/19/13 12:21am
While this bill was not a large step, it was progress, it was momentum, it could have been precedent. With it, we could have moved forward — still together — and talked about what more we could do. The fact that we can do nothing is just ridiculous.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
04/18/13 12:46am
We’re not saying underage drinking is not a crime and that certain persons are above the law. We are saying that the police weren’t enforcing the law — they were enforcing Fling.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
12/05/12 1:56am
Penn should have exercised its authority by addressing the building violations in a more proactive manner.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/30/12 1:41am
Penn will be relying on you to achieve its goal of interviewing all applicants by 2015. So sign up as soon as you graduate.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/20/12 1:34am
While pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students have condemned the killing of civilians on these very pages, they’ve also voiced seemingly irreconcilable views on the conflict. No resolution or coalition will be achieved unless students on both sides of the aisle are willing to listen to each other.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/13/12 1:30am
Dephanie Jao’s encounter happened on Locust Walk around 9:40 p.m. Sexual assaults happen to one in four college women in the United States.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/07/12 3:05am
Voting shouldn’t be an uphill battle. It should be an easy process — one that unites the country and invites everyone to have a say.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/05/12 2:25am
The Daily Pennsylvanian endorses Bob Casey Jr. for Congress, Kathleen Kane for Attorney General, Robert McCord for State Treasurer and Eugene DePasquale for Auditor General
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
11/05/12 2:16am
We’re voting for Obama to be on the right side of history — to stand behind policies that respond to this country’s place in an increasingly globalized community.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
10/31/12 1:37am
While Sandy left our campus largely unscathed, the University was prepared for much worse.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
10/16/12 1:35am
Affirmative action has its flaws. But it is the only tried and true method to achieve the same diversity that we currently see in higher education.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
10/12/12 1:41am
Since our lives are inextricably tied to technology, learning to secure data will pay huge dividends in the future.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
10/10/12 1:42am
Beyond the obvious drawback of preventing new groups from enlivening the extracurricular scene, the moratorium is an embarrassment to Penn.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
07/25/12 10:18pm
While detractors have criticized the unprecedented nature of the penalty against Penn State, the response was justified by the unprecedented nature of an atrocity enabled by a culture of football worship.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
07/18/12 9:30pm
On Tuesday, Penn announced a rewriting of the sexual violence policy. We commend Penn on the revision, in particular the updates to its definitions — which include a more detailed definition of consent — and the inclusion of a list of support resources for victims of sexual violence.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
07/11/12 9:47pm
With a student debt crisis mounting — Americans owe more student loan debt than credit card debt — and college tuition continuing to rise, the bleeding must be stopped.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
07/04/12 1:36pm
As the election season heats up, the Supreme Court has left it to the voters to decide whether the Affordable Care Act is good policy — or whether it unjustly punishes people for inactivity. While there are short-term benefits for students, the long-term consequences are yet to be seen.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
06/20/12 10:19pm
Penn has made significant strides in closing the achievement gap. Despite progress that has been reported, however, the University must not become complacent. There is still work to be done, and the University must constantly revise its programs to attract the best and brightest, regardless of background.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
06/13/12 10:08pm
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on big sugary drinks would fail to have any significant impact. Reforms beyond the limited scope of this proposal are necessary to combat the ever-expanding waistlines of America’s cities.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian
05/24/12 11:49am
As one of the first universities in the nation to adopt measures to reduce tax inequality based on sexual orientation, Penn once again has proven itself a leader in promoting LGBT equality.
By Anjali Tsui
05/10/13 1:06am
I’ve always struggled to be in one place at a time. In 2009, I unpacked my global baggage into a 9-by-10-foot box in Hill College House. I had a British passport and an American accent. I spoke fluent Chinese, but I wasn’t really Chinese.
By Dan Nessenson
05/10/13 1:06am
I had to hit rock bottom in order to see it. I hadn’t been accepting of my situation before then to understand that all I needed to do was say yes.
By Nadine Zylberberg
05/10/13 1:06am
“Something” has been tacked on to our beloved millennial moniker, so it’s well worth consideration.
By Liz Jacobs
05/10/13 1:06am
These were the times when I was fully present, living Penn to its fullest in the most unassuming way possible. I was just there, in the moment, because where else would I want to be?
By Spencer Small
05/10/13 1:06am
Schoolwork was secondary to adventures, from studying abroad to going across town to get a 4 a.m. cheesesteak. That’s where I learned the most — life lessons, not classroom lessons.
By Dana Tom
05/10/13 1:06am
Many of us spend our time in college with an end goal, but I can honestly say, I’m not sure what exactly I was chasing this whole time.
By Christine Chen
04/24/13 12:57am
As much as I’d love to write my farewell column using only Wharton memes, none of these tidbits caught my eye as much as this gem: Write a piece of semi-autobiographical detective fiction.
By Lauren Agresti
04/24/13 12:54am
Writing personal essays is more like diving into the crowd, grabbing people out of their seats and making them dance with you. This is where I feel at home.
By Rachel del Valle
04/22/13 11:20pm
I do keep a journal, sort of. I can look back on it with minimal discomfort, and I don’t have to search through memorabilia boxes to find it. It’s my Facebook profile.
By Caroline Brand
04/22/13 11:17pm
As part of its ongoing Real Beauty campaign, Dove posted a YouTube video last week that has over 19 million views. I find the overwhelmingly positive response to this video troubling — especially the praise from within the Penn community.
By Anthony Liveris
04/22/13 12:39am
As vice president of College Republicans, students are quick to disagree with me. I heard tougher jests during the campaign season on campus than “working for the Devil” can encapsulate. But that is the beauty of being a member of the so-called opposition.
By Divya Ramesh
04/22/13 12:36am
As our world widens in our college years, the idea of “stranger danger” needs to modify its meaning as well. If we carry the idea unchanged into adulthood, we’ll miss out on getting to know interesting people.
By Jeffrey Nadel
04/19/13 12:11am
An innocent life is worth just as much as any other innocent life, whether it’s my own, an American’s, an Italian’s, a Saudi Arabian’s or a Pakistani’s.
By Kurt Mitman
04/19/13 12:08am
If the legislation had passed the debate on gun control and gun violence would have been over. The momentum that had built up since Newtown would have diminished.
By Nadine Zylberberg
04/18/13 12:43am
Before I get chastised for my literary apathy and irreverence for the canons, I’ll have you know that I am capable of reading a book from start to finish. But with a constant influx of titles, it doesn’t seem worth the commitment.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot
04/16/13 11:57pm
Why do we jam pack the year’s allotted fun into one weekend when it never turns out to be the best one?
By Arielle Pardes
04/16/13 11:56pm
Despite all of the huffing and puffing about hook-up culture, casual sex isn’t the problem. The problem is communication — or rather, lack thereof. It’s not time that we stop hooking up, but it is time to stop hooking up without telling our partners what we want.
By Kurt Mitman
04/16/13 2:36am
The right way to honor the victims of this tragedy is by simply continuing to live our lives as normal.
By Lauren Agresti
04/15/13 11:31pm
What you might not know is that when it comes time to sign up for those extra hard things, your fear of missing out on senior year may be misplaced.
By Rachel del Valle
04/15/13 11:26pm
I don’t understand why it’s laughable that girls want to hang out with a bunch of other girls and drink and not get dressed up and just chill. That sounds a lot like bro culture to me, but no one writes articles blaming bros for declining marriage rates.
