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The more years I spend as a student, the more I find myself wondering, “What is the point of an education?” In general, there are two answers to this question.
A revolution is coming soon within the Democratic Party.
Bernie Sanders is calling for a “political revolution” with fiery rhetoric against the wealthy and Wall Street.
How many recycling bins do you see in Penn dorm rooms? Chances are, not many. Whether this is due to the fact that they take considerable effort to acquire, or whether it is because students do not know that such options exist for them, does not matter.
I don’t think I need to spend much time condemning the protesters who prompted the cancellation of CIA Director John Brennan’s speech last Friday afternoon.
Politics are finding their home online nowadays. Facebook groups, Tumblr communities and Reddit threads provide virtually unlimited space for people to be immersed in political utopias from Bernie Bro-ism to revolutionary anarchy to white supremacy.
“Social justice” is one particularly strong platform which has grown infamous online and in real life.
In an age where every post, ad and buzzfeed article is competing for space on your online newsfeed, it might seem natural to dismiss social media activism as being just another empty, attention-seeking hashtag.
My endorsement is a no-brainer decision: John Kasich.
Of the three remaining Republican candidates, John Kasich is undoubtedly the most qualified, having served 18 years in Congress and 5 years as the Governor of Ohio.
Most Penn students probably don’t bother to look through Penn’s Annual Report, the yearly financial disclosure which Penn, as a nonprofit, is required by law to publish.
This is a shame, because doing so provides some interesting insights into how the institution we all attend actually functions.
If you’re ever abroad and feeling homesick, here is how to tell where the Americans are: close your eyes and listen for the loudest voice with the harshest “r”s that sounds like it’s complaining about something.
A little over two weeks ago, the mayor of my hometown of Williamsport, Pa. announced over Twitter that he would become the first mayor of a Pennsylvania town to publicly endorse Donald Trump for president.