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Friday, July 3, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

EDITORIAL: Unacceptable

Harassing and threateningHarassing and threateningstudents with a shotgun isHarassing and threateningstudents with a shotgun isabsolutely unacceptable atHarassing and threateningstudents with a shotgun isabsolutely unacceptable atthe University and inHarassing and threateningstudents with a shotgun isabsolutely unacceptable atthe University and insociety.Harassing and threateningstudents with a shotgun isabsolutely unacceptable atthe University and insociety.__________________________ These alleged actions must be taken extremely seriously and we expect these students to be swiftly and severely reprimanded by the University in accordance with its code of student conduct. The code states that students must "respect the health and safety of others. This precludes acts or threats of physical violence against another person and disorderly conduct." We also encourage the victims of this incident to press charges with Philadelphia Police -- failing to do so will send a message that this behavior is acceptable. Clearly it is not. We hope the University gives this grave incident its due attention and sends a forceful message that this life-threatening act is the antithesis of the community the University has tried to build. Students who smugly wield shotguns at other people certainly do not belong at this institution.