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Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Letter from the editor

Do you have any idea how hard it is to be funny? No, really I'm not kidding. Writing things that are supposed to be uproariously hilarious is a lot of freaking pressure. I sit here all alone in my office racking my brain trying to think of funny captions and headlines; trying to edit things just so, and I never know if it's funny or just extremely lame. I try to ask my friends, but they're just too nice to be honest. And of course my mom doesn't think foul language is funny, so that's a bust. (She doesn't know what she's missing). So I put it to you, the Street reader. Is Summer Street funny? If not, then why don't you start writing? Really, email me, and I can assign you a few things if you think you're so great. As a matter of fact, I need some Give Me 5s written for next week, so have at it.

- Amy Starosta