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02/01/16 10:04pm

Tweets and GIFs: A gateway to political discourse

For any political observer, Donald Trump’s sound bites have become as familiar as his rising poll numbers: build a wall, make America great again, our politicians are stupid. With the advent of tweets, GIFs and memes, it’s become even easier to qualify political information into granular bits.

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02/01/16 10:03pm

Penn fellow weighs in on the meaning of terrorism

The word “terrorism” is often tied to various crimes — but the recent shooting of a Philadelphia police officer has sparked disagreement over the usage of the word.

The debate over what counts as terrorism comes after Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio spoke out against Mayor Kenney’s denial of terroristic action as the cause of the Philadelphia shooting. Expert Piotr Szpunar, George Gerbner Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg School for Communication, said that the word can spark disagreement because of the openness of its definition.

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02/01/16 9:59pm

Penn politicos respond to DNC data breach

Last week, the Democratic presidential primary race was shaken up when Bernie Sanders’s campaign gained access to data privately obtained and managed by Hillary Clinton’s staff.

Though Sanders was quick to apologize to Clinton and his supporters in Saturday night’s debate on ABC, the controversy impacted student organizations like Penn for Hillary and Penn for Bernie.

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02/01/16 9:58pm

Penn for Trump dumps Trump

After months of presidential candidate and 1968 Wharton graduateDonald Trump’s inflammatory insults, Penn for Trump has finally had enough. The organization dissolved last month after founder and Wharton freshman Patrick Lobo decided to no longer support Trump as a presidential candidate.

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