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(02/20/12 4:07am)
The disproportionate number of women in leadership positions is a problem at both the national and local levels — Penn is no exception. We applaud Ariel Koren, president of the Class Board of 2015, for earning an influential role on campus and for her conviction in a recent guest column that “every student here is perfectly positioned to effect a change.” However, to say that Penn is free of obstacles to female leadership is inaccurate and misleading. As leaders, we have all encountered obstacles specific to women in pursuing and fulfilling our roles.
(08/05/10 5:04pm)
As a freelance web designer, in the past two years, I have designed and programmed websites for more student organizations than I can remember. Penn students are fantastic people to work with: they come with purpose, speak in suave marketing jargon and demonstrate more professionalism than many working adults. Nonetheless, I have noticed that, with increased frequency, students simply outsource the responsibility of designing or coding to people like myself. I wonder whether we collaborate enough. Do students rely too much on the expertise of so-called professionals? I think so. Designers enjoy having creative freedom, but clients should not be excluded from the process.
