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Friendship is something you build, not something you find. Whether you are starting at Penn or moving to a new location this summer, we are all faced with the same question: how do you build your community from the ground up?
In October 2021, I wrote in my journal that I felt the “world was moving at a mile a minute.” Re-adjusting to in-person classes, rehearsing for a musical, studying for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), and writing my law school personal statement. It was too much for me. I had to let go of something.
One of the core lessons I have learned from writing for The Daily Pennsylvanian is that people are drawn to stories that resonate with them. I would like to share my evolution as a storyteller at Penn and encourage you to tell stories in whatever way feels authentic to you.
Journaling is a habit I hope to keep for the rest of my life. Putting pen to paper helps me process whatever I am thinking and feeling as well as document my life in a meaningful way. My journal has been an indispensable tool in navigating uncertain times in my life, which is why I want to share my experiences to hopefully convince you to try journaling.
Senior societies are meant to assemble fourth-year students who share a common interest, identity or commitment to leadership for informal social events and networking. Every spring and/or fall, these societies recruit and initiate new members. As an outside observer who is not a member of a senior society, I believe that these clubs can improve in inclusivity and transparency, specifically in relation to recruitment and membership fees, otherwise known as dues.
Reaching out to Penn alumni has made me reconsider my post-graduation path. While I was originally planning to apply directly to law school, I became convinced by Penn alumni to take time to explore my career interests first. I would like to share lessons I’ve learned about reaching out to alumni to help you start your search.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic threw the rollercoaster of life’s expectations off the rails, I have been thinking about a cliché catchphrase that “college is the best four years of your life.” I’ve heard this many times from family friends as I was growing up. While I was in high school, it seemed like this aphorism had some merit: freedom, friends, and figuring out who I want to become. What more could I ask for?
With student organizations recruiting new members, it’s time to talk about hazing. If you’ve been on campus, you have probably heard about, witnessed, or experienced hazing. Hazing exists on a spectrum, and there are some activities which are considered hazing that you may not expect. For example, requiring new members to wear unusual clothing, counts as embarrassment hazing.
As I come of age in a divided America, I try to make sense of the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. One year after an attempted insurrection due to the spread of false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, I am encouraged to see that speeches were given, columns were written, and podcasts were recorded to reflect upon the first anniversary of Jan. 6.
The year 2021 has been a year of conflicting emotions for me. I experienced isolation in living alone, and contentment in developing closer friendships. I felt hopelessness during the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol, and hope for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. One thing that has given my life purpose during this pandemic has been documenting my experiences with the intention of preserving them.
There is a quiet movement brewing at other Pennsylvania universities. First Penn State. Now Drexel. Is Penn next?
In light of the increasing prices of ridesharing services, I would like to pitch public transportation as an alternative way to travel.
Choosing housing is not easy, and it’s OK to feel overwhelmed making plans so far into the future. During my first year at Penn, I was allergic to uncertainty, so figuring out second-year housing was an intimidating prospect. At the time, I was living in Ware College House during the mold scare that led to some students being relocated. My parents implored me to find an off-campus apartment for the next year as soon as possible.
Like many other readers, I was shocked to read about the student who was repeatedly punched by an upperclassman at a Castle fraternity party. How did this happen?
There is a common expectation – told to us by college alumni and by media representations of university life – that one’s college years is where you find your “lifelong friends”. For some people, this may be true. For me, finding close friends at Penn has been a challenge. I’d like to share my journey and suggest a framing for friendship that allowed me to accept what I cannot control.
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, many of us come of age with a tragedy that we are unable to personally recall. Like many young people who were either unborn or not old enough to remember the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, I asked my parents where we were during that tragic day.
As many of us uneasily navigate a return to on-campus life, practicing gratitude is a beneficial habit we can cultivate. While we cannot control what happens with the COVID-19 pandemic, we can control how we respond to it. I would like to share my story of cultivating gratitude, present supportive research findings and share ways you can practice gratitude as well.
Growing up, I was terrified of failure. In elementary school, I vividly remember being scared that I would incorrectly read words aloud on reading tests. Eventually, the fear of academic failure burrowed into other areas of my life. Even now, I often ruminate about past mistakes I’ve made, most prominently in relationships that did not work out, but I feel like I have a healthier relationship with failure now. Of course, learning to live with failure took time for me.
I have an orange post-it note that is pasted on the wall behind my computer. On it, there are two words written in black ink: “Slow down.” These two words have defined my college experience so far. As a chronic overachiever, learning to slow down has been the most important – and the most challenging – lesson that I have learned at Penn.
Students in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC or ROTC, for short) have a lot on their plate. In addition to the arduous work as Penn students, they also train for military service. Yet, the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is not serving ROTC students sufficiently.