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(04/26/10 8:21am)
In its prime, Grey’s Anatomy was decent television. And one of the vital parts of the series’ success was its signature closing: the separate story lines finally rising to their respective climaxes while the voice of the title character, Meredith Grey, imparts a few general life lessons we can all take from the episode’s events. That closing is pretty analogous to the standard senior-year reflection, at least in my mind.
(03/29/10 7:10am)
I never got the H1N1 vaccine last semester, but thankfully I’ve managed to avoid catching swine flu nonetheless. My scholastic immune system, on the other hand, hasn’t been as reliable as of late. With less than 50 days until Commencement for my fellow senior classmates and me, the bulk of the college journey is clearly behind us. I’ve resorted to using a childlike incentive system: I go to class or complete assignments only if I promise myself a special treat afterwards. I think it’s safe to say I’m suffering from Senioritis.
(03/15/10 8:19am)
Imagine if the 76ers, the Eagles or the Philadelphia Orchestra chose to routinely offer men a lower ticket price than women just because, well, just because. Pandemonium would ensue. Lawsuits would be filed, boycotts staged. Heads would roll. That type of ridiculous discrimination just isn’t acceptable in this country these days.
(02/22/10 10:13am)
In 10th grade, all I could think about was flying. Lifting off, floating on the clouds, cruising at 30,000 feet — it was commercial airline pilot or bust for me. But as fate would have it, that dream for my career faded. I began to wonder if my talents were more suited to serve others in a different capacity. That curiosity ultimately brought me to Penn, a place that has allowed me to explore and cultivate my abilities.
(02/08/10 8:57am)
I have a fun fact. According to Penn InTouch, the University is offering over 5,000 courses this spring. And even if half of those courses are exclusively available to graduate students, that still leaves, well, you do the math. For undergraduates, the plethora of courses embodies both a gift and a curse: ample opportunities to learn, explore and succeed — and plenty of chances to veer off course, get overwhelmed and fail.
(01/25/10 11:13am)
I want to make an appeal to my fellow second-semester seniors.
(12/01/09 10:31am)
If I know anything about Rasul Jackson, a 14-year old from West Philly, it’s that he loves the game of basketball. And having had the pleasure of coaching him for a few seasons in the Penn West Philadelphia Basketball League, I can safely say that the kid’s pretty good at it, too.
(11/17/09 10:32am)
If you’re like me and attended private school before coming to Philly, you probably were told how much facial hair was appropriate, how much jewelry you could wear or what type of clothing was acceptable for school. Thankfully, college life at Penn has afforded me the opportunity to grow a pretty incredible goatee and assemble a closet reflective of my personal style. For young men, wearing inappropriate T-shirts and getting the urge to grow that Abe Lincoln beard out of your system is part of what college is about, after all.
(11/03/09 9:38am)
In case you didn’t know — and there’s a reasonable chance that you didn’t — Homecoming weekend is on the horizon. Come Friday, you’ll see alumni, old and new, gathering all across our little slice of heaven here. It’s sure to be a weekend filled with new, memorable moments and deja vu’s alike for those who already hold degrees bearing the University’s seal. But minus a few decent frat parties, a possible tailgate and seeing a couple of recently graduated friends, this weekend may not mean much more than a football game to the average Penn student.
(10/13/09 8:42am)
A few weeks back, I visited a friend of mine who attends Vanderbilt. We stopped by the Chili’s just across from campus to grab a bite. After the meal, my friend calmly pulled her Commodore Card from her purse and handed it to our waitress to pay for our meals.
(09/15/09 8:13am)
I’ll be frank. There’s no great way to open any dialogue on conventional affirmative action. At best, it’s a necessary evil. Some view these policies as nothing more than reverse discrimination aimed at meeting arbitrary racial or gender quotas. For others they amount to measures that attempt to redress fundamental injustices in American history that account for present inequalities. Regardless of how you feel, chances are, you feel some way about it.
