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Shawn Kelley | Get up, stand up

(11/17/14 4:21am)

B erkeley, 1969. Stude nt protesters and police clash in a confrontation that escalates to a point that the National Guard is called in. The source of the protest: the formation of a park. The following year in Kent, Ohio, a student protest of the Cambodian Campaign and the war in Vietnam results in National Guard involvement again, this time leaving four students dead. Fast forward to 2014. Silence.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/11/get-up-stand-up

Shawn Kelley | From service member to student

(11/11/14 2:47am)

Normandy, Iwo Jima, Pusan, Khe Sanh, Fallujah, Kamdesh. For some, these names might not mean much. Maybe they have seen them in history books or have heard the names before. Yet for those who fought, those names and many others are forever branded in their memories. They recall the desperation and the sounds of battle, and most of all, those they fought beside. It is a brotherhood that runs deeper than any fraternity, one that traverses time and location. It is a bond forged in blood and fire.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/11/from-servicemember-to-student

Shawn Kelley | In defense of the president

(09/18/14 4:01am)

A co up le of weeks ago, The Daily Pennsylvanian ran a story on President Amy Gutmann’s salary. That morning, I was passing out papers at the Quadrangle and got to gauge reactions. The next several days, I heard and was involved with discussions about this story. I’ve heard quite a few attacks — most of these concerning giving some of that money to financial aid — and relatively few people defending.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/09/in-defense-president

Shawn Kelley | Civility under fire

(07/29/14 6:34pm)

S ince coming to Penn, I’ve been a fairly frequent reader of The Daily Pennsylvanian. Last year I joined the paper as an associate copy editor and began reading the paper every day — not just for my job, but to support my colleagues as well. This summer I took on the task of being an opinion columnist. The experiences have been rewarding, but they have also made something glaringly obvious — that informed debate is taking a backseat to blind disparagement.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/07/shawn-kelley-civility-under-fire

Shawn Kelley | World Cup, world class controversy

(06/25/14 11:30pm)

The World Cup is one of the largest sports event in the world. Thirty-two countries from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia vie for title of the world’s best football club. As such, the event draws a lot of viewership and controversy. While this cup is certainly no different, it has seemingly set the bar a little higher as far as controversy is concerned. Sure, there is the upset of top-rated Spain getting knocked out, as well as Uruguay player Luis Suarez biting an opposing player (and, with any sense of justice, being banned from the rest of the cup). I also believe not enough attention has been given to the support the Japanese team received. Brazil may get the limelight, but it’s also home to the largest population of Japanese outside Japan, most of whom would’ve loved to see Japan move on to the next round.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/06/shawn-kelley-world-cup

Shawn Kelley | Coup now, democracy later

(06/08/14 10:08pm)

Thailand is a beautiful country. I’ve had the privilege of visiting places from the beaches of Phuket to Bangkok’s metropolis to the mountains of Chiang Mai. The people I’ve met are some of the friendliest I’ve known, which is part of the reason — along with my military sense of the preservation of democracy — that I was immediately incensed when I learned of the coup d’etat on May 22. I demanded an immediate return to democracy — the same stance held by many countries in the United Nations, including the United States.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/06/shawn-kelley-thai-coup

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