Senior Column by Tyler Larkworthy | So this is it
(05/27/20 5:25pm)
So this is it. This is how it ends, eh? Not with a bang, but with a whimper. A video call, a mailed diploma, see you at homecoming, maybe?
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Tyler Larkworthy | Penn must stop raising tuition
(03/04/20 11:25pm)
Last week, Penn announced it would raise tuition. Last year, Penn announced the same. And the year before that...and the year before that. In fact, Penn has raised tuition by 3.9% every year for the past ten years, with the exception of 2018 — when it raised tuition by 3.8%. Under the new tuition rate, Penn’s incoming class can expect to pay their school over $300,000 by the time they graduate. That is absurd. It is time for Penn to freeze tuition.
Tyler Larkworthy | Greek life promotes harmful ideas about gender
(01/27/20 1:38am)
Rush season has just wrapped up. Men and women on this campus have sorted themselves into different Greek organizations, having prepared for very different experiences. Ultimately, however, both fraternities and sororities at Penn enforce an outdated, regressive concept of gender roles. Both institutions cement traditional attributes for men and women that repress and marginalize those who do not fit in.
Tyler Larkworthy | Remember to laugh at yourself
(10/29/19 11:03pm)
Penn seems to constantly tell us to take ourselves seriously. Everything we do has to be designed to better market ourselves to employers, clubs, professors — whomever we are trying to impress at any given moment. Being a “real adult” seems to mean pushing gravely onward through life, holding yourself to the highest standard possible, and relishing in your own steadfast pride.
Tyler Larkworthy | Consider the ethics of companies where you want to work
(10/01/19 9:27pm)
It happens every fall at Penn. Corporate representatives flock like vultures to our campus, eager to take their pick of the brightest students here. From engineers to financial analysts to consultants, they search relentlessly for the students who will create the most value for their companies.
Tyler Larkworthy | Penn students need to lead more sustainable lives
(04/22/19 4:35pm)
It’s no secret that we all need to do our part to protect our environment. And yet, we are not doing enough here at Penn.
Tyler Larkworthy | Your four years at Penn don't have to be the best of your life
(04/01/19 4:14am)
When I arrived at Penn, I had fully bought in to that uniquely American, ubiquitous cliché about college: it will be the best four years of your life, so make the most of it!
Tyler Larkworthy | Course selection can be a nightmare. Penn needs a shopping period.
(02/20/19 2:53am)
We’ve all been there before. It’s three days before the end of add period. PennInTouch keeps crashing on you. All the courses you want to add are full. That political science course turned out to require 200 pages of reading a week, and you need out. You find one course that seems promising, but it’s already had two homeworks due, and the professor will not budge for any kind of extension.
Seven study breaks on campus to check out if you need a breather this finals period
(04/27/17 3:34am)
Finals season is here and let’s face it — you could use a break. Here are some easily accessible places on campus that are offering study breaks.
This Engineering senior's company was just accepted into a startup accelerator for health care innovation
(04/06/17 4:42am)
While many Penn students go on to become CEOs, few take on this role as students.
Columbia University begins legal battle to prevent graduate student union
(03/31/17 8:20pm)
Columbia University has filed an objection to a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a vote by Columbia graduate students to unionize.
These are the Penn students fighting human trafficking
(03/20/17 12:40am)
Some crimes are less visible than others, and the Students Against Human Trafficking club at Penn is determined to end one of the most insidious.
Penn students are heading to Nicaragua this summer to work on 'social impact' ventures
(02/16/17 3:54am)
Around 25 Penn students will leave behind their cellphones, laptops and other electronics and head to Nicaragua this May to fully escape the “Penn bubble” and study strategies for social impact.
Proposed state budget would cut all state funding from Vet School
(02/08/17 8:19pm)
The School of Veterinary Medice is at risk for losing approximately $30 million in state funding for the next fiscal year.
Decision to name Yale residential college after Benjamin Franklin sparks student backlash
(12/05/16 7:51pm)
Penn isn’t the only Ivy League school where Benjamin Franklin’s legacy lives on.
Yale union workers demonstrate after meeting
(11/17/16 8:37pm)
On the heels of a last-minute agreement between Harvard University and its union workers, the Ivy League is experiencing more union unrest.
Students debate Obama's legacy the week before the election
(11/05/16 5:49pm)
With election day in under a week, the next president of the United States is on everyone's mind. However, Thursday evening students flocked to College Hall to trade opposing facts and witty remarks in a debate about the legacy of our current commander-in-chief.