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Editorial | When housing is not a home

(04/13/15 4:01am)

With the New College House set to open next year, we wanted to question the role of housing in fostering culture at Penn. Though often taken for granted, housing at Penn plays a substantive role in shaping students’ unique experiences at college. As freshmen, we’re sorted into vastly different living arrangements. Many are lucky enough to be placed in the Quad, which instills a sense of collegiate community. Others are placed in dorms like Mayer, which most students have never heard of. Some are assigned houses like Kings Court or Hill, which form their own bubbles.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/04/editorial-when-housing-is-not-a-home

Editorial | Building a better government

(03/30/15 4:02am)

This past week, parts of the undergraduate body were busy talking about the Undergraduate Assembly elections. Major student organizations endorsed candidates, The Daily Pennsylvanian among them. Our own endorsement was based, at least in part, on the reality that the UA’s ability to successfully advocate to the administration on behalf of students is so low that it is best to support the person who might best unite the spirits of the undergraduate body.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-building-a-better-government

Editorial | Counting the costs

(03/16/15 3:52am)

On Feb. 26, the University announced another tuition increase for undergraduate programs. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the tuition has been raised by 3.9 percent. However, if one looks at the past 10 years, there is a consistent upward trend among all the Ivies — except for 2009 when tuition went down — which doesn’t look as if it will change anytime soon.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-counting-the-costs

Editorial | Mental health is a collective effort

(03/02/15 4:08am)

With the release of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare‘s recommendations, many are left feeling dissatisfied with the efforts made to improve quality of life for students. Although the task force and its goal of assessing and improving resources for students is well-intended, the recommendations lack the sense of urgency and priority that we would like to see considering the gravity of the issue.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-mental-health-is-collective-effort

Editorial | Lessons from Chapel Hill

(02/26/15 5:33am)

On Feb. 10, three students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill were shot dead. While some believe the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were the result of a parking dispute, many see the killings as a hate crime. Around the world, people have called the events religiously-charged executions that exemplify the enormous stigma faced by Muslims in Western countries, especially the United States.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-lessons-from-chapel-hill

Editorial | Navigating Penn's sexual violence policy

(02/12/15 6:21am)

On Monday, Jan. 26, President Amy Gutmann emailed the undergraduate student body, announcing the University’s new protocols regarding sexual violence. As part of a “comprehensive review,” the University considered and revised its own reporting and punitive processes, consulting the Department of Education, along with peer institutions.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-navigating-penns-sexual-violence-policy

Editorial | Expanding our vision

(02/09/15 5:32am)

With the federal review of colleges suspected of mishandling sexual assault cases underway, campuses across the nation have recently been addressing the issue of alcohol. Dartmouth announced a complete ban on hard liquor following several reforms on its fraternities and sororities, while Brown has prohibited alcohol from all its residences, including Greek houses. It seems that while the degree of action being taken varies by institution, one thing is clear: Universities are focusing on Greek life as the center of alcohol abuse and sexual assault.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-expanding-our-vision

Editorial | Four years late is four years too many

(10/28/14 2:58am)

L ast week, The Daily Pen nsylvanian reported that this year marks the fourth year in a row that the University has failed to publish an annual report on student disciplinary matters at Penn. For the fourth year in a row, the student body has no way of knowing how Penn has investigated and dealt with disciplinary infractions committed at Penn in the last year. Effectively, for the fourth year in a row, the Penn community has no quantitative way of measuring the administration’s decisions regarding academic violations or potential threats to our safety .

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/10/four-years-too-many-editorial

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(08/29/14 2:12am)

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https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/08/join-the-dp

Editorial | Making strides in diversity

(04/22/14 12:11am)

I n the past couple of months, Penn has seen a slate of new faces filling upper-level administrative positions: New deans have been hired for the Wharton School (Geoffrey Garrett ), the School of Social Policy & Practice (John Jackson ), the Graduate School of Education (Pam Grossman ) and the School of Nursing (Antonia Villarruel ). With these appointments, the University had an opportunity to address a concern that students, faculty members and the community at large have brought up extensively throughout the past few years: diversity in Penn’s administration.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/04/diverse-dean-hiring

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